ORLANDO, Fla. (UCFKnights.com) – The UCF women’s basketball team closed out the UCF Thanksgiving Classic with a 71-56 victory over Villanova on the Jasper Contractors Court in CFE Arena on Sunday afternoon.
UCF (5-1) locked in defensively to hold a Villanova (3-2) squad that’s receiving votes in the USA Today/WBCA Top 25 poll to a season low in points and field goal percentage.
For the sixth time this season, Kay Kay Wright reached double figures, scoring a game-high 20. She just missed a double-double, tying her career best with nine rebounds and dished out six assists. Kayla Thigpen added a season-best 17 points, grabbed six rebounds and collected three steals.
Defense led to offense, again.
- For the second time in as many days, UCF’s dominant defense led to its offense.
- The Knights forced the Wildcats into 21 turnovers, scoring 23 points off the Villanova miscues.
- UCF held Villanova to its lowest point total (56) and its worst field goal percentage (36.4 percent) of the season
- The Knights reached the 70-point mark for the fourth time this season.
Total team effort for the win.
- UCF had 11 members of its squad see action on Sunday, with nine registering at least two points.
- Ten Knights collected at least one rebound.
- Five members of the Black and Gold combined for nine steals.
- Kay Kay Wright led the way with 20 points and nine rebounds, while Kayla Thigpen collected a game-high three steals.
The Knights continue their home stand on Nov. 30, hosting Chattanooga at 7 p.m.
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