Tulsa Women to Host Tulane for Annual Pink Game

GAME 26:
Tulsa (12-13, 6-7 AAC) vs. Tulane (15-9, 8-5 AAC)
6:30 p.m. CT - Wednesday, Feb. 19, 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: Tulane
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THE COACHES:
Tulsa: Angie Nelp (Colorado State '02), 4^th year
Career Record: 71-47
School Record: Same

Tulane: Ashley Langford (Tulane '09), 1^st year
Career Record: 84-33
School Record: 15-9

Tulsa's Probable Starters
4          F          Lexie Foutch, 6-3, Sr-3L, Fort Gibson, Okla., 1.3 ppg, 2.4 rpg
5          G         Delanie Crawford, 5-11, Sr-3L, Piedmont, Okla., 17.3 ppg, 5.3 rpg
7          G         Paige Bradley, 5-10, RJr-TR, Dallas, Texas, 8.1 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 1.8 apg
21        G/F      Hadley Periman, 6-2, Jr-2L, Tuttle, Okla., 8.2 ppg, 8.4 rpg, 2.1 apg
22        G         Mady Cartwright, 5-10, So-1L, Greenwood, Ark., 9.0 ppg, 4.0 rpg

Tulane's Probable Starters
0          G         Kyren Whittington, 5-9, RSr, Folsom, La., 11.7 ppg, 3.2 rpg. 2.8 apg
2          G         Victoria Keenan, 5-7, Gr, Bethleham, Pa., 9.5 ppg, 4.4 rpg
9          G         Kendall Sneed, 5-8, Fr, China, Texas, 10.9 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 4.1 apg
22        F          Sherese Pittman, 6-2, Sr, Richmond, Va., 13.5 ppg, 6.8 rpg, 2.1 apg
23        F          Amira Mabry, 6-0, Jr, Converse, Texas, 12.1 ppg, 6.4 rpg

Tulsa's Annual Pink Game is Here

The Tulsa-Tulane game for Wednesday, Feb. 19, will be the Golden Hurricane's annual Pink Game for Breast Cancer Awareness.
TU players will don pink uniforms and fans are encouraged to join Head Coach Angie Nelp and her staff in wearing pink for the game.
All survivors, fighters, doctors, caregivers, loved ones, etc., are invited to participate in a survivor walk at halftime. Participants will receive up to four free tickets and a T-shirt.
To register, fill out the form here: TulsaHurricane.com/form/147

The Series with Tulane

Wednesday's matchup in Tulsa will be the only regular season meeting between TU and Tulane this season.
It's the 40th all-time meeting between the two programs. Tulane leads 28-11.
Tulsa's series with Tulane is the third-longest series in Golden Hurricane history behind Oral Roberts (45 games) and Rice (41 games).
Tulsa has won the last two games in a season sweep last season. The Hurricane's regular season finale against Tulane last year secured Tulsa the No. 1 seed and a share of the AAC regular season crown a year ago.
Seven of Tulsa's 11 wins over Tulane came at home (7-12 home record)
The past five matchups with Tulane:

            03/05/2024.....New Orleans, La..........W, 61-56
            01/02/2024.....Tulsa, Okla...................W, 72-54
            02/12/2023.....Tulsa, Okla...................L, 67-69
            01/21/2023.....New Orleans, La..........L, 72-77
            02/26/2022.....Tulsa, Okla...................L, 60-69

A Battle of Oceanic Phenomena

Tulane has been on the rise ever since their quarterfinal run in last year's AAC Championship.
The Green Wave had finished last season dead last in regular season standings at 3-15 and are now 8-5 with a 15-9 overall mark for fifth place in the league under first-year head coach Ashley Langford.
Tulane lost its last two games against Temple and North Texas after winning four straight.
Tulane is exceeding expectations as they were picked to finish 10th in the AAC Coaches' Preseason poll.
Entering Wednesday's contest, Tulane leads the conference in field goal percentage (.426) and 3-point percentage defense (.276).
Four Green Wave average double-figure points, led by 13.5 from Sherese Pittman. Her teammate Victoria Keenan leads the AAC in 3-point percentage (.454) and Kendall Sneed has five AAC Freshman of the Week awards under her belt.

