Tulsa Women's Basketball Welcomes Creighton on Sunday

GAME 7:
Tulsa (2-4) vs. RV/RV Creighton (4-2)
1:00 p.m. CT - Sunday, December 1, 2024
Donald W. Reynolds Center (8,355) • Tulsa, Okla.

RADIO: 93.5 The Patriot
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TV: ESPN2
GAME NOTES: Tulsa
GAME NOTES: Creighton

THE COACHES:
Tulsa: Angie Nelp (Colorado State '02), 4^th year
Career Record: 61-38
School Record: Same

Creighton: Jim Flanery (Creighton '87), 23^rd year
Career Record: 431-270
School Record: Same

Tulsa's Probable Starters
4          F          Lexie Foutch, 6-3, Sr-3L, Fort Gibson, Okla., 1.3 ppg, 3.2 rpg
5          G         Delanie Crawford, 5-11, Sr-3L, Piedmont, Okla., 17.5 ppg, 6.7 rpg
7          G         Paige Bradley, 5-10, RJr-TR, Dallas, Texas, 7.2 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 1.8 apg
22        G         Mady Cartwright, 5-10, So-1L, Greenwood, Ark., 8.5 ppg, 5.2 rpg
24        G         Elise Hill, 5-7, So-1L, Tulsa, Okla., 9.7 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 1.3 apg

Creighton's Probable Starters
11        G         Kiani Lockett, 5-8, Jr, Minneapolis, Minn., 8.8 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 2.3 apg
14        F          Mallory Brake, 6-0, Gr, Hastings, Minn., 4.5 ppg, 4.0 rpg
15        G         Lauren Jensen, 5-10, Sr, Lakeville, Minn., 21.5 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 3.5 apg
21        G         Molly Mogensen, 5-7, Gr, Farmington, Minn., 8.7 ppg, 4.5 apg
30        G/F      Morgan Maly, 6-1, Sr, Crete, Neb., 17.8 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 2.8 apg

Welcoming The Bluejays

This is the fifth meeting between Tulsa and Creighton and the first since the 2000-01 season (1984, 1986, 1999, 2000).
TU will be looking for its first win over the Bluejays ... it's the second time Tulsa's hosted Creighton with the first meeting in Tulsa ending 70-46 in favor of the Bluejays in 1999.
The Bluejays are 4-2 to start the year with wins over Drake, #21 Nebraska, Wichita State and Syracuse and losses to South Dakota State and #10 Kansas State.
Creighton was ranked #21 by the AP and #20 in the WBCA Coaches poll in the preseason rankings, but have fallen out of both top 25 lists. The Bluejays are receiving votes in both of the latest polls.
Last year, Creighton went 26-6 and reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
Creighton's offense is led by the high-scoring duo of Lauren Jensen (21.5 ppg) and Morgan Maly (17.8 ppg). Head Coach Jim Flanery enters his 23rd year leading Creighton.

Dynamic Crawford Scores and Boards

It's no surprise that returning All-American senior Delanie Crawford is Tulsa's scoring leader through the first six games.
The multi-level scorer has reached double-figure points in all but one game, peaking with 26 points against Marshall (11/23) in the WBCA Showcase.
She enjoyed her 18th career 20+ scoring game last time out against Chicago State (11/27).
This season, Crawford is averaging 17.5 points off 5.5 FG, 2.7 3PT and 3.8 FT per game.
She's shooting .337 from the field (33-98), .308 in threes (16-52) and .852 at the charity stripe (23-27).
Crawford has also emerged as the rebound leader for the Hurricane, averaging 6.4 boards for 40 total on the season so far.

Hill Stepping up on Offense

Returning sophomore guard Elise Hill has scored in double-figures in six of her last nine games for the Golden Hurricane, including in her first three career starts this season and against Marshall (11/23).
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), scored 12 again against ORU (11/17) and had a season-high 13 points against Marshall (11/23).
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.

