Wednesday, January 5
Memphis, Tenn.
7:00 pm
Tulsa
at
Memphis
Tulsa vs. Memphis Preview
1/3/2022 10:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Wednesday, January 5, 2022 ~ 7:00 pm Central ~ Elma Roane Fieldhouse ~ Memphis, Tenn.
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.
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Rosters: Tulsa ~ Memphis
2021-22 Season Stats: Tulsa ~ Memphis
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The Coaches
Tulsa: Angie Nelp (Colorado State, 2002), 1st Year
Career Record: 10-1 (1st year)
Record at Tulsa: Same
Memphis: Katrina Merriweather (Cincinnati, 2001), 1st Year
Record: 122-49 (6 years)
Record at Memphis: 9-2 (1 year)
Tulsa's Probable Starters
F 2 Temira Poindexter, 6-1, Fr-HS, Sapulpa, Okla., 12.1 ppg, 4.8 rpg
G 10 Maya Mayberry, 5-8, Sr-1L, Tulsa, Okla., 15.7 ppg, 1.8 rpg
G 11 Maddie Bittle, 5-8, Sr-3L, Bixby, Okla., 8.9 ppg, 4.8 rpg
G 12 Wyvette Mayberry, 5-7, So-1L, Tulsa, Okla., 12.4 ppg, 4.5 rpg
G 21 Rebecca Lescay, 5-8, Sr-4L, Plano, Texas, 10.4 ppg, 4.4 rpg
Memphis' Probable Starters
G 2 Madison Griggs, 5-9, Jr, Memphis, Tenn., 6.4 ppg, 1.7 rpg
G 5 Emani Jefferson, 5-6, So, Miami, Fla., 8.3 ppg, 3.7 rpg
G 23 Jamirah Shutes, 5-9, Sr, Brownsville, Tenn., 12.1 ppg, 4.5 rpg
F 33 Alana Davis, 6-2, Sr, Augusta, Ga., 7.0 ppg, 4.5 rpg
F 53 Lanetta Williams, 6-3, Jr, Arlington, Tenn., 3.6 ppg, 5.4 rpg
Facing Memphis
- Memphis has a 9-2 overall record, but have not played a game in 16 days
- Jamirah Shutes has a team-best 12.1 points per game, while Emani Jefferson adds 8.3 ppg
- Tyler Frierson has a team-leading 6.4 rebounds per game
- Jefferson has a team-best 22 assists and 20 steals, while Alana Davis has 11 blocks
- Memphis has a 12-11 edge in the all-time series with Tulsa, but both teams won on their home court a year ago
Great Start
- Tulsa had a 10-0 start, topping the previous best of 7-0 during the 2004-05 season.
- The 10-game win streak was the longest in school history, beating a nine-game streak during the 2005-06 campaign
In the Nation
- Tulsa ranks second in assist-turnover ratio (1.61), fourth in three-point field goal percentage (41.5), seventh in fewest turnovers (114), 16th in won-lost percentage (90.9), 18th in turnover margin (6.18), 33rd in three-point field goals made (100), 35th in field goal percentage (45.5), 38th in scoring margin (16.8), 45th in scoring offense (75.2), 47th in free throw percentage (75.8), 77th in assists (183), 80th in scoring defense (58.4), 95th in fewest fouls (170), 119th in three-point field goals attempted (241) and 121st in steals (101) in the nation.
- Rebecca Lescay ranks 79th in assist-turnover ratio (2.10) and 141st in assists (44)
- Maya Mayberry ranks third in three-point field goal percentage (52.9), 78th in three-point field goals made (27), 113th in free throw percentage (80.0), 116th in field goal percentage (47.9) and 133rd in points per game (15.7)
- Wyvette Mayberry ranks 51st in assist-turnover ratio (2.33)
- Temira Poindexter ranks 74th in blocked shots (18)
Leading the Way
- Maya Mayberry has a team-best 15.7 points per game, while Wyvette Mayberry adds 12.4 ppg, Temira Poindexter has 12.1 ppg, and Rebecca Lescay posts 10.4 ppg
- Delanie Crawford has a team-best 5.1 rebounds per game, Lescay has 44 assists, Maddie Bittle has 20 steals and Poindexter has 18 blocks
An Accurate Career Shooter
- Temira Poindexter ranks fifth (.495 = 52-105) in school history in field goal percentage
- Maya Mayberry ranks first (.443 = 74-167) in program history for three-point field goal percentage, while Temira Poindexter is third (.412 = 14-34)
- Temira Poindexter ranks first (.938 = 15-16) in free throw percentage in school history
Scoring
- Maya Mayberry ranks eighth in school history with a 14.7 points per game average
Lescay Among Tulsa's Top-10
- Rebecca Lescay ranks fourth in games played (122) on Tulsa's all-time list (197), fifth in steals (197), 10th in assists (267) and 19th in points (821)
Among the Freshmen
- Temira Poindexter is only 11 games into her career and already on the Tulsa Freshmen Single-Season Records list in multiple categories, including first in free throw percentage (.938), second in three-point field goal percentage (.412), third in blocks (18) and fourth in field goal percentage (.495)
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.
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