Home Court Advantage

The Hurricane has been deadly in the Donald W. Reynolds Center under fourth-year head coach Angie Nelp.
TU is 24-6 at home since the start of last season, 35-10 since 2022-23 and 43-15 since Nelp joined the program.
2024-25: TU is 9-4 at home so far this season.
2023-24: The Hurricane enjoyed their winningest home record in program history, going 15-2 under the lights of the Reynolds Center, including 2-1 in postseason play in the WBIT.
2022-23: Tulsa went 11-4 and started the home slate 9-0.
2021-22: The Hurricane enjoyed its first winning home record in three years at 8-5 under Nelp in her first season.

Dynamic Crawford Can Do It All

All-American senior guard Delanie Crawford continues to be a scoring leader in the AAC with her 17.32 points-per-game mark, the second-best effort in the league.
The multi-level scorer has earned double-digit points in all but three games, peaking with 36 against East Carolina (12/29) in the conference opener, the most scored by an AAC player in a game this year.
She enjoyed her 24th career 20+ scoring game with 24 points at ECU (2/8).
This season, Crawford is averaging 6.2 FG, 2.7 3PT and 2.3 FT per game.
She's shooting .390 from the field (154-395), .335 in threes (67-200) and .879 at the charity stripe (58-66) - currently the 9th-best single-season average in team history.
Crawford is also first in the AAC for field goal attempts (395) and 3-point attempts (200), second for total points (433), points per game (17.32), total treys (67), third for field goals (154) and threes per game (2.68).
Her 200 total 3-point attempts are the sixth-most in Division I.
She has also been one of Tulsa's most prominent rebounders and assisters. Crawford is second on the team with 133 total rebounds, ranking only behind teammate Hadley Periman (8.4 rpg) with a 5.3 average per game.
Crawford also has the second-most assists on the team with 56 (2.2 apg).
She earned her first AAC Weekly Honorable Mention nod this season after earning a double-double with 25 points and 13 rebounds vs. Chicago State. She picked up her second one after averaging 21.5 points across the two West Palm Beach Classic games (Montana and Tennessee), including tying her then-season-high of 26 points in the win over Montana (12/20).
Crawford dropped 36 points on East Carolina (12/29) on a 14-20 clip from the field, 3-7 from three and 5-5 at the line, earning her second career AAC Player of the Week award and first of the season.
Crawford's led Tulsa in scoring 16 times this season and paced the Hurricane in assists and steals seventh times and rebounds six times.

Periman Scores, Boards and Blocks

Junior guard/forward Hadley Periman's game has grown tremendously, averaging 3.0 ppg/7.2 rpg/1.6 apg a year ago to 8.2 ppg/8.4 rpg/2.1 apg today.
Despite missing three nonconference games with injury, Periman is still the Hurricane's top rebounder with 185 boards, the league's seventh-highest total to go with the fifth-best average (8.4) this season.
She has 563 career rebounds with a career rate of 6.57 per game, marking the eighth-best average among all active players in the AAC.
Only two players in the league - ECU's Amiya Joyner (834) and South Florida's Carla Brito (606) have more career boards than Periman.
Periman also blocks the ball better than everyone in the conference this season with a league-highs of 39 rejections at 1.77 per contest.
She ranks sixth in TU history with 120 career rejections.
Her 17 rebounds against FAU (1/15) is tied for the third-most in a game by an AAC player so far this season.
Periman has led TU in rebounding 15 times, all in the last 18 games. She's also led the Hurricane in blocking in 18 games this season.
She has six double-doubles this season, including a 20-point, 11 board game against Kansas City (12/15) - her first and only career 20+ point game.
Tulsa is 5-1 when Periman records a double-double.
Six double-doubles ties for the fifth-most among all AAC players this season.
Periman came within two assists shy of a triple-double against Charlotte (1/8), finishing with 16 points, 15 boards, eight assists, three assists and two blocks, leading TU in the latter four categories.
She needs one more double-double to enter the Hurricane's top-10 single season double-double chart.

