SMU (10-8, 4-2 AAC) at Cincinnati (10-11, 3-6 AAC)
Fifth Third Arena - Cincinnati, Ohio
Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022 – 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT
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SETTING THE SCENE
•    SMU plays Cincinnati on the road Wednesday, Feb. 9. 
•    The game starts a stretch where SMU will play five of its next six on the road. 
•    The Mustangs have won six of their last eight games.
•    SMU won at ECU, 58-46. The 12-point win is the largest margin of victory at ECU.

ABOUT SMU
•    The Mustangs are 10-8 overall and 4-2 in The American.
•    SMU won its season opener, 75-63, in head coach Toyelle Wilson's debut on the Hilltop. 
•    SMU  won 79-53 at TCU in its last non-conference game.
•    Savannah Wilkinson is 14th in the NCAA with 12 double-doubles.
•    Wilkinson averages a double-double with 15.0 pts and 10.3 rebs, 31st nationally.
•    Jasmine Smith scored a career-high 25 points against UAPB, and tied the SMU single-game record with a career-high 11 assists at TCU.
•    Kayla White scored a career-high 34 against ECU, the most by a player in The American this season. She is averaging 13.7 points per game.

ABOUT CINCINNATI
•    Cincinnati is 10-11 overall and 3-6 in The American.
•    The Bearcats have won three of their last five after snapping a five-game losing streak. 
•    Akira Levy leads the team with 11.8 points and Jillian Hayes averages 11.7 points. 
•    Opponents are averaging four more points that the Bearcats, outscoring Cincinnati 65.8-61.7.

SERIES HISTORY
•    SMU is 4-6 all-time against Cincinnati and 2-3 when playing in Ohio. 
•    The first meeting took place on Nov. 23, 1979. The Bearcats won 61-53 at home.
•    The first matchup was the only game played before the inception of the American Athletic Conference.
•    SMU has lost the last four contests in the series after starting 4-1 against Cincinnati in AAC contests starting in 2013-14. 

SAVANNAH WILKINSON
Savannah Wilkinson recorded double-doubles in the first five games of the season, setting a program record for most consecutive double-doubles. She ranks 18th in the NCAA with 12 this season. She averages 10.3 rebounds per game, 31st in the NCAA, and is sixth in the country with 8.4 defensive rebounds per game. The Florida State transfer scores a team-best 15.0 points per game, reaching double digits in all 18 games this season with a career-high 24 points against Oklahoma. Wilkinson scored 20 points against both Arkansas and North Texas, and grabbed a career-high 17 rebounds against Tulane. She played in more than 70 games in three seasons at Florida State with career highs of 14 points and nine rebounds.

WILKINSON DOUBLE-DOUBLES
Opponent    Date    Points    Rebounds
UMKC    Nov. 9, 2021    10    10
Oklahoma State    Nov. 14, 2021    11    11
Oral Roberts    Nov. 17, 2021    13    10
at Arkansas    Nov. 22, 2021    20    10
vs. Seattle    Nov. 25, 2021    15    10
Delaware    Dec. 7, 2021    14    15
Arkansas-Pine Bluff    Dec. 28, 2021    18    11
TCU    Jan. 2, 2022    16    15
at Memphis    Jan. 8, 2022    16    12
ECU    Jan. 13, 2022    16    13
Tulane    Jan. 15, 2022    14    17*
at ECU    Feb. 3, 2022    16    14
& - Five straight double-doubles from Nov. 9-Nov. 25 and again Dec. 28-Jan. 15 is a program record.

WILKINSON 20-POINT GAMES
Opponent    Date    Points
at Arkansas    Nov. 22, 2021    20
Oklahoma    Nov. 30, 2021    24*
at North Texas    Dec. 3, 2021    20
* - Career high

WILKINSON NCAA and CONFERENCE RANKINGS
Category    NCAA    AAC    Value
Points/Game    164    3    15.0
Rebounds/Game    31    2    10.3
Defensive Rebounds/Game    6    2    8.4
Total Rebounds    64    2    186
Double-Doubles    18    1    12
Blocks/Game    227    13    1.0
Field Goal Percentage    203    3    41.0%

SYDNE WIGGINS 
Sydne Wiggins scored a career-high 26 points against Seattle in the South Point Shootout, and was named to the all-tournament team after averaging 21.0 points in the event. She has scored at least 10 points in nine of 16 games on the Hilltop and 35 times in her career. Wiggins won a WNIT championship during her four-year career at Rice. This season at SMU, Wiggins is shooting 39.0 percent from the field and 35.0 percent with 21 made 3-pointers. 

JASMINE SMITH
Jasmine Smith leads the team in assists, 80, steals, 28, and 3-pointers made, 25. She scored a career-high 25 points against UAPB and tied the program single-game assists record with 11 at TCU. Smith averages 9.2 points and 4.4 assists per game. She totaled eight assists in the season opener, and now has at least eight assists in five game throughout her career. She tallied what was a career-high 10 assists during Rice's run to the 2021 WNIT championship. Smith's career high was 21 points during the 2019-20 season at Rice, the only other time in her career she scored at least 20 points.

PAIGE BAYLISS
With 12 points and 10 rebounds against Oral Roberts, Paige Bayliss posted her third career double-double. Bayliss posted the first double-double of her career as a sophomore with 14 points and 10 rebounds against UC-Irvine. She also had a double-double against Tulane in the same season, scoring 13 points with a career-high 15 rebounds. This season, Bayliss is averaging 3.5 points and 4.2 rebounds in 13.3 minutes per game.

DANIELLE SANDERLIN
Danielle Sanderlin scored a game-high 20 points in the season opener. She averages 4.5 points, shooting 46.3 percent from the field. 

REAGAN BRADLEY
Reagan Bradley is second on the team with 66 assists, averaging 3.7 per game. She is scoring 5.4 points and matched her career high with 18 points at Memphis (George Mason - 12/31/19). She dished out a season-high eight assists against Tulane. 

KAYLA WHITE
Kayla White scored a career-high 34 points against ECU, the most by a Mustang since McKenzie Adams scored 35 on Nov. 26, 2017. She also scored what was a career-high 25 points against UAPB and finished with 21 at TCU. In conference games, White is scoring a team-best 14.3 points. She is second on the team averaging 13.97points overall and ranks third in The American shooting 41.5 percent. The returning starter's previous season-high was 20 points against Oklahoma, and White has reached double figures 10 times this season, including eight of the last 10 games. She has scored more than 10 points 35 times in her career and eclipsed 20 eight times with a previous career-high 22 points twice. 

WHITE 10-POINT GAMES
Opponent    Date    Points
Oral Roberts    Nov. 17, 2021    15
at Arkansas    Nov. 22, 2021    12
Oklahoma    Nov. 30, 2021    20
at North Texas    Dec. 3, 2021    16
Delaware    Dec. 7, 2021    17
at Colorado    Dec. 17, 2021    11
UAPB    Dec. 28, 2021    25
at TCU    Jan. 2, 2022    25
ECU    Jan. 13, 2022    34*
Tulane    Jan. 15, 2022    19
at ECU    Feb. 3, 2022    15
* - Career high

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