Tulsa Women’s Basketball vs. Saint Louis Preview

Tuesday, November 15 ~ 7:00 pm Central ~ Chaifetz Arena ~ St. Louis, Mo.

Game Notes: Tulsa

Radio: TU's regular season games can be heard on CHROME 93.5 FM and KWTU 88.7 FM HD2, as well as online on TulsaHurricane.com. Brandon Hart calls play-by-play.

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Rosters: Tulsa ~ Saint Louis

2015-16 Season Stats: Tulsa

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The Coaches
Tulsa: Matilda Mossman (Western Kentucky, 1979), 5th Year
Career Record: 207-156 (12 years)
Record at Tulsa: 60-63 (4 years)

Saint Louis: Lisa Stone (Iowa, 1984), 4th Year
Career Record: 543-290 (30 years)
Record at SLU: 40-53 (5 years)

Tulsa's Probable Starters
G          00       Kelsee Grovey, 5-8, Sr.-3L, Shawnee, Okla., 12.0 ppg, 5.0 apg
1          F          Jordyn Holmes, 5-11, So.-1L, Austin, Texas, 11.0 ppg, 5.0 rpg
G          3          Erika Wakefield, 5-4, So.-1L, Moore, Okla., 15.0 ppg, 2.0 rpg
F          21       Te'era Williams, 5-11, Jr.-RS, Oklahoma City, Okla., 4.0 ppg, 4.0 rpg
G          23       Ashley Clark, 5-11, Sr.-3L, Midwest City, Okla., 5.0 ppg, 14.0 rpg

Saint Louis' Probable Starters
G          3          Jackie Kemph, 5-7, So., Arlington Heights, Ill., 15.0 ppg, 5.0 apg
G          10       Jenny Vliet, 6-2, So., Arlington Heights, Ill., 6.0 ppg, 2.0 rpg
G          11       Jamesia Price, 5-7, Sr., Blue Springs, Mo., 14.0 ppg, 4.0 apg
F          34       Denisha Womack, 6-1, Sr., Peoria, Ill., 4.0 ppg, 9.0 rpg
C          40       Sadie Stipanovich, 6-3, Jr., St. Louis, Mo., 11.0 ppg, 11.0 rpg

The Last Game
            The Tulsa women's basketball team dropped a 75-67 decision to Kansas State in the season opener on Friday night at the Donald W. Reynolds Center in front of a crowd of 1,433.
            Sophomore guard Erika Wakefield had a team-best 15 points, while freshman Crystal Polk and senior Kelsee Grovey each added 12 points, and sophomore Jordyn Holmes tallied 11 points. Ashley Clark dominated the boards, pulling down 14 rebounds, 13 of which were on the defensive end. Grovey added team-bests of five assists and three steals.

The Opponent
            Saint Louis earned a 67-52 win over Southeast Missouri State in their season opener on Friday. The Billikens were led by four players in double figures, including a team-best 15 points by Jackie Kemph, 41 points by Jamesia Price, and 11 points by both Sadie Stipanovich and Maddison Gits. Stipanovich had 11 boards.

Series History
            This is the fifth meeting between Tulsa and Saint Louis, as SLU leads the series, 3-1. The Billikens have earned a win over TU in both of the last two seasons, including a 63-58 decision last year.

On the Bench
            The Golden Hurricane returns eight letterwinners, including three starters, and one squad member, and welcomes five newcomers this season. The roster features three seniors - Ashley Clark, Kelsee Grovey and Antoinet Webster; four juniors - Ashley Hughes, Jessica Pongonis, Teanna Reid and Te'era Williams; three sophomores - Jordyn Holmes, Liesl Spoerl and Erika Wakefield; and four freshmen - Jasmine Butler, Tatyana Perez, Crystal Polk and Tyjae' Scales.

Returning Starters
            Tulsa returns three starters from last season, including seniors Ashley Clark and Kelsee Grovey, and junior Teanna Reid. Clark averaged 14.5 ppg, 7.6 rpg and 2.1 apg, Grovey added 10.8 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 2.2 apg and 1.5 spg, and Reid tallied 7.1 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 3.1 apg and 1.4 spg.

Clark Named to The American Preseason Team; Hurricane Picked Sixth
            Tulsa guard Ashley Clark was named to the American Athletic Conference preseason all-conference second team, while the team was picked to finish sixth in the Preseason Coaches' Poll.
            In the coaches' poll, UConn was predicted to win the 2015-16 American Athletic Conference Championship, while USF was second and Temple third. East Carolina, Tulane, Tulsa, Memphis, SMU, UCF, Cincinnati and Houston round out the poll.

Adding Up
            Tulsa junior Ashley Clark became the ninth women's basketball player in school history to score 1,000 career points and one game later Kelsee Grovey tallied her 1,000th point. Clark currently has 1,074 points and Grovey has 1,044 points.

Mossman Has 207 Career Wins
            Matilda Mossman reached the 200-win milestone as Tulsa captured a 70-61 win over UCF on Jan. 31, 2015. Mossman had 67 wins at Arkansas, 80 wins at Kansas State and currently 60 wins at TU for 207 career victories.

In Tulsa's Top 10
            Five current Tulsa women's basketball players have earned their way into Tulsa's Top 10 career lists.
- Ashley Clark is third in double-doubles (11), seventh in rebounds (563) and field goals made (422), ninth in points (1,074), and 10th in free throws made (191) and assists (212)
- Kelsee Grovey is second in three-point field goals made (167), eighth in assists (233) and free throw percentage with a .814 clip (167 of 205), and 10th in points (1,044), three-point field goal percentage with a .364 clip (167 of 458), field goals made (355) and steals (135)
- Ashley Hughes is fourth in free throw percentage with a .833 clip (20 of 24) and fifth in three-point field goal percentage with a .369 clip (24 of 65)
- Teanna Reid is first in three-point field goal percentage with a .424 clip (36 of 85)
- Antoinet Webster is 10th in free throw percentage with a .806 clip (29 of 36)

The Non-Conference Slate
            Tulsa's 11-game non-conference slate features seven games against 2015 postseason teams, five home contests, including games against Oklahoma and Kansas State of the Big 12, and a trip to Las Vegas for the UNLV Lady Rebel Round-Up.
            All 12 of TU's potential non-conference opponents finished last year with double-digit wins, while Arkansas, Oklahoma and UALR competed in the NCAA Tournament; Drake, Kansas State and Northern Iowa played in the WNIT; and Oral Roberts participated in the WBI.

The League Opponents
            Tulsa will play host to 10-time National Champion UConn, as well as NCAA Tournament participants USF and Tulane, in American Athletic Conference action.
            Six teams in The American advanced to postseason play last year, as East Carolina, Temple and Tulsa competed in the Women's National Invitation Tournament.

UConn to Host American Championship
            UConn will host the 2016 American Athletic Conference Championship at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., from March 4-7.

Tulsa Women's Hoops to Have 12 Games Broadcast Live
            The Tulsa women's basketball team will play 12 games that will be broadcast live on either television or internet. The Hurricane will play six games on the American Digital Network, three games on ESPN3, two games on both ESPN3 and SportsNet New York (SNY), and one on ESPNU.

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Players Mentioned

Jasmine Butler

Ashley Clark

Kelsee Grovey

Jordyn Holmes

Ashley Hughes

Tatyana Perez

Crystal Polk

Jessica Pongonis

Teanna Reid

Tyjae' Scales

Liesl Spoerl

Erika Wakefield

Te'era Williams