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CINCINNATI - Dayeesha Hollins and Jeanise Randolph combined for 33 points and 12 rebounds as the University of Cincinnati posted a 72-66 victory over Northern Kentucky University in a women's basketball exhibition game Saturday night.
Hollins finished with 18 points and three rebounds, while Randolph added 15 points and a game-high nine boards. Cincinnati shot 65.2 percent from the field in the first half to build a 40-33 lead at the break and eventually increased that advantage to 14 points (68-54) with 6:02 left on the clock.

NKU used a 10-0 run to cut the deficit to 68-64 when Jaimie Hamlet buried a 3-pointer with 1:31 remaining. The Norse had two chances in the final minute to cut the Cincinnati lead even further, but Casse Mogan and Kayla Thacker both missed shots.

The Bearcats' Chanel Chisholm sealed the victory by making a pair of free throws and a basket in the final 14 seconds. Cincinnati finished at 51.9 percent from the field and won the rebounding battle by a 33-26 margin.

Ellen Holton netted 17 points to lead NKU, which shot 40.4 percent from the field. Holton scored 12 points on 6-for-6 shooting from the field in the first half to keep NKU within striking distance.
Mogan and Maria Bennett (pictured left) each finished with 14 points for the Norse. Bennett, a transfer from Wright State, knocked down four 3-pointers in 36 minutes of action.

Hamlet added 10 points for the Norse, who were 9-for-17 from 3-point range. Mogan dished out four assists to lead NKU, which suffered an 88-34 loss at Dayton on Tuesday night in an exhibition game.

The Cincinnati defense held Mogan without a field goal in the first half (0-for-6 shooting), and the senior guard finished 3-for-13 from the floor. Mogan earned All-Great Lakes Valley Conference honors last season after averaging 17.8 points per game.

Cincinnati is now 3-1 all-time against NKU in exhibition play. The Norse, however, hold an 8-7 lead in the regular-season series between the two programs.

NKU opens regular-season play Nov. 15 by hosting Virginia-Wise in The Bank of Kentucky Center at 7 p.m.