Tulsa vs. Tulane Preview

Saturday, January 16

Reynolds Center

1:00 pm

Tulsa

Tulane

Tulsa vs. Tulane Preview

1/15/2021 11:20:00 AM | Women's Basketball

Saturday, January 16 ~ 1:00 pm Central ~ Donald W. Reynolds Center ~ Tulsa, Okla.

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.

Live Audio: Listen Here

Live Video: The Tulsa-Tulane game will be broadcast on ESPN+. TU fans can subscribe to ESPN+ to watch Golden Hurricane basketball, soccer, softball and volleyball this year. ESPN+ is offered at $5.99/month or $49.99/year. To subscribe, go to plus.espn.com. Fans will be able to access ESPN+ content only after they have subscribed.

Catch the Pregame Show: Watch the Tulsa pregame show on Tulsa Women's Basketball Facebook It features the National Anthem, pom performance, spirit squad introduction, team runout, hype video, intro video and starting lineups.

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Rosters: Tulsa ~ Tulane

2020-21 Season Stats: Tulsa ~ Tulane

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The Coaches
Tulsa: Matilda Mossman (Western Kentucky, 1979), 10th Year
Career Record: 264-259 (18 years)
Record at Tulsa: 117-166 (10 years)

Tulane: Lisa Stockton (Wake Forest, 1986), 28th Year
Record: 592-322 (31 years)
Record at Tulane: 529-295 (28 years)

Tulsa's Probable Starters
G         10        Maya Mayberry, 5-8, Jr., Tulsa, Okla., 13.1 ppg, 2.1 rpg
G         12        Wyvette Mayberry, 5-7, Fr., Tulsa, Okla., 12.7 ppg, 3.4 rpg
F          20        Elin Hrafnkelsdottir, 6-1, Jr., Kopavogur, Iceland, 4.3 ppg, 3.3 rpg
G         21        Rebecca Lescay, 5-8, Sr., Plano, Texas, 7.1 ppg, 3.7 rpg
F          32        Desiree Lewis, 5-10, Jr., Converse, Texas, 5.9 ppg, 4.4 rpg

Tulane's Probable Starters
G         0          Arsula Clark, 5-9, Sr., Miami, Fla., 14.0 ppg, 4.2 rpg
G         14        Dynah Jones, 5-9, Jr., New Orleans, La., 9.8 ppg, 2.5 rpg
F          23        Krystal Freeman, 6-0, Sr., Pineville, La., 14.3 ppg, 8.7 rpg
G         25        Jerkaila Jordan, 5-9, Fr., New Orleans, La., 14.0 ppg, 4.8 rpg
F          42        Mia Heide, 6-3, Jr., Austin, Texas, 3.6 ppg, 5.0 rpg

Facing Tulane

This is the 33rd time that Tulsa and Tulane will meet on the women's basketball court
Tulane has a 23-9 advantage in the series, including a 9-1 lead since joining the AAC
Tulane has a 7-4 overall record, including a 3-3 mark in American Athletic Conference play
Three players average double-digit points, including Krystal Freeman (14.3), Arsula Clark (14.0) and Jerkaila Jordan (14.0)
Freeman has a team-best 8.7 rebounds per game and 18 steals, while Jordan has 34 assists, 18 steals and 10 blocks

In the Last Game

Wyvette Mayberry and Maya Mayberry both scored in double figures, but it wasn't enough as Tulsa dropped a 75-49 decision to Houston on Wednesday
Wyvette Mayberry scored 15 points, while Maya Mayberry added 11, and both Rebecca Lescay and Desiree Lewis posted six points.
Houston had a 50-29 advantage in rebounds, but just a 5-2 advantage in second chance points. The Cougars also had a 36-10 lead in points in the paint, a 16-9 advantage in points off turnovers and a 19-9 lead in points off the bench.
The Golden Hurricane struggled to shoot the ball in the final quarter missing all 16 shot attempts, but a pair of free throws made by Maya Mayberry and KK Rodriguez gave TU four points in the quarter, while the Cougars totaled 23.

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...
- 14 in turnovers per game (12.4)
- 16 in turnover margin (6.57)
- 35 in fewest turnovers (87)
- 45 in steals per game (10.1)
- 75 in fewest fouls (120)
Rebecca Lescay ranks...
- 127 in steals per game (2.14)
Maya Mayberry ranks...
- 76 in 3PT field goal percentage (41.0)
- 100 in 3PT field goals per game (2.29)
Wyvette Mayberry ranks...
- 57 in steals per game (2.57)
- 137 in steals (18)
- 194 in assist turnover ratio (1.41)
- 224 in 3-point field goals per game (1.86)
- 232 in assists per game (3.4)
NOTE: Above NCAA Rankings include games through 1/14/21.

An Accurate Shot

Desiree Lewis ranks 1st in program history for three-point field goal percentage (.444 = 4-9), while Maya Mayberry ranks third (.410 = 16-39) 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 156 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. Bittle is a member of the Muscogee Creek Nation.

The Mayberry Connection

Sisters Maya and Wyvette Mayberry are both in their first seasons at Tulsa, and are coached by their older sister, Taleya, who also played at Tulsa (2009-13) and joined the coaching ranks prior to the 2018-19 campaign
Maya is a junior who transferred from Oral Roberts, while Wyvette is a freshman from local Booker T. Washington High School.
The sisters are Tulsa's top two scorers as Maya averages a team-high 13.1 points and Wyvette is scoring at a 12.7 clip.
The pair is scoring 47.5 percent (181 of 381 of Tulsa's total points.
Maya leads Tulsa in assists (24) and steals (18)

Pretty Even Through Three

Through the first three quarters of games this season, Tulsa and the opposition has played fairly close through the first 30 minutes.
The Hurricane is averaging 43.5 points (305) and the opposition 43.7 (306) points through the first three quarters of play.
Tulsa has shot .362 percent (115-317) from the field, .351 from 3-point range (38-108) and .698 from the free throw line (37-53).
The opposition shoots .379 from the field (115-303), .280 from 3-point range (23-82) and .679 from the charity stripe (53-78).

4th Quarter Blues

Tulsa has hit hard times in the 4th quarter of games this season, being outscored by 9.2 points in the final period … Tulsa scores 10.9 points, while the opposition has scored 20.1 points in the 4th quarter.
Tulsa shoots just 19.3 percent (18-93) compared to the opponents 54 percent (53-98) from the field in the final stanza.
From 3-point range, the Hurricane shoots just 17.8 percent (5-28), while the opposition shoots 39.1 percent (9-23).
Tulsa is only four percentage points behind the opponents from the free throw line with Tulsa at 66 percent (35-53) and the opposition at 70 percent (26-37).
The most points Tulsa has scored in the 4th quarter was 16 points against Cincinnati, while the fewest was 4 points at Houston.

Tulsa's Turnover-Takeaway Story

Tulsa has been among the nation's leaders for turnover margin this season with a +6.6 margin after seven games.
The Hurricane has forced 19.0 turnovers per game (133), while suffering only 12.4 turnovers (87) of their own.
Tulsa has forced three opponents into 20+ turnovers, including UCF (23), Temple (23) and Memphis (26).
Tulsa has not had a game with more than 14 turnovers of their own … Tulsa's season-high of 14 turnovers came in the first two games against Oklahoma State and UCF.
The Hurricane averages 10.1 steals per game (71) while the opposition has averaged just 5.7 takeaways (40) against Tulsa.

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

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

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

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.