VIDEO: Women's bball wins AAC opener over Cincinnati, 64-47

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From SMUMustangs.com:

SMU Wins American Athletic Conference Opener With 64-47 Win Against Cincinnati
Dec. 31, 2016

DALLAS (SMU)— The SMU women's basketball team won its fourth straight game with a 64-47 victory at home against Cincinnati in the American Athletic Conference opener Saturday afternoon, improving to 10-4 overall and 7-0 in Moody Coliseum.

Leading 33-32 at halftime, SMU went on a 10-0 run to start the second half. The Mustangs held the Bearcats scoreless from the field in the third quarter, out-scoring Cincinnati (9-5, 0-1 The American) 18-5 during the period. Alicia Froling led the offensive charge, scoring eight of the Mustangs' 10 points during the run. Devri Owens added six more, shooting 2-for-2 from behind the arc. The Mustangs held Cincinnati to just five free throws, while shooting 50 percent (6-for-12) from the field, going 2-for-2 from 3-point range, to end the period with a 14-point advantage, 51-37.

Froling scored a team-high 17 points and grabbed a game-high 13 rebounds for her ninth double-double of the season and the 28th of her career. The junior also posted a career-high six blocks. Owens scored a career high 12 pts, shooting 4-for-5 from behind the 3-point line. Dai'ja Thomas added eight points and eight rebounds, while McKenzie Adams and Morgan Bolton scored seven points apiece.

The Mustangs led by as many as seven, 15-8, with 2:19 left to play in the first quarter, shooting 40.9 percent (9-for-22) from the field, but the Bearcats fought back, cutting the Mustangs' lead to two, 21-19, at the end of the first quarter.

Owens nailed a three from the wing as the shot clock expired on the first possession of the second quarter, extending the lead to five. SMU went on a 10-5 run to extend the lead back to seven, 31-24, in the second. The Mustangs outscored the Bearcats by one (13-12) in the second quarter, going 3-for-5 from behind the arc, led by Owens' two 3-pointers in the period.

The Mustangs' earned their first conference opening victory since Jan. 10, 2013 at Tulane, while extending the win streak four games, the longest since the 2013-14 season, when the Mustangs advanced to the second round of the WNIT tournament. The Mustangs are now 3-0 when playing on New Year's Eve.

SMU travels to Eastern Carolina to take on the Pirates Sat. Jan. 7 at 5 p.m. ET/4 p.m. CT. The road game is the first of three in a five-game stretch.


SMU vs CINCINNATI GAME NOTES 12/31/16
SMU improves to 7-0 at home for the first time since the 2004-05 season
SMU is on a 4 game win streak, the first since the 2013-14 season, when SMU advanced to the second round of the WNIT tournament
This win marked the first conference opener win since Jan. 10, 2013 at Tulane, when SMU won 62-56
This win marks SMU's fourth consecutive game with a double-digit win margin (17+ pts)
SMU has now beaten Cincinnati 4 out of 5 meetings
Devri Owens scored a new career high (12 pts), shooting 4-for-5 from the three-point line
Alicia Froling scored her 9th double-double of the season, the 28th of her career (17 pts, 13 rbs)
Froling new career high blocks (6 blks)
Stephanie Collins new season high rebounds (8 rbs)
The Mustangs are now 3-0 when playing on New Year's Eve

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Way to go.