Tulsa vs. American Preview

Friday, November 9

Washington, D.C.

6:00 pm

Tulsa

American

Tulsa vs. American Preview

11/7/2018 3:17:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Friday, November 9 ~ 6:00 pm Central ~ Bender Arena ~ Washington, D.C.

Game Notes: Tulsa

Radio: TU's regular season 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 ~ American

2018-19 Season Stats: Tulsa

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The Coaches
Tulsa: Matilda Mossman (Western Kentucky, 1979), 8th Year
Career Record: 240-216 (16 years)
Record at Tulsa: 93-123 (8 years)

American: Megan Gebbia (Towson, 1994), 6th Year
Career Record: 95-65 (5 years)
Record at American: same

In the Last Game

Tulsa captured a 55-54 win over Stetson in the season opener on Tuesday afternoon at the Donald W. Reynolds Center
Crystal Polk led the Golden Hurricane with 15 points in 25 minutes off the bench, while Elin Hrafnkelsdottir added eight points, KK Rodriguez scored seven and Shug Dickson totaled six.
Kayla Moutry pulled down a team-best eight rebounds, Alexis Gaulden had four assists and Dickson had two steals, while five TU players all had one block

Facing American

American earned a 72-67 win last season in Tulsa in the only previous meeting between the two teams on the women's basketball court

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

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

An Accurate Shot

Crystal Polk is in fifth place with a .507 (204-402) field goal percentage in her career
Kendrian Elliott is in 10th place with a .473 (151-319) field goal percentage
Morgan Brady ranks eight with a .824 (14-17) free throw percentage

Mossman Has 240 Career Wins

Matilda Mossman has collected 240 career victories
She has 67 wins at Arkansas, 80 wins at Kansas State and currently 93 wins at TU
Mossman has the most wins by a TU women's basketball coach

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.