TCU Transfers Shine on Defense

Redshirt junior Paige Bradley and sophomore Jade Clack - transfers from TCU - have stepped up on defense in the first six games for TU.
Bradley (5.0 rpg for 30 boards) and Clack (4.6 rpg for 23 boards) each rank among Tulsa's top five rebounders.
Bradley brought down a career-high 10 rebounds against Marshall (11/23), helping her achieve her first double-double.
Clack averages a block per game with five total on the season.

TU Winning the Turnover Margin

Tulsa is handling the ball well through the first six games of the season with a +3.3 turnover margin per game, the second-highest among all American Athletic Conference teams so far.
Opponents have turned the ball over 123 times compared to Tulsa's 103.
The turnover battle has been largely due to TU's ability to steal the ball, out-stealing opponents 60-46.

Deadly Free Throw Shooters

Tulsa has been very effective at the line, thanks in part to The American's top two free throw shooters in Mady Cartwright and Delanie Crawford.
Cartwright is 20-22 for a .909 mark while Crawford is right behind at .852 after shooting 23-27.
Cartwright is the only play in the league making over 90% of her free throws.
Cartwright has had three perfect games from the stripe, including a 4-4 mark in the season-opener against Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/6), an impressive 8-8 tally against Marshall (11/23) for Tulsa's 14th-ever perfect free throw game when making over eight free throws and another 4-4 contest against Chicago State (11/27)
Crawford had an 8-9 game against Arkansas-Pine Bluff and a 5-5 contest against Georgia (11/21).
Paige Bradley is 8-9 (.889) on the year in free throws at 1.3 per contest ... she is just outside the threshold of 2.5 FT per game to be ranked in the league.
Tulsa ranks second in the conference with a team free throw average of .711.
TU shot its 19th perfect free throw game in program history against Chicago State (11/27), going 10-10 from the line … it's TU's third time ever having a perfect free throw game with over 10 attempts (10-10 vs. Hawaii (2-27-03); 12-12 vs. Nevada (3-8-03).
The Hurricane went 10-14 in free throws in the fourth quarter to outscore the Lions 15-5 in the final period to complete a 17-point comeback victory, the largest in school history.

Crawford Climbing the Career Charts

Delanie Crawford through 98 career games in four seasons with the Hurricane has appeared in numerous top 10 career charts in program history.
She ranks third in three-pointers made with 200 ... she has a chance to set the team record this season as she is just 22 treys behind Kara Pongonis-Paslay's (2002-06) 222 and 33 behind Kelsee Grovey's (2012-16) 233.
Crawford is also eighth for field goals made (439) and ninth in career points (1,300).
She is the fastest player in program history to reach 400 career field goals, achieving the feat in just 91 games.

First Half Woes

Losses for the Hurricane have been a tale of two halves this season as poor first halves have hurt TU's ability to put games away.
Tulsa has been outscored 226-179 through six first halves, while outscoring opponents 190-139 in second halves.
TU has been shooting .358 from the field in first halves while opponents have gotten away with .413 shooting through the first 20 minutes.
Tulsa has been looking to turn around its slow starts in the last two games, outscoring Marshall 45-43 and Chicago State 42-29.
A 30-point win over Chicago State has allowed TU to finally even up the scoring margin.
Quarter Breakdowns:

                              Q1       Q2       Q3       Q4       OT       Total
      Tulsa                91        88        91        99        11        380
      Opponents      111      115      73        66        15        380

Nelp Over Halfway to Century Mark in Wins

Tulsa's Angie Nelp won her 60th career game in her four seasons with a 63-60 win against Arkansas-Pine Bluff in the 2024-25 season opener on Nov. 6, 2024.
She is currently 61-38 six 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 60 games in their careers.

Tulsa Women's Basketball Welcomes Creighton on Sunday

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Players Mentioned

Paige Bradley

Mady Cartwright

Jade Clack

Delanie Crawford

Lexie Foutch

Elise Hill

Tulsa Women's Basketball Welcomes Creighton on Sunday

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Players Mentioned

Paige Bradley

Mady Cartwright

Jade Clack

Delanie Crawford

Lexie Foutch

Elise Hill

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