Tulsa vs. Saint Louis Preview

Tuesday, November 20 ~ 7:00 pm Central ~ Donald W. Reynolds Center ~ Tulsa, Okla.

Tickets: Single game tickets are $5 general admission and season passes are $50. Tickets can be purchased ONLINE, at the Reynolds Center ticket office or by calling 918.631.GoTU (4688).

Promotions: Fansgiving - All fans that donate a coat will receive a free ticket! We will also have a thanksgiving themed photo booth for fans to take part in! News on 6 and Yale Cleaners will also be in attendance as we partner with Coats for Kids.

Game Notes: Tulsa

Radio: TU's games can be heard on 93.5 FM The Jet, KWTU 88.7 FM HD2, free on the iHeart Radio App and online at TulsaHurricane.com. Brandon Hart calls play-by-play.

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Rosters: Tulsa ~ Saint Louis

2018-19 Season Stats: Tulsa ~ Saint Louis

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The Coaches
Tulsa: Matilda Mossman (Western Kentucky, 1979), 8th Year
Career Record: 241-218 (16 years)
Record at Tulsa: 94-125 (8 years)

Saint Louis: Lisa Stone (Iowa, 1984), 7th Year
Career Record: 611-325 (33 years)
Record at Saint Louis: 108-88 (7 years)

Tulsa's Probable Starters
G          10       Alexis Gaulden, 5-8, Jr., Broken Arrow, Okla., 10.3 ppg, 2.5 rpg
G          21       Rebecca Lescay, 5-8, So., Plano, Texas, 5.0 ppg, 2.5 rpg
G          22       Morgan Brady, 5-7, So., Hensley, Ark., 3.5 ppg, 2.0 rpg
F          32       Desiree Lewis, 5-10, Fr., Converse, Texas, 5.3 ppg, 3.5 rpg
F          33       Crystal Polk, 6-2, Sr., Lawton, Okla., 13.0 ppg, 7.8 rpg

Saint Louis' Probable Starters
G          3          Ciaja Harbison, 5-6, Fr., Louisville, Ky., 11.3 ppg, 5.0 rpg
G          4          Kerri McMahan, 5-10, Sr., Novi, Mich., 2.7 ppg, 5.7 rpg
G          21       Chloe Rice, 5-11, Fr., Marion, Iowa, 3.0 ppg, 1.0 rpg
C          24       Amber Lindfors, 6-4, Jr., Elk Grove Village, Ill., 9.0 ppg, 4.3 rpg
F          55       Evan Zars, 6-2, Fr., Shawnee, Kan., 4.0 ppg, 5.3 rpg

In the Last Game

Alexis Gaulden scored a career-high 30 points to lead Tulsa to a 76-68 win over crosstown rival Oral Roberts in the Mayor's Cup
This was TU's first win in the Mayor's Cup since the 2013-14 season and it was the Hurricane's ninth win in 40 meetings
TU scored a season-best 76 points and had a season-high 45 rebounds in the contest
Crystal Polk added 23 points and a career-high 14 rebounds for her fourth career double-double and first of the season
Rebecca Lescay and Kayla Moutry both totaled five points, while Desiree Lewis tallied four, and Moutry pulled down five boards
Tulsa had a 45-30 lead in rebounds, 29 of which were on the defensive end, a 9-7 advantage in assists, and a 4-2 lead in blocks, while Oral Roberts had a 7-6 edge in steals

Facing Saint Louis

Saint Louis has a 1-2 overall record this season, and are coming off a 51-50 loss at home against Cincinnati
Jordyn Frantz has a team-best 14.7 points per game, 6.7 rebounds per game and four steals, while Ciaja Harbison also averages double-digit points with 11.3 ppg and has a team-high 15 assists
SLU has a 5-2 lead in the all-time series with Tulsa, including a 77-66 win last year in St. Louis
TU is 2-1 in the series when the game is played in Tulsa

Four Games, Four Leading Scorers

In Tulsa's four games this season a different Golden Hurricane has led the scoring
In order, it has been Crystal Polk (15), Maddie Bittle (15), Shug Dickson (11) and Alexis Gaulden (30)

Nearly Everyone is Stealing

Of Tulsa's 13 student-athletes that have played this season, 10 of them have at least one steal

On the Bench

Tulsa returns 10 letterwinners, including four starters from last year
The Golden Hurricane added five newcomers to the squad

Building Off Last Year

Tulsa returns 77-percent of its scoring and 88-percent of its rebounding from a year ago
TU lost in The American quarterfinals, but not before upsetting No. 5 Houston, 98-72, in the first round
The Golden Hurricane ranked 73rd in fewest turnovers (443), 81st in free throw percentage (73.3) and 86th in turnovers per game (14.3) in the nation last year
Tulsa had the smallest margin of loss to UConn in the league (18 points)

