Tulsa vs. Wyoming in the WNIT Second Round

Sunday, March 20, 2022 ~ 3:00 pm Central ~ Arena Auditorium ~ Laramie, Wyoming

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The Coaches
Tulsa: Angie Nelp (Colorado State, 2002), 1st Year
Career Record: 17-10 (1^st year)
Record at Tulsa: Same

Wyoming: Gerald Mattinson (Weber State, 1981), 3rd Year
Record: 47-34 (3 years)
Record at Wyoming: same

Tulsa's Probable Starters
F          2          Temira Poindexter, 6-1, Fr-HS, Sapulpa, Okla., 11.7 ppg, 4.7 rpg
G         10        Maya Mayberry, 5-8, Sr-1L, Tulsa, Okla., 11.8 ppg, 2.2 rpg
G         11        Maddie Bittle, 5-8, Sr-3L, Bixby, Okla., 11.0 ppg, 4.4 rpg
G         12        Wyvette Mayberry, 5-7, So-1L, Tulsa, Okla., 14.0 ppg, 3.9 rpg
G         21        Rebecca Lescay, 5-8, Sr-4L, Plano, Texas, 9.6 ppg, 4.5 rpg

Wyoming's Probable Starters
G         11        Alba Sanchez Ramos, 6-0, Sr., Madrid, Spain, 7.0 ppg, 6.4 rpg
G         12        McKinley Bradshaw, 5-11, Jr., Lyman, Wyo., 14.8 ppg, 5.4 rpg
G         14        Quinn Weidemann, 5-9, Sr., Omaha, Neb., 10.2 ppg, 2.9 rpg
G         24        Tommi Olson, 5-6, Sr., Worland, Wyo., 4.3 ppg, 4.5 rpg
C         45        Allyson Fertig, 6-4, Fr., Glendo, Wyo., 9.9 ppg, 8.3 rpg

Facing Wyoming

Wyoming has a 16-12 overall record and posted an 11-6 mark in the Mountain West
McKinley Bradshaw has a team-best 14.8 points per game, while Quinn Weidemann adds 10.2 ppg
Allyson Fertig has a team-leading 8.3 rebounds per game, while Tommi Olson has 91 assists and 43 steals, and Fertig has 23 blocks
Tulsa and Wyoming are tied in the all-time series, 1-1 ... both games were played during the 1998-99 season with both teams were in the Western Athletic Conference ... the Cowgirls earned a 76-63 win in Laramie and the Golden Hurricane earned a 74-59 victory in Tulsa

Tulsa in Postseason

Tulsa has made six postseason appearances
TU earned WNIT bids in 2004, 2005, 2015 and 2022
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) ... TU is 1-0 this season with a win over North Texas in the WNIT First Round
The Hurricane has a 3-5 overall mark in postseason play

Tulsa Players Earn American Athletic Conference Honors

Freshman Temira Poindexter was named the AAC Freshman of the Year while averaging 11.7 points and 4.7 rebounds … she was named the AAC Player of the Week a league record eight times during the season
Poindexter and fellow freshman Delanie Crawford were named to the AAC's all-freshmen team … Crawford averages 7.2 points, 4.2 rebounds and 2.0 assists
Sophomore Wyvette Mayberry earned second-team all-AAC honors while leading Tulsa in scoring with 14.0 points

Tulsa in The American Championship

In eight years, Tulsa has a 5-8 mark in The American Championship
TU earned wins in the first round in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2022
The Golden Hurricane lost matches in the quarterfinals in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2022, and lost in the first round in 2020 and 2021

Tulsa's American Athletic Conference Championship Records

Tulsa set eight new American Athletic Conference tournament records this season, including 174 combined points (88 Tulsa, 86 Wichita State); 67 combined field goals (34 Tulsa, 33 Wichita State); .511 combined field goal percentage (46.6 Tulsa, 56.9 Wichita State); 20 combined three-point field goals made (12 Tulsa, 8 Wichita State); 34 three-point field goals attempted (Tulsa); 10 assists by Wyvette Mayberry vs. Wichita State (tying Erika Wakefield's mark in 2018); 48 combined assists (29 Tulsa; 19 Wichita State); six steals by Rebecca Lescay vs. Wichita State.

