Cincinnati Basketball: Jillian Hayes helps the Bearcats secure second straight road win

The women’s basketball team took down Temple 74-66 in overtime this afternoon to secure a second straight road win!

Jillian Hayes scored 18 points and nine rebounds, while Mya Jackson added 18 points and seven rebounds in the win.

After starting 0-8 in conference play, the Bearcats have won back to back road games against Tulane and Temple.

Cincinnati had two others score in double figures as Clarissa Craig and Caitlyn Wilson combined for 30 points on Saturday.

Cincinnati Basketball: Jillian Hayes helps the Bearcats secure second straight road win

It’s been a difficult season for Cincinnati but the last three games have been a significant step in the right direction.

We’ll see if the Bearcats can keep the momentum going this week as East Carolina and Tulane come to town!

During a postgame interview, head coach Michelle Clark-Heard discussed the overtime win at Temple per ESPN.

"“Jillian Hayes was huge today. She was very aggressive. Just the whole team was aggressive in general. That was one thing we talked about coming into the game. I’m just so proud of this group. They really continued to fight and stay the course. We knew it was going to be a battle because they do a great job. I think the biggest thing was our ability to know what we were doing. Sometimes we can get a little stagnant offensively so we called a timeout and I think that really calmed our kids. We’re going to go back after this win and continue to grow as a team.”"