Saturday, February 29
Philadelphia, Pa.
1:00 pm
Tulsa
at
Temple
Tulsa vs. Temple Preview
2/27/2020 11:21:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Saturday, February 29 ~ 1:00 pm Central ~ McGonigle Hall ~ Philadelphia, Pa.
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Rosters: Tulsa ~ Temple
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The Coaches
Tulsa: Matilda Mossman (Western Kentucky, 1979), 9th Year
Career Record: 259-254 (17 years)
Record at Tulsa: 112-161 (9 years)
Temple: Tonya Cardoza (Virginia, 1991), 12th Year
Career Record: 226-159 (12 years)
Record at Temple: same
Tulsa's Probable Starters
F 00 Kendrian Elliott, 6-2, Sr., Wichita, Kan., 12.7 ppg, 8.5 rpg
G 1 Destiny Johnson, 5-8, Fr., Sand Springs, Okla., 4.9 ppg, 1.4 rpg
F 4 Addison Richards, 6-2, Sr., Bixby, Okla., 8.1 ppg., 3.0 rpg
G 15 KK Rodriguez, 5-6, So., St. Louis, Mo., 3.1 ppg, 2.4 rpg
G 21 Rebecca Lescay, 5-8, Jr., Plano, Texas, 7.2 ppg, 2.8 rpg
Temple's Probable Starters
G 0 Ashley Jones, 5-7, So., Philadelphia, Pa., 16.7 ppg, 4.4 rpg
F 1 Lena Niang, 6-2, Gr., Dakar, Senegal, 7.3 ppg, 5.5 rpg
G 12 Emani Mayo, 5-8, Jr., Hephzibah, Ga., 2.1 ppg, 1.2 rpg
F 20 Alexa Williamson, 6-1, So., Housotn, Pa., 5.8 ppg, 4.2 rpg
F 25 Mia Davis, 6-0, Jr., Baltimore, Md., 19.0 ppg, 10.5 rpg
In the Last Game
- Rebecca Lescay recorded a career-high 23 points, while Destiny Johnson added 10 points, but it wasn't enough as Tulsa dropped a 70-61 decision to Wichita State on Sunday afternoon at the Donald W. Reynolds Center.
- TU's biggest struggles on the night came at the free throw line, hitting just 14-of-29 attempts for 48-percent, while WSU hit 11-of-19 attempts for 57-percent. The Golden Hurricane shot 41-percent from the field and 50-percent from behind the arc, compared to the Shockers' 42-percent from the field and 38-percent from three-point range.
- Kendrian Elliott and Addison Richards both added eight points, while Elliott pulled down a team-best 15 rebounds and had three blocks. KK Rodriguez added six points and had a team-best four steals.
Facing Temple
- Temple is 15-12 on the season, including a 7-7 mark in The American
- Temple has a 7-2 lead in the all-time series with Tulsa, including a 74-65 overtime decision in Tulsa earlier this season
- Mia Davis (19.0), Ashley Jones (16.7) and Marissa Mackins (13.1) all average double-digit points
- Davis also has a team-best 10.5 rebounds per game, Asonah Alexander has 112 assists, Shannen Atkinson has 26 blocks, and Mackins has 25 steals
In the Nation
- Tulsa ranks...
- 73 in steals (244)
- 89 in steals per game (9.0)
- 111 in turnovers forced (17.30)
- 158 in assists (347)
- 163 in blocked shots (86)
- Kendrian Elliott ranks...
- 72 in rebounds (229)
- 79 in blocked shots (41)
- 90 in blocked shots per game (1.52)
- 97 in rebounds per game (8.5)
- NOTE: Above NCAA Rankings include games through 2/23/20.
