Tulsa vs. Houston Game Today

Wednesday, January 13

Houston, Texas

3:00 pm

Tulsa

Houston

Tulsa vs. Houston Game Today

1/11/2021 3:24:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Wednesday, January 13 ~ 3:00 pm Central ~ Fertitta Center ~ Houston, Texas

Game Notes: Tulsa

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

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Rosters: Tulsa ~ Houston

2020-21 Season Stats: Tulsa ~ Houston

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The Coaches
Tulsa: Matilda Mossman (Western Kentucky, 1979), 10th Year
Career Record: 264-258 (18 years)
Record at Tulsa: 117-165 (10 years)

Houston: Ronald Hughey (Limestone College, 2006), 7th Year
Record: 76-119 (7 years)
Record at Houston: same

Tulsa's Probable Starters
G         10        Maya Mayberry, 5-8, Jr., Tulsa, Okla., 13.5 ppg, 2.3 rpg
G         12        Wyvette Mayberry, 5-7, Fr., Tulsa, Okla., 12.3 ppg, 3.7 rpg
F          20        Elin Hrafnkelsdottir, 6-1, Jr., Kopavogur, Iceland, 4.7 ppg, 3.8 rpg
G         21        Rebecca Lescay, 5-8, Sr., Plano, Texas, 7.3 ppg, 3.7 rpg
F          32        Desiree Lewis, 5-10, Jr., Converse, Texas, 5.8 ppg, 4.8 rpg

Houston's Probable Starters
F          1          Bria Patterson, 5-11, So., Desoto, Texas, 8.0 ppg, 5.8 rpg
G         5          Dymond Gladney, 5-5, Jr., Los Angeles, Calif., 8.0 ppg, 2.4 rpg
G         10        Britney Onyeje, 5-9, So., Pflugerville, Texas, 11.0 ppg, 3.4 rpg
G         23        Julia Blackshell-Fair, 5-7, Sr., Fairfield, Calif., 8.0 ppg, 5.2 rpg
F          44        Jazmaine Lewis, 6-5, So., Kansas City, Mo., 4.4 ppg, 3.1 rpg

Facing Houston

This is the 28th time that Tulsa and Houston will meet on the women's basketball court
TU has an 18-9 advantage in the series, including a 71-64 win last year
Houston has a 5-4 overall record, including a 2-3 mark in American Athletic Conference play, and are on a three-game losing streak
Britney Onyeje has a team-best 11.0 points per game and Bria Patterson has a team-high 5.8 rebounds per game
Julia Blackshell-Fair has 35 assists, Dymond Gladney has 17 steals, and both Patterson and Miya Crump have eight blocks

In the Last Game

Maya Mayberry scored a season-high 28 points as Tulsa held off the Memphis Tigers Saturday afternoon for a 72-68 win at the Donald W. Reynolds Center.
Mayberry had her first 20+ scoring game in a Tulsa uniform, but the eighth in her three-year collegiate career.
Mayberry's younger sister, freshman Wyvette, totaled 15 points and added season-highs of 7 assists and 6 steals. Maddie Bittle added 9 points in her season-high 19 minutes.
The Hurricane increased its lead to a game-high 14 points on a 7-0 run late in the 3rd quarter
Tulsa ended the contest by shooting 47 percent from the field and 37 percent from three-point range. Tulsa forced 26 Memphis turnovers and scored 28 points off those turnovers. The Hurricane had a 15-3 advantage in fast-break points and a 17-4 advantage off the bench.

Wyvette Mayberry Named The American Freshman of the Week Twice

Wyvette Mayberry was named the American Athletic Conference Freshman of the Week on December 14 and January 11
This was TU's first Freshman of the Week honor since the 2016-17 season when Kendrian Elliott, Alexis Gaulden and Shug Dickson each earned the honor twice.

