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WBB Game 21 Preview: UCF
1/29/2015 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Game Notes: Tulsa | UCF
Radio: CHROME 93.5 FM and KWTU 88.7 FM HD2
Video: Watch Live on ESPN3.com
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Rosters: Tulsa | UCF
2014-15 Statistics: Tulsa | UCF
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The Coaches
Tulsa: Matilda Mossman (Western Kentucky, 1979), 4th Year
Career Record: 199-151 (12 years)
Record at Tulsa: 52-58 (4 years)
UCF: Joi Williams (South Florida, 1988), 8th year
Career Record: 159-193 (12 years)
Record at UCF: 105-132 (8 years)
Tulsa's Probable Starters G 00 Kelsee Grovey, 5-8, Jr.-2L, Shawnee, Okla., 10.1 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 2.4 apg G 4 Teanna Reid, 5-6, So.-TR, Oklahoma City, Okla., 8.5 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 3.2 apg G 13 Ashley Hughes, 5-7, So.-1L, Sulphur, Okla., 4.9 ppg, 1.8 rpg F 32 Mariah Turner, 6-2, Sr.-3L, Norman, Okla., 12.7 ppg, 5.0 rpg G 35 Kadan Brady, 5-9, Sr.-3L, Healdton, Okla., 8.1 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 2.4 apgUCF's Probable Starters G 2 Andrea Hines, 5-7, Sr., New Castle, Del., 5.0 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 4.2 apg C 13 Brittni Montgomery, 6-3, Sr., Fort Pierce, Fla., 7.5 ppg, 7.3 rpg G 22 Aliyah Gregory, 5-10, Fr., Tampa, Fla., 11.6 ppg, 2.7 rpg G 23 Zykira Lewis, 5-8, So., Bartow, Fla., 20.2 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 1.9 apg F 24 Fifi Ndour, 6-1, Fr., Dakar, Senegal, 5.1 ppg, 4.8 rpg
Tulsa Hosts UCF in Doubleheader on Saturday
Tulsa (10-10, 5-4 The American) will host UCF (7-13, 3-6 The American) in the second game of a doubleheader beginning at 3:00 pm on Saturday, Jan. 31 at the Donald W. Reynolds Center. The TU men will take on USF at noon.
The Series
This will be the 11th meeting in the all-time series with UCF, as the Knights have a 6-4 advantage in the series. UCF captured a 76-70 win in Orlando earlier this season.
Leading the Way
Senior Mariah Turner and juniors Ashley Clark and Kelsee Grovey are posting double-digit points this season. Clark has a team-high 13.3 ppg, followed by Turner with 12.7 ppg and Grovey with 10.1 ppg. Clark has a team-best 7.2 rebounds per game and 10 blocks, while Kadan Brady has 37 steals and Teanna Reid has 62 assists.
Scouting the Opponent
UCF has lost six of their last seven contests, including a 17-point loss to Temple in their last contest. Zykira Lewis and Aliyah Gregory are both posting double-digit points this season for UCF as Lewis has a team-best 20.2 ppg and Gregory adds 11.6 ppg. Brittni Montgomery has a team-leading 7.3 rebounds per game and 14 blocks, Andrea Hines has 85 assists and Lewis has 34 steals.
In TU's Last Contest
Teanna Reid led five players in double-figures with a career-high 19 points as Tulsa scored a 74-58 win over SMU Wednesday night in front of 784 fans at the Donald W. Reynolds Center.
Mariah Turner added 13 points and 8 rebounds, while Ashley Clark and Kelsee Grovey totaled 11 points each and Ashley Hughes had 10 points. Clark also had her fifth double-digit rebounding game with 10 rebounds. SMU freshman Alicia Froling had a double-double with a season-high of 21 points and tied her season-best with 15 rebounds.
Three-point shooting was a key in the victory as the Hurricane connected on 54.5-percent behind the arch, converting 12-of-22 treys. SMU hit just 2-of-18 from three-point range, but outscored the Hurricane in the paint by two points, 26-24. In the second half, though, Tulsa scored 16 points in the paint to SMU's eight.
In Tulsa's Top 10
Mariah Turner, Kelsee Grovey, Kadan Brady and Ashley Clark have already earned their way into Tulsa's Top 10 career lists.
Turner is second with a .555 field goal percentage (310 of 558) and ninth in free throws made (187); Grovey is fourth in three-point field goals made (143), seventh in free throw percentage with a .816 clip (142 of 174) and in three-point field goal percentage with a .365 clip (143 of 391), and ninth in assists (205); Brady is sixth in three-point field goals made (128); and Clark is seventh in double-doubles with nine and 10th in field goals made (336).
Among the Nation's Best
The Golden Hurricane ranks 44th nationally in steals per game (10.6), 69th in assists per game (14.8), 70th in field goal percentage (42.3) and 72nd in three-point field goal percentage (34.0).
Adding Up
Tulsa juniors Ashley Clark and Kelsee Grovey are looking to join the 1,000 point club this season. Only eight players have scored 1,000 points or more in their careers at Tulsa. Grovey currently has 887 points, while Clark has 871.
