The Cincinnati Bearcats’ women’s basketball team opened their 2018-2019 with a resounding win over Austin Peay, a consistently solid club out of the Ohio Valley Conference.
The 69-48 UC win was paced by a broad team effort. Five different Bearcats reached double figures. Junior guard Florence Sifa led the way with 14 points while Antionette Miller kicked in 13 and Sam Rodgers, Nikira Goings, and Ilmar’i Thomas each added 10.
Senior guard Kelen Konol led the way for Austin Peay with 9 points.
The Bearcats excelled in the transition game, posting 18 fast break points to Austin Peay’s 8.