THE AMERICAN TODAY. TOURNAMENT RECORDS The American s teams sport the following all-time records in the conference tournament:

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1 American Athletic Conference Women s Basketball Report Thursday, March 7 Contact: Megan Erbes, Director of Communications (merbes@theamerican.org) 15 Park Row West, Third Floor Providence, RI TheAmerican.org Facebook: fb.com/americanconf Instagram: AmericanConf STANDINGS AMERICAN OVERALL SCHOOL W-L PCT PF PA H A W-L PCT PF PA H A N STREAK NOTABLE UConn 2/ W10 Huskies have advanced to 11-straight Final Fours UCF RV/RV W4 Knights have posted the best start in program history Cincinnati W4 IImar I Thomas was last season s conference Freshman of the Year Houston L3 Houston earned its highest-ever Preseason Poll ranking (3) USF L2 Bulls are the conference s top team in rebounding Temple W2 Mia Davis and Emani Mayo were All-Rookie honorees last year Tulsa L2 Tulsa returns five of last year s six top scorers ECU W2 Lashonda Monk owns the conference single-game steals record SMU L1 Alicia Froling is SMU s all-time rebounding and blocks leader Wichita State W1 Shockers field one of the youngest rosters in the nation Memphis L4 Jamirah Shutes is the league s highest scoring freshman Tulane L5 Lisa Stockton owns 500 wins at the helm for Tulane Rankings listed as AP/USA Today 2019 CHAMPIONSHIP 2019 AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE WOMEN S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP MARCH 8-11 MOHEGAN SUN ARENA UNCASVILLE, CONN. FIRST ROUND - FRIDAY, MARCH 8 Gm 1: No. 5 USF vs. No. 12 Tulane (ESPN3)...12 p.m. Gm 2: No. 8 ECU vs. No. 9 SMU (ESPN3)... 2 p.m. Gm 3: No. 7 Tulsa vs. No. 10 Wichita State (ESPN3)...6 p.m. Gm 4: No. 6 Temple vs. No. 11 Memphis (ESPN3)...8 p.m. QUARTERFINALS - SATURDAY, MARCH 9 Gm 5: No. 4 Houston vs. Winner Gm 1 (ESPN3)...12 p.m. Gm 6: No. 1 UConn vs. Winner Gm 2 (ESPN3)... 2 p.m. Gm 7: No. 2 UCF vs. Winner Gm 3 (ESPN3)...6 p.m. Gm 8: No. 3 Cincinnati vs. Winner Gm 4 (ESPN3)...8 p.m. SEMIFINALS - SUNDAY, MARCH 10 Gm 9: Winner Gm 5 vs. Winner Gm 6 (ESPN2)...4 p.m. Gm 10: Winner Gm 7 vs. Winner Gm 8 (ESPNU)...6:30 p.m. FINAL - MONDAY, MARCH 11 GM 11: Winner Gm 9 vs. Winner Gm 10 (ESPN2)...7 p.m. All times ET and subject to change THE AMERICAN TODAY TOURNEY TIME The sixth annual American Athletic Conference Women s Basketball Championship tips off Friday at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. Mohegan Sun has been the home of the tournament since its beginnings in The event is traditionally one of the best attended women s basketball championship tournaments in Division I; last season, The American s tournament ranked second with 5,713 fans in attendance per session. TOP DOGS UConn is both the regular season champion and No. 1 tournament seed for the sixth straight year. Furthermore, the Huskies have captured all six American Athletic Conference tournament titles, boasting a 15-0 record. The Huskies closed out another 16-0 regular season conference slate by the skin of their teeth on Monday after trailing USF at halftime. The Bulls forced UConn into 15 turnovers, but the visiting Huskies held the hosts scoreless for the final six minutes to seal the win. MAKING THEIR MARK Beyond UConn, the remaining top-four seeds have all achieved milestones heading into the championship. No. 2 UCF, No. 3 Cincinnati and No. 4 Houston all earned their highest seeds as members of The American. The Knights are in the midst of their best season as a Division I program with 24 wins and sit squarely in the picture for an NCAA at-large bid. Cincinnati has achieved its first 20-win season since 2003 and the most league wins since The Bearcats are riding a four-game win streak into the Championship. DEJA VU Three of Friday s four first-round contests will be immediate rematches of Monday s final regular season contests. ECU vs. SMU, Tulsa vs. Wichita State and Temple vs. Memphis will all occur for the second time in five days. In those Monday games, ECU, Wichita State and Temple were all victorious. TOURNAMENT RECORDS The American s teams sport the following all-time records in the conference tournament: Team Games Record Pct. UConn USF Tulane ECU Tulsa Temple Cincinnati UCF Houston SMU Memphis Wichita State WEEKLY HONORS PLAYER OF THE WEEK IImar I Thomas So. F Cincinnati Thomas averaged a double-double in Cincinnati s final week of the season as the Bearcats secured their highest league win total as a member of The American. In the Bearcats win over USF, she scored 13 points and grabbed nine rebounds, and followed two days later with an 18-point, 12-rebound double-double at Tulane on Monday. Against the Green Wave, Thomas added three assists, two steals and two blocks. For the week, the sophomore averaged 15.5 points, 10.5 rebounds, 1.5 blocks, 1.5 steals and 2.0 assists per outing as Cincinnati earned the No. 3 seed for the conference championship. FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK Marissa Mackins Fr. G Temple Mackins was all over the floor for Temple in the Owls 2-1 week, averaging 19.0 points, 3.3 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 2.7 steals per game. She set a pair of career-highs, first scoring 19 points on 6-of-14 from the field against Tulsa on Feb. 27. Mackins then upped that total to 23 points on 8-of-12 shooting with five 3-pointers in the Owls win over Memphis on March 4. Those outings bookended a 15-point, 7-assist, 4-rebound outing against Wichita State on March 2. The Owls clinched the No. 6 seed for the conference championship with back-to-back wins to close the regular season. HONOR ROLL Kay Kay Wright Jr. G UCF Averaged 18.5 points, 2.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 3.0 steals for UCF in a 2-0 week that saw the Knights wrap up the No. 2 seed for the conference championship; scored 21 points and was a perfect 7-for-7 from the foul line against Houston in the regular-season finale Angel Rizor Jr. F Cincinnati Put forth a 15-point, 8-rebound, four-assist outing in the Bearcats regular season finale win at Tulane; ended the week averaging 14.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.0 steals as Cincinnati went 2-0 Lashonda Monk So. G ECU Led ECU in scoring in both games this week as the Pirates went 2-0 and earned the No. 8 seed for the conference championship; averaged 17.0 points, 5.0 steals, 5.0 assists and 3.5 rebounds and was a perfect 10-of-10 from the foul line Tamara Henshaw Jr. P USF Anchored the Bulls on the boards in a three-game week, averaging 11.7 rebounds and 6.3 points per game; scored nine points and grabbed a career-high 15 boards in a win over Houston before snagging 13 rebounds with seven points against Cincinnati Paige Bayliss Fr. F SMU Averaged 13.0 points and 4.5 rebounds in SMU s 1-1 week; posted 12 points and 6 rebounds in a win over Memphis before dropping 14 points with three boards against ECU

