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DALLAS (SMU) – SMU improved to 8-0 at home with a 55-44 triumph over Cincinnati in American Athletic Conference action at Moody Coliseum Tuesday.

The eight-game home winning streak ranks as the third-longest streak in school history and the second-longest to open a campaign.

The Mustangs (11-5, 2-2) won their first nine contests at home to open the 2004-05 season, while the 1999-2000 squad won the final nine games at home, establishing the record. They host East Carolina at 6 p.m. Saturday with an opportunity to match the all-time mark.

Reagan Bradley paced SMU with 16 points, hitting 44% (7-16) and five steals, while Tamia Jones tallied 11 points. Jessica Peterson registered her first double-digit rebound performance, grabbing 14 with two of the team's five blocks. She surpassed her previous best with nine in the opening 20 minutes. Freshman Ella Brow dished out a game-high four assists, with six points, five rebounds and a steal.

SMU netted 12 of the final 18 points in the opening period and carried a 19-12 edge into the second. The Mustangs clamped down on the defensive end and pushed their margin to 29-14 at the intermission, holding the Bearcats (7-9, 0-3) scoreless for nearly eight minutes until Sofia Gritzali made a layup with 2:15 remaining.

In the third, Cincinnati controlled the flow early and closed to within eight at 31-23, four minutes into the frame. The lead expanded to 15 at 40-25 when Peterson laid in a putback at the 3:34 mark.

Buckets from Chantae Embry and Jones nudged the gap out to 17 at 46-29 a minute into the final stanza. Cincinnati ran off eight straight, slicing the deficit in half and forcing a Mustang timeout with 6:10 left on the clock. SMU responded with layups from Jones and Brow, squashing the uprising.

SMU Points Leader: Reagan Bradley (16)
SMU Rebounds Leader: Jessica Peterson (14)
SMU Assists Leader: Ella Brow (4)
SMU Steals Leader: Reagan Bradley (5)
SMU Blocks Leader: Jessica Peterson (2)
 
TEAM RECORDS AND SERIES NOTES TEAM NOTES
   •    SMU improved to 11-5, including 2-2 in AAC play, while the Bearcats dropped to 7-9, 0-3.
      o    The series is tied at 6 wins each, with both sides 3-3 at home and 3-3 on the road.
      o    SMU owns a two-game winning streak in the series and won on its home floor for the first time since Dec. 31, 2016.
   •    This is the final regular-season meeting as AAC opponents, with Cincinnati moving to the Big 12 after the season.
  
TEAM RECORDS AND NOTES
   •    The Mustangs improved to 8-0 at Moody Coliseum, the second-longest streak to open a season.
      o    It is the third-longest winning streak in program history.
   •    SMU improved to 8-1 in the home white uniforms and 4-1 on Tuesday.
   •    The Mustangs remained unbeaten when leading after three quarters, moving to 10-0 on the season.
   •    SMU is 4-1 following a loss, with the lone losing streak occurring at Oklahoma and Baylor, games two and three.
 
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
   •    Sophomore F Chantae Embry recorded eight points, three rebounds, three assists and one steal.
   •     Senior G Reagan Bradley tallied 16 points, two rebounds, three assists and five steals.
      o    Bradley is the ninth Mustang with at least 275 career assists.
      o    She matched her career-high in steals, totaling five against McNeese Nov. 05, 2019.
   •    Junior G Tamia Jones recorded 11 points, three rebounds, two assists, two steals and one block.
   •    Senior F Savannah Wilkinson tallied eight points, six rebounds, two steals and one block.
   •    Sophomore C Jessica Peterson recorded three points, 14 rebounds, one assist, one steal and two blocks.
      o    She set a career-high in blocks and registered her first double-digit rebound performance.
   •    Freshman G Ella Brow notched six points, five rebounds, four assists and one steal.
   •    Tymberlin Criswell, Zoe Manning, TK Pitts, Jiya Perry and Zaria Rufus logged playing time.