American Athletic Conference Women’s Basketball Report January 23, 2014 Contact: Chevonne Mansfi eld, Director of Communications (cmansfi [email protected] • 401.453.0660) 15 Park Row West • Providence, RI 02903 TheAmerican.org • Twitter: @American_WBB • Facebook: fb.com/AmericanConf 2013-14 STANDINGS AMERICAN OVERALL SCHOOL W-L PCT PF PA H A W-L PCT PF PA H A N STREAK NOTABLE UConn 1/1 7-0 1.000 83.0 45.9 4-0 3-0 20-0 1.000 84.2 48.0 11-0 7-0 2-0 Won 20 Reached 20 wins for the 21st consecutive season Louisville 5/5 7-0 1.000 74.7 56.0 3-0 4-0 19-1 .950 83.9 59.0 12-0 7-1 0-0 Won 12 Shot 50 percent from 3-point range (11-21) in win at Houston Rutgers 5-2 .714 68.9 61.1 2-1 3-1 14-4 .778 68.0 56.7 8-1 5-2 1-1 Won 1 Defeated UCF on Wed., snapped two-game losing skid USF 5-2 .714 63.4 54.4 2-2 3-0 10-8 .556 68.3 59.3 6-5 4-2 0-1 Won 2 Shot 60 percent (12-20) in second half in win over Cincinnati Temple 4-3 .571 61.6 63.4 2-2 2-1 10-8 .556 66.2 64.0 5-5 5-3 0-0 Lost 1 Taylor Williams had career -high 16 pts. & 15 rebs. in loss to Penn Memphis 3-4 .429 62.7 68.7 2-2 1-2 10-9 .526 66.1 67.3 7-3 3-3 0-3 Lost 1 Snapped three-game win streak on Wed., lost road matchup at UConn SMU 2-5 .286 61.9 70.0 1-2 1-3 11-7 .611 70.7 68.4 6-2 4-4 1-1 Lost 3 Keena Mays had game-high tying 20 points in loss to Louisville UCF 1-6 .143 52.0 72.3 0-4 1-2 8-10 .444 60.9 67.0 5-6 3-4 0-0 Lost 6 Stephanie Taylor was 8-for-8 in free-throws in loss to Rutgers Cincinnati 1-6 .143 47.7 61.1 0-3 1-3 8-10 .444 57.0 59.1 4-5 3-4 1-1 Lost 2 Dayeesha Hollins had game-high six assists in loss at USF Houston 0-7 .000 48.9 71.7 0-4 0-3 4-14 .222 56.1 65.1 3-7 1-7 0-0 Lost 7 Te’onna Campbell had career-high six assists in loss to Louisville Associated Press Top 25: 1 - UConn; 5- Louisville USA Today Top 25: 1 - UConn; 5 - Louisville SCHEDULE/RESULTS THE AMERICAN TODAY WEEKLY HONORS Tuesday, January 21 UConn reached 20 wins for the 21st consecutive season, Player of the Week *USF 57, Cincinnati 48 (American) (Tampa, Fla.) Rutgers snapped a two-game losing streak and Temple Bria Hartley * 5-8 * Sr. * G * UConn *No. 5/5 Louisville 93, Houston 52 (Houston, Texas) fell to Penn in Philadelphia Big 5 action during women’s Hartley averaged 23.5 points, 4.0 basketball action around The American on Wednesday. assists and 2.5 rebounds per game in Wednesday, January 22 Penn 74, Temple 70 (Philadelphia, Pa.) an undefeated week for the Huskies *Rutgers 69, UCF 48 (American) (Orlando, Fla.) Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis had 20 points and Bria that included two road wins against *No. 1/1 UConn 83, Memphis 49 (SNY/ESPN3) (Hartford, Conn.) Hartley added 20 for UConn in the Huskies 83-49 win ranked opponents. The senior shot over Memphis in Hartford. UConn won its 26th straight 54.5 percent from the fl oor and 57.1 Saturday, January 25 game dating to last year’s NCAA championship. Breigha percent from 3-point range. Hartley *UCF at Cincinnati (FSO) (Cincinnati, Ohio) .......................2 p.m. Wilder-Cochran scored 12 points to lead Memphis, scored 17 points and dished-out three assists in *Rutgers at Temple (American) (Philadelphia, Pa.) ..........2 p.m. which had a three-game winning streak snapped. Monday’s win at No. 7 Baylor. She followed that up *SMU at Houston (American) (Houston, Texas) ...............3 p.m. Asianna Fuqua-Bey added 10 points and six rebounds with a career-high 30 points on 11-15 (.733) shooting for the Tigers. in Sunday’s victory at No. 23 Rutgers. Hartley also had Sunday, January 26 a career-best six 3-pointers vs. the Scarlet Knights on *USF at No. 1/1 UConn (CBSSN) (Hartford, Conn.) ............Noon 6-for-8 (.750) shooting. *Memphis at No. 5/5 Louisville (ESPNU) (Louisville, Ky.) 1 p.m. Rutgers had three players in double-fi gure scoring in a 69-48 win over UCF at CFE Arena. The Scarlet Knights Freshman of the Week All times eastern shot 50.8 percent from the fi eld (30-for-59), marking the Tyler Scaife * 5-9 * G * Rutgers fourth time this season the team has shot 50 percent or Scaife had back-to-back 20+ point [*] Denotes conference game better from the fl oor. Sara Djassi and Stephanie Taylor games