Tulsa Women Host Texas Southern Friday Night

GAME 11:
Tulsa (7-3) vs. Texas Southern (1-6)
Friday • Dec. 15, 2023 • 6:30 PM
Donald W. Reynolds Center (8,355) • Tulsa, Okla.

RADIO: 93.5 The Jet
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TV: ESPN+
GAME NOTES: Tulsa

THE COACHES:
Tulsa: Angie Nelp (Colorado State '02), 3^rd year
Career Record: 41-27 (3 years)
School Record: same

Texas Southern: Vernette Skeete
Career Record: 3-33 (2 years)
School Record: same

Tulsa's Probable Starters
0     G     Katia Gallegos, 5-7, Sr-1L, El Paso, Texas, 7.7 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 3.3 apg
2     F      Temira Poindexter, 6-1, Jr-2L, Sapulpa, Okla., 22.1 ppg, 4.6 rpg
5     G     Delanie Crawford, 5-11, Jr-2L, Piedmont, Okla., 17.7 ppg, 6.2 rpg
21   F      Hadley Periman, 6-2, So-1L, Tuttle, Okla., 2.2 ppg, 7.9 rpg
35   G     Ahrray Young, 5-11, So-1L, Elk Grove, Calif., 7.9 ppg, 3.3 rpg

Texas Southern's Probable Starters
3     G     Taniya Lawson, 5-8, So., Capitol Heights, Md., 11.6 ppg, 2.9 rpg
4     G     Nya Harmon, 5-7, Jr., Dallas, Texas, 0.9 ppg, 0.9 rpg
5     F      Jaida Belton, 6-4, So., Baltimore, Md., 6.0 ppg, 7.0 rpg
20   F      Jordyn Turner, 6-2, Jr., Oklahoma City, Okla., 10.1 ppg, 3.6 rpg
24   G     Anela Thomas, 5-8, So., Oakland, Calif., 3.3 ppg, 0.5 rpg

Teddy Bear Toss
•      Fans are asked to bring a new or gently used stuffed animal to toss onto the court at halftime for the Texas Southern game.
•      The stuffed animals will be donated to children in need this holiday season.

Facing Texas Southern
•      This is the fifth meeting between Tulsa and Texas Southern.
•      Tulsa holds the series lead 3-1.
•      The two teams faced off last year in Houston, where the Hurricane won 83-80.

Two Going for 20 Points
•      Delanie Crawford and Temira Poindexter have combined for 12 20+ scoring performances this season.
•      Poindexter has score 20+ points in seven games and Crawford five times … among those games, they each have one 30+ scoring games.
•      Tulsa is 4-0 when the two of them each score 20+ points in the same game, including against Lindenwood, New Orleans, Clemson and Florida.

Comebacks
•      In six of Tulsa's seven wins this year, Tulsa has trailed at one point or another in those games.
•      Tulsa trailed vs. Lindenwood (2 pts, 3^rd QTR), Northwestern State (2 pts, 1^st QTR), UAPB (10 pts, 3^rd QTR), Clemson (12 pts, 2^nd QTR), UCA (8 pts, 3^rd QTR), Florida (6 pts, 4^th QTR).
•      In the last two wins over UCA and Florida, Tulsa had trailed in the fourth quarter in both games.
•      Against UCA, Tulsa trailed by 2 points at the 4:47 mark before Madi Cartwright hit a 3-pointer at the 4:05 mark to give Tulsa the lead for good.
•      In the Florida game, Temira Poindexter's two free throws at the 3:38 mark cut 1 one-point deficit to a tie game at 62-62, before Ahrray Young's layup at the 2:56 mark gave Tulsa the lead.

Tulsa Gets ACC, SEC Wins
•      This season Tulsa has garnered wins over teams from the ACC (Clemson) and SEC (Florida).
•      The Hurricane claimed a 74-64 win over Clemson at the Van Chancellor Classic in Katy Texas, and in a home game took down Florida 72-64.
•      It marks the first time since the 2005-06 season that Tulsa had at least two wins over 'power 5' schools when Tulsa defeated Arkansas (66-64), Oklahoma State (75-8) and Florida State (80-71) in three consecutive games.
•      The win over Florida was the first against an SEC team since an 80-73 win over Alabama on Dec. 1, 2018.
• The last ACC win for Tulsa came against NC State 71-61 in the first round of the 2006 NCAA Tournament.

The Only One
•      As of Dec. 10, American Athletic Conference teams has faced SEC teams seven times this season.
•      Tulsa's 72-64 win over Florida is the only win against an SEC team by an AAC team this year.

Poindexter Adding to Career Point Total
•       Temira Poindexter became just the 12^th player in school history to reach the 1,000-point plateau.
•       She reached the 1,000-point mark by scoring 15 points at TCU, which was her 66^th career game played.
•       Poindexter now has 1,047 points for a 15.4 average in 68 career games.
•       She ranks 12^th on the all-time scoring list, needing 25 more points to tie Erika Wakefield (1,072 pts, 2014-18) for 11^th place.
•       Another Hurricane player, Katia Gallegos has already reached the 1,000-point mark in her career with 1,089 points, including 967 in three seasons at UTEP and 122 points at Tulsa.

