Tulsa Women’s Basketball vs. Grambling State Preview

Wednesday, December 2

Reynolds Center

7:00 pm

Tulsa

Grambling State

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Tulsa Women’s Basketball vs. Grambling State Preview

12/1/2015 10:58:00 AM | Women's Basketball

By: Stephanie Hall

Wednesday, December 2 ~ 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 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 ~ Grambling State

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The Coaches
Tulsa: Matilda Mossman (Western Kentucky, 1979), 5th Year
Career Record: 208-160 (13 years)
Record at Tulsa: 61-67 (5 years)

Grambling State: Nadine Domond (Iowa, 1998), 2nd Year
Career Record: 12-23 (2 years)
Record at GSU: same

Tulsa's Probable Starters
G          00       Kelsee Grovey, 5-8, Sr.-3L, Shawnee, Okla., 10.8 ppg, 3.3 rpg
G          3          Erika Wakefield, 5-4, So.-1L, Moore, Okla., 12.0 ppg, 3.7 rpg
F          21       Te'era Williams, 5-11, Jr.-RS, Oklahoma City, Okla., 5.7 ppg, 4.8 rpg
G          23       Ashley Clark, 5-11, Sr.-3L, Midwest City, Okla., 12.5 ppg, 7.2 rpg
F          33       Crystal Polk, 6-2, Fr.-HS, Lawton, Okla., 9.8 ppg, 4.2 rpg

Grambling State's Probable Starters
G          3          Chanta Poole, 5-7, Sr., Ferriday, La., 2.8 ppg, 2.0 rpg
G          5          Shakyla Hill, 5-7, Fr., Little Rock, Ark., 9.5 ppg, 4.3 rpg
G          12       Bre'nae Andrews, 5-11, So., Detroit, Mich., 5.5 ppg, 2.0 rpg
F          22       Yosha Watson, 5-10, Sr., Lake Charles, La., 13.3 ppg, 5.8 rpg
F          33       John'ea Thompson, 6-0, Jr., Los Angeles, Calif., 6.5 ppg, 4.8 rpg

Tulsa Returns Home to Face Grambling State
            After a three-game road swing, Tulsa returns home to host three-straight contests, including a 7 pm tip against Grambling State on Wednesday, December 2 at the Donald W. Reynolds Center.

The Last Game
            The Tulsa women's basketball team dropped a 64-63 decision to George Mason on Sunday afternoon in the UNLV Lady Rebel Round-Up at the Cox Pavilion in Las Vegas, Nev.
            Kelsee Grovey had a team-best 16 points, followed closely by Ashley Clark with 15 points. Crystal Polk came close to double figures with nine and Erika Wakefield added eight. Tyjae' Scales pulled down a career-best seven rebounds.
            Tulsa had 20 points in the paint, 16 points off turnovers and 14 points off the bench, compared to GMU's 28 points in the paint, 22 points off the bench and 12 fast break points.

The Opponent
            Grambling State has a 2-3 overall record, including a 73-61 win over Southern University at New Orleans last week. Yosha Watson has a team-best 13.3 points per game average, followed by Chantiara Lewis with 10.0 ppg. The duo also lead the Tigers with 5.8 and 5.5 rebounds per game, respectively. Shakyla Hill has a team-leading 15 steals and 12 assists.

Series History
            This will be the third meeting between Tulsa and Grambling State, as TU has a 2-0 lead in the series. The Golden Hurricane picked up a 75-62 win at Grambling during the 2012-13 season, and a 61-56 win at home in the 2011-12 campaign.

On the Bench
            The Golden Hurricane returns eight letterwinners 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.

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 1,144 points and Grovey has 1,115 points.

Mossman Has 208 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 61 wins at TU for 208 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), fourth in field goals made (451), sixth in points (1,144), seventh in rebounds (592), ninth in assists (225) and 10th in free throws made (201)
- Kelsee Grovey is second in three-point field goals made (177), seventh in assists (244), eighth in free throw percentage with a .811 clip (176 of 217), and ninth in points (1,097), field goals made (372), three-point field goal percentage with a .363 clip (177 of 487) and steals (143)
- 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 .347 clip (24 of 69)
- Teanna Reid is second in three-point field goal percentage with a .414 clip (39 of 94)
- Antoinet Webster is 10th in free throw percentage with a .785 clip (33 of 42)

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.