2 AMERICAN NOTEBOOK WATCH LIST CENTRAL Wade Trophy Napheesa Collier, UConn Crystal Dangerfield, UConn Katie Lou Samuelson, UConn Kitija Laksa, USF Citizen Naismith Trophy - Semifinalists Napheesa Collier, UConn Katie Lou Samuelson, UConn Wooden Award - Late Season Top 20 Napheesa Collier, UConn Crystal Dangerfield, UConn Katie Lou Samuelson, UConn Nancy Lieberman Award Top 10 Crystal Dangerfield, UConn Ann Meyers Drysdale Award Top 10 Katie Lou Samuelson, UConn Katrina McClain Award Top 10 Napheesa Collier, UConn Naismith Women s College Coach of the Year Geno Auriemma, UConn NATIONAL WEEKLY HONORS ESPNW National Player of the Week Dec. 4: Christyn Williams, UConn USBWA National Player of the Week Dec. 4: Christyn Williams, UConn Feb. 26: Kay Kay Wright, UCF Citizen Naismith Player of the Week Feb. 13: Napheesa Collier, UConn ALL CLASS Two American Athletic Conference seniors, USF s Kitija Laksa and UConn s Napheesa Collier, were named as two of 30 candidates for the Senior CLASS Award. In order to be named a candidate, a senior must be in excellent academic standing while also volunteering time with causes and in the community. Three American players, UConn s Stefanie Dolson (2014), Breanna Stewart (2016) and Gabby Williams (2018), are previous Senior CLASS Award winners. 15 ON THE DIGITAL NETWORK The American Digital Network (ADN) will produce 15 live women s basketball contests during the 2019 conference schedule, featuring 11 of the league s teams. All games will be available on Facebook on the conference s live event page, The American Digital Network Plus (facebook. com/americandigitalnetworkplus). Lincoln Rose and Angela Beck will return for their second season as the on-air talent. BEST OF THE BEST UConn claimed its fifth-straight American Athletic Conference title in 2018, culminating another unbeaten conference season. The Huskies earned the top overall seed for the 2018 NCAA Championship and advanced to their 11thconsecutive Final Four before falling to eventual national champion Notre Dame in the semifinal. As a member of the American Athletic Conference, UConn is 26-3 in the NCAA Tournament. POSTSEASON POWER Since The American s inaugural season in , all 12 women s basketball program have made at least one postseason appearance. The conference has earned 12 bids to the NCAA Championship and compiled a 39-9 record in the tournament, with five-time conference champion UConn claiming three national titles. All-time, American programs sport a record in the NCAA Championship. LEAPS AND BOUNDS In , UCF and Houston both posted their best seasons since joining The American prior to the season. The Knights posted 22 wins, the most for the program since becoming Division I, and achieved their highest seed yet in the American Championship at No. 3. Houston reached 20 wins and earned a postseason bid for the first time since ALL EYES ON US The 2018 American Athletic Conference Championship featured three of the seven-highest ranked conference tournament games this year, more than any other top Division I conference: Game Viewers UConn vs. USF 354,000 Cincinnati vs. UConn 342,000 Tulane vs. UConn 259,000 Furthermore, the American Women s Basketball Championship drew the second-highest average number of attendees per session (5,713) in Division I, as well as the second-highest attendance for the championship game (7,501) in NEW DIGS Houston will open its new home, the Fertitta Center, for the season. The $60 million project will host its first women s basketball game on the national stage, when the Cougars host Texas A&M on Dec. 6. Cincinnati s $87 million renovations to Fifth Third Arena will be completed in time for the season, featuring 542 new club seats, 16 luxury suites and state-ofthe-art technology. INTERNATIONAL STAGE USF s Kitija Laksa, along with former UConn standouts Breanna Stewart, Morgan Tuck and Kia Nurse, suited up for their home countries in the 2018 FIBA Women s World Cup in September. Stewart and Tuck made the American roster, with Nurse competing for Canada and Laksa for Latvia. WELCOME TO THE AMERICAN The American Athletic Conference welcomes new Cincinnati head coach Michelle Clark-Heard for the season. Clark-Heard returns to Cincinnati, where she previously served as an assistant from Most recently, Clark- Heard was the head coach at Western Kentucky, where she amassed a record in six seasons and reached postseason play every season. THE RECORD BOOK The American s single-game records: Individual Points 41 Zykira Lewis, UCF vs. FAU, 11/14/14 Kitija Laksa, USF vs. Ohio State, 2/11/18 40 Katie Lou Samuelson, UConn vs. USF, 3/6/17 Kitija Laksa, USF vs. Southern, 12/15/17 39 Napheesa Collier, UConn vs. USF, 2/27/17 Tanaya Atkinson, Temple at Cincinnati, 1/13/18 Individual Field Goals 17 Tanaya Atkinson, Temple at Cincinnati, 1/13/ tied Individual 3-Point Field Goals 11 Kitija Laksa, USF vs. Southern, 12/15/17 10 Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis, UConn at UC Davis, 11/14/14 Kelsee Grovey, Tulsa vs. UCF, 2/3/16 Katie Lou Samuelson, UConn vs. USF, 3/6/17 Individual Free Throws 16 McKenzie Adams, SMU vs. Nicholls, 11/10/17 Kay Kay Wright, UCF vs. Pacific, 12/17/18 15 Lashonda Monk, ECU vs. Memphis, 2/9/19 Individual Rebounds 24 Brittni Montgomery, UCF vs. FAU, 12/13/13 Brittni Montgomery, UCF vs. Iona, 12/14/14 22 Alicia Froling, SMU vs. Cincinnati, 1/27/16 Dai ja Thomas, SMU vs. ECU, 1/13/18 Individual Assists 17 Laia Flores, USF vs. FIU, 11/30/16 15 Leslie Vorpahl, Tulane vs. Grambling State, 11/12/16 13 Jamie Kaplan, Tulane vs. Memphis, 2/21/15 Individual Blocks 10 Kiah Stokes, UConn