Mady Knocks Down the Treys
•       Trailing 56-54 against UCA, freshman Mady Cartwright scored her first points of the second half when her three-pointer at the 4:05 mark put Tulsa ahead 57-54.
•       It was her next 3-point attempt at the 2:59 mark that put Tulsa ahead 60-56 as the Hurricane held on for a two-point 60-58 win.
•       Cartwright finished the game with 12 points on 4-of-6 from the field, including 4-of-6 from three-point range.
•       She leads Tulsa with a .447 three-point percentage, while making 17-of-38 … she has had four multiple three-point made games.
•       Cartwright made a season-high 5-of-8 treys vs. Northwestern State, then her second-highest was 4-of-6 vs. UCA.

Crawford & Poindexter AAC Earn Player of the Week Honors
•    In the first three weeks of the season, Tulsa juniors Delanie Crawford and Temira Poindexter were named two of the American Athletic Conference Player of the Week selections.
•       Delanie Crawford earned all-conference accolades in the first week after averaging 21.7 points while shooting 57% from the field, 54%from 3-point range and 90% from the free throw line. She added 4.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists.
•       In an 89-80 opening road win at Lindenwood, Crawford scored 35 points for the second highest single-game point total in school history.
•       On Nov. 27, Poindexter earned the AAC Player of the Week award after totaling 26.0 points, 4.3 rebounds and 3.0 assists while leading Tulsa to a 2-1 record at the Van Chancellor Classic.
•       Poindexter totaled 29 points against UAPB, 26 in a win over Clemson and 23 against 25^th-ranked Mississippi State.
•       It's the first weekly honor for both Crawford and Poindexter in their careers … Poindexter was named the Freshman of the Week eight times in 2021-22 and made the weekly honor roll six times last year.
•       In addition to their player of the week honors, Crawford (Nov. 20) and Poindexter (Dec. 11)   each have been named to the AAC weekly honor roll once this year.

More on Poindexter
•     Temira Poindexter has now scored in double-digits in all 10 games this year and for the 55^h time in 68 career games.
•    Poindexter scored 12 first-half points against UCA, giving her double digits in the first half of a game six times this season.
•    She scored –– 15 at Lindenwood, 16 vs. New Orleans, 18 vs. UAPB, 16 vs. #25 Mississippi State, 13 at TCU and 12 vs. UCA –– in the first half of those games this year.
•    Poindexter had her seventh game of 20+ points this season and 22 for her career witj 21 points against Florida.
• In the UCA game, Poindexter had her sixth career double-double with 22 points and 10 rebounds.

Atop the League
• Temira Poindexter leads the American Athletic Conference in scoring with her 22.1 average.
•       With seven 20+ scoring games, Poindexter also leads the AAC in that category, while teammate Delanie Crawford's five 20+ scoring games is second in the league.
•       Hadley Periman's four 10+ rebounding games ties for second in the AAC for most games with 10+ rebounds, tying with two other players.

Home, Road, Neutral
•       Tulsa has played 10 games so far this season, with four at home, three on the road and three neutral site games … here's a look at the comparative stats:
Site                  FG                               3Pts                           FT                            REB                      Pts
Home (4)       .400 (96-240)         .353 (36-102)    .688 (55-80) 43.0 (172)                70.8 (283)
Road (3)         .449 (85-189)             .250 (21-84) .660 (35-53) 39.0 (117)                75.3 (226)
Neutral (3) .436 (82-188)         .321 (27-84) .674 (31-46) 34.0 (102)                74.0 (222)
Totals (10) .426 .311 .676                           39.1                         73.1

Poindexter Near the Top in NCAA Stats
•       Temira Poindexter ranks 11^th nationally for scoring with a 22.1 average after 10 games … Iowa's Caitlin Clark leads the nation with a 29.5 average.
•       Poindexter's 221 points ranks eighth in NCAA stats, while she ranks 11^th for field goals (81), seventh for field goal attempts (185) and ninth for three-point attempts (85).

All-Around Player
•       Delanie Crawford is not only scoring 17.7 points per game to rank second on the roster, but the junior has done it efficiently.
•       Crawford has a .475 field goal percentage, .435 from three-point range and .810 from the charity stripe.
•       Crawford is among the top-10 in The American for all three shooting categories – FG percentage (8^th), three-point percentage (8^th) and free throw percentage (8^th).
•       She is also second on the team for rebounding (6.2) and third for assists (2.4).

Periman on the Boards
•       Sophomore Hadley Periman came into her second season with zero double-figure rebounding games, and through the first 10 games this year has already grabbed double-digit rebounds in four games.
•       Her previous career-high of nine rebounds came last year against UCA.
•       She leads the Hurricane in rebounding with a 7.9 average, while that also ranks third in the American Athletic Conference.
•       Periman had a career-high 14 rebounds against Florida, while her previous career-high of 12 boards came in the second game of the season vs. New Orleans, and a game later pulled down 10 boards vs. Northwestern State and she also had 11 rebounds against UAPB.

Tulsa Women Host Texas Southern Friday Night

Players Mentioned

Mady Cartwright

Delanie Crawford

Katia Gallegos

Hadley Periman

Temira Poindexter

Ahrray Young

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