Tulsa Women’s Basketball vs. Southeastern Oklahoma State Preview

Friday, November 6 ~ 7:00 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 Highlights: This is the second and final exhibition game for the Tulsa women's basketball team this season.

Game Notes: Tulsa

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Rosters: Tulsa ~ Southeastern Oklahoma State

2014-15 Final Stats: Tulsa ~ Southeastern Oklahoma State

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The Coaches
Tulsa: Matilda Mossman (Western Kentucky, 1979), 5^th Year
Career Record: 207-155 (12 years)
Record at Tulsa: 60-62 (4 years)

Southeastern Oklahoma State: Darin Grover (Oklahoma State, 1985), 11^th Year
Career Record: 136-114 (10 years)
Record at RSU: Same

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 1,069 points and Grovey has 1,032 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 (549), eighth in field goals made (420), ninth in points (1,069), and 10th in free throws made (190) and assists (209)
- Kelsee Grovey is third in three-point field goals made (165), eighth in assists (228), three-point field goal percentage with a .367 clip (165 of 449) and free throw percentage with a .823 clip (167 of 203), and 10th in points (1,032), field goals made (350) and steals (132)
- 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 .375 clip (24 of 64)
- 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)

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.

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.

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.

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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