Tulsa vs. Austin Peay Preview

Saturday, November 27

Boca Raton, Fla.

11:00 am

Tulsa

Austin Peay

Tulsa vs. Austin Peay Preview

11/26/2021 6:55:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Saturday, November 27, 2021 ~ 11:00 am Central ~ FAU Arena ~ Boca Raton, Fla.

Game Notes: Tulsa

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

Live Audio: Listen Here

Live Video: The Tulsa-Austin Peay game will be broadcast on ConferenceUSA.com/watch. It is a paid video broadcast.

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Rosters: Tulsa ~ Austin Peay

2021-22 Season Stats: Tulsa ~ Austin Peay

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The Coaches
Tulsa: Angie Nelp (Colorado State, 2002), 1st Year
Career Record: 5-0 (1^st year)
Record at Tulsa: Same

Austin Peay: Brittany Young (Francis Marion, 2008), 1st Year
Record: 3-2 (1st year)
Record at Austin Peay: same

Tulsa's Probable Starters
G         10        Maya Mayberry, 5-8, Sr-1L, Tulsa, Okla., 17.2 ppg, 2.6 rpg
G         11        Maddie Bittle, 5-8, Sr-3L, Bixby, Okla., 5.8 ppg, 3.8 rpg
G         12        Wyvette Mayberry, 5-7, So-1L, Tulsa, Okla., 9.4 ppg, 4.8 rpg
F          13        Jessika Evans, 6-0, So-1L, Norman, Okla., 7.0 ppg, 3.8 rpg
G         21        Rebecca Lescay, 5-8, Sr-4L, Plano, Texas, 7.4 ppg, 4.0 rpg

Austin Peay's Probable Starters
G         1          Karle Pace, 5-6, Gr, Clarksville, Tenn., 14.6 ppg, 2.0 rpg
G         3          Nina De Leon Negron, 5-6, So, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 5.6 ppg
G         4          Ella Sawyer, 5-9, Jr, South Australia, Australia, 3.2 ppg, 3.6 rpg
G         5          Kasey Kidwell, 5-8, Sr, Asheville, N.C., 7.7 ppg, 1.7 rpg
F          14        Lyric Cole, 6-0, Fr, Memphis, Tenn., 6.0 ppg, 4.8 rpg

Facing Austin Peay

Austin Peay has a 3-2 overall record, including a 65-64 loss to Davidson on Friday
Yamia Johnson has a team-leading 16.8 points per game, while Karle Pace adds 14.6 ppg
Johnson also has a team-high 6.0 rebounds per game, while Nina De Leod Negron has 19 assists and 14 steals, and Pace has four blocks
This will be the first meeting between Tulsa and Austin Peay

Great Start

Tulsa is off to a 5-0 start for the first time since 2004-05 season and only the second time in school history
Freshman forward Temira Poindexter began her collegiate career with a 23-point performance against Duquesne. She had eight field goals, including two three-pointers, while hitting all five of her free throw attempts. Poindexter also added five rebounds and two assists in 29 minutes.

Leading the Way

Maya Mayberry has a team-best 17.2 points per game, while freshman forward Temira Poindexter adds 14.0 ppg
Wyvette Mayberry has a team-best 4.8 rebounds per game
Rebecca Lescay has 18 assists, Maddie Bittle has 11 steals and Poindexter has six blocks

On the Roster

TU returns eight letterwinners from last season, including four starters, and welcomed four newcomers
The Golden Hurricane has one super senior (Rebecca Lescay), four seniors (Maddie Bittle, Elin Hrafnkelsdottir, Maya Mayberry and Madi Washington), three sophomores (Olivia Clayton, Jessika Evans and Wyvette Mayberry), and four freshmen (Delanie Crawford, Lexie Foutch, Alyssa Parmer and Temira Poindexter).

An Accurate Shot

Maya Mayberry ranks first (.429 = 66-154) in program history for three-point field goal percentage, while Temira Poindexter is third (.412 = 7-17)

She's Stealing!

Rebecca Lescay ranks fifth on Tulsa's all-time steals list with 186

The Mayberry Connection

Sisters Maya and Wyvette Mayberry are both in their second seasons at TU
Their older sister, Taleya, also played at Tulsa (2009-13) and was an assistant coach for three season (2018-21)
The sisters were Tulsa's top two scorers during the 2020-21 season as Maya averaged a team-high 14.3 points and Wyvette scored at a 12.3 clip.
The pair scored 46.1 percent (493 of 1,068) of Tulsa's total points during the 2020-21 season

College Graduates

Tulsa senior Rebecca Lescay earned her bachelor's degree in marketing in 2020 and is working towards her master's degree in business analytics, while classmate Madi Washington earned her degree in psychology in 2020 and is working on her MBA.

Maddie Bittle

According to an 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.

Tulsa Picked Ninth in The American Preseason Coaches' Poll

In the American Athletic Conference coaches' poll, Tulsa was picked to finish ninth by the league's coaches
The 2021-22 predicted order of finish was South Florida, UCF, Houston, Tulane, Temple, Cincinnati, East Carolina, Wichita State, Tulsa, SMU and Memphis

Tulsa in The American Championship

Tulsa has a 4-7 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 and 2021

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 in 2006 (W, North Carolina State; L, DePaul) 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.