Tulsa Women’s Basketball vs. Memphis

Sunday, January 10 ~ 1:00 pm Central ~ Elma Roane Fieldhouse ~ Memphis, Tenn.

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.

Video: Watch Live on the American Digital Network

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Rosters: Tulsa ~ Memphis

2015-16 Season Stats: Tulsa ~ Memphis

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The Coaches
Tulsa: Matilda Mossman (Western Kentucky, 1979), 5th Year
Career Record: 212-165 (13 years)
Record at Tulsa: 65-72 (5 years)

Memphis: Melissa McFerrin (Missouri, 1983), 8th Year
Career Record: 181-179 (12 years)
Record at Memphis: 131-109 (8 years)

Tulsa's Probable Starters
G          00       Kelsee Grovey, 5-8, Sr.-3L, Shawnee, Okla., 10.0 ppg, 2.8 rpg
G          3          Erika Wakefield, 5-4, So.-1L, Moore, Okla., 10.4 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 3.6 apg
G          4          Teanna Reid, 5-6, Jr.-1L, Oklahoma City, Okla., 7.2 ppg, 2.9 rpg
F          21       Te'era Williams, 5-11, Jr.-RS, Oklahoma City, Okla., 5.2 ppg, 4.0 rpg
G          23       Ashley Clark, 5-11, Sr.-3L, Midwest City, Okla., 12.5 ppg, 6.6 rpg

Memphis' Probable Starters
G          2          Loysha Morris, 5-9, Jr., Toronto, Ontario, 5.9 ppg, 1.3 rpg
G          4          Ariel Hearn, 5-8, Sr., Memphis, Tenn., 13.8 ppg, 4.3 rpg
F          21       Asianna Fuqua-Bey, 6-1, Sr., Chicago, Ill., 8.1 ppg, 6.2 rpg
G          24       Mooriah Rowser, 5-9, Jr., Rockville, Md., 8.3 ppg, 1.6 rpg
F          33       Brianna Wright, 6-1, Sr., Greenville, Miss., 9.8 ppg, 6.1 rpg

Tulsa Takes on Memphis on Sunday
            Tulsa will face Memphis in the last game of a three-game road swing on Sunday, January 10. Game time is set for 1:00 pm Central in Memphis, Tenn.

2-0 to Start Conference Play
            This was the first time Tulsa went 2-0 in conference play since the 2007-08 season when the Golden Hurricane competed in Conference USA. During that year, TU also won their first game of conference play in overtime against SMU (75-62) and narrowly topped Southern Miss (63-62).

Making Assists
            Erika Wakefield has a team-best 54 assists this season, including a career-high 10 assists against SMU on January 2, 2016. This marked the first time a TU player tallied 10 or more assists in a game since Taleya Mayberry had 10 against Akron on November 28, 2009.

The Last Game
            Te'era Williams had a team-best 13 points, but it wasn't enough as Tulsa dropped a 66-46 decision to Temple on Friday evening at the McGonigle Hall in Philadelphia, Pa.
            Erika Wakefield and Tayana Perez each added six points, while Ashley Clark, Ashley Hughes, Jessica Pongonis and Crystal Polk all had four. Clark pulled down a team-best seven rebounds, Wakefield and Perez each had three assists, and Wakefield added three steals.
            Tulsa shot 31-percent from the field, including 21-percent from behind the arc and 50-percent (5-of-10) from the free throw line, while Temple was 38-percent from the field, 26-percent from three-point range and 44-percent from the charity stripe.

The Opponent
            Memphis has a 9-6 overall record, including a 3-1 mark in The American, and are on a three-game winning streak. Ariel Hearn has a team-best 13.8 points per game, while Brianna Wright adds 9.8 ppg. Asianna Fuqua-Bey has a team-leading 6.2 rebounds per game, Hearn has 50 assists and 37 steals, and Wright has 15 blocks.

Series History
            This will be the 13th meeting between Tulsa and Memphis, as the series is tied, 6-6. The Golden Hurricane has earned wins in the last three meetings, including a 65-62 win over the Tigers last year in Memphis in the last game.

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 1,256 points and Grovey has 1,182 points.

The Losses
            In five of Tulsa's 10 losses, TU has led at some point in the fourth quarter, but weren't able to sustain the advantage. The Hurricane's closest decision came against Indiana State when Tulsa had the lead with 51-seconds to play. TU also led George Mason (1:33 left), Kansas State (4:46 left), Drake (9:32 left) and Oral Roberts (to start the 4th quarter).

Mossman Has 212 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 65 wins at TU for 212 career victories.

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.

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 (496) and rebounds (648), sixth in points (1,256), and ninth in assists (239) and free throws made (218)
- Kelsee Grovey is second in three-point field goals made (194), sixth in assists (260), seventh in points (1,182), steals (153) and three-point field goal percentage with a .366 clip (194 of 530), eighth in free throw percentage with a .812 clip (182 of 224), and ninth in field goals made (403)
- 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 .375 clip (51 of 136)

The Non-Conference Slate
            Tulsa's 11-game non-conference slate featured seven games against 2015 postseason teams. All 11 of TU's 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.

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Players Mentioned

Ashley Clark

Kelsee Grovey

Ashley Hughes

Crystal Polk

Jessica Pongonis

Teanna Reid

Erika Wakefield

Te'era Williams