vs. ECU, 1/28/15 Ondrea Shaw, ECU vs. Loyola (Md.), 12/9/14 9 Breanna Stewart, UConn vs. SMU, 1/23/16 Rachel Hollivay, Rutgers vs. Howard, 11/22/13 Rachel Hollivay, Rutgers vs. USF, 3/3/14 Individual Steals 10 Jasmyne Harris, Houston vs. New Mexico, 11/24/18 Lashonda Monk, ECU vs. SMU, 2/3/18 9 Lashonda Monk, ECU vs. Wake Forest, 11/24/18 Bre McDonald, ECU vs. UNC Greensboro, 11/11/16 Moriah Jefferson, UConn vs. Memphis, 1/22/14 Team Points 140 UConn vs. Saint Francis (Pa.), 3/17/ USF vs. Saint Francis (Pa.), 12/14/16 Team Field Goals 59 UConn vs. Saint Francis (Pa.), 3/17/18 48 USF vs. Saint Francis (Pa.), 12/14/16 Team 3-Point Field Goals 21 USF vs. Southern, 12/15/17 18 UConn vs. UC Davis, 11/14/14 Team Free Throws 36 USF vs. UCF, 1/5/16 35 Rutgers vs. Seton Hall, 3/27/14 Team Rebounds 69 UConn vs. Saint Francis (Pa.), 3/17/18 68 Louisville vs. Loyola Chicago, 1/9/13 Team Assists 38 UConn vs. Saint Francis (Pa.), 3/17/18 34 UConn vs. Albany, 3/18/17 UConn vs. DePaul, 12/8/17 Team Blocks 17 UConn vs. Houston, 1/7/ tied Team Steals 31 ECU vs. UNC Greensboro, 11/11/16 24 ECU vs. SMU, 2/18/15 Houston vs. Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 11/17/17 2 Women s Basketball

3 TALKING POINTS UCF (24-5, 13-3 American) ECU (15-14, 6-10 American) USF (16-14, 7-9 American) TULANE (15-14, 5-11 American) Last:...Beat Houston, Next:...March 9 vs. Tulsa/Wichita State Last Five: Last:...Beat SMU, Next:... March 8 vs. SMU Last Five: Last:...Lost to UConn, Next:... March 8 vs. Tulane Last Five: Last:...Lost to Cincinnati, Next:...March 8 vs. USF Last Five: UCF has reached its highest Division I program win total with 24 victories. The program record for wins regardless of Division is 25. The Knights achieved their highest seed as a member of The American at No. 2. UCF s 13 league wins are the most for a Knight team since Wright was named the USBWA National Player of the Week on Feb the second national weekly nod for the league this season. Head coach Katie Abrahamson-Henderson reached 300 career wins on Jan. 19 in UCF s victory over SMU. Lashonda Monk sits in the top five nationally in steals, sitting fourth in total steals (114) and fifth in steals per game (4.07). Friday will mark the third consecutive year the Pirates have met SMU in the conference championship. The Pirates are 3-4 all-time in The American Championship. ECU s win over Wichita State on Jan. 9 marked the first career victory for acting head coach Nicole Mealing. USF is the only team in American Athletic Conference history to lead UConn at halftime, now having done it twice. The Bulls led the Huskies at half on Monday. Head coach Jose Fernandez collected his 350th career win with USF s victory over Wichita State on Feb. 23. Enna Pehadzic posted the conference single-game high so far this season with 35 points against ECU on Feb. 20. The Bulls are a top 10 team nationally in rebounding, ranking sixth with 1, 309 total rebounds and in rebounding margin (+10.1). Tulane is a top-10 team nationally in 3-point field goal percentage defense, ranking eight at 26.4 percent. The Green Wave are the third-most successful program in The American Championship, owning a 4-4 all-time record behind only UConn and USF. With 15 victories, the Green Wave has surpassed its win total from last season. Lisa Stockton earned her 500th career win at the helm of the Green Wave in Dec. 4 s victory over Nicholls. CINCINNATI (20-9, 12-4 American) HOUSTON (15-14, 9-7 American) SMU (11-18, 5-11 American) TULSA (12-17, 6-10 American) Last:...Beat Tulane, Next:...March 9 vs. Temple/Memphis Last Five: Last:...Lost to UCF, Next:...March 9 vs. USF/Tulane Last Five: Last:... Lost to ECU, Next:...March 8 vs. ECU Last Five: Last:...Lost to Wichita State, Next:... March 8 vs. Wichita State Last Five: Cincinnati owns its first 20-win season since 2003, and captured its highest conference win total as a member of The American. Cincinnati closed the regular season winning 11 of its final 13 contests. The Bearcats earned a first-round bye for the second straight year and their highest seed yet at No. 3. Cincinnati and UConn are the only two teams in The American averaging over 43 percent from the field this season. The Cougars fourth-place finish in the regular season standings is the highest for Houston as a member of The American. Houston earned a firstround bye for the first time. Octavia Barnes leads The American in 3-point field goal percentage at 46.4 percent (52-of-112). Serithia Hawkins earned her 900th career rebound against ECU last week. She is just the second player in program history to reach 1,000 career points and 900 career boards. Freshman Kayla White is SMU s leading scorer, averaging 11.4 points per game. Alicia Froling is SMU s all-time leader in both rebounds (1,062) and blocks (188). She s the only Mustang in program history with 1,000 points and 1,000 boards. SMU and ECU will meet in the conference tournament for the third straight year. SMU is the youngest roster by age in Division I with an average age of The Mustangs seven freshmen marks the third-most on a roster nationally. Tulsa is seeking a first round tournament win for the fourth consecutive season. The Golden Hurricane are 3-4 all-time in the conference championship. Crystal Polk sits in the top 10 in the conference in both scoring and rebounding, as she s 10th in scoring (13.2 PPG) and seventh in rebound (7.4 RPG). Head coach Matilda Mossman is Tulsa s all-time winningest women s basketball coach with 103 victories and earned her 100th career win on Jan. 9 against Memphis. UCONN (28-2, 16-0 American) MEMPHIS (10-19, 5-11 American) TEMPLE (11-18, 6-10 American) WICHITA STATE (12-17, 5-11 American) Last:...Beat USF, Next:...March 9 vs. ECU/SMU Last Five: Last:... Lost to Temple, Next:...March 8 vs. Temple Last Five: Last:...Beat Memphis, Next:... March 8 vs. Memphis Last Five: Last:... Lost to UConn, Next:... March 2 at Temple Last Five: UConn captured its sixth-straight outright regular-season conference title. The Huskies rose to in regular season American Athletic Conference play. As the No. 1 seed in all five previous years, the Huskies are 15-0 all-time in The American Championship. UConn held USF scoreless for the final six minutes on Monday to secure a 10-point