Tulsa Women’s Basketball vs. Arkansas Preview

Monday, November 23

Fayetteville, Ark.

7:00 pm

Tulsa

Arkansas

Tulsa Women’s Basketball vs. Arkansas Preview

11/22/2015 4:57:00 PM | Women's Basketball

By: Stephanie Hall

Monday, November 23 ~ 7:00 pm Central ~ Bud Walton Arena ~ Fayetteville, Ark.

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 ~ Arkansas

2015-16 Season Stats: Tulsa ~ Arkansas

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The Coaches
Tulsa: Matilda Mossman (Western Kentucky, 1979), 5th Year
Career Record: 207-158 (13 years)
Record at Tulsa: 60-65 (5 years)

Arkansas: Jimmy Dykes (Arkansas, 1985), 2nd Year
Career Record: 20-15 (2 years)
Record at UA: Same

Tulsa's Probable Starters
G          00       Kelsee Grovey, 5-8, Sr.-3L, Shawnee, Okla., 10.7 ppg, 3.0 apg
G          3          Erika Wakefield, 5-4, So.-1L, Moore, Okla., 13.3 ppg, 2.7 rpg
G          15       Antoinet Webster, 5-9, Sr.-3L, Oklahoma City, Okla., 7.7 ppg, 2.7 rpg
F          21       Te'era Williams, 5-11, Jr.-RS, Oklahoma City, Okla., 5.7 ppg, 5.7 rpg
G          23       Ashley Clark, 5-11, Sr.-3L, Midwest City, Okla., 7.7 ppg, 10.3 rpg

Arkansas' Probable Starters
F          00       Jessica Jackson, 6-3, Jr., Jacksonville, Ark., 19.0 ppg, 10.7 rpg
G          15       Kelsey Brooks, 5-9, Jr., Lenexa, Kan., 11.0 ppg, 2.7 rpg
G          21       Devin Cosper, 5-10, So., Coffeyville, Kan., 5.0 ppg, 3.0 rpg
F          33       Melissa Wolff, 6-0, Sr., Cabot, Ark., 2.0 ppg, 3.3 rpg
C          35       Alecia Cooley, 6-3, Jr., Evanston, Ill., 7.0 ppg, 5.3 rpg

Tulsa to Face Arkansas on Monday
            The Tulsa women's basketball team will take to the road to face Arkansas on Monday, November 23. Game time is set for 7:00 pm at Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, Ark.

The Last Game
            Oral Roberts held off the Tulsa Golden Hurricane to capture a 59-53 victory in the annual PSO Mayor's Cup at the Donald W. Reynolds Center Friday night in front of 1,171 fans.
            Tulsa freshman Crystal Polk had a game-high 13 points, while senior Kelsee Grovey added 12 points.
            Shooting was a struggle for TU, as the Hurricane shot 32-percent from the field and just 12-percent from three-point range.

The Opponent
            Arkansas has a 2-1 overall record, but are coming off a 69-76 loss to South Dakota State on November 18th. The Lady Razorbacks are led by Jessica Jackson with a team-best 19.0 points and 10.7 rebounds per game. Kelsey Brooks also averages double-digit points with 11.0, followed closely by Jordan Danberry with 9.7 ppg.

Series History
            This is the 22nd meeting between Tulsa and Arkansas, as UA leads the series, 19-2. The Razorbacks have won the last five-straight games, including a 64-53 decision in Tulsa last season.

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 1,092 points and Grovey has 1,064 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), fifth in field goals made (430), seventh in rebounds (580), eighth in points (1,092), ninth in assists (217) and 10th in free throws made (193)
- Kelsee Grovey is second in three-point field goals made (169), eighth in assists (237) and free throw percentage with a .810 clip (171 of 211), ninth in field goals made (362) and three-point field goal percentage with a .362 clip (169 of 466), and 10th in points (1,064) and steals (138)
- Ashley Hughes is fourth in free throw percentage with a .833 clip (20 of 24) and 10th in three-point field goal percentage with a .358 clip (24 of 67)
- 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 .809 clip (29 of 38)

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.

Tulsa in Postseason
            Tulsa has made five postseason appearances, including WNIT bids in 2004, 2005 and 2015, and NCAA bids in 2006 and 2013. TU lost in the first round in 2004 (Memphis), 2005 (Texas A&M) and 2013 (Stanford), but went 1-1 (W, North Carolina State; L, DePaul) in 2006 and 2015 (W, Missouri State; L, Eastern Michigan), for a 2-5 overall mark in postseason play.