Tulsa Women’s Basketball vs. Northern Iowa

Sunday, December 20

Cedar Falls, Iowa

1:00 pm

Tulsa

Northern Iowa

Tulsa Women’s Basketball vs. Northern Iowa

12/18/2015 10:07:00 AM | Women's Basketball

By: Stephanie Hall

Sunday, December 20 ~ 1:00 pm Central ~ McLeod Center ~ Cedar Falls, Iowa

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.

Video: Watch Live on ESPN3

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Rosters: Tulsa ~ Northern Iowa

2015-16 Season Stats: Tulsa ~ Northern Iowa

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The Coaches
Tulsa: Matilda Mossman (Western Kentucky, 1979), 5th Year
Career Record: 210-162 (13 years)
Record at Tulsa: 63-69 (5 years)

Northern Iowa: Tanya Warren (Creighton, 1988), 9th Year
Career Record: 142-124 (9 years)
Record at UNI: same

Tulsa's Probable Starters
G          00       Kelsee Grovey, 5-8, Sr.-3L, Shawnee, Okla., 11.5 ppg, 2.8 rpg
G          3          Erika Wakefield, 5-4, So.-1L, Moore, Okla., 9.8 ppg, 3.4 rpg
G          4          Teanna Reid, 5-6, Jr.-1L, Oklahoma City, Okla., 12.2 ppg, 3.2 rpg
G          23       Ashley Clark, 5-11, Sr.-3L, Midwest City, Okla., 13.3 ppg, 6.8 rpg
F          35       Liesl Spoerl, 6-1, So.-RS, Tulsa, Okla., 5.0 ppg, 4.0 rpg

Northern Iowa's Probable Starters
G          2          Madison Weekly, 5-7, Jr., Atkins, Iowa, 15.7 ppg, 4.7 rpg
F          5          Amber Sorenson, 6-2, Sr., Caledonia, Minn., 15.4 ppg, 4.2 rpg
G          11       Angie Davison, 5-9, Jr., Maple Grove, Minn., 2.8 ppg, 1.3 rpg
G          13       Sharnae Lamar, 5-2, Sr., Des Moines, Iowa, 3.9 ppg, 3.4 rpg
F          42       Jen Keitel, 6-3, Sr., DeWitt, Iowa, 8.4 ppg, 6.7 rpg

Tulsa Closes Out Regular Season Non-Conference Slate against UNI
            Tulsa will play Northern Iowa in the final regular season non-conference game on Sunday, December 20. Game time is set for 1:00 pm at the McLeod Center in Cedar Falls, Iowa.

The Last Game
            Ashley Clark tied her career high of 26 points, while two others scored in double figures to lead Tulsa to a 74-63 win over Little Rock on Sunday afternoon at the Jack Stephens Center in Little Rock, Ark.
            Teanna Reid added 18 points, while Erika Wakefield tallied 13 points and a team-best four steals. Clark and Tyjae' Scales both had a team-high six rebounds.
            The Golden Hurricane had a 30-26 edge in rebounds and a 7-5 lead in steals, while LR had a 13-11 lead in assists and a 4-1 advantage in blocks.
            The Hurricane and Trojans both shot 51-percent from the field, including a very comparable 41-percent (LR) and 40-percent (TU) from three-point range, while Tulsa shot 75-percent from the free throw line and Little Rock shot 66-percent.

The Opponent
            Northern Iowa has a 4-5 overall record, including a 59-51 win over Akron on December 13 that snapped a four-game losing streak. The Panthers are led by Madison Weekly and Amber Sorenson with 15.7 and 15.4 points per game, respectively. Jen Keitel has a team-best 6.7 rebounds per game and 17 blocks, while Sharnae Lamar has 46 assists and 19 steals.

Series History
            This will be the fourth meeting between Tulsa and Northern Iowa on the women's basketball court, as UNI has a 3-0 lead in the all-time series. The last meeting came a year ago in Tulsa as the Panthers picked up a 69-66 win.

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 1,202 points and Grovey has 1,157 points.

Mossman Has 210 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 63 wins at TU for 210 career victories.

In Tulsa's Top 10
            Four 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), fourth in field goals made (474), sixth in points (1,202), seventh in rebounds (617), ninth in assists (235) and 10th in free throws made (210)
- Kelsee Grovey is second in three-point field goals made (186), sixth in assists (253), seventh in points (1,157) and three-point field goal percentage with a .366 clip (186 of 508), eighth in free throw percentage with a .815 clip (181 of 222) and steals (149), and ninth in field goals made (390)
- Ashley Hughes is seventh in free throw percentage with a .821 clip (23 of 28)
- Teanna Reid is second in three-point field goal percentage with a .409 clip (50 of 122)

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.