Tulsa Women Open Play at Maui Classic Tuesday

GAME 12:
Tulsa (8-3) vs. Texas Tech (11-0)
Tuesday • Dec. 19, 2023 • 9:00 PM (CT)/5:00 PM (HT)
Seabury Hall • Makawao, Hawai'i

Tulsa and Southeastern Louisiana (4-5) play at 9:00 PM (CT) /5:00 PM (HT) Wednesday, Dec. 20

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GAME NOTES: Tulsa I Texas Tech

THE COACHES:
Tulsa: Angie Nelp (Colorado State '02), 3^rd year
Career Record: 42-27 (3 years)
School Record: same

Texas Tech: Krista Gerlich (Texas Tech '93), 4^th year
Career Record: 341-196 (18 years)
School Record: 52-49 (4 years)

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 Tech's Probable Starters
2     F      Kilah Freelon, 6-1, So., Denver, Colo., 10.0 ppg, 7.4 rpg
3     G     Jasmine Shavers, 5-8, So., Mesquite, Texas, 15.2 ppg, 5.1 rpg
13   F      Elina Arike, 6-2, Sr., Helsinki, Finland, 5.5 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 4.4 apg
20   G     Bailey Maupin, 5-10, So., Gruver, Texas, 15.4 ppg, 4.8 rpg
25   G     Ashley Chevalier, 5-7, Jr., Chatsworth, Calif., 4.2 ppg, 2.1 rpg

Facing Texas Tech
•      This is the second meeting between Tulsa and Texas Tech.
•      The Red Raiders won the first meeting in the 1979-80 season by a 72-49 score in Tulsa.
•      The first game came before Tulsa dropped the program after the 1986-87 season, then re-instated the program 10 years later.

Facing Southeastern Louisiana
•     The will be the second meeting between Tulsa and Southeastern Louisiana.
•     The previous meeting came in Cape Girardeau, Mo at the Otahkian Shootout on Dec. 7,
       1996.
•      Tulsa claimed an 81-78 win for its first victory since re-instating the program in 1996-97 after a 10-year absence.

Two Going for 20 Points
•      Delanie Crawford and Temira Poindexter have combined for 12 20+ scoring performances this season.
•      Poindexter has scored 20+ points in seven games and Crawford five times … among those games, they each have one 30+ scoring game.
•      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.

Rebounding Emphasis
•     Going against taller lineups recently, Tulsa has had to be aggressive on the boards.
•      In the last three games, Tulsa has averaged 45.7 rebounds, while in the first eight contests the Hurricane averaged 38.1 points.
•      Despite pulling down 41 against UCA and 45 against Florida, those two opponents still held the rebounding lead with 47 and 49, respectively.
•      In the last outing, the Hurricane had a 51-to-39 rebound advantage against Texas Southern.

Comebacks
•      In six of Tulsa's eight 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 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 a 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 (75-68) 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 had 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 on Dec. 1, which was her 66^th career game played.
•       Poindexter now has 1,061 points for a 15.4 average in 69 career games.
•       She ranks 12^th on the all-time scoring list, needing 11 more points to tie Erika Wakefield (1,072 pts, 2014-18) for 11^th place and 28^th points to tie Leela Farr (1,089 pts, 1997-02) for 10^th place.
•       Another Hurricane player, Katia Gallegos has also reached the 1,000-point mark in her career with 1,095 points, including 967 in three seasons at UTEP and 128 points at Tulsa.

Mady Knocks Down the Treys
•       Freshman Mady Cartwright has knocked down 22-of-49 three-pointers this year for a team-high .449 percent.
•       She has had five games with three or more treys made, including a season-high 5-of-8 treys vs. Northwestern State, then her second highest was 4-of-6 vs. UCA and 4-of-8 against Texas Southern.
•       Trailing 56-54 against UCA, Cartwright scored her first points of the second half when her three-pointer at the 4:05 mark put Tulsa ahead 57-56.
•       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.

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 player of the week 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 11 games this year and for the 56^th time in 69 career games.
•    She has scored in double digits in her last 15 games dating back to last season.
•    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 season.
•    Poindexter had her seventh game of 20+ points this season and the 22^nd time in her career with 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 21.4 average.
•       With seven 20+ scoring games, Poindexter also leads the AAC in that category, while teammate Delanie Crawford's five 20+ scoring games is tied for second in the league.
•       Hadley Periman's four 10+ rebounding games ties for second-most in the AAC for games with 10+ rebounds.

Home, Road, Neutral
•       Tulsa has played 11 games so far this season, with five 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 (5) .421 (128-304)       .359 (46-128) .685 (63-92)            44.6 (223)                73.0 (365)
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 (11) .433                       .318                         .675                        40.2                          73.9

Poindexter Near the Top in NCAA Stats
•       Temira Poindexter ranks 16^th nationally for scoring with a 21.4 average after 11 games … Iowa's Caitlin Clark leads the nation with a 29.5 average.
•       Poindexter's 235 points ranks eighth in NCAA stats, while she ranks 10^th for field goals (87), seventh for field goal attempts (197) and seventh for three-point attempts (89).

All-Around Player
•       Delanie Crawford is not only scoring 17.3 points per game to rank second on the roster, but the junior has done it efficiently.
•       Crawford has a .485 field goal percentage, .438 from three-point range and .800 from the charity stripe.
•       Crawford is among the top-10 in The American for all three shooting categories – FG percentage (6^th), three-point percentage (9^th) and free throw percentage (8^th).
•       She is also second on the team for rebounding (5.9) and tied for second in 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 11 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 7.5 average, while that also ranks sixth 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 she pulled down 10 boards vs. Northwestern State and also had 11 rebounds against UAPB.

Ahrray Returns
•       Ahrray Young was back in the lineup for the ORU game after missing the first three games and the final 10 contests a year ago due to injury.
•       She is averaging 8.9 points and 3.3 rebounds in her first eight games back with a season-high of 16 points against Texas Southern.
•       She has had four double-figure scoring games since returning to the lineup
•       As a starter in the last four games, Young has averaged 11.3 points (45) in those games.
•       Young is shooting 52.5% from the field (31-59) in 20.2 minutes of playing time.
•       A year ago, Young averaged 8.6 points, 5.0 rebounds and 2.2 assists while earning AAC all- freshman team honors.

Gallegos Getting More Points
•       Through 11 games, Tulsa senior guard Katia Gallegos has shown her ability to score.
•       A year ago, in her first with the Hurricane, Gallegos averaged just 2.3 points, while shooting 23% from the field and 10% from behind the arc.
•       Gallegos scored just 45 points in 20 games a year ago, while this year she has totaled 83 points for a 7.5 scoring average in 11 games.
•       She also averages a team-high 3.3 assists, 3.4 rebounds and is shooting 48% from the field.
•       Gallegos has four double-figure scoring games this year as compared to zero last season.
•       She has scored her Tulsa career-high of 18 points twice this year, coming against Lindenwood and UAPB.

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Players Mentioned

Mady Cartwright

Delanie Crawford

Katia Gallegos

Hadley Periman

Temira Poindexter

Ahrray Young

Tulsa Women Open Play at Maui Classic Tuesday

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Players Mentioned

Mady Cartwright

Delanie Crawford

Katia Gallegos

Hadley Periman

Temira Poindexter

Ahrray Young

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