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

Most Wins Since

Tulsa's 17 wins is the most in eight years, since posting an 18-14 record in the 2014-15 season
In that year, Tulsa also made the WNIT, winning one of two games
In the last 16 seasons, the 17 wins ties the second-most wins… Tulsa won 18 in 2014-15 and 17 games in 2012-13

Leading the Way

Four Tulsa players average double-digit points, including Wyvette Mayberry with a team-best 14.0 points per game, as well as Maya Mayberry (11.8), Temira Poindexter (11.7) and Maddie Bittle (11.0)
Poindexter has a team-best 4.7 rebounds per game and 49 blocks, while Lescay has 97 assists and 49 steals.

In the Nation

Tulsa ranks third in the nation in fewest turnovers (329), 11th in turnovers per game (12.2), 14th in assist-turnover ratio (1.24), 21st in three-point field goals made per game (8.4), 24th in three-point field goal percentage (35.6), 33rd in free throw percentage (75.9), 43rd in turnover margin (3.74), 49th in three-point field goals made (228), 52nd in assists per game (15.1), 74th in fewest fouls (446), 88th in three-point field goals attempted (641), 93rd in scoring offense (68.7), 96th in field goal percentage (41.8), 103rd in scoring margin (5.1), 108th in won-lost percentage (63.0), 109th in steals per game (8.6), 127th in assists (408) and 129th in blocked shots per game (3.4).
Maddie Bittle ranks 208th in steals per game (1.74)
Rebecca Lescay ranks 168th in steals per game (1.81), 179th in assist-turnover ratio (1.41) and 185th in assists per game (3.6)
Maya Mayberry ranks 74th in three-point field goal percentage (36.7) and 101st in three-point field goals made per game (2.14)
Wyvette Mayberry ranks 174th in free throw percentage (77.4) and 239th in points per game (14.0)
Temira Poindexter ranks 45th in blocked shots per game (1.81) and 54th in blocked shots (49)

An Accurate Career Shooter

Maya Mayberry ranks second (.385 = 94-244) in program history for three-point field goal percentage
Maddie Bittle ranks ninth (.817 = 107-131) in program history for free throw percentage

Lescay Among Tulsa's Top-10

Rebecca Lescay ranks first in games played (138) on Tulsa's all-time list, and is fourth in steals (228), eighth in assists (320) and 14th in points (966)

Among the Freshmen

Temira Poindexter is on the Tulsa Freshmen Single-Season Records list, ranking first in blocks (49), fourth in free throw percentage (.800) and fourth in field goals made (119)

Single Season Records

Wyvette Mayberry's 42.3 three-point field goal percentage is the third-best in a single season by any individual player, while Maddie Bittle's 41.2 percent is seventh best
Temira Poindexter's 49 blocks rank 10th in program history for a single season

Oklahomans

Tulsa's 10 member roster includes eight Oklahomans
The breakdown includes four freshmen, two sophomores and two seniors

Three or More

Tulsa has had at least three players score in doubles-figures in 24 of 27 games and has a 16-8 record in those games
In the third game of the year, Tulsa had a season-high six players score in double digits in a 79-54 win over Florida A&M … Tulsa had five double-figure scorers in an 80-68 win over Memphis
Tulsa has had 13 games of four double-digit scorers and has a 9-4 record in those games

Team Rebounding

Tulsa doesn't have a rebounder with an average of five rebounds per game, but the Hurricane has five players each averaging over four rebounds per game
The leader of the group is freshman Temira Poindexter with 4.7 boards followed by senior Rebecca Lescay with 4.5 rebounds and sophomore Jessika Evans with 4.5

Leading the AAC

As a team, the Hurricane leads the American Athletic Conference in five statistical categories. Tulsa leads in Field Goal % – .418 (680-1627); 3-Point FG % – .356 (228-641); Free Throw % – .759 (267-352); 3-Point FG Made – 8.44 (228) and Assist/Turnover Ratio – 1.24 (408/329).

