Tulsa Women’s Basketball vs. Indiana State Preview

Sunday, December 6

Reynolds Center

1:00 pm

Tulsa

Indiana State

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Tulsa Women’s Basketball vs. Indiana State Preview

12/4/2015 10:22:00 AM | Women's Basketball

By: Stephanie Hall

Sunday, December 6 ~ 1:00 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).

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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: 209-160 (13 years)
Record at Tulsa: 62-67 (5 years)

Indiana State: Joey Wells (Fresno Pacific, 1996), 2nd Year
Career Record: 19-19 (2 years)
Record at ISU: same

Tulsa's Probable Starters
G          00       Kelsee Grovey, 5-8, Sr.-3L, Shawnee, Okla., 12.3 ppg, 3.1 rpg
G          3          Erika Wakefield, 5-4, So.-1L, Moore, Okla., 10.3 ppg, 3.4 rpg
G          4          Teanna Reid, 5-6, Jr.-1L, Oklahoma City, Okla., 9.0 ppg, 2.0 rpg
G          23       Ashley Clark, 5-11, Sr.-3L, Midwest City, Okla., 13.0 ppg, 6.9 rpg
F          33       Crystal Polk, 6-2, Fr.-HS, Lawton, Okla., 9.3 ppg, 4.7 rpg

Indiana State's Probable Starters
F          1          Ashley Taia, 6-0, So., Brisbane, Australia, 7.7 ppg, 3.2 rpg
G          3          Alexis Newbolt, 5-6, Sr., Cincinnati, Ohio, 6.4 ppg, 2.3 rpg
G          4          Cierra Ceazer, 5-10, Sr., Topeka, Kan., 12.4 ppg, 5.4 rpg
G          11       Jennifer Mackowiak, 5-8, Fr., Cicero, Ill., 4.9 ppg, 2.1 rpg
F          35       Kelsey Dirks, 6-3, Jr., Robinson, Ill., 5.1 ppg, 3.0 rpg

Tulsa Continues Home Stand Against Indiana State
            Tulsa continues their three-game home stand with a contest against Indiana State. The game is schedule for a 1 pm tip on Sunday, December 6 at the Donald W. Reynolds Center.

The Last Game
            Kelsee Grovey scored a game-high 21 points as Tulsa (2-5) cruised to a 79-51 victory over Grambling State (2-4) Wednesday night in front of 302 fans at the Donald W. Reynolds Center.
            Ashley Clark added 16 and Teanna Reid 11 points, as the Hurricane team shot 51-percent from the field and 48-percent from three-point range. Tulsa also dished out 18 assists on the night. Freshman Tyjae' Scales had a game-high 12 rebounds, while adding seven points as fellow freshman Crystal Polk added six points and eight boards, both playing 20 minutes for the Hurricane.

The Opponent
            Indiana State comes to Tulsa with a 2-6 overall record, falling to IUPUI 68-43 in their last contest. The Sycamores are led by Cierra Ceazer with 12.4 points per game, while Joyea Marshall adds 10.1 ppg and a team-best 7.6 rebounds per game. Jennifer Mackowiak has 22 assists, Kelsey Dirks 15 blocks, and both Ceazer and Mackowiak have 13 steals.

Series History
            This will be the first meeting between the Golden Hurricane and Sycamores on the women's basketball court.

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 1,160 points and Grovey has 1,118 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 (457), sixth in points (1,160), seventh in rebounds (597), ninth in assists (228) and 10th in free throws made (205)
- Kelsee Grovey is second in three-point field goals made (181), seventh in assists (246) and three-point field goal percentage with a .367 clip (181 of 493), eighth in points (1,118) and free throw percentage with a .811 clip (177 of 218), and ninth in field goals made (380) and steals (144)
- 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 .415 clip (42 of 101)

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.