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No. 10 UCF Defeats No. 7 Tulsa in First Round of American Women’s Basketball Championship

FORT WORTH, Texas – No. 10 UCF took down No. 7 Tulsa, 69-53, in the second game of the 2023 American Athletic Conference Women’s Basketball Championship Monday, March 6 at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas.

With the win, the Knights will face No. 2 seed Memphis on Tuesday, March 7 at 7 p.m. ET/6 CT on ESPN+.

Laila Jewett led UCF (14-14) with 20 points, while Mya Burns added 19. Sierra Godbolt directed the offense with 10 assists, tying the Championship record.

Destiny Thomas recorded her 13th double-double of the season with 10 points and 12 rebounds.