Tulsa vs. San Francisco Preview

Wednesday, December 22, 2021 ~ 12:00 pm Central ~ Donald W. Reynolds Center ~ Tulsa, Okla.

Game Notes: Tulsa

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Rosters: Tulsa ~ San Francisco

2021-22 Season Stats: Tulsa ~ San Francisco

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The Coaches
Tulsa: Angie Nelp (Colorado State, 2002), 1st Year
Career Record: 10-0 (1^st year)
Record at Tulsa: Same

San Francisco: Molly Goodenbour (Stanford, 1993), 6th Year
Record: 118-164 (10 years)
Record at San Francisco: 74-88 (6 years)

Tulsa's Probable Starters
F          2          Temira Poindexter, 6-1, Fr-HS, Sapulpa, Okla., 12.5 ppg, 4.7 rpg
G         10        Maya Mayberry, 5-8, Sr-1L, Tulsa, Okla., 16.5 ppg, 2.0 rpg
G         11        Maddie Bittle, 5-8, Sr-3L, Bixby, Okla., 8.0 ppg, 5.0 rpg
G         12        Wyvette Mayberry, 5-7, So-1L, Tulsa, Okla., 12.5 ppg, 4.6 rpg
G         21        Rebecca Lescay, 5-8, Sr-4L, Plano, Texas, 10.2 ppg, 4.5 rpg

San Francisco's Probable Starters
G         5          Amalie Langer, 5-9, Jr, Rungsted, Denmark, 7.6 ppg, 1.7 rpg
F          12        Kennedy Dickie, 6-0, So, Kelowna, B.C., 5.4 ppg, 4.3 rpg
G         14        Jessica McDowell-White, 5-6, Sr, Brisbane, Australia, 4.8 ppg
G         21        Ioanna Krimili, 5-10, So, Heraklion, Greece, 18.4 ppg, 4.5 rpg
F          24        Lucija Kostic, 6-2, Jr, Zagreb, Croatia, 1.9 ppg, 4.7 rpg

Facing San Francisco

San Francisco has a 5-6 overall record, including an 80-56 loss at Colorado on Monday
Ioanna Krimili has a team-best 18.4 points per game, while Jasmine Gaylee adds 11.1 ppg
Lucija Kostic has a team-leading 4.7 rebounds per game and has eight blocks
Jessica McDowell-White has a team-best 32 assists and Amalie Langer has 17 steals
This will be the first meeting between Tulsa and San Francisco on the women's basketball court

Great Start

Tulsa is off to a 10-0 start, topping the previous best of 7-0 during the 2004-05 season.
The 10-game win streak is the longest in school history, beating a nine-game streak during the 2005-06 campaign

In the Nation

Tulsa ranks first in won-lost percentage (100.00; 7 teams tied), second in assist-turnover ratio (1.68), third in three-point field goal percentage (42.2), seventh in fewest turnovers (102), 25th in turnover margin (6.00), 25th in three-point field goals made (92), 29th in field goal percentage (46.3), 31st in scoring margin (18.7), 37th in free throw percentage (76.5), 52nd in scoring offense (75.1), 52nd in assists (171), 58th in scoring defense (56.4), 89th in fewest fouls (149), 101st in steals (94), 110th in field goal percentage defense (37.5), 110th in three-point field goals attempted (218) and 147th in rebound margin (1.9) in the nation.
Maddie Bittle ranks 213th in steals per game (1.90)
Rebecca Lescay ranks 56th in assist-turnover ratio (2.28), 84th in field goal percentage (50.5), 103rd in assists (41) and 116th in assists per game (4.1)
Maya Mayberry ranks sixth in three-point field goal percentage (54.0), 11th in three-point field goals made per game (3.38), 44th in three-point field goals made (27), 97th in points per game (16.5), 110th in free throw percentage (80.8) and 124th in field goal percentage (47.7)
Wyvette Mayberry ranks 36th in assist-turnover ratio (2.50) and 204th in assists per game (3.5)
Temira Poindexter ranks 69th in blocked shots per game (1.60) and 74th in blocked shots (16)

Leading the Way

Maya Mayberry has a team-best 16.5 points per game, while Temira Poindexter adds and Wyvette Mayberry both add 12.5 ppg, and Rebecca Lescay posts 10.2 ppg
Maddie Bittle has a team-best 5.0 rebounds per game and 19 steals, Lescay has 41 assists and Temira Poindexter has 16 blocks

An Accurate Career Shooter

Temira Poindexter ranks third (.544 = 49-90) in school history in field goal percentage
Temira Poindexter is first (.467 = 14-30) in program history for three-point field goal percentage, while Maya Mayberry ranks second (.446 = 74-165)
Temira Poindexter ranks first (.929 = 13-14) in free throw percentage in school history

Scoring

Maya Mayberry ranks eighth in school history with a 14.9 points per game average

Lescay Among Tulsa's Top-10

Rebecca Lescay ranks fifth on Tulsa's all-time steals list with 194, sixth in games played (121), 10th in assists (264) and 20th in points (809)

Among the Freshmen

Temira Poindexter is only 10 games into her career and already on the Tulsa Freshmen Single-Season Records list in multiple categories, including first in free throw percentage (.929) and three-point field goal percentage (.467), second in field goal percentage (.544), fourth in scoring average (12.5) and fifth in blocks (16)

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 her master's degree in business analytics in December 2021, 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.

Tulsa vs. San Francisco Preview

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Players Mentioned

Maddie Bittle

Rebecca Lescay

Maya Mayberry

Wyvette Mayberry

Temira Poindexter

Tulsa vs. San Francisco Preview

Next Event

Players Mentioned

Maddie Bittle

Rebecca Lescay

Maya Mayberry

Wyvette Mayberry

Temira Poindexter

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