Sunday, December 12
Reynolds Center
1:00 pm
Tulsa
vs
Central Arkansas
Tulsa vs. Central Arkansas Preview
12/10/2021 12:43:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Sunday, December 12, 2021 ~ 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 and free on the iHeart Radio App. Brandon Hart calls play-by-play.
Live Audio: Listen Here
Live Video: The Tulsa-Central Arkansas 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 $6.99/month or $69.99/year. To subscribe, go to plus.espn.com. Fans will be able to access ESPN+ content only after they have subscribed.
Live Stats: Click Here
Rosters: Tulsa ~ Central Arkansas
2021-22 Season Stats: Tulsa ~ Central Arkansas
Tulsa Facebook: TulsaHurricane ~ TulsaWBasketball
Tulsa Twitter: TulsaHurricane ~ TUWBasketball
Tulsa Instagram: TulsaHurricaneAthletics ~ TulsaWBB
The Coaches
Tulsa: Angie Nelp (Colorado State, 2002), 1st Year
Career Record: 7-0 (1st year)
Record at Tulsa: Same
Central Arkansas: Sandra Rushing (Alabama, 1986), 10th Year
Record: 573-368 (33 years)
Record at Central Arkansas: 170-112 (10 years)
Tulsa's Probable Starters
F 2 Temira Poindexter, 6-1, Fr-HS, Sapulpa, Okla., 13.3 ppg, 5.0 rpg
G 5 Delanie Crawford, 5-10, Fr-HS, Piedmont, Okla., 7.7 ppg, 4.9 rpg
G 11 Maddie Bittle, 5-8, Sr-3L, Bixby, Okla., 7.1 ppg, 4.1 rpg
G 12 Wyvette Mayberry, 5-7, So-1L, Tulsa, Okla., 11.9 ppg, 4.4 rpg
G 21 Rebecca Lescay, 5-8, Sr-4L, Plano, Texas, 7.3 ppg, 4.0 rpg
Central Arkansas' Probable Starters
G 3 Randrea Wright, 5-7, Fr, Birmingham, Ala., 10.3 ppg, 3.3 rpg
G 10 Gloria Fornah, 5-10, Fr, Fort Worth, Texas, 2.9 ppg, 3.6 rpg
G 12 Carley Hudspeth, 6-0, Jr, Grenada, Miss., 6.3 ppg, 2.3 rpg
F 21 Jayla Cody, 6-1, Fr, Valdosta, Ga., 6.1 ppg, 4.1 rpg
F 24 Lucy Ibeh, 6-0, Jr, Lagos, Nigeria, 14.6 ppg, 9.6 rpg
Facing Central Arkansas
- Central Arkansas has a 3-4 overall record, including a 0-3 mark on the road
- Lucy Ibeh (14.6), Hannah Langhi (10.8) and Randrea Wright (10.3) all average double-digit points for the Sugar Bears
- Ibeh also has a team-best 9.6 rebounds per game and 13 steals, while Wright has 19 assists and Langhi has five blocks
- Tulsa and Central Arkansas have met twice on the women's basketball court with both teams winning at home. TU captured a 63-38 win during the 2008-09 season, while UCA had an 86-77 win in 2009-10.
Great Start
- Tulsa is off to a 7-0 start for just the second time in school history. The last time was during the 2004-05 season.
- A seven-game win streak is the second-best in school history, with TU winning nine straight games during the 2005-06 campaign
In the Nation
- Tulsa ranks first in won-lost percentage (100.00; 13 teams tied), first in assist-turnover ratio (1.70), second in fewest turnovers (69), eighth in turnover margin (7.86), 10th in three-point field goal percentage (39.6), 36th in field goal percentage (45.5), 47th in scoring margin (16.1), 52nd in fewest fouls (110), 55th in free throw percentage (75.8), 71st in scoring offense (73.4), 71st in scoring defense (57.3), 87th in three-point field goals made (57) and 121st in assists (117) in the nation.
- Maddie Bittle ranks 76th in steals per game (2.43) and 140th in steals (17)
- Rebecca Lescay ranks 17th in assist-turnover ratio (3.11) and 128th in assists per game (4.0)
- Maya Mayberry ranks eighth in three-point field goals made per game (3.50), 13th in three-point field goal percentage (51.2), 56th in three-point field goals made (21), 68th in points per game (17.7), 152nd in field goal percentage (46.6) and 187th in free throw percentage (77.3)
- Wyvette Mayberry ranks 134th in assist-turnover ratio (1.75)
- Temira Poindexter ranks 44th in field goal percentage (56.1), 104th in blocked shots per game (1.43) and 144th in blocked shots (10)
Leading the Way
- Maya Mayberry has a team-best 17.7 points per game, while freshman forward Temira Poindexter adds 13.3 ppg and Wyvette Mayberry has 11.9 ppg
- Wyvette Mayberry has a team-best 5.0 rebounds per game
- Rebecca Lescay has 28 assists, Maddie Bittle has 17 steals and Poindexter has 10 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 (.433 = 68-157) in program history for three-point field goal percentage, while Temira Poindexter is third (.400 = 8-20)
Lescay Among Tulsa's Top-10
- Rebecca Lescay ranks fifth on Tulsa's all-time steals list with 189, is 10th in assists (251) and 10th in games played (118)
Protecting the Ball
- Tulsa set a school record low of five turnovers against FAU on Nov. 26, and then bested that with just four turnovers against Missouri S&T on Dec. 8
Defensive Rebounding
- Tulsa didn't allow an offensive rebound by Missouri S&T on Dec. 8
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.
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
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.
Players Mentioned
Guard
/ Women's Basketball
Guard
/ Women's Basketball
Forward
/ Women's Basketball
Forward
/ Women's Basketball
Forward
/ Women's Basketball
G
/ Women's Basketball
Guard
/ Women's Basketball
Guard
/ Women's Basketball
Guard
/ Women's Basketball
Forward
/ Women's BasketballWBB | USF Postgame
Thursday, February 27
WBB | USF Highlights
Thursday, February 27
WBB | Angie Nelp USF Preview
Monday, February 24
WBB | Nelp & Cartwright Tulane Postgame
Wednesday, February 19