Out of the Ordinary

Tulsa has been among the nation's leaders for three-point field goal percentage most of the season.
The Hurricane had eight 40 percent plus shooting games from 3-point range in the first 17 games, but then Tulsa recorded six-straight games under 30-percent from behind the arc. TU then shot below 30-percent against North Texas in the WNIT First Round (.280).
In the first 17 games of the season, Tulsa shot 40.2 percent (146-363), but in the next six contests shot just 25.1 percent from 3-point range (40-159).
TU bounced back against #23 UCF and shot 42.3 percent from three-point range, was 35.3 percent against both Wichita State and UCF in The American Championship

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 14.0 points and Maya 11.8 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 last season and 33.5 percent (622 of 1,855) of the points during the 2021-22 campaign
In their two seasons, the sisters have combined to lead Tulsa in scoring 29 times and assists in 24 games
Their older sister, Taleya, also played at Tulsa (2009-13) and was an assistant coach for three seasons (2018-21)

Maddie 'B' Has Hit Her Stride

Maddie Bittle has hit her stride in the last 18 games, posting double digits in 14 contests
She has averaged 13.0 points (235) with a career-high 23 points at North Texas, while also averaging 4.2 rebounds (77) and 2.0 assists (36).
Bittle has shot .490 (78-of-159) from the field and .451 (37-of-82) from 3-point range in the last 18 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.
On the season, Bittle is knocking down 46.1 percent of her field goals and 41.2 percent from behind the arc.

Freshmen Tandem

The tandem of true freshmen Temira Poindexter and Delanie Crawford have combined to average 19.1 points and 8.9 rebounds per game.
The 6'1" forward Poindexter averages 11.8 points and 4.7 rebounds, while the 5'10" guard Crawford averages 7.3 points and 4.2 boards.
The duo has combined for 25 double-figure scoring games … Poindexter with 17 and Crawford with eight.
Poindexter had season-highs of 23 points, 10 rebounds, six blocks and seven assists, while Crawford's season-highs reached 15 points, eight rebounds and five assists.

Top Freshman

Freshman Temira Poindexter earned the American Athletic Conference Freshman of the Year honor for a reason
The 6'1" Poindexter has done a little bit of everything for the Hurricane this year while averaging 11.7 points, 4.7 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 1.8 blocks and 1.2 steals per game.
She is shooting 43.4 percent from the field, 32.5 from 3-point range and 80.0 from the free throw line.
Poindexter is second in The American in blocked shots with 49 for a 1.81 average and had a career-high six against Cincinnati
Poindexter has named the AAC's Freshman of the Week a league-record eight 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.

Common Factor

In two AAC losses this season to Houston, a 13-point road loss (80-67) and a 65-64 home loss, there was a common factor ... Tulsa was without one of its starters in each game due to injury
The Hurricane was without Maya Mayberry in the road game and at home was without Mayberry's younger sister, Wyvette ... both were averaging over 14 points at the time of the games.

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.

Road Wins

Tulsa has posted six road wins this year – Oral Roberts, Florida Atlantic, Georgia State, Memphis, Wichita State and North Texas – and has just four road losses.
The six wins ties the most road victories for a Tulsa team since the 2015-16 season when the Hurricane captured six road wins … the most road wins for Tulsa before that was a year earlier with seven in 2014-15.

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
Tulsa also had just five turnovers against Wichita State on Feb. 27

The Most 3's

Tulsa set a new school record high of 39 three-point field goal attempts against Wichita State (2-6-22)
The previous best was 34 attempts against No. 1 UConn (1-17-17)

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 Maya Mayberry earned her degree in organizational studies in December 2021 and is working on her MBA.

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.

Maddie's Big Threes on the Road

Maddie Bittle has hit some big three-pointers in her senior season, but perhaps none more important than a couple treys in the final minutes of two Tulsa AAC road wins.
On the road at Wichita State and the game tied at 56-56 with 2:08 to play, Bittle's three-pointer put the Hurricane up for good in a seven-point victory.
In an earlier road game at Memphis, Bittle knocked down a trey with 0:12 remaining to break a 67-67 tie and propel the Hurricane to a 72-69 victory.

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 12 double-digit wins among Tulsa's 17 victories this season. TU had just nine double-figure wins in the previous three seasons combined.

Tulsa vs. Wyoming in the WNIT Second Round

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Delanie Crawford

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Maya Mayberry

Wyvette Mayberry

Temira Poindexter

Tulsa vs. Wyoming in the WNIT Second Round

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Rebecca Lescay

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Wyvette Mayberry

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