Golden Hurricane Women to Face Georgia, Marshall at State Farm WBCA Showcase

Thursday, November 21

Kissimmee, Fla.

4:00 p.m.

Tulsa

Georgia

Photo by: Joshua Rogers

Golden Hurricane Women to Face Georgia, Marshall at State Farm WBCA Showcase

11/20/2024 10:52:00 AM | Women's Basketball

GAMES 4 & 5:
Tulsa (1-2) at the 2024 State Farm WBCA Showcase
State Farm Field House - Kissimmee, Fla.
ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex

vs. Georgia (3-2)
4:00 p.m. Central - Thursday, November 21, 2024

vs. Marshall (1-3)
11:00 a.m. Central - Saturday, November 23, 2024

RADIO: 93.5 The Patriot
LIVE STATS: Click Here
TV: NBC FAST Channel
GAME NOTES: Tulsa
GAME NOTES: Georgia
GAME NOTES: Marshall
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THE COACHES:
Tulsa: Angie Nelp (Colorado State '02), 4^th year
Career Record: 60-36
School Record: Same

Georgia: Katie Abrahamson-Henderson (Cameron '02), 3^rd year
Career Record: 409-189
School Record: 37-32

Marshall: Juli Fulks (Capital '01), 1^st year
Career Record: 401-146
School Record: 1-3

Tulsa's Probable Starters
4          F          Lexie Foutch, 6-2, Sr-3L, Fort Gibson, Okla., 1.7 ppg, 4.3 rpg
5          G         Delanie Crawford, 5-11, Sr-3L, Piedmont, Okla., 13.3 ppg, 4.3 rpg
7          G         Paige Bradley, 5-10, RJr-TR, Dallas, Texas, 7.3 ppg, 3.7 rpg
22        G         Mady Cartwright, 5-10, So-1L, Greenwood, Ark., 5.3 ppg, 4.7 rpg
24        G         Elise Hill, 5-7, So-1L, Tulsa, Okla., 12.0 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 2.0 apg

Georgia's Probable Starters
0          G         Trinity Turner, 5-6, Fr, Orlando, Fla.,14.2 ppg, 6.4 rpg, 3.2 apg
1          G         Asia Avinger, 5-7, Sr, Cerritos, Calif., 11.6 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 3.2 apg
12        G         Roxane Makolo, 5-10, 5th, Saint-Hubert, Quebec, 7.8 ppg, 3.8 rpg
21        F/C       Fatima Diakhate, 6-5, RSo, Dakar, Senegal, 7.5 ppg, 5.5 rpg
30        F          Amiya Evans, 6-2, Jr, Pensacola, Fla., 10.2 ppg, 10.4 rpg

Marshall's Probable Starters
3          G         CC Mays, 5-8, Jr, Tampa, Fla., 8.8 ppg, 4.8 rpg
6          G         Madison Kellione, 5-6, Gr, Cynthiana, Ky., 9.0 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 4.8 apg
10        G         Aislynn Hayes, 5-8, Sr, Murfreesboro, Tenn., 17.8 ppg, 4.3 rpg
13        F          Leyocha Marigney, 6-3, So, Fresno, Calif., 4.0 ppg, 3.5 rpg
23        F          Meredith Maier, 6-0, Jr, Fairmont, W. Va., 14.3 ppg, 4.8 rpg

The State Farm WBCA Showcase

The Golden Hurricane are set to take part in the State Farm Women's Basketball Coaches' Association (WBCA) Showcase, a brand new event in women's college basketball to be played at the ESPN Wide World of Sports at Disney World.
TU will face Georgia (3-2) to kick off the event on Thursday at 4 p.m. Central. Then, the Hurricane will open Saturday with an 11 a.m. game against Marshall (1-3).
Both of Tulsa's games will air on the NBC Sports FAST Channel, which can be viewed on Peacock, Roku Channel, PlutoTV, Samsung TV Plus, Amazon Fire TV, XUMO and Freevee.
Tulsa is 35-32 all-time in nonconference regular-season events and tournaments.

