Undefeated Golden Hurricane Welcome 5-0 Missouri State on Saturday

Saturday, November 22

Tulsa, Okla.

2:00 p.m.

Tulsa

Missouri State

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Undefeated Golden Hurricane Welcome 5-0 Missouri State on Saturday

11/21/2025 3:42:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Game 05:
Tulsa (4-0) vs. Missouri State (5-0)
2:00 p.m. CT - Saturday, November 22, 2025
Donald W. Reynolds Center (8,355) • Tulsa, Okla.

RADIO: 1300 AM/93.5 FM The Patriot
LIVE STATS: Tulsa StatBroadcast
TV: ESPN+
GAME NOTES: Tulsa
GAME NOTES: Missouri State
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THE COACHES:
Tulsa: Angie Nelp (Colorado State '02), 5^th year
Career Record: 80-49
School Record: Same

Missouri State: Beth Cunningham, 4^th year
Career Record: 241-146
School Record: 74-31

Tulsa's Probable Starters
4          G         Abby Jegede, 5-10, RJr-TR, Toronto, Ontario, 14.8 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 1.5 spg
5          G         Alisha Peavy, 6-2, Fr-HS, San Antonio, Texas, 8.8 ppg, 7.8 rpg, 1.8 apg
17        F          Hannah Riddick, 6-1, RSr-TR, Calgary, Alberta, 19.5 ppg, 10.0 rpg, 2.5 apg
22        G         Mady Cartwright, 5-10, Jr-2L, Greenwood, Ark., 15.8 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 2.8 apg
33        G         Dora Toman, 6-0, Fr-HS, Budapest, Hungary, 6.3 ppg, 7.3 rpg, 4.0 apg

Missouri State's Probable Starters
2          F          Lainie Douglas, 6-3, Sr, Overland Park, Kan., 13.0 ppg, 5.6 apg, 1.6 bpg
11        F          Faith Lee, 5-11, Sr, Monroe, La., 9.8 ppg, 3.6 rpg
13        G         Maycee James, 5-7, Sr, Goddard, Kan., 6.0 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 3.6 apg, 2.4 spg
24        G         Kaemyn Bekemeier, 5-9, Jr, Republic, Mo., 16.6 ppg, 10.2 rpg
32        G         Cady Pauley, 5-11, Sr, Milan, Mo., 7.8 ppg, 4.0 rpg

The Series with Missouri State

This will be the 17th meeting between Tulsa and Missouri State.
The Lady Bears lead the series 9-7 after taking last year's game 63-61 in Springfield, Mo.
Tulsa is 5-1 when hosting Missouri State.
Tulsa has not hosted the Lady Bears since 2008.
The series has not had a repeat winner since 2004 with the last seven wins alternating between the two squads.
The last five matchups with Missouri State:

            11/10/2024.....Springfield, Mo................L, 61-63
            03/20/2015.....Springfield, Mo...............W, 78-72 (WNIT 1st Round)
            12/08/2009.....Springfield, Mo................L, 73-88
            11/19/2008.....Tulsa, Okla.....................W, 64-56
            12/04/2007.....Springfield, Mo................L, 61-72

A Look the Lady Bears

After taking down Oral Roberts in a gritty overtime win last time out, the 4-0 Tulsa women's basketball team has another early-season test as they'll take on the undefeated 5-0 Missouri State Lady Bears on Saturday.
The Bears have defeated Saint Louis, UT-Arlington, SEMO, Wichita State and Georgia Southern so far, with an average scoring margin of +10.0.
Kaemyn Bekemeier leads the way for the Lady Bears this season, averaging 16.6 points and 10.2 rebounds per game. She has led MoState in rebounds in all five games this season and ranks 13th nationally in defensive rebounds/game (8.4), 20th in rebounds (51) and 22nd in double-doubles (2) and free throws made (25).
As a team, Missouri State ranks inside the top 10 nationally in: three-point percentage defense (5th - .186), FTA per game (6th - 29.2) and FTM per game (7th - 20.2).

Riddick Returns to the Court

Redshirt senior forward Hannah Riddick has dominated the court since returning to action, averaging 19.5 points and 10.0 rebounds in two games played.
Riddick, a former four-year letterwinner for Memphis, exited the 2024-25 season early last year with a season-ending leg injury on November 13, 2024, against Ball State.
After transferring to Tulsa over the offseason, she returned to the court for the Golden Hurricane exactly one year removed from her injury last season - on November 13, 2025, against Houston Christian.
In her return, Riddick came off the bench and scored 12 points in the 75-67 win over HCU to push TU to a 3-0 start.
Then in her second game with TU, she had her best game ever with team-highs of 27 points and 18 boards -- both career-bests -- while leading TU with three assists in the overtime win at Oral Roberts.

Tulsa Freshmen Shine Through First Four Games

Tulsa has cruised to four straight wins to start the year, thanks in part to significant contributions by three true freshmen, two of which have earned starts.
Alisha Peavy (San Antonio, Texas) and Dora Toman (Budapest, Hungary) started in their first four collegiate contests for TU, with Peavy producing 7.8 boards per game, while Toman has led Tulsa in assists three times, boards and blocks twice and steals once.
Haven Fisher, from Prior Lake, Minn., came off the bench twice to score 11 points against UNO and 14 points against Prairie View. She currently has 8.3 points per game in 18.9 minutes in each contest.
Fisher even had a third-quarter buzzer-beater against Prairie View, helping TU win that game by 20 points (79-59).

