Saturday, January 9
Reynolds Center
2:00 pm
Tulsa
vs
Memphis
Tulsa vs. Memphis Preview
1/7/2021 5:01:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Saturday, January 9 ~ 2:00 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.
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Live Video: The Tulsa-Memphis 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 ~ Memphis
2020-21 Season Stats: Tulsa ~ Memphis
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The Coaches
Tulsa: Matilda Mossman (Western Kentucky, 1979), 10th Year
Career Record: 263-258 (18 years)
Record at Tulsa: 116-165 (10 years)
Memphis: Melissa McFerrin (Missouri, 1983), 13th Year
Career Record: 241-265 (17 years)
Record at Memphis: 191-195 (13 years)
Tulsa's Probable Starters
G 10 Maya Mayberry, 5-8, Jr., Tulsa, Okla., 10.6 ppg, 2.8 rpg
G 12 Wyvette Mayberry, 5-7, Fr., Tulsa, Okla., 11.8 ppg, 3.8 rpg
F 20 Elin Hrafnkelsdottir, 6-1, Jr., Kopavogur, Iceland, 4.4 ppg, 4.0 rpg
G 21 Rebecca Lescay, 5-8, Sr., Plano, Texas, 8.0 ppg, 3.8 rpg
F 32 Desiree Lewis, 5-10, Jr., Converse, Texas, 6.6 ppg, 5.6 rpg
Memphis' Probable Starters
G 2 Madison Griggs, 5-9, So., Memphis, Tenn., 8.6 ppg, 3.5 rpg
G 3 Jatyjia Jones, 5-10, Jr., Pontotoc, Miss., 7.8 ppg, 5.0 rpg
G 5 Aerial Wilson, 5-10, So., Dundas, Ontario, 5.0 ppg, 3.9 rpg
F 32 Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu, 6-4, Sr., Nkongsamba, Cameron, 15.0 ppg
F 33 Alana Davis, 6-2, Sr., Augusta, Ga., 12.5 ppg, 3.5 rpg
Facing Memphis
- This is the 22nd time that Tulsa and Memphis will meet on the women's basketball court
- The Tigers have an 11-10 edge in the series, including two wins last year
- Memphis has a 2-6 overall record, including a 0-3 mark in American Athletic Conference play, and are on a four-game losing streak
- Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu and Alana Davis both average double-digit points for the Tigers, with 15.0 and 12.5 points per game, respectively.
- Fankam Mendjiadeu also has a team-best 11.5 rebounds per game, Aerial Wilson has 53 assists, Lanetta Williams has 10 blocks and Madison Griggs has 16 steals.
In the Last Game
- Wyvette Mayberry, Jessika Evans and Maya Mayberry all scored in double figures to lead Tulsa to a 62-57 win over Cincinnati o
- Wyvette Mayberry had a team-best and career-high 20 points, while freshman Jessika Evans added personal-bests of 13 points and nine rebounds. Junior-transfer Maya Mayberry tallied 11 points, Rebecca Lescay recorded five assists, and Desiree Lewis and Kayla Moutry both had four steals.
- Cincinnati pulled to within two points, 53-51, with 3:01 left to play in the contest, but the Golden Hurricane held on and earned the five-point victory.
Wyvette Mayberry Named The American Freshman of the Week
- Wyvette Mayberry was named the American Athletic Conference Freshman of the Week on December 14.
- Mayberry made her collegiate debut a memorable one. She tallied a team-leading 16 points in just 11:25 off the clock against Oklahoma State.
- This was TU's first and only other 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...
- 22 in turnovers per game (12.6)
- 26 in fewest turnovers (63)
- 32 in turnover margin (5.40)
- 48 in fewest fouls (82)
- 72 in steals per game (9.6)
- 84 in scoring defense (60.8)
- 92 in 3-point field goal defense (27.9)
- 94 in personal fouls per game (16.4)
- Elin Hrafnkelsdottir ranks...
- 172 in blocked shots per game (1.20)
- Rebecca Lescay ranks...
- 60 in steals per game (2.60)
- Maya Mayberry ranks...
- 178 in 3-point field goals per game (2.0)
- 163 in 3PT field goal percentage (35.7)
- NOTE: Above NCAA Rankings include games through 1/6/20.
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
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.
An Accurate Shot
- Desiree Lewis ranks 1st in program history for three-point field goal percentage (.500 = 3-6), while Madi Washington ranks third (.400 = 4-10) and Destiny Johnson ranks 10th (.364 = 4-11).
- Maddie Bittle ranks seventh (.830 = 39-47) in program history for free throw percentage
She's Stealing!
- Rebecca Lescay moved into 10th place on Tulsa's all-time steals list with 154 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
A Returning Leader
- Rebecca Lescay is TU's returning leader in scoring (7.7 ppg), assists (70) and steals (53) from a year ago
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 263 Career Wins
- Matilda Mossman has collected 263 career victories
- She had 67 wins at Arkansas and 80 wins at Kansas State, and currently has 116 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.
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