On Saturday at 2 p.m. the 14-6 Cincinnati Bearcats women’s basketball team will hos the Tulane Green Wave at Fifth Third Arena. The contest between UC and the 13-7 Green Wave will be the first of their two conference meetings this season. In this first one, the Bearcats will look to bounce back from an eye opening 66-44 defeat at the hands of UCF, which snapped Cincinnati’s five game winning streak.
The mysterious absence of UC’s low-post powerhouse Shanice Johnson from the lineup against UCF contributed significantly to the drubbing the team took last Tuesday. Whether or not Johnson plays on Saturday, the Bearcats must bring their typical toughness and energy to Fifth Third Arena if they hope to beat Tulane.