Tigers Return Home To Host Cincinnati Saturday

Saturday, January 14

Memphis, Tenn.

1:00 PM

University of Memphis

Cincinnati

Photo by: Matthew Smith

Jan 13, 2017 | Women's Basketball

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Memphis returns home after earning its first American Athletic Conference victory against UCF

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The University of Memphis women's basketball team returns home Saturday afternoon for a 1 p.m. game against Cincinnati at the Elma Roane Fieldhouse. The Tigers are coming off of their first conference victory of the season, a road win at UCF, and will look for their first home conference win against the Bearcats.

GAME 17
Memphis (8-8) vs. Cincinnati (11-5)
Tip-off: 1:00 p.m.
Location: Memphis, Tenn. – Elma Roane Fieldhouse
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This is the 50^th meeting between the Bearcats and the Tigers with Memphis owning a 35-14 advantage. The Tigers have also won the last five and six out of the last eight games against Cincinnati. At home, Memphis is 17-5 against Cincinnati with wins in the last three home games.

Brea Elmore is coming off of the best game in her career, a 25-point effort, against UCF. Elmore helped lead the Tigers to their first conference win of the season and second road win of the year. In the last eight games, Elmore is averaging 16.8 points per game and has had two, 20+-point performance in that span. She also has made at least one three-pointer in that span and has three games with three made three's. With her team-high 25 points against the Knights, it was the first time this season and second in Elmore's that she led the team in scoring.

Cheyenne Creighton continues to lead the Tigers offensively and in rebounding with 15.2 points and 7.7 rebounds per game. Along with Creighton and Elmore (13.6 ppg), Taylor Williams is averaging in double-figures with 11.2 points per game. Against UCF, Creighton recorded her 15^th double-digit scoring game this year.

The Tigers are coached by Melissa McFerrin who is in her ninth season at the helm of the Memphis program. McFerrin is now just five wins shy of 200 in her career and five away from 150 total wins at Memphis.

A Look At Cincinnati
Cincinnati comes into the Saturday afternoon game with an 11-5 overall record and 2-1 mark in American Athletic Conference play. After falling to SMU in the conference opener by a score of 64-47, Cincinnati has won back-to-back games against UCF and Houston.

Most recently against Houston, Cincinnati won by a score of 85-64 at home. The Bearcats are 3-2 on the road this season, but have yet to win a conference road game.

Three players are averaging in double-figures for the Bearcats, led by Shanice Johnson's 14.6 points per game. Johnson is also leading the team in rebounds by pulling down 9.6 boards per game.

As a team, Cincinnati is scoring 65.4 points per contest while holding its opponents to 58.4 points per game. The Bearcats are committing just 15.0 turnovers per game and are averaging 5.8 three-pointers per contest. During the preseason, Cincinnati was picked to finish 10th in the league.

Jamelle Elliott is the head coach of the Bearcats and she is currently in her eighth season at the helm. Overall, Elliott has an 89-140 record at Cincinnati. She is a 1996 Connecticut graduate and former player and assistant coach for the Huskies.

Final Details
Tip-off against the Bearcats is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. at the Elma Roane Fieldhouse. The game will be streamed at www.gotigersgo.com/watch and you can hear the game on the air waves at 91.7 FM WUMR with Jeff Brightwell on the call. For more information on the Memphis women's basketball team, follow us on Twitter at @MemphisWBB.