victory. Napheesa Collier is the only player in The American averaging a doubledouble this season (20.2 PPG, 10.2 RPG). Freshman Jamirah Shutes is The American s highest-scoring freshman and sits seventh overall amongst all players, averaging 13.8 points per game. The Tigers are seeking their second win in The American Championship and their first since Memphis received a career-high 17 points with five 3-pointers from Jada Stinson in Monday s outing against Temple. Alana Davis is one of just 20 playersin Tigers program history to tabulate at least 10 career double-doubles. Mia Davis sits behind only Napheesa Collier in The American in both scoring (19.0 PPG) and rebounding (9.3 RPG). Temple is coming off a season-best shooting performance, connecting on 53.2 percent from the field on Monday against Memphis. The Owls have either earned a first round bye or advanced to the quarterfinals in all five American Athletic Conference championships so far. Temple is the No. 6 seed after closing conference play 7-4, following an 0-5 start. Wichita State is seeking its first American Athletic Conference Championship win in program history on Friday. Wichita State features the fifthyoungest roster in Division I. Three of the Shockers top five scorers are true freshmen (Bremaud, Jaida Hampton, Seraphine Bastin). The Shockers played a program-record 18 home games this season, going 10-8 in those contests. Head coach Keitha Adams earned her 300th career win on Nov. 10 when the Shockers downed Missouri State in overtime. 3 Women s Basketball

4 NATIONAL POLLS Associated Press Poll March 4 - Week 18 Pts Prv 1. Baylor (28) UConn Louisville Notre Dame Mississippi State Oregon Stanford Maryland NC State Iowa Oregon State South Carolina Kentucky Gonzaga Texas A&M Miami (Fla.) Marquette Syracuse Iowa State Arizona State Texas Florida State Drake Rice UCLA Others receiving votes: South Dakota 23, South Dakota State 23, DePaul 19, Kansas State 7, BYU 7, Rutgers 7, Florida Gulf Coast 5, UCF 4, Missouri 2 USA Today Coaches Poll March 5 - Week 17 Pts Prv 1. Baylor (31) UConn Louisville Notre Dame Mississippi State Oregon Stanford Maryland Oregon State Iowa NC State Gonzaga South Carolina Kentucky Miami (Fla.) Syracuse Marquette Texas A&M Iowa State Arizona State Florida State Texas Drake DePaul South Dakota Others receiving votes: Rice 33, UCLA 24, Missouri 13, Rutgers 6, Boise State 5, South Dakota State 5, UCF 4 American Preseason Coaches Poll Team (1st place votes)... Points 1. UConn (11)* USF (1) Houston UCF Cincinnati Temple SMU ECU Tulane Wichita State Memphis Tulsa Preseason Player of the Year Katie Lou Samuelson, Sr., G/F, UConn Preseason All-Conference First Team Napheesa Collier, Sr., F, UConn* Crystal Dangerfield, Jr., G, UConn Katie Lou Samuelson, Sr., G/F, UConn* Jasmyne Harris, Jr., G, Houston Kitija Laksa, Sr., G, USF* Preseason All-Conference Second Team Angela Harris, Jr., G, Houston Laura Ferreira, R-Sr., G, USF Alicia Froling, R-Sr., F, SMU Alliya Butts, Gr., G, Temple Mia Davis, So., F, Temple * unanimous selection WEEK-BY-WEEK IN THE NATIONAL POLLS Rankings are listed as AP/USA Today UCF Cincinnati UConn ECU Houston Memphis USF SMU Temple Tulane Tulsa Wichita St. Preseason -/RV -/- 2/2 -/- -/RV -/- 22/21 -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- Nov. 12 -/RV -/- 2/2 -/- -/RV -/- 21/21 -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- Nov. 20 -/RV -/- 2/2 -/- -/- -/- 17/17 -/- -/- -/RV -/- -/- Nov. 27 -/RV -/- 2/2 -/- -/- -/- RV/RV -/- -/- -/RV -/- -/- Dec. 4 -/RV -/- 1/1 -/- -/- -/- RV/RV -/- -/- -/RV -/- -/- Dec. 11 -/RV -/- 1/1 -/- -/- -/- RV/RV -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- Dec. 18 -/RV -/- 1/1 -/- -/- -/- RV/RV -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- Dec. 24 -/RV -/- 1/1 -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- Dec. 31 -/RV -/- 1/1 -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/RV -/- -/- Jan. 8 RV/RV -/- 3/3 -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/RV -/- -/- Jan. 15 RV/RV -/- 2/2 -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/RV -/- -/- Jan. 22 RV/RV -/- 3/2 -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- Jan. 29 RV/RV -/- 2/2 -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- Feb. 5 RV/RV -/- 5/5 -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- Feb. 12 RV/RV -/- 4/4 -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- Feb. 19 -/RV -/- 3/2 -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- Feb. 26 RV/RV -/- 2/2 -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- March 5 RV/RV -/- 2/2 -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- 4 Women s Basketball

5 TELEVISION/DIGITAL GAMES ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU Dec. 2 Dec. 6 Jan. 3 Jan. 6 Jan. 13 Jan. 13 Jan. 20 Jan. 27 Jan. 31 Feb. 3 Feb. 10 Feb. 10 Feb. 11 Feb. 17 Feb. 24 Mar. 4 ESPN3 Nov. 17 Nov. 28 Dec. 8 Jan. 8 Jan. 9 Jan. 16 Jan. 16 Jan. 20 Jan. 23 Jan. 23 Jan. 26 Jan. 30 Feb. 2 Feb. 6 Feb. 6 Feb. 9 Feb. 9 Feb. 13 Feb. 16 Feb. 17 Feb. 20 Feb. 20 Feb. 23 Feb. 24 Feb. 26 Feb. 27 Mar. 2 Mar. 2 Mar. 4 UConn at Notre Dame Texas A&M at Houston UConn at Baylor SMU at Cincinnati Cincinnati at UCF USF at UConn Houston at Wichita State UCF at UConn UConn at Louisville USF at UCF Wichita State at Cincinnati Houston at USF South Carolina at UConn Cincinnati at Temple Houston at Memphis UConn at USF UConn vs. Vanderbilt DePaul at UConn Seton Hall at UConn UCF at USF Cincinnati at UConn Temple at Cincinnati UConn at Tulane UConn at Temple Houston at Cincinnati SMU at UConn ECU at Temple Houston at UCF UConn at Cincinnati ECU at UConn USF at Tulane Temple at UConn UCF at SMU UCF at Tulane Tulsa at USF UConn at UCF Memphis at UConn Tulane at Houston Cincinnati at ECU UConn at Tulsa UConn at Wichita State USF at Houston Houston at UConn Wichita State at Temple Cincinnati at Tulane CBSSN Nov. 10 Dec. 4 Jan. 5 Jan. 5 Jan. 6 Mar. 4 Ohio State at UConn UConn at St. Louis UCF at Memphis USF at Temple UConn at Houston UCF at Houston AMERICAN DIGITAL NETWORK Jan. 6 Jan. 9 Jan. 12 Jan. 15 Jan. 19 Jan. 23 Jan. 26 Jan. 29 Jan. 30 Feb. 2 Feb. 6 Feb. 9 Feb. 13 Feb. 16 Feb. 20 Wichita State at Tulsa Houston at SMU Memphis at Wichita State Wichita State at SMU Tulane at USF UCF at ECU USF at SMU Temple at Tulsa Cincinnati at USF Tulane at ECU SMU at Tulsa Memphis at ECU Cincinnati at Memphis Memphis at Tulane Temple at SMU 5 Women s Basketball

