Sunday, February 6
Wichita, Kan.
2:00 pm
Tulsa
at
Wichita State
Tulsa vs. Wichita State Preview
2/4/2022 11:46:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Sunday, February 6, 2022 ~ 2:00 pm Central ~ Charles Koch Arena ~ Wichita, Kan.
Game Notes: Tulsa
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Rosters: Tulsa ~ Wichita State
2021-22 Season Stats: Tulsa ~ Wichita State
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The Coaches
Tulsa: Angie Nelp (Colorado State, 2002), 1st Year
Career Record: 13-5 (1st year)
Record at Tulsa: Same
Wichita State: Keitha Adams (Southwestern, 1989), 5th Year
Record: 343-280 (21 years)
Record at Wichita State: 59-71 (5 years)
Tulsa's Probable Starters
F 2 Temira Poindexter, 6-1, Fr-HS, Sapulpa, Okla., 11.9 ppg, 4.8 rpg
G 5 Delanie Crawford, 5-10, Fr-HS, Piedmont, Okla., 7.8 ppg, 4.6 rpg
G 10 Maya Mayberry, 5-8, Sr-1L, Tulsa, Okla., 13.9 ppg, 2.1 rpg
G 11 Maddie Bittle, 5-8, Sr-3L, Bixby, Okla., 10.0 ppg, 4.6 rpg
G 21 Rebecca Lescay, 5-8, Sr-4L, Plano, Texas, 10.7 ppg, 5.0 rpg
Wichita State's Probable Starters
F 00 Asia Strong, 6-2, Sr, South Bend, Ind., 9.5 ppg, 6.2 rpg
G 4 Nhug Bosch Duran, 5-7, Fr, Barcelona, Spain, 3.1 ppg, 1.1 rpg
G 12 Carla Bremaud, 5-11, Jr, Angers, France, 4.9 ppg, 1.8 rpg
G 20 Shamaryah Duncan, 5-11, Fr, Waco, Texas, 3.4 ppg, 1.7 rpg
F 35 Jane Asinde, 6-1, Jr, Kampala, Uganda, 10.5 ppg, 8.8 rpg
Facing Wichita State
- Wichita State has an 11-9 overall record, including a 2-5 mark in The American.
- Mariah McCully has a team-best 12.1 points per game, while Jane Asinde adds 10.5 ppg
- Asinde has a team-leading 8.8 rebounds per game, while Stephanie Bastin has 58 assists, McCully has 39 steals and Trajata Colbert has 23 blocks
- Wichita State has a 21-4 lead in the all-time series with Tulsa, including wins in the last four contests
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 third in the nation in three-point field goal percentage (39.6), ninth in assist-turnover ratio (1.28), 10th in turnovers per game (12.1), 11th in fewest turnovers (218), 30th in three-point field goals made per game (8.3), 36th in field goal percentage (44.7), 47th in free throw percentage (75.4), 48th in turnover margin (3.61), 50th in scoring offense (72.4), 50th in three-point field goals made (149), 65th in won-lost percentage (72.2), 66th in scoring margin (10.5), 86th in fewest fouls (286), 99th in assists (280), 138th in three-point field goals attempted (376) and 143rd in scoring defense (61.9).
- Rebecca Lescay ranks 157th in assist-turnover ratio (1.51) and 161st in assists per game (3.8)
- Maya Mayberry ranks second in three-point field goal percentage (47.4), 37th in three-point field goals made per game (2.57) and 237th in points per game (13.9)
- Wyvette Mayberry ranks 60th in assist-turnover ratio (1.96), 108th in field goal percentage (46.5), 189th in points per game (14.0), 200th in free throw percentage (74.6) and 211th in steals per game (1.82)
- Temira Poindexter ranks 38th in blocked shots per game (1.89) and 45th in blocked shots (34)
Leading the Way
- Five Tulsa players average double-digit points, including Wyvette Mayberry with a team-best 14.6 points per game, while Maya Mayberry adds 13.9 ppg, Temira Poindexter has 11.9 ppg, Rebecca Lescay averages 10.7 ppg and Maddie Bittle posts 10.0 ppg.
- Lescay has a team-best 5.0 rebounds per game and 68 assists, Wyvette Mayberry has 31 steals and Poindexter has 34 blocks.
