FORT WORTH, Texas – Despite a late rally by the University of Memphis women's basketball team, its streak of pulling off first-round upsets in the league tournament ended on Monday. The No. 10 seed Tigers bowed out of the 2021 American Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Championship in opening-round action against No. 7 seed Cincinnati on Monday, 78-67, ending the season for the Blue and Gray.
Senior forward Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu earned her 10th double-double of the season in defeat, leading the Tigers (4-15, 2-11 AAC) with 20 points and 12 rebounds.