NEWARK, Del. (UCFKnights.com) – The UCF women’s basketball team opened December action the same way they closed out November – with a win. The Knights posted a 71-60 victory over Delaware in the Bob Carpenter Center on Sunday evening.
UCF (7-1) used its sixth 70-point performance to top Delaware (3-6) and posted its best start since the 2013-14 campaign.
A trio of Knights reached double figures. For the eighth time this season, Kay Kay Wright reached double digits, scoring a game-high 24. Sydnee McDonald added 15 and Tolulope Omokore chipped in a season-best 11 points.
Wright led UCF with seven rebounds and dished out four assists. Fifi Ndour collected a team-high four steals and tallied a game-high three blocks.
Kudos for Coach “ABE”
- Sunday’s victory marked UCF head coach Katie Abrahamson-Henderson’s 50th win at the helm of the Knights.
- She became the fastest UCF head coach to amass 50 Division I victories – doing so in 74 games.
- She is the second-fastest to 50 wins in UCF history – just behind Joe Sanchez (1981-85).
- Coach “ABE” is the fifth UCF coach with 50 wins.
Just Wright
- Kay Kay Wright has reached double figures in all eight games.
- Her 24 points marked the third time this season that she’s reached the 20-point mark.
- The Orlando native pulled down a game-high seven rebounds, playing all 40 minutes.
- She also dished out four assists – moving her to 299 for her career.
The Knights will continue their road swing on Dec. 12, heading to Duquesne for a 7 p.m. contest.
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