An Accurate Career Shooter
- Maya Mayberry ranks first (.432 = 83-192) in program history for three-point field goal percentage
- Temira Poindexter ranks ninth (.825 = 33-40) in free throw percentage in school history
Scoring
- Maya Mayberry ranks 10th in school history with a 14.1 points per game average
Lescay Among Tulsa's Top-10
- Rebecca Lescay ranks first in games played (129) on Tulsa's all-time list, and is fourth in steals (206), eighth in assists (291) and 16th in points (899)
Among the Freshmen
- Temira Poindexter is already on the Tulsa Freshmen Single-Season Records list in multiple categories, including second in free throw percentage (.825), second in blocks (34) and fifth field goal percentage (.458).
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
- Tulsa had 24 defensive rebounds in the game and added 19 offensive boards.
The Sisters Mayberry
- Sisters Maya and Wyvette Mayberry are both in their second seasons at TU
- The pair are just one of three Division I sisters that play for the same team and both average over 10.0 ppg (the other pairs are at Purdue-Fort Wayne and Fresno State)
- Wyvette averages 14.6 points and Maya 13.9 points to rank 1-2. The sisters were also 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
- In their two seasons, the sisters have combined to lead Tulsa in scoring 26 times and assists in 19 games
- Their older sister, Taleya, also played at Tulsa (2009-13) and was an assistant coach for three seasons (2018-21)
Freshmen Tandem
- The tandem of true freshmen Temira Poindexter and Delanie Crawford have combined to average 19.7 points and 9.4 rebounds per game.
- The 6'1" forward Poindexter averages 11.9 points and 4.8 rebounds, while the 5'10" guard Crawford averages 7.8 points and 4.6 boards.
- The duo has combined for 19 double-figure scoring games … Poindexter with 12 and Crawford with seven.
- Poindexter had season-highs of 23 points, 10 rebounds, six blocks and five assists, while Crawford's season-highs reached 15 points, eight rebounds and five assists.
Maddie 'B' Has Hit Her Stride
- Senior Maddie Bittle has been on fire in the last nine games, posting double digits in seven of those contests
- She has averaged 13.2 points (119) with a career-high 22 points at Memphis, while also averaging 4.4 rebounds (40) and 2.3 assists (21).
- Bittle shot .546 (41-of-75) from the field and .484 (16-of-33) from 3-point range in the last nine games
- In her nine previous games, Bittle shot just .383 (23-of-60) from the field and .250 (5-of-20) from 3-point range for the season.
- Now, on the season, Bittle is knocking down 47.4 percent of her field goals and 39.6 percent from behind the arc.
Top Freshman
- Freshman Temira Poindexter is staking her claim to be in the running for the Top Freshman in the American Athletic Conference.
- The 6'1" Poindexter has done a little bit of everything for the Hurricane this year while averaging 11.9 points, 4.8 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 1.9 blocks and 1.1 steals per game.
- She is shooting 45.8 percent from the field, 30.6 from 3-point range and 82.5 from the free throw line.
- Poindexter is first in The American in blocked shots with 34 for a 1.9 average and had a career-high six against Cincinnati
- Poindexter has named the AAC's Freshman of the Week six times.
- Poindexter's father, Ray, was a member of Tulsa's men's basketball NCAA Tournament teams in 1994-95 and 1995-96 … at 6'11", he averaged 6.5 points and 5.6 rebounds in his two seasons.
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 Madi Washington earned her degree in psychology in 2020 and is working on her MBA, and Maya Mayberry earned her degree in organizational studies in December 2021 and is working on her MBA.
Leading the AAC
- As a team, the Hurricane leads the American Athletic Conference in seven of 21 statistical categories. Tulsa leads in Scoring Offense – 72.44 (1304); Scoring Margin – +10.50 (72.44-61.94); Free Throw % – .754 (193-256); Field Goal % – .447 (481-1076); 3-Point FG % – .396 (149-376); 3-Point FG Made – 8.28 (149); Assist/Turnover Ratio – 1.28 (15.6-12.1).
- Individually, Maya Mayberry leads the AAC in three-point field goal percentage (.474) and Temira Poindexter is first in blocked shots per game (1.89)
- See full chart below.
A Native American
- 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.
Double Digit Wins (Times Two)
- In Angie Nelp's first season as the Hurricane head coach, Tulsa reached double-digit wins in the first 10 games of the season.
- Tulsa didn't reach double-digit wins in either of the past two seasons, winning just five games in a 19-game schedule a year ago and nine wins in 2019-20.
- TU has 10 double-digit wins among Tulsa's 13 victories this season. TU had just nine double-figure wins in the previous three seasons combined.
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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