Twelve 2018 Postseason Teams Highlight 2018-19 Schedule

TU will take on a potential 12 postseason teams from the 2017-18 season this year
NCAA Tournament teams include American, Arizona State, Belmont, Little Rock, UConn and USF
WNIT teams include Alabama, Cincinnati, Houston, Saint Louis, Stephen F. Austin and UCF

An Accurate Shot

Crystal Polk is in fifth place with a .505 (218-432) field goal percentage in her career
Kendrian Elliott is in 10th place with a .473 (151-319) field goal percentage

Mossman Has 241 Career Wins

Matilda Mossman has collected 241 career victories
She has 67 wins at Arkansas, 80 wins at Kansas State and currently 94 wins at TU
Mossman has the most wins by a TU women's basketball coach

Dickson's Scoring

Shug Dickson's 33 points against Saint Louis (12-19-17) ranks third in school history for points scored in a single game by a player, as she tied the mark hit by Carla Morrow, Jillian Robbins (twice), Taleya Mayberry and Ashley Clark
Dickson scored 20+ points in three-straight games in 2016-17, including 21 points (Temple), 21 points (#1 UConn) and 22 points (UCF), and in three-straight games in 2017-18, including 23 points (UCF), 21 points (USF) and 29 points (Temple)
Dickson was the first freshman in school history (dating back to the 1996-97 season) to score 20+ points in three-straight games
Dickson became the sixth player overall to reach this feat (Taleya Mayberry, Larrissa Williams, Jillian Robbins, Allison Curtin and Lila Osceola did it before her.)
Dickson has scored 20+ points in 14 games, including nine times during the 2017-18 season

Freshmen Made Marks

Morgan Brady and Rebecca Lescay concluded their freshmen season's on the Tulsa Freshman Single-Season Records list
Brady ranked second in free throw percentage (.824)
Lescay ranked fifth in games played (31)

Tulsa Picked 12th in The American Preseason Coaches' Poll

In the American Athletic Conference coaches' poll, Tulsa was picked to finish 12th by the league's coaches
Tulsa finished tied for 11th in the league in 2017-18

The 2019 American Athletic Conference Championship

The American Athletic Conference and Mohegan Sun Arena have agreed to a multi-year agreement for Mohegan Sun to host the Conference's Women's Basketball Championship through 2020
The 2019 championship will mark the sixth consecutive year the tournament has been played at the Uncasville, Conn. arena
The 2019 tournament is set for March 8-11

Tulsa in The American Championship

Tulsa has a 3-4 mark in American Athletic Conference Championship play
TU earned wins in the first round of the 2016, 2017 and 2018 tournaments
The Golden Hurricane lost matches in the quarterfinals in 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018

Tulsa in Postseason

Tulsa has made five postseason appearances
TU earned WNIT bids in 2004, 2005 and 2015
The Hurricane played in the NCAA Tournament in 2006 and 2013
Tulsa 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)
The Hurricane has a 2-5 overall mark in postseason play

A Hurricane in Tulsa?

The Origination of The University of Tulsa nickname - Golden Hurricane - was created in 1922. A new football coach, Howard Archer came to town and inherited a slew of nicknames dating back to 1895. In the past, Tulsa had been named "Kendallites," "Presbyterians," "Tigers," "Orange and Black," "Tulsans," and of course, "Yellow Jackets." The team started working out in the fall with a new nickname "Yellow Jackets" which was apparently due to the fact that the team was wearing new black and yellow uniforms. The team opened the season and it was apparent that Tulsa was going to have a great year, and trying to seize some publicity for his team, Archer wanted to find a new nickname quickly. After a remark was made in practice one day about "roaring through opponents," and because of their new jersey colors, he thought of "Golden Tornadoes." But a check showed that Georgia Tech already had chosen that tag in 1917. From the tornado, he evolved meteorologically to the hurricane. A few days before the team left for a game against Texas A&M, Archer asked the squad to vote on the name, and thus "Golden Hurricane" was born.

Tulsa vs. Saint Louis Preview

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Players Mentioned

Maddie Bittle

Morgan Brady

Ashley Clark

Kendrian Elliott

Alexis Gaulden

Rebecca Lescay

Desiree Lewis

Kayla Moutry

Crystal Polk

Tulsa vs. Saint Louis Preview

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Players Mentioned

Maddie Bittle

Morgan Brady

Ashley Clark

Kendrian Elliott

Alexis Gaulden

Rebecca Lescay

Desiree Lewis

Kayla Moutry

Crystal Polk

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