6 THE SEASON THE AMERICAN AGAINST THE CONFERENCES Conference Record Pct. America East Atlantic Coast Atlantic Sun Atlantic Big East Big Sky Big South Big Ten Big Big West Colonial Conference USA Horizon Ivy Metro Atlantic Athletic Mid-American MEAC Missouri Valley Mountain West Northeast Ohio Valley Pac Patriot Southeastern Southern Southland Summit SWAC Sun Belt West Coast Western Athletic Independents Non-Division I Total: Home: Away: Neutral: Postseason: HOME ATTENDANCE TEAM Dates Total Avg Sellouts High UCF Cincinnati UConn ECU Houston Memphis USF SMU Temple Tulane Tulsa Wichita State Total GAMES DECIDED BY... OT or Total UCF Cincinnati UConn ECU Houston Memphis USF SMU Temple Tulane Tulsa Wichita State Total Overtime Records UCF (1-0), Cincinnati (0-1), UConn (0-0), ECU (0-1), Houston (3-3), Memphis (0-1), USF (0-0), SMU (0-2), Temple (0-0), Tulane (2-0), Tulsa (1-0), Wichita State (1-0) GAMES AGAINST TOP 25 (4-9,.307) DATE TEAM OPPONENT RANK* RESULT Nov. 6 Houston California 24/RV L, Nov. 23 Tulane California 18/23 L, Nov. 25 Temple Miami (Fla.) 22/24 L, Nov. 27 UConn DePaul 16/14 W, Dec. 2 UConn Notre Dame 1/1 W, Dec. 2 Tulsa Arizona State 19/23 L, Dec. 3 Temple DePaul 16/14 L, Dec. 21 Temple South Carolina 25/RV L, Dec. 22 UConn California 14/13 W, Dec. 22 UCF Syracuse 15/14 L, Jan. 3 UConn Baylor 8/7 L, Jan. 31 UConn Louisville 3/3 L, Feb. 11 UConn South Carolina 11/13 W, * Rank in Associated Press poll followed by rank in USA Today poll Year Record (.604) (.677) (.547) (.568) (.704) Total (.639) 6 Women s Basketball

7 THE SEASON AWARD WINNERS AMERICAN PLAYER OF THE WEEK Nov. 12 Alyssa Okoene, R-So., F, Houston Nov. 19 Laura Ferreira, R-Sr., G/F, USF Nov. 26 Napheesa Collier, Sr., F, UConn Dec. 3 Christyn Williams, Fr., G, UConn Dec. 10 Katie Lou Samuelson, Sr., G/F, UConn Dec. 17 IImar I Thomas, So., F, Cincinnati Dec. 24 Katie Lou Samuelson, Sr., G/F, UConn Dec. 31 Krystal Freeman, So., F, Tulane Jan. 7 Krystal Freeman, So., F, Tulane Jan. 14 Kay Kay Wright, Jr., G, UCF Jan. 21 IImar I Thomas, So., F, Cincinnati Jan. 28 Napheesa Collier, Sr., F, UConn Feb. 4 Mia Davis, So., F, Temple Feb. 11 Napheesa Collier, Sr., F, UConn Feb. 18 Napheesa Collier, Sr., F, UConn Feb. 25 Kay Kay Wright, Jr., G, UCF March 5 IImar I Thomas, So., F, Cincinnati AMERICAN FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK Nov. 12 Beatriz Jordao, Fr., F, USF Nov. 19 Erin Gutierrez, Fr., G, Tulane Nov. 26 Sydni Harvey, Fr., G, USF Dec. 3 Kayla White, Fr., G, SMU Dec. 10 Beatriz Jordao, Fr., F, USF Dec. 17 Shyia Smith, Fr., F, Wichita State Dec. 24 Christyn Williams, Fr., G, UConn Dec. 31 Alexa Williamson, Fr., F, Temple Jan. 7 Desiree Lewis, Fr., F, Tulsa Jan. 14 Desiree Lewis, Fr., F, Tulsa Jan. 21 Sydni Harvey, Fr., G, USF Jan. 28 Tatyana Hill, Fr., F, Houston Feb. 4 Jamirah Shutes, Fr., G, Memphis Feb. 11 Marissa Mackins, Fr., G, Temple Feb. 18 Christyn Williams, Fr., G, UConn Feb. 25 Jamirah Shutes, Fr., G, Memphis March 5 Marissa Mackins, Fr., G, Temple ACTIVE CAREER WEEKLY AWARD WINNERS Player of the Week Player, School Total Napheesa Collier, UConn 8 4 Kitija Laksa, USF 7 - Katie Lou Samuelson, UConn 7 2 IImar I Thomas, Cincinnati 3 3 Kay Kay Wright, UCF 2 2 Crystal Dangerfield, UConn 2 - Jasmyne Harris, Houston 2 - Alliya Butts, Temple 2 - Krystal Freeman, Tulane 2 2 Christyn Williams, UConn 1 1 Alyssa Okoene, Houston 1 1 Laura Ferreira, USF 1 1 Mia Davis, Temple 1 1 Freshman of the Week Player, School Total IImar I Thomas, Cincinnati 5 - Katie Lou Samuelson, UConn 4 - Masseny Kaba, UCF 3 - Jasmyne Harris, Houston 3 - Tamara Henshaw, USF 3 - Kitija Laksa, USF 3 - Mia Davis, Temple 3 - Napheesa Collier, UConn 2 - Christyn Williams, UConn 2 2 Jamirah Shutes, Memphis 2 2 Laura Ferreira, USF 2 - Sydni Harvey, USF 2 2 Beatriz Jordao, USF 2 2 Alliya Butts, Temple 2 - Marissa Mackins, Temple 2 2 Kendrian Elliott, Tulsa 2 - Alexis Gaulden, Tulsa 2 - Shug Dickson, Tulsa 2 - Desiree Lewis, Tulsa 2 2 Tolulope Omokore, UCF 1 - Kayla Thigpen, UCF 1 - Kay Kay Wright, UCF 1 - Crystal Dangerfield, UConn 1 - Megan Walker, UConn 1 - Lashonda Monk, ECU 1 - Ariyana Williams, ECU 1 - Angela Harris, Houston 1 - Serithia Hawkins, Houston 1 - Tatyana Hill, Houston 1 1 Taylor Barnes, Memphis 1 - Alana Davis, Memphis 1 - Kayla White, SMU 1 1 Emani Mayo, Temple 1 - Alexa Williamson, Temple 1 1 Erin Gutierrez, Tulane 1 1 Meredith Schulte, Tulane 1 - Shyia Smith, Wichita State STATISTICAL RANKINGS OFFENSE DEFENSE Team Scoring FG-Pct 3FG-Pct Rebounds Scoring FG-Pct 3FG-Pct Rebounds UCF Cincinnati UConn ECU Houston Memphis South Florida SMU Temple Tulane Tulsa Wichita State Scoring Rebound Turnover Asst/TO Team FT-Pct 3FGs Blocks Steals Assists Margin Margin Margin Ratio UCF Cincinnati UConn ECU Houston Memphis South Florida SMU Temple Tulane Tulsa Wichita State WEEKLY HONOR ROLL SELECTIONS Nov. 12 Nov. 19 Nov. 26 Dec. 3 Dec. 10 Dec. 17 Dec. 24 Dec. 31 Jan. 7 Jan. 14 Jan. 21 Jan. 28 Feb. 4 Feb. 11 Feb. 18 Feb. 25 March 5 Katie Lou Samuelson, UConn; Raven Johnson, ECU; Alicia Froling, SMU; Alliya Butts, Temple; Sabrina Lozada-Cabbage, Wichita State Kay Kay Wright, UCF; Crystal Dangerfield, UConn; Raven Johnson, ECU; Alicia Froling, SMU; Mia Davis, Temple Kay Kay Wright, UCF; Lashonda Monk, ECU; Jasmyne Harris, Houston; Alicia Froling, SMU; Krystal Freeman, Tulane Angela Harris, Houston; Alicia Froling, SMU; Laura Ferreira, USF; Krystal Freeman, Tulane; Crystal Polk, Tulsa Kay Kay Wright, UCF; IImar I Thomas, Cincinnati; Taylor Barnes, Memphis; Mia Davis, Temple, Sierra Cheatham, Tulane Kay Kay Wright, UCF; Lashonda Monk, ECU; Sydni Harvey, USF; Alyssa Rader, USF; Kayla White, SMU Kay Kay Wright, UCF; IImar I Thomas, Cincinnati; Alana Davis, Memphis; Enna Pehadzic, USF; Alicia Froling, SMU Kay Kay Wright, UCF; Taylor Barnes, Memphis; Emani Mayo, Temple; Erin Gutierrez, Tulane; Alexis Gaulden, Tulsa Kay Kay Wright, UCF; Sam Rodgers, Cincinnati; Shae Leverett, USF; Sydni Harvey, USF; Crystal Polk, Tulsa Katie Lou Samuelson, UConn; Dorian Branch, Houston; Alana Davis, Memphis; Kaila Anderson, Tulane; Crystal Polk, Tulsa Kay Kay Wright, UCF; Megan Walker, UConn; Angela Harris, Houston; Taylor Barnes, Memphis; Enna Pehadzic, USF Nyala Shuler, UCF; Antoinette Miller, Cincinnati; Alana Davis, Memphis, Mia Davis, Temple; Sabrina Lozada-Cabbage, Wichita State Kay Kay Wright, UCF; Nikira Goings, Cincinnati; Napheesa Collier, UConn; Alliya Butts, Temple; Krystal Freeman, Tulane Kay Kay Wright, UCF; Antoinette Miller, Cincinnati; Lashonda Monk, ECU; Mia Davis, Temple; Crystal Polk, Tulsa Dorian Branch, Houston; Alana Davis, Memphis; Enna Pehadzic, USF; Alliya Butts, Temple, Krystal Freeman, Tulane Florence Sifa, Cincinnati; Katie Lou Samuelson, UConn; Octavia Barnes, Houston; Enna Pehadzic, USF; Ariana Whitfield, SMU Kay Kay Wright, UCF; Angel Rizor, Cincinnati; Lashonda Monk, ECU; Tamara Henshaw, USF; Paige Bayliss, SMU 7 Women s Basketball