Tidbits on the TCU Transfer Paige Bradley

Redshirt junior Paige Bradley, an offseason transfer from TCU, has made an immediate impact for the Hurricane with 20 starts in 21 games played.
She came to Tulsa with only three double-digit scoring games in her career. She has seven this season.
Bradley is fourth on TU for rebounds (94) and third for boards per contest (4.5).
Bradley averages 8.1 points, the Hurricane's fifth-best mark.
Bradley had her first double-figure scoring game for Tulsa against Marshall (11/23) in the WBCA Showcase. She also brought down a career-high 10 rebounds, helping her achieve her first career double-double.
The Hurricane is 7-5 when Bradley records three or more field goals.
Bradley took home her first career AAC Weekly Honorable Mention after averaging 16.0 points and 8.0 boards in wins over San Jose State (12/10) and Kansas City (12/15).
She missed four conference games for TU for a medical decision and returned to action last week against Charlotte (2/5).
Bradley hit a perfect 4-for-4 clip from 3-point range against ECU (2/8) for Tulsa's fourth-ever perfect 3-point shooting game with a minimum of four attempts.

Rolling Hill Continues to Succeed on the Floor

Sophomore guard Elise Hill has scored in double-figures in 13 of 22 games played this season and in 15 of her last 25 games for the Hurricane dating back to the end of her freshman season last year.
She has scored 10 points once this year, 12 points on four occasions, 13 points against Marshall (11/23), 14 against Memphis (1/25), 15 against the league's toughest defense in UTSA (1/4), 16 against FAU (1/15), 18 against Grambling (12/5), 20 at home against Wichita State (2/1) and a career-best 22 at North Texas (1/1).
Hill called her own number in the waning seconds of the season-opener against UAPB, sinking the game-winning 3-pointer with less than a second to go to seal the 63-60 win.
She went 8-of-14 with six treys for 22 points vs. UNT. It was the seventh-most threes in a game by a TU player.
Hill had another strong 3-point game against Wichita State (2/1), going 5-13 from deep.
She has also recorded 5+ assists four times this year.
Hill also thrives on defense, using her quickness and speed to steal the ball 31 times this season.
Hill stole the ball from ECU (12/29) eight times for Tulsa's second-highest effort in team history, spanning both nonconference and conference play.
She grabbed her first career AAC Weekly Honorable Mention award after she scored a team-leading 18 points with five assists and six rebounds in the win over Grambling (12/5).
Hill has led Tulsa in steals seven times and points and assists six times.
She's missed the last three games for a medical decision.

Nelp Surpasses 70 Career Wins

Head Coach Angie Nelp won her 70th contest with the Hurricane in a 56-42 home win over Wichita State (2/1).
She is currently 71-47 after 25 games in her fourth season.
No previous Tulsa coach had reached 70 wins in just their fourth season.
Only three other Tulsa head coaches won more than 70 games in their careers.
Nelp needs two wins to pass Charlene Thomas-Swinson's (2005-11) 72 wins for third on the all-time TU coach wins list.

Cartwright the Swiss Army Knife

Mady Cartwright, a sophomore guard, shines on both offense and defense for the Hurricane.
She is one of two players to start every game this season (Crawford).
Cartwright is fifth in the American Athletic Conference with a .730 free throw percentage (73-100).
Cartwright shot a perfect 8-8 game at the line against Marshall (11/23) for TU's 14th all-time perfect free throw game of over eight attempts.
She has reached double-digit scoring in 10 games this season.
On offense, Cartwright leads the team for free throws (73) and free throw attempts (100) and ranks third for points (226) and scoring average (9.0).
On the defensive end, Cartwright is third on the team for steals (35) and total boards (100) and fourth for rebounds per game (4.0).
Cartwright had her first career double-double against San Jose State (12/10) with 12 points and 10 rebounds against the Spartans.
She had her first 20+ point game against Charlotte (1/8) with 21 points.
Tulsa is 6-4 this season when Cartwright steals the ball two or more times in a game and 7-3 when assisting on three or more field goals.