An Accurate Shot
- Kendrian Elliott ranks eighth (.489 = 322-659) among the school's-best field goal shooters
- Maddie Bittle ranks ninth (.814 = 35-43) in the program for free throw percentage
Double-Doubles, Rebounds and Blocks
- Kendrian Elliott has recorded 14 double-doubles in her career to rank third in school history
- She has also earned her way onto the Tulsa Single-Season Leaders list as she ranks ninth in double-doubles with eight this year
- Elliott has 677 career rebounds, ranking fifth in school history
- Elliott has 90 career blocks, ranking sixth in school history
Knocking Down Three's and Getting Assists
- Alexis Gaulden has knocked down 164 three-pointers in her career, which ranks in fourth place on the school's all-time list
- Gaulden needs two more to tie Megan Moody (2002-06) who has 166 three's
- Gaulden also ranks among the schools' top 10 in assists with 321 for seventh place
Seniors Stepping Up
- Kendrian Elliott and Addison Richards have really stepped up their game for their senior seasons
- Elliott entered the season averaging 6.8 points per game in her first three seasons combined, but this year is netting 12.7 points per game
- Elliott's 344 points this season is the most in a single season in her career
- Richards entered the season averaging 1.6 points per game in her first three seasons combined, but this year is netting 8.1 points per game
- Richards' 218 points this season is more than her previous three years combined
Destiny Johnson is Hitting her Stride in February
- Destiny Johnson is hitting her stride this month
- She averaged 2.1 points per game leading up to the Memphis game (2-1-20), and is averaging 9.6 ppg in February
- Johnson tallied eight points against both Memphis and Cincinnati, 10 points against Wichita State, 15 points against UCF and 16 points against SMU (She had one point at ECU)
- Johnson also had one steal in the first three months of the season, and has had nine so far in February; and similarly has seven of her eight assists this month
1,000 Point Watch and School History Ranking
- Alexis Gaulden currently has 974 points, needing just 26 more points to reach the 1,000-point mark, and ranks 12th in school history in total points
- Elliott currently has 854 points and ranks 17th in school history in total points.
- There have only been 11 1,000+ point scorers in school history (see page 71-72 in the media guide for more details)
Overtime
- Tulsa has played in two overtime games this season - at home against Temple (1-4-20) and at Tulane (1-8-20)
- This marks the first time in school history that TU has played in back-to-back overtime games
- TU has only played in two or more overtime games in a season six times, including twice in 2010-11, 2007-08, 2003-04, 2002-03 and 1997-98, while the Golden Hurricane had three overtime games during the 1999-2000 season
- Tulsa's record in overtime games is 15-13
- For more information on TU in overtime, see page 91 of the media guide
Record-Setting Game
- Kendrian Elliott registered 38 points against Arkansas State (11-9-19), which tied the school record for points in a game set by Jillian Robbins against Nevada on February 19, 2005.
- Elliott's 16 field goals made in the game was a school record, topping Robbins and Ashley Clark who both had 14 field goals made in a game
Back-to-Back-to-Back
- Desiree Lewis and Kendrian Elliott have both had back-to-back-to-back double-doubles in their careers, making them the fifth and sixth player in school history to reach this milestone
- Lewis is just the third to do it in her freshman year, while Elliott achieved this as a senior
- Elliott had back-to-back-to-back double-doubles to start the 2019-20 season against Stephen F. Austin (13p, 12r), Arkansas State (38p, 12r) and Oklahoma State (16p, 10r)
- Desiree Lewis hit back-to-back-to-back double-doubles against Wichita State (12p, 10r), Memphis (10p, 12r) and ECU (16p, 13r) in the 2018-19 season
- This feat has been accomplished just 16 times in school history
Mossman Has 259 Career Wins
- Matilda Mossman has collected 259 career victories
- She has 67 wins at Arkansas, 80 wins at Kansas State and 112 wins at TU
- Mossman has the most wins by a TU women's basketball coach
- Mossman earned her 100th career win at TU in a 46-39 win over Memphis on January 9, 2019
Thirteen 2019 Postseason Teams Highlight 2019-20 Schedule
- TU will take on 13 postseason teams from the 2018-19 season, including NCAA Tournament teams Abilene Christian, Little Rock, Marquette, UCF and UConn, and WNIT teams Arkansas, Cincinnati, Houston, Loyola Marymount, Stephen F. Austin, Stetson, USF and Western Kentucky.
- Additionally, 23 teams posted double-digit wins last season, including nine teams with 20-or-more victories.
Freshmen Made Marks Last Year
- Maddie Bittle shot 82.4-percent from the free throw line, making her the second-best freshman free throw shooter in school history (tying Morgan Brady)
- Desiree Lewis played in 31 games, ranking third, had 163 rebounds, ranking fourth, and shot a .450 field goal percentage, ranking fifth, among the programs' freshmen
Tulsa Picked 10th in The American Preseason Coaches' Poll
- In the American Athletic Conference coaches' poll, Tulsa was picked to finish 10th by the league's coaches
- A year ago, TU ended the year ranked seventh in the league standings, a five-place jump from the predicted 12th-place finish
- The 2019-20 predicted order of finish is UConn, USF, UCF, Cincinnati, Houston, Temple, Tulane, Memphis, Wichita State, Tulsa, ECU and SMU
Tulsa in The American Championship
- Tulsa has a 4-5 mark in The American Championship
- TU earned wins in the first round in 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019
- The Golden Hurricane lost matches in the quarterfinals in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019
The 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 2020 championship will mark the seventh consecutive year the tournament has been played at the Uncasville, Conn. arena
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.
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