8 STATISTICAL RANKINGS The American Among NCAA Division I Statistical Leaders (Through March 5 - Top 50 Listed) INDIVIDUAL ASSIST/TURNOVER RATIO RATIO 9 Crystal Dangerfield, UConn Katie Lou Samuelson, UConn 2.44 ASSISTS 8 Crystal Dangerfield, UConn Antoinette Miller, Cincinnati Alliya Butts, Temple 139 ASSISTS PER GAME 10 Crystal Dangerfield, UConn Antoinette Miller, Cincinnati 5.4 BLOCKED SHOTS 40 Alicia Froling, SMU 55 BLOCKED SHOTS PER GAME 43 Alicia Froling, SMU 1.90 DEFENSIVE REBOUNDS PER GAME 26 Napheesa Collier, UConn 7 DOUBLE-DOUBLES 12 Napheesa Collier, UConn Mia Davis, Temple 12 FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 31 Kay Kay Wright, UCF Alliya Butts, Temple 465 FIELD GOALS MADE 4 Napheesa Collier, UConn Kay Kay Wright, UCF Mia Davis, Temple 201 FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE PCT. 8 Napheesa Collier, UConn IImar I Thomas, Cincinnati 60.5 FINAL POINTS 12 Napheesa Collier, UConn Katie Lou Samuelson, UConn Mia Davis, Temple Kay Kay Wright, UCF 532 FREE THROW PERCENTAGE PCT. 20 Katie Lou Samuelson, UConn Sydni Harvey, USF 86.2 OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS PER GAME 29 Alana Davis, Memphis 4 29 Alicia Froling, SMU 4 POINTS PER GAME 22 Napheesa Collier, UConn Mia Davis, Temple Katie Lou Samuelson, UConn 18,9 REBOUNDS 22 Napheesa Collier, UConn 306 REBOUNDS PER GAME 36 Napheesa Collier, UConn 10.2 STEALS 4 Lashonda Monk, ECU 114 STEALS PER GAME 5 Lashonda Monk, ECU 4.07 TEAM ASSIST/TURNOVER RATIO RATIO 2 UConn 1.73 ASSISTS 4 UConn 608 ASSISTS PER GAME 5 UConn 20.3 BLOCKED SHOTS 25 USF 137 BLOCKED SHOTS PER GAME 38 USF 4.6 DEFENSIVE REBOUNDS PER GAME 12 UConn 29 FEWEST FOULS 2 UConn USF 421 FEWEST TURNOVERS 15 UConn 351 FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE 5 UConn 49.3 FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE DEFENSE 5 UConn USF Tulane UCF SMU 36.7 OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS PER GAME 13 SMU USF Houston 15 PERSONAL FOULS PER GAME 1 UConn USF 14.0 REBOUND MARGIN 6 USF UConn SMU 6.7 REBOUNDS 6 USF 1, UConn 1, SMU 1,218 REBOUNDS PER GAME 11 USF 4363 SCORING DEFENSE 11 UConn USF UCF 55.2 SCORING MARGIN 2 UConn 28.0 SCORING OFFENSE 5 UConn 82.9 STEALS 10 ECU UCF Houston 277 STEALS PER GAME 16 ECU UCF POINT FIELD GOAL DEFENSE 8 Tulane Wichita State USF POINT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED 31 Houston POINT FIELD GOALS MADE 36 UConn POINT FIELD GOALS PER GAME 49 UConn POINT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE 35 UConn 36.2 TURNOVER MARGIN 15 ECU UConn UCF 4.14 TURNOVERS FORCED 20 ECU UCF Houston TURNOVERS PER GAME 9 UConn 11.7 WON-LOST PERCENTAGE PCT. 2 UConn UCF Women s Basketball

9 MEDIA SERVICES TheAmerican.org The official website of the American Athletic Conference features up-to-date information on all facets of the league. Basketball standings, results, statistics and notes are updated as games are played. In addition, in-game scores for all basketball contests involving American Athletic Conference teams will be updated in-progress. Twitter, Instagram & Facebook Fans and media members are invited to follow the latest American Athletic Conference basketball news through social media. The American Twitter feed may be the official Instagram page and the conference s official Facebook page is AmericanConf. American_WBB Distribution Media members may access PDF versions of the complete daily press release, including conference and team-by-team statistics, on TheAmerican. org. Regular updates of the release will be distributed via from the conference office. To be included on the distribution list, send an request to Contact Megan Erbes (merbes@ theamerican.org). AmericanConf American Athletic Conference Communications Contacts UCF Megan Herboth, Associate Director/Communications Office...(407) Mobile... (618) mherboth@athletics.ucf.edu CINCINNATI Drew Weber, Assistant Director/Communications Office... (513) Mobile... (513) andrew.weber@uc.edu UCONN Anna LaBonte, Assistant Director/Communications Office...(860) Mobile...(860) alabonte@uconn.edu ECU Pat McGlynn, Assistant Director/Media Relations Office...(252) Mobile...(315) mcglynnp18@ecu.edu HOUSTON Alex Brown, Communications Assistant Office...(713) Mobile... (913) MEMPHIS Jen Hannah, Asst. Director/Athletic Communications Office...(901) Mobile...(217) j.lawson@memphis.edu USF Lorie Garnett, Asst. Director/Communications Office... (813) Mobile... (209) loriegarnett@usf.edu SMU Travis Chamblee, Assoc. Director/Public Relations Office... (214) Mobile... (214) tchamblee@smu.edu American Athletic Conference Communications Phone: Bernie Cafarelli Associate Commissioner bcafarelli@theamerican.org Chuck Sullivan Assistant Commissioner csullivan@theamerican.org FB, M/WTEN Women s Basketball Contact Megan Erbes Director of Communications merbes@theamerican.org Katie Ristow Director of Creative Design & Services kristow@theamerican.org Greg Barlow Assistant Director of Communications gbarlow@theamerican.org VB, XC, T&F, SWIM/DIVE, BSB TEMPLE Lauren Ferrett, Assoc. Director/Communications Office...(215) Mobile...(570) lauren.ferrett@temple.edu TULANE Evan Drexler, Asst. Director/Communications Office... (504) Mobile...(504) edrexler@tulane.edu TULSA Stephanie Hall, Director/Media Relations Office... (918) Mobile... (918) stephanie-hall@utulsa.edu Mike Gambardella Director of Communications mgambardella@theamerican.org MBB, WSOC, M/WGOLF, ROW Hali Oughton Director of Digital Media houghton@theamerican.org Nick Phillips Assistant Director of Digital & Social Media nphillips@theamerican.org SB Cory Kamerschak Assistant Director of Video/Creative Services ckamerschak@theamerican.org WICHITA STATE Weston Pletcher, Asst. Director/Communications Office...(316) Mobile...(316) wpletcher@goshockers.com 9 Women s Basketball