In the Nation

Tulsa ranks...
- 16 in turnover margin (6.67)
- 20 in turnovers per game (12.7)
- 31 in fewest turnovers (76)
- 45 in steals per game (10.2)
- 56 in fewest fouls (103)
- 59 in turnovers forced (19.33)
- 91 in scoring defense (62.0)
Elin Hrafnkelsdottir ranks...
- 217 in blocked shots per game (1.0)
Rebecca Lescay ranks...
- 84 in steals per game (2.33)
Maya Mayberry ranks...
- 100 in 3PT field goal percentage (39.4)
- 126 in 3-point field goals per game (2.17)
Wyvette Mayberry ranks...
- 84 in steals per game (2.33)
- 230 in assist turnover ratio (1.27)
- 239 in 3-point field goals per game (1.83)
NOTE: Above NCAA Rankings include games through 1/10/20.

On the Roster

TU returns eight letterwinners from last season, as well as junior-transfer Madi Washington who had to sit out last year due to NCAA transfer rules. Tulsa added five newcomers to the roster, including two junior-transfers and three true freshmen.
TU has one senior, Rebecca Lescay, eight juniors, two sophomores and three freshmen on the roster

An Accurate Shot

Desiree Lewis ranks 1st in program history for three-point field goal percentage (.500 = 3-6), while Maya Mayberry ranks third (.394 = 13-33) and Destiny Johnson ranks 10th (.364 = 4-11).
Maddie Bittle ranks ninth (.820 = 41-50) in program history for free throw percentage

She's Stealing!

Rebecca Lescay moved into 10th place on Tulsa's all-time steals list with 155 in her career

A College Graduate

Tulsa senior Rebecca Lescay earned her bachelor's degree in marketing in 2020 and is now working towards her master's degree in business analytics

Maddie Bittle

According to a recent NCAA Division I women's basketball survey, Maddie Bittle is just one of 18 Native Americans playing collegiate basketball at the D1 level.

The Family Connection

Assistant Coach Taleya Mayberry played at Tulsa from 2009-13, and returned to her alma mater and joined the coaching ranks prior to the 2018-19 campaign
This season, she is coaching two of her younger sisters, Maya, who is a junior-transfer from crosstown rival Oral Roberts, and Wyvette, who is a freshman this season

Destiny Johnson Hit her Stride in February Last Season

Destiny Johnson hit her stride in the last two months of the 2019-20
She averaged 2.1 points per game leading up to the Memphis game (2-1-20), and then averaged 10.3 ppg in February and March
Johnson tallied eight points against both Memphis and Cincinnati, 10 points against both Wichita State and Tulane, 15 points against UCF, 16 points against SMU, and 23 points against Houston.
Johnson also had one steal in the first three months of the season, and had 12 in the final nine games; and similarly had 12 of her 13 assists in the final nine games of the year.

Back-to-Back-to-Back

Desiree Lewis had back-to-back-to-back double-doubles during the 2018-19 season, making her the fifth player in school history to reach this milestone
Lewis is just the third to accomplish this as a freshman
Lewis hit back-to-back-to-back double-doubles against Wichita State (12p, 10r), Memphis (10p, 12r) and ECU (16p, 13r)
This feat has been accomplished just 16 times in school history, including Kendrian Elliott who reached this milestone during the 2019-20 campaign

Mossman Has 264 Career Wins

Matilda Mossman has collected 264 career victories
She had 67 wins at Arkansas and 80 wins at Kansas State, and currently has 117 wins at TU
Mossman has the most wins by a TU women's basketball coach

Tulsa Picked 11th in The American Preseason Coaches' Poll

In the American Athletic Conference coaches' poll, Tulsa was picked to finish 11th by the league's coaches
The 2020-21 predicted order of finish is USF, UCF, Tulane, Cincinnati, Temple, Wichita State, Houston, Memphis, ECU, SMU and Tulsa

Tulsa in The American Championship

Tulsa has a 4-6 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, and lost in the first round in 2020

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.