ORLANDO, Fla. - Bethune-Cookman women's basketball returns to the hardwood as the Wildcats travel west, facing UCF Sunday, Dec. 4 during a 2 p.m. match-up in Orlando.

BCU
After opening the season with a 55-45 victory over Edward Waters College and a 76-53 win against Flagler, the Wildcats have dropped four of their five other games by six points or less, falling to 2-5 on the season.

BCU senior Kailyn Williams (New Orleans, La.) posted her first double-double of the season (17 points, 13 rebounds) on Tuesday (Nov. 22) in her home state, finishing four blocks short of her season-first triple double.

Leading BCU through the first seven, Kendra Cooper leads the Wildcats with 12.0, while fellow seniors Kailyn Williams and Taylor Houston add 11.8 and 8.6 respectively.

The Houston/Williams duo also heads the Wildcats on the boards, pulling down 6.9 and 6.3 rebounds each, while Williams has already blocked 29 shots in five games played.

Kailyn Williams' 4.83 blocks per game currently ranks second in the NCAA, while her six blocked shots at Southern, Stetson and against Flagler ranks 10th in the NCAA during a single game this season.

UCF
UCF (6-2) saw its three-game win streak snapped on Thursday. The Knights rallied from a 19-point deficit, but fell short at the final buzzer, dropping a 66-65 decision at Buffalo.

Senior Zykira Lewis leads the Black and Gold, averaging 15.8 points per game and needs just nine three-pointers to set the UCF career record. Lewis also ranks sixth in the nation in steals with 27 on the season. Junior Aliyah Gregory joins Lewis in the national rankings as her 17 steals are No. 66 in the country. Redshirt senior Joslyn Massey averages 8.0 rebounds per contest for the Knights, while freshman Korneila Wright leads UCF with 21 assists this season.  

Wildcat Facts

• Kailyn Williams' 361 total career blocks and 3.72 bpg currently ranks first amongst all active NCAA D1 men and women's basketball student-athletes.
• Kendra Cooper joined the 1,000+ point club after a bucket in the first quarter at Paririe View on Nov. 19.
• The Wildcats were predicted to finish second in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the preseason standings.
• Seniors Kailyn Williams and Kendra Cooper were selected to the 2016 Preseason All-MEAC First Team, while senior Taylor Houston was named to the third team.
• The reigning 2015-16 MEAC regular-season champions lost one starter/letter winner from a season ago, returning MEAC Defensive Player of the Year, Kailyn Williams.