10 SCHEDULES & RESULTS UCF (23-5, 12-3 American) Home: 11-1/Away: 11-3/Neutral: 1-1 Att High Scorer/Rebounder NOVEMBER 7 at Pittsburgh W, Wright 19/Shuler at Stetson W, McDonald 24/Shuler at Mercer W, Wright 16/Kaba, Shuler 7 21 at Central Michigan L, Wright 31/Shuler Richmond 1 W, Wright 14/Shuler, Wright 5 25 RV Villanova 1 W, Wright 20/Wright 9 30 Chattanooga W, Wright 18/Shuler 8 DECEMBER 9 at Delaware W, Wright 24/Wright 7 12 at Duquesne W, Wright 21/Shuler University of the Pacific W, Wright 27/Thigpen, Omokore, Ndour 6 21 vs Liberty 2 W, Wright 17/Paul 6 22 vs 14/15 Syracuse 2 L, Thigpen, Wright, Kaba 11/Omokore 8 30 at Quinnipiac W, Wright 17/Shuler 9 JANUARY 5 at Memphis* W, Thigpen 20/Shuler 9 8 at USF* W, Wright 20/Battles, Shuler 8 13 Cincinnati* W, Wright 25/Shuler Tulsa* W, Wright 18/Paul, Omokore, Wright 5 19 SMU* W, Wright 21/Shuler at ECU* W, (OT) 798 Shuler, McDonald 10/Shuler at 3/2 UConn* L, Thigpen 14/Smith 8 30 Houston* W, Thigpen 16/Kaba 8 FEBRUARY 3 South Florida* W, Wright 22/Smith 6 9 at SMU* W, Wright 20/Shuler at Tulane* L, Wright 21/Kaba UConn* (ESPN3) L, Wright 17/Kaba, Shuler, Smith 3 20 at Wichita State* W, Wright 21/Wright 6 23 Temple* W, Wright 24/Shuler, Wright 7 MARCH 2 Tulane* W, Wright 16/Shuler 9 4 at Houston* (CBSSN) W, Wright 21/Shuler, Kaba 6 9 vs. Tulsa/Wichita State (ESPN3) 3 6 p.m. All times Eastern and subject to change Asterisk denotes American Athletic Conference game 1 UCF Thanksgiving Tournament ( Orlando, Fla.) 2 St.Pete Shootout (St.Pete, Fla.) American Athletic Conference Championship (Uncasville, Conn.) CINCINNATI (20-9, 12-4 American) Home: 14-2/Away: 6-7/Neutral: 0-0 Att High Scorer/Rebounder NOVEMBER 6 Austin Peay W, Sifa 14/Thomas 7 9 East Tennessee State W, Goings 24/Thomas 8 12 Old Dominion L, (OT) 882 Goings 18/Thomas 7 16 at Pittsburgh L, Thomas 12/Rizor 7 18 at Saint Louis W, Thomas 13/Puckett Yale W, Goings 20/Thomas Lipscomb W, Rizor 14/Rizor 6 28 at Ball State L, Miller 16/Rizor 8 DECEMBER 2 at Ohio State L, Rodgers 14/Miller 7 5 at Miami (Ohio) L, Rizor 13/Rizor 6 7 Virginia Commonwealth W, Thomas 20/Thomas 9 16 Xavier W, Thomas 20/Thomas Howard W, Thomas 23/Thomas 17 JANUARY 6 SMU* W, Thomas 22/Rizor 9 9 at UConn* L, Miller 16/Thomas, Miller, Rodgers 4 13 at UCF* L, Rizor 16/Thomas 8 16 Temple* W, Thomas 22/Thomas at Tulsa* W, Thomas 18/Thomas Houston* W, Miller 21/Thomas 8 26 Memphis* W, Thomas 19/Rizor, Rodgers 6 30 at USF* W, Thomas 19/Thomas 7 FEBRUARY 2 UConn* L, Goings 14/Rizor Wichita State* W, Miller 23/Thomas 9 13 at Memphis* W, Goings 19/Thomas 7 17 at Temple* L, Miller 16/Thomas, Sifa 9 20 Tulsa* W, Miller 17/Rizor, Sifa 7 23 at ECU W, Miller, Sifa 17/Rizor 9 MARCH 2 USF* W, Rizor, Thomas 13/Thomas 9 4 at Tulane* W, Thomas 18/Thomas 12 9 vs. Temple/Memphis (ESPN3)* 8 p.m. All times Eastern and subject to change Asterisk denotes American Athletic Conference game American Athletic Conference Championship (Uncasville, Conn.) UCONN (28-2, 16-0 American) Home: 12-0/Away: 12-2/Neutral: 4-0 Att High Scorer/Rebounder NOVEMBER 11 Ohio State W, Samuelson 19/Samuelson 7 17 vs Vanderbilt 1 W, Dangerfield 19/Collier vs Ole Miss 2 W, Samuelson 22/Collier vs St. John s 2 W, Samuelson 19/Collier 9 24 vs Purdue 2 W, Samuelson 22/Collier /14 DePaul W, Collier 24/Collier 10 DECEMBER 2 vs 1/1 Notre Dame 3 W, Williams 28/Collier 15 4 at Saint Louis W, Collier 22/Collier 11 8 Seton Hall W, Samuelson 26/Samuelson at Oklahoma W, Collier 23/Collier at 14/13 Cal W, Samuelson 20/Samuelson 11 JANUARY 3 at 8/7 Baylor L, Collier 16/Collier, Samuelson 11 6 at Houston* W, Samuelson 19/Collier, Samuelson 9 9 Cincinnati* W, Samuelson 23/Samuelson USF* W, Samuelson 19/Collier 7 16 at Tulane* W, Walker 34/Collier, Walker at Temple* W, Collier 30/Collier SMU* W, Collier 22/Collier 8 27 RV/RV UCF* W, Collier 23/Walker at 3/3 Louisville L, Collier 20/Walker 12 FEBRUARY 2 at Cincinnati* W, Collier 20/Collier 11 6 ECU* W, Samuelson 31/Samuelson 8 9 Temple* W, Collier 30/Collier /13 South Carolina W, Collier 31/Collier at RV/RV UCF* W, Collier 18/Collier Memphis* W, Samuelson 32/Collier at Tulsa* W, Walker 21/Collier at Wichita State* W, Collier 32/Collier 12 MARCH 2 Houston* W, Collier 29/Collier, Walker 9 4 at USF* W, Dangerfield 17/Walker 7 9 vs. ECU/SMU (ESPN3) 4 2 p.m. All times Eastern and subject to change Asterisk denotes American Athletic Conference game 1 Hall of Fame Showcase (Uncasville, Conn.) 2 Paradise Jam (St. Thomas, Virgin Islands) 3 Jimmy V Women s Classic (South Bend, Ind.) American Athletic Conference Championship (Uncasville, Conn.) ECU (15-14, 6-10 American) Home: 11-5/Away: 2-9/Neutral: 2-0 Att High Scorer/Rebounder NOVEMBER 6 Maryland Eastern Shore W, Johnson, Monk 19/Campbell 7 9 Monmouth W, Johnson 19/Greene 7 14 Grand Canyon W, Johnson, Campbell 12/Hicks, Greene 7 18 Kennesaw State W, Johnson 21/Greene 9 24 Wake Forest W, Monk 25/Greene at William & Mary L, Johnson 10/Johnson 14 DECEMBER 1 at Charlotte L, Gee 12/Johnson 9 13 Liberty W, Monk 16/Johnson, Campbell, Greene 5 16 South Carolina-Upstate W, Greene 18/Campbell vs Longwood 1 W, Monk 13/Johnson 9 21 vs South Carolina State 1 W, Johnson 19/Johnson, Greene 7 28 at Duke L, Johnson 13/Corbin 9 30 UNC Wilmington L, Hope 25/Johnson 7 JANUARY 5 at Tulane* L, Williams 15/Monk 10 9 Wichita State* W, Monk 23/Gee, Corbin, Johnson 8 12 Tulsa* L, Johnson 17/Frazier Memphis* L, Monk 12/Corbin UCF* L, (OT) 798 Monk 27/Greene 9 26 at Temple* L, Frazier 19/Frazier at Wichita State* L, Monk 17/Corbin 7 FEBRUARY 2 Tulane* W, Frazier 19/Greene 9 6 at UConn* L, Johnson 14/Campbell 6 9 Memphis* W, Monk 22/Johnson 9 14 at SMU* W, Johnson 18/Greene at Houston* L, Johnson 16/Greene 6 20 USF* L, Johnson 15/Johnson Cincinnati* L, Monk 16/Greene, Campbell 5 MARCH 2 at Tulsa* W, Monk 15/Johnson 12 4 SMU* W, Monk 19/Campbell 5 8 vs. SMU (ESPN3) 2 2 p.m. All times Eastern and subject to change Asterisk denotes American Athletic Conference game 1 Carolinas Challenge ( Myrtle Beach, S.C.) American Athletic Conference Championship (Uncasville, Conn.) 10 Women s Basketball

