Tulsa Women’s Basketball vs. Little Rock

Sunday, December 13 ~ 2:00 pm Central ~ Jack Stephens Center ~ Little Rock, Ark.

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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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The Coaches
Tulsa: Matilda Mossman (Western Kentucky, 1979), 5th Year
Career Record: 209-162 (13 years)
Record at Tulsa: 62-69 (5 years)

Little Rock: Joe Foley (Central Arkansas, 1979), 13th Year
Career Record: 702-216 (29 years)
Record at LR: 246-135 (13 years)

Tulsa's Probable Starters
G          00       Kelsee Grovey, 5-8, Sr.-3L, Shawnee, Okla., 12.1 ppg, 3.0 rpg
G          3          Erika Wakefield, 5-4, So.-1L, Moore, Okla., 9.4 ppg, 3.4 rpg
G          4          Teanna Reid, 5-6, Jr.-1L, Oklahoma City, Okla., 11.0 ppg, 3.0 rpg
G          23       Ashley Clark, 5-11, Sr.-3L, Midwest City, Okla., 11.9 ppg, 6.9 rpg
F          33       Crystal Polk, 6-2, Fr.-HS, Lawton, Okla., 8.4 ppg, 4.7 rpg

Little Rock's Probable Starters
G          2          Monique Townson, 5-6, So., Kansas City, Mo., 6.5 ppg, 3.7 rpg
G          4          Kira Shepard, 5-7, Fr., Fort Smith, Ark., 3.7 ppg, 2.7 rpg
G          13       Sharde' Collins, 5-9, Jr., Texarkana, Texas, 10.0 ppg, 2.3 rpg
F          20       Shanity James, 5-11, Sr., St. Louis, Mo., 17.7 ppg, 7.7 rpg
F          33       Keanna Keys, 6-1, Jr., Sumrall, Miss., 3.8 ppg, 3.5 rpg

Tulsa Travels to Arkansas to Face Little Rock
            Tulsa will take to the road to face Little Rock on Sunday December 13. Game time is set for 2:00 pm at the Jack Stephens Center in Little Rock, Ark.

The Last Game
            The Tulsa women (2-7) gave a valiant comeback effort, but fell to the 17th-ranked Oklahoma Sooners (8-1) by a score of 75-62 in front of 1,770 fans Wednesday night at the Donald W. Reynolds Center.
            Teanna Reid had 15 points to lead the Golden Hurricane, while seniors Ashley Clark and Kelsee Grovey added 12 and 11 points, respectively. OU's 6'3" Kaylon Williams had a double-double with 21 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Sooners.
            The Hurricane outscored Oklahoma 24 to 16 in the final 10 minutes, but it was cold-shooting early in the contest that doomed the Hurricane bid for an upset. Tulsa shot just 32-percent from both the field and three-point range for the game, but the Hurricane did knock down 11 treys out of 34 attempts.

The Opponent
            Little Rock has a 2-4 overall record, including a 66-56 loss to Texas in their last contest which will have been one week prior to the Tulsa game. The Trojans are led by Shanity James with a team-best 17.7 points and 7.7 rebounds per game. Sharde' Collins also averages double-digit points with 10.0 ppg.

Series History
            This will be the 10th meeting between Tulsa and Little Rock, as the Trojans have an 8-1 lead in the all-time series. LR picked up a 66-59 win last year in Tulsa.

On the Bench
            The Golden Hurricane returns seven letterwinners and one squad member, and welcomes five newcomers this season. The roster features two seniors - Ashley Clark and Kelsee Grovey; 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 1,176 points and Grovey has 1,151 points.

Mossman Has 209 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 62 wins at TU for 209 career victories.

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 (463), sixth in points (1,176), seventh in rebounds (611), ninth in assists (233) and 10th in free throws made (207)
- Kelsee Grovey is second in three-point field goals made (183), sixth in assists (250), seventh in points (1,151) and three-point field goal percentage with a .366 clip (186 of 507), eighth in free throw percentage with a .815 clip (181 of 222) and steals (148), and ninth in field goals made (387)
- 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 .413 clip (48 of 116)

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.

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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