At halftime of Saturday’s matchup against Houston, Shanice Johnson and the Cincinnati Bearcats walked into the locker room trailing by a single point against the Cougars. Johnson had been rather subdued in the first two quarters, a rarity for the 5’11” junior from Philadelphia. Struggling to find her shot, she had managed just four points on 2-of-8 shooting and had only four rebounds to boot.
While we’ll never know exactly what happened during halftime, its clear that a switch was flipped for Johnson, who terrorized Houston in the last two quarters. She scored 17 points, ripped down eight rebounds, handed out five assists and collected three steals.