11 SCHEDULES & RESULTS HOUSTON (15-14, 9-7 American) Home: 6-7/Away: 9-7/Neutral: 0-0 Att High Scorer/Rebounder NOVEMBER 6 at 24/RV California L, J. Harris 17/Branch 5 9 Georgia Tech W, (2OT) 791 J. Harris, Okoene 26/Okoene at Louisiana Tech L, (OT) 1128 Hawkins, J.Harris 20/Hawkins, J.Harris 7 16 at Incarnate Word W, J. Harris 27/J. Harris, Hill 5 18 Boston College L, Hawkins 17/Hawkins at Columbia W, Okoene 14/Okoene New Mexico L, (2OT) 802 Harris 28/Okoene at Florida Gulf Coast L, A. Harris 16/Hawkins 11 DECEMBER 1 at East Tennessee State W, Hill 18/Barnes 11 6 RV Texas A&M L, J. Harris 17/J. Harris, Hill, Barnes 3 17 UT Arlington L, (OT) 831 J. Harris 14/Hawkins at George Mason W, Blackshell-Fair 17/Okoene at Southern Miss W, J. Harris 15/Hawkins 7 JANUARY 6 UConn* L, Barnes 15/Hawkins 8 9 at SMU* W, Branch 20/Hawkins 8 12 Temple* W, Blackshell-Fair 15/A. Harris 7 20 at Wichita State* W, A. Harris 23/Hawkins at Cincinnati* L, Blackshell-Fair 13/Hawkins Tulsa* W, Hill 17/Branch, Hawkins at UCF* L, Barnes 12/Blackshell-Fair 7 FEBRUARY 2 SMU* W, (OT) 1552 Branch 17/Okoene, Barnes, Hawkins 6 5 at Temple* L, Branch 17/Hawkins at USF* W, Blackshell-Fair 17/Okoene 9 16 ECU* W, Branch 21/Hawkins, Barnes 8 20 Tulane* W, (OT) Barnes 24/Hawkins 9 24 at Memphis* W, Branch 17/Barnes, Okoene 8 27 USF* L, A. Harris 17/Hawkins 9 MARCH 2 at UConn* L, Harris, Barnes, Branch 14/Hawkins 8 4 UCF* L, Barnes 15/Branch 9 9 vs. USF/Tulane (ESPN3) 1 12 p.m. All times Eastern and subject to change Asterisk denotes American Athletic Conference game American Athletic Conference Championship (Uncasville, Conn.) MEMPHIS (10-19, 5-11 American) Home: 6-10/Away: 3-9/Neutral: 1-0 Att High Scorer/Rebounder NOVEMBER 7 Jackson State W, Shutes 20/Davis at Arkansas State L, Shutes 18/Coomber at UAB L, James 12/Davis at Louisiana Tech L, Davis 15/Davis vs Mercer 1 W, Davis 22/Davis vs Coastal Carolina 1 L, Herndon 19/Coomber 7 DECEMBER 1 Toledo L, Shutes 15/Davis 12 4 New Orleans L, Shutes 16/Davis 11 9 Samford W, Barnes 15/James 8 17 Southeast Missouri W, Davis 24/Davis Little Rock L, Shutes 25/White 7 29 North Carolina Central W, Shutes 18/Davis 10 JANUARY 1 at George Washington L, Shutes 9/Davis 8 5 UCF* L, Barnes 12/Porter 7 9 at Tulsa* L, Shutes 13/Coomber 9 12 at Wichita State* W, Davis 26/James 8 19 ECU* W, Barnes 18/Davis 8 23 at USF* W, Barnes, Davis 11/Porter 6 26 at Cincinnati* L, Coomber 11/James, Coomber 9 30 Tulane* L, (OT) 497 Davis 14/Herndon, Davis 12 FEBRUARY 2 Tulsa* W, Shutes 24/Porter 8 6 Wichita State* L, Shutes, Davis 10/Porter 8 9 at ECU* L, Shutes 16/Davis Cincinnati* L, Shutes 24/Davis 9 16 at Tulane* W, Davis 20/Davis at UConn* L, Stinson, James 12/Buckhanon 5 24 Houston* L, Shutes 20/Shutes 8 MARCH 2 at SMU* L, Shutes 14/Jones 6 4 Temple* L, Stinson 17/Shutes 5 8 vs. Temple (ESPN3) 2 8 p.m. All times Eastern and subject to change Asterisk denotes American Athletic Conference game 1 Coastal Carolina Tournament (Conway, S.C.) American Athletic Conference Championship (Uncasville, Conn.) USF (16-14, 7-9 American) Home: 10-5/Away: 5-5/Neutral: 1-4 Att High Scorer/Rebounder NOVEMBER 6 at RV Ohio State W, Laksa, Jordao 17/Rader 12 9 UAlbany W, Ferreira 21/Rader Bethune-Cookman W, Ferreira, Laksa 19/Leverett Oklahoma W, Ferreira 34/Rader vs RV Kentucky (FloSports) 1 L, Harvey 16/Rader 9 25 vs North Carolina (FloSports) 1 L, Ferreira 22/Henshaw 7 26 vs RV UCLA (FloSports) 1 W, Harvey 19/Leverett 9 30 New Hampshire W, Jordao 17/Rader 13 DECEMBER 9 George Washington W, Jordao, Pehadzic 14/Rader 8 15 Grambling State W, Harvey 18/Rader Vermont W, Ferreira 22/Leverett vs Creighton 2 L, Pehadzic 20/Pehadzic vs Virginia 2 L, Ferreira 17/ Pehadzic 7 30 at LSU L, Pehadzic 12/Leverett, Henshaw 7 JANUARY 5 at Temple* W, Harvey 19/Pehadzic 13 8 UCF* L, Pehadzic 16/Henshaw, Pehadzic at UConn* L, Pehadzic 17/Pehadzic Tulane* W, Harvey 25/Leverett Memphis* L, Henshaw 16/Leverett at SMU* L, Harvey 17/Henshaw Cincinnati* L, Pehadzic 22/Leverett, Henshaw 9 FEBRUARY 3 at UCF* L, Rader 18/Henshaw 8 6 at Tulane* W, Pehadzic 13/Henshaw Houston* L, Pehadzic 21/Henshaw 9 16 Tulsa* W, Pehadzic 20/Henshaw at ECU* W, Pehadzic 35/Henshaw Wichita State* W, Leverett 20/Leverett at Houston* W, Pehadzic, Pinzan 12/Henshaw 15 March 2 at Cincinnati* L, Pehadzic 15/Henshaw 13 4 UConn* L, Pehadzic 15/Pehadzic, Henshaw 7 8 vs. Tulane (ESPN3) 3 12 p.m. All times Eastern and subject to change Asterisk denotes American Athletic Conference game 1 U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam (St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands) 2 Florida Sunshine Classic (Orlando, Fla.) American Athletic Conference Championship (Uncasville, Conn.) SMU (11-18, 5-11 American) Home: 8-8/Away: 1-10/Neutral: 2-0 Att High Scorer/Rebounder NOVEMBER 9 UL Monroe W, Froling 19/Froling Mississippi Valley State W, K. White 19/Froling Alabama L, (OT) 596 Froling 19/Froling at RV TCU L, Bacon 18/Froling Southeastern Louisiana L, Froling, K. White 14/Froling vs Robert Morris 1 W, Bacon 14/Froling, Ellis 6 24 vs Northern Arizona 1 W, Froling 19/Cash North Texas W, K. White 17/Froling 14 DECEMBER 1 at Northern Colorado L, Bacon 16/Froling 9 15 at Rice L, K. White 22/Cash 8 19 CSU Bakersfield W, Bacon, Froling 12/Froling Oklahoma L, Froling 12/Froling 9 29 UT Arlington L, Froling 12/Froling 16 JANUARY 6 at Cincinnati* L, Tollie 12/Froling 12 9 Houston* L, Froling 16/Cash Tulane* L, K. White 13/Cash 7 15 Wichita State* W, K. White 16/Cash 6 19 at UCF* L, K. White 12/Cash at 3/2 UConn* L, Froling 13/Froling USF* W, K. White 12/Cash 10 FEBRUARY 2 at Houston* L, (OT) 1552 K. White 18/Olson 9 6 at Tulsa* L, Olson 13/Bayliss 10 9 UCF* L, White 15/Tollie 6 14 ECU* L, Froling 15/Froling 9 17 at Wichita State* L, K. White 14/Froling Temple* W, K. White 10/Cash 9 24 at Tulane* W, Whitfield 24/Cash 12 MARCH 2 Memphis* L, Froling 15/Froling 9 4 at ECU* L, K. White 17/Froling 6 8 vs. ECU (ESPN3) 2 2 p.m. All times Eastern and subject to change Asterisk denotes American Athletic Conference game 1 LMU Invitational (Los Angeles, Calif.) American Athletic Conference Championship (Uncasville, Conn.) 11 Women s Basketball