Tulsa Women’s Basketball vs. Tulane

Saturday, January 16 ~ 1:00 pm Central ~ Donald W. Reynolds Center ~ Tulsa, Okla.

Tickets: Single game tickets are $5 general admission (except UConn and Oklahoma, which are $10 a ticket) and season passes are $50. Tickets can be purchased at the Reynolds Center ticket office or by calling 918.631.GoTU (4688).

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 the American Digital Network

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Rosters: Tulsa ~ Tulane

2015-16 Season Stats: Tulsa ~ Tulane

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The Coaches
Tulsa: Matilda Mossman (Western Kentucky, 1979), 5th Year
Career Record: 213-166 (13 years)
Record at Tulsa: 66-73 (5 years)

Tulane: Lisa Stockton (Wake Forest, 1986), 22nd Year
Career Record: 513-247 (25 years)
Record at Tulane: 450-220 (22 years)

Tulsa's Probable Starters
G          00       Kelsee Grovey, 5-8, Sr.-3L, Shawnee, Okla., 10.3 ppg, 3.1 rpg
G          3          Erika Wakefield, 5-4, So.-1L, Moore, Okla., 10.1 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 3.4 apg
G          4          Teanna Reid, 5-6, Jr.-1L, Oklahoma City, Okla., 7.8 ppg, 3.1 rpg
F          21       Te'era Williams, 5-11, Jr.-RS, Oklahoma City, Okla., 5.2 ppg, 4.1 rpg
G          23       Ashley Clark, 5-11, Sr.-3L, Midwest City, Okla., 12.3 ppg, 6.3 rpg

Tulane's Probable Starters
G          3          Kolby Morgan, 5-8, So., New Orleans, La., 16.4 ppg, 3.9 rpg
G          11       Leslie Vorpahl, 5-6, Jr., San Antonio, Texas, 11.8 ppg, 3.7 rpg
F          30       Tierra Jones, 5-9, Sr., Madison, Ala., 6.8 ppg, 6.1 rpg
G          33       Courtnie Latham, 5-11, Jr., Houston, Texas, 9.1 ppg, 3.6 rpg
C          45       Chinwe Duru, 6-2, Sr., Round Rock, Texas, 8.4 ppg, 4.5 rpg

Tulsa Hosts Tulane on Saturday
            Tulsa will take on the Green Wave on Saturday, Jan. 16 at 1:00 pm at the Donald W. Reynolds Center. The game can be viewed for free on the American Digital Network.

Making Assists
            Erika Wakefield has a team-best 58 assists this season, including a career-high 10 assists against SMU on January 2, 2016. This marked the first time a TU player tallied 10 or more assists in a game since Taleya Mayberry had 10 against Akron on November 28, 2009.

The Last Game
            Seniors Ashley Clark and Kelsee Grovey each scored in double figures, but it wasn't enough as Tulsa dropped a 55-53 decision to Cincinnati on Wednesday night at the Donald W. Reynolds Center.
            Clark had a team-leading 15 points, Grovey added 10 and Erika Wakefield scored eight points. Both Te'era Williams and Clark pulled down seven rebounds.
            Tulsa had 26 points in the paint, 12 points off turnovers and 10 bench points, compared to Cincinnati's 20 points in the paint, six points off turnovers and three points off the bench.
            For the game, both teams shot 33-percent from the field, while Cincinnati shot 26-percent from three-point range compared to Tulsa's 13-percent. UC hit all seven of their free throw attempts and TU made 4-of-5.

The Opponent
            Tulane has a 12-5 overall record, including a 3-2 mark in American Athletic Conference play, but dropped a 71-67 decision to USF in their last contest. Kolby Morgan and Leslie Vorpahl lead the Green Wave with 16.4 ppg and 11.8 ppg, respectively, while both players have recorded 33 steals. Tierra Jones has a team-best 6.1 rebounds per game, Vorpahl has 98 assists and Chinwe Duru has 18 blocks.

Series History
            This will be just the 24th meeting between Tulsa and Tulane, as the Green Wave has a 15-8 lead in the all-time series. Tulane has won three of the last four meetings, including a 71-53 decision last season in The American Championship quarterfinals in Uncasville, Conn. Tulsa, however, has won the last three games at home.

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 1,278 points and Grovey has 1,207 points.

The Losses
            In six of Tulsa's 11 losses, TU has led at some point in the fourth quarter, but weren't able to sustain the advantage. The Hurricane's closest decision came against Indiana State when Tulsa had the lead with 51-seconds to play. TU also led George Mason (1:33 left), Kansas State (4:46 left), Tulane (5:19 left), Drake (9:32 left) and Oral Roberts (to start the 4th quarter).

2-0 to Start Conference Play
            This was the first time Tulsa went 2-0 in conference play since the 2007-08 season when the Golden Hurricane competed in Conference USA. During that year, TU also won their first game of conference play in overtime against SMU (75-62) and narrowly topped Southern Miss (63-62).

Mossman Has 213 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 66 wins at TU for 213 career victories.

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 Championship, while USF was second and Temple third. East Carolina, Tulane, Tulsa, Memphis, SMU, UCF, Cincinnati and Houston round out the poll.

Just 24 More
            Senior guard Kelsee Grovey needs just 24 more three-point baskets to take the top mark in school history. Kara Pongonis-Paslay (2002-06) currently has the record with 222 threes, while Grovey is in second with 199.

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 (505) and rebounds (656), sixth in points (1,278), eighth in assists (243), and ninth in free throws made (222)
- Kelsee Grovey is second in three-point field goals made (199), sixth in assists (264), seventh in points (1,207), steals (155) and three-point field goal percentage with a .360 clip (199 of 552), eighth in free throw percentage with a .812 clip (182 of 224), and ninth in field goals made (413)
- 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 .377 clip (54 of 143)

The Non-Conference Slate
            Tulsa's 11-game non-conference slate featured seven games against 2015 postseason teams. All 11 of TU's 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.

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Players Mentioned

Ashley Clark

Kelsee Grovey

Ashley Hughes

Teanna Reid

Erika Wakefield

Te'era Williams