last week for the Scarlet recorded a team-high 14 points apiece for UCF. Taylor Knights averaging 21.5 points, fi ve fell two free-throws shy of matching the school record rebounds and 4.5 assists per game. for free-throw percentage after going 8-for-8 from the She shot at a 54.5 percent clip (18- charity stripe. of-33) against Memphis and No. 1/1 UConn. At Memphis last Wednesday, Scaife went 8-of- Temple dropped a 74-70 decision to local foe Penn on 16 from the fl oor and ended the night with a career-high Wednesday. The Owls wrapped up Philadelphia Big 5 21 points. She followed that performance by resetting action with a 1-3 mark. It was a back and forth contest her career-high with 22 points against UConn on Sunday. in the second half with the teams battling to a 70-70 tie The Arkansas native shot 10-for-17 from the fi eld along with 47 seconds left. The Quakers scored the fi nal four and added three rebounds and three assists. points for the win. Taylor Robinson led Temple with career-highs of 16 points and 15 rebounds. Natasha Honor Roll Thames posted her fourth double-double of the season Asianna Fuqua-Bey * 6-1 * So. * F * Memphis with 13 points and 13 rebounds. Hit game-winning free-throws in win over No. 23 Rutgers; averaged 14.0 points and 9.5 rebounds per Conference play resumes on Saturday. Cincinnati hosts game last week UCF, Rutgers travels to Temple (2 p.m. eastern, American) and Houston and SMU will battle at 3 p.m. ET. The game Shoni Schimmel * 5-10 * Sr. * G * Louisville will air live on The American Digital Network. Averaged 19.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game in a 2-0 week for Louisville Rateska Brown * 5-6 * Jr. * G * Temple Led the Owls with 16.0 points on 58 percent (11-for-19) shooting as a reserve Courtney Williams * 5-8 * So. * G * USF Had 18 points, four rebounds and two steals in win at UCF Alyesha Lovett * 6-0 * Jr. * G * Cincinnati Finished with 13 points and a career-high four blocks vs. Temple AMERICAN NOTEBOOK Louisville and Memphis to Compete in ESPN’s Annual and athletic administrator Elma Neale Roane, saw reno- HONOR BOARD Play 4Kay vations begin. The $1.3 million Phase I project included ESPN’s annual Play 4Kay women’s basketball initiative a total renovation of the locker room areas for women’s A look at American Athletic Conference players who have – in support of the Kay Yow Cancer Fund, in partnership basketball and volleyball, a new student-athlete lounge, received national honors in 2013-14. with The V Foundation and the Women’s Basketball a new doctor’s examination area and a coaches’ meet- Associated Press Preseason All-America Coaches Association (WBCA) – will air seven games ing room and locker area. The Phase II renovations were Kaleena Mosqueda- Lewis, UConn Breanna Stewart, UConn in a new format across ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU recently completed in the Elma Roane Fieldhouse and Chiney Ogwumike, Stanford on Sunday, Feb. 16. In its eighth year, Play 4Kay is in have created entirely new athletic training and strength Odyssey Sims, Baylor Alyssa Thomas, Maryland memory of former NC State head coach Kay Yow, who and conditioning facilities that will benefi t the Tiger lost her long, courageous battle with breast cancer. volleyball and women’s basketball programs. ESPNW Preseason All-America Louisville, ranked fi fth in both the AP and USA Today First Team Breanna Stewart, UConn Top 25, will participate in the initiative, and Memphis will The Last Two Standing Odyssey Sims, Baylor be featured in a game on ESPNU on Feb. 16 at 3:30 p.m. The American Athletic Conference enters 2013-14 with Chelsea Gray, Duke Alyssa Thomas, Maryland a great deal of momentum after having two teams play Chiney Ogwumike, Stanford Preseason WNIT for the NCAA title in New Orleans in April. In addition to Louisville will compete in the 2013 Preseason Women’s half the Final Four fi eld and both title game participants, Second Team Kaleena Mosqueda- Lewis, UConn National Invitation Tournament. The Cardinals will host the league also features a team that made it to the Stefanie Dolson, UConn Loyola at the KFC Yum! Center on Nov.