Measuring up with the Bulldogs

This will be just the second time Tulsa and Georgia have ever met ... the first meeting was played on Dec. 12, 1980 in Tulsa, ending in a 97-79 win for Georgia.
Georgia is 3-2 to start the year, defeating North Carolina Central, Houston and Furman by scores of 14 or more points. They fell in their last two outings against Georgia State (66-60) and Georgia Tech (83-67).
The Bulldogs are coming off a 12-18 season that ended with a first-round exit in the SEC Championship ... UGA returns six letterwinners from that squad.
Third-year head coach Katie Abrahamson-Henderson previously coached UCF from 2016-22 ... her nationally ranked Knights took on Angie Nelp's squad twice in 2021-22, winning by 15 or more points in each game, one of which was the first round of the AAC Championship (69-54).
Trinity Turner, a true freshman, leads the Bulldogs with 14.2 points per game while adding 6.4 boards per contest.
Amiya Evans is fourth in the nation with 52 rebounds and is one of 12 players in the country with three double-doubles so far.
A win over Georgia would give Tulsa its third consecutive win over an SEC team (Florida, 72-64, 2023-24; Arkansas, 80-62, 2023-24).

What's the Word on the Herd?

Saturday marks the 10th meeting between TU and Marshall.
Tulsa has the opportunity to tie up the series at five games apiece as Marshall currently leads 5-4.
The Thundering Herd are 1-3 on the season after dropping close contests to Toledo (71-68) and Northern Kentucky (78-80), beating Elon 65-56 and falling 69-56 to George Mason.
First-year head coach Juli Fulks was previously the 2024 WBCA Division III Coach of the Year after going 31-1 with Transylvania and finishing in the Final Four for a second straight season.
Meredith Maier is 11th in Division I in three-pointers (14) and 15th in threes per game (3.5) while Aislynn Hayes is 15th with 25 free throws.

Crawford Finds Ways to Score

It's no surprise that returning All-American senior Delanie Crawford is Tulsa's scoring leader through the first three games.
She is a multi-level scorer who finds different ways to put up points for TU.
Crawford is second in The American in free throw percentage (.846) and seventh in three-pointers per game (2.33).

Hill Scoring in Double-Digits

Returning sophomore guard Elise Hill has scored in double-figures in five of her last six games for the Golden Hurricane, including in her first three career starts this season.
She had 12 points in the season-opener against Arkansas-Pine Bluff, scored 12 more in a team-leading effort at Missouri State (11/10) and scored 12 again against ORU (11/17).
She led back-to-back double-digit scoring efforts in the first two rounds of the WBIT last season, including a career-high 18 points against Arkansas.

Clack on the Boards and Blocks

Sophomore Jade Clack, a transfer from TCU, has stepped up on defense in the first three games for TU.
She has led Tulsa in rebounds every game so far, finishing with a career-high nine boards against Oral Roberts (11/17).
Clack is 12th in the AAC with 6.7 rebounds per game.
She also has recorded a block in every game, including two last time out against ORU.

TU is Winning the Turnover Margin

Tulsa is handling the ball well through the first three games of the season with a +3.0 turnover margin per game, the third-highest among all American Athletic Conference teams so far.
Opponents have turned the ball over 62 times compared to Tulsa's 53.
The turnover battle has been largely due to TU's ability to steal the ball, out-stealing opponents 31-23.

Nelp Over Halfway to Century Mark in Wins.

Tulsa's Angie Nelp won her 50th career game in her three seasons with a 65-55 win at Charlotte on Jan. 27, 2024.
She is currently 60-36 three games into her fourth season.
No previous Tulsa coach had reached 50 wins in their first three seasons … only three other Tulsa head coaches won more than 50 games in their careers.

Crawford Already Racking up Awards

Preseason expectations for senior guard Delanie Crawford are high as the returning All-American from Piedmont, Okla., has been named to two preseason honors.
The WBCA selected Crawford as one of 25 hoopers from around the country to the 2025 Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year Watch List, becoming the first Golden Hurricane player to represent Tulsa on any Hammon Award watch list.
Crawford was also voted to the American Athletic Conference Preseason All-Conference First Team by the league's coaches.

Nine Newcomers Highlight the Roster

Tulsa's roster features nine newcomers to the program, including five transfers and four true freshmen.
Portal additions include redshirt freshman Tobi Ademuwagun (pronounced ah-day-moo-wag-gun) from Penn, senior Kristol Ayson from Jacksonville State, redshirt junior Paige Bradley and sophomore Jade Clack from TCU and sophomore McKayla Miller from Creighton.
The four freshmen looking for their first collegiate action are the twins from Houston, Brooklyn and Kennedi Alexander, Brynn Eshoo of Inverness, Ill. and Whitney Sullivan from Orangeville, Ill.