Ayson Adds Speed and Versatility

Kristol Ayson, a senior transfer from Jacksonville State and Arizona Western, has played in all 25 games with two starts in two of the last three games.
She leads the Hurricane in assists with 59 (2.4 apg).
Ayson has hit three or more assists in 13 games, with a season-best of five assists against San Jose State (12/10).
Tulsa is 8-5 when she records three or more assists in a game.
She had a 13-point game against Oral Roberts, 14 points against Rice (1/25) and a season-high 15 points in her first start for the Hurricane against Charlotte (2/5).
Ayson's scored in double-figures in three of the last five games.
She's tied for first with Crawford on TU with 36 steals at 1.4 per contest.
Ayson has led TU in steals seven times, assists five times and points twice.
She came to Tulsa after leading Jax State with 8.1 points, 1.7 assists and 1.1 steals per game while securing 3.7 rebounds in 26.1 minutes per contest.
At Arizona Western, a junior college, Ayson recorded three double-doubles and 34 double-digits scoring games across two seasons. She was an NJCAA All-American Honorable Mention as a sophomore.

We Share Because We Care

Tulsa has been a top three assisting team in the AAC for the past month.
Currently the Hurricane is third for assists per game at 14.56 with no single player averaging more than 2.4 per contest.
TU has assisted 364 of 603 field goals this season at a rate of 60%.
Tulsa has five games with 20+ assists and nine games with 18+ assists.
The Hurricane's 25 assists against Kansas City (12/15) is the most by an AAC team in a single game.
Tulsa is 4-1 when recording 20 or more assists.

Hurricane Defense is Surging

Over the past eight games, the Tulsa defense has stood as The American's third-highest scoring defense.
TU has held opponents to a 59.75 scoring average over that span, including holding the then-top scoring offense in Memphis (70.8 ppg) to just 57 points
Last time out, North Texas was leading the league with 69.9 ppg, and Tulsa held the Mean Green to just 61.
Tulsa held Charlotte (2/5) to just 53 points. Before that, the Hurricane held Wichita State to 42 points, a season-low by a TU opponent.
In three of four losses over the last eight games, Tulsa's defense still managed to keep Rice, UTSA and North Texas under 65 points.

Home, Road, Neutral

Tulsa has played 25 games with 13 at home, eight on the road and four neutral site games … here's a look at the comparative stats:

Site                  FG                                3Pts                 FT                    REB                  Pts
Home (13)       .397 (324-817)             .296 (99-335) .688 (152-221) 41.0 (533)       69.2 (899)
Road (8)          .401 (192-479)             .381 (77-202) .627 (69-110) 35.8 (286)       66.3 (530)
Neutral (4)      .360 (87-242)             .243 (27-111) .703 (52-74)    34.5 (138)       63.3 (253)
Totals (25)       .392 (603-1538)          .313 (203-648) .674 (273-405) 38.3 (957)       67.3 (1682)
Opp. Totals     .383 (591-1542)          .318 (151-475) .668 (306-458) 40.7 (1017)     65.6 (1639)

Fun Facts About Player Names

Tulsa is one of two teams in the country (Sacramento State) to have four players with a last name that starts with the letter "A": Tobi Ademuwagon, Brooklyn Alexander, Kennedi Alexander and Kristol Ayson.
TU is also the only team in the country with over half the roster having last names starting in the letter A-C range. This list includes Tobi Ademuwagon, Brooklyn Alexander, Kennedi Alexander, Kristol Ayson, Paige Bradley, Mady Cartwright, Jade Clack and Delanie Crawford.

Players Moving up TU Single Season Charts

Senior Delanie Crawford's 17.3 points per game is currently 10th on Tulsa's single season points-per-game list.
Crawford's 67 3-pointers is currently tied for seventh. She holds the current record at 99, which she set last season