Last Time Out: Tulsa Brings Home Mayor's Cup in OT Win at Oral Roberts

Tulsa brought home the Mayor's Cup after defeating Oral Roberts (78-69 at the Mabee Center, with Tulsa securing the win in overtime after a 15-6 scoring advantage.
The Golden Hurricane have now won five of the last seven Mayor's Cup games.
TU capitalized on free throws, converting 29 of 41 attempts to maintain their unbeaten record.
Tulsa erased a 10-point deficit at 56-46 with 5:09 left in the fourth quarter.
It was a very physical game, with Tulsa (28) and ORU (37) combining for 65 fouls.
Riddick dominated the floor with 27 points and 18 rebounds, both career-highs for the redshirt senior from Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Mady Cartwright, Alisha Peavy and Abby Jegede also finished in double-figure scoring.

Nelp's Success

Head Coach Angie Nelp earned her 73rd win for the Golden Hurricane at UAB (2/22) in a 72-68 overtime comeback thriller, surpassing Charlene Thomas-Swinson's (2005-11) 72 wins for third on the all-time TU coach wins list.
She is currently 80-49 entering game No. 3 of her fifth season..
Nelp needs 12 more wins to pass Kathy McConnell-Miller (1999-05) for the second-most wins in program history.
No previous Tulsa coach has ever reached 80 wins in just their fifth season.
Only two other TU head coaches won more than 80 games in their careers.
Nelp is the only coach in program history to earn 10+ home wins in three straight seasons.
Nelp is also the only coach to lead Tulsa to three postseasons.
She is the only coach to lead Tulsa to multiple 4-0 starts to the season.
Finally, Nelp is the only TU coach to have more than two consecutive winning seasons leading the Golden Hurricane.

Toman Named American Conference Freshman of the Week

After making an immediate impact in her first two collegiate games for the Golden Hurricane, Dora Toman has been selected as the first American Conference Freshman of the Week this season.
Toman finished week one as the league leader in blocks (5), blocks per game (2.5) and minutes per game (36.53).
She also led all conference freshmen in steals per game (2.5), total steals (5), assists per game (5.0) and total assists (10) through two games.
Toman also ended the week ranked second in rebounding among all conference freshmen behind Tulsa's Alisha Peavy, earning 9.0 boards per game.
In the Golden Hurricane's 79-59 win over Prairie View A&M, Toman led TU with 14 boards, five assists, three steals and two blocks. Prior to that, she led Tulsa in the season-opening win against New Orleans with five assists and three blocks.

Mady Cartwright Poised for Big Junior Season

Returning guard Mady Cartwright is expected to make a big leap in 2025-26 as the American Conference head coaches have tabbed her a second team preseason all-conference player.
From Greenwood, Ark., Cartwright ended her sophomore season last year on a high note, scoring 10 or more points in the final seven games of the year to help push the Golden Hurricane to their third postseason in the last four seasons.
After starting in all 32 contests, Cartwright finished with averages of 10.5 points (336), 3.6 rebounds (116), 1.9 assists (61) and 1.5 steals (47) in 27.0 minutes per game.
Overall, Cartwright had 17 double-figure scoring games, including two 20+ point efforts, one double-figure rebounding contest and one double-double. She led Tulsa in steals for 10 games, assists in six contests, scoring on four occasions, and rebounds and blocks twice.

An International Take on Golden Hurricane Basketball

Tulsa's 2025-26 squad features seven international student-athletes on the 15-player roster.
No Angie Nelp team has ever had more than one player from outside the United States. She's also only had two international players in total before this season (Iceland's Elin Hrafnkelsdottir in 2021-22 and Spain's Queen Ikhiuwu in 2023-24).
This year, Layla-J Cameron (Gold Coast, Australia), Laura Di Stefano (Rome Italy), Abby Jegede (Toronto, Canada), Gina Nikola Pirjak (Jezera, Croatia), Hannah Riddick (Calgary, Alberta), Teresa Seppala (Tampere, Finland) and Dora Toman (Budapest, Hungary) are all set to don the Royal Blue and Old Gold for the first time this season.
Di Stefano (Italy), Seppala (Finland), Pirjak (Croatia) and Toman (Hungary) are the first players from their respective countries to play for the Golden Hurricane women's basketball team.

On the Roster

TU returns one starter and three of 12 letterwinners from last year.
Mady Cartwright is the lone returning starter, while returning letterwinner Jade Clack and squad member Brynn Eshoo are back for their second seasons at TU.
The three returners accounted for 21.72% of TU's minutes (1,401/6,450) and 22.8% of its points (492/2,158) last year.
The Golden Hurricane coaching staff hit the transfer portal and secured seven transfer players over the offseason. They are Layla-J Cameron (Dodge City Community College), Laura Di Stefano (Salt Lake Community College), Shamaryah Duncan (North Texas), RyLee Grays (Virginia), Abby Jegede (Northeastern), Hannah Riddick (Memphis) and Teresa Seppala (Siena).
The five true freshman this year are Haven Fisher (Prior Lake, Minn.), Josie Megehee (Shawnee, Okla.), Gina Nikola Pirjak (Jezera, Croatia), Alisha Peavy (San Antonio, Texas) and Dora Toman (Budapest, Hungary).

2025 TICKETS
Single-game tickets are now on sale for $13 per ticket per game for ages 4 and older and can be purchased in advance at TulsaHurricane.com or at the entrance. Season tickets also start at just $75. Season ticket members will receive 1 (one) ALL-IN-1 pass that will be good for all 2025 TU Women's Basketball regular-season home games in the Donald W. Reynolds Center. No refunds for canceled games due to weather-related or any other cause. CLICK HERE to start the process of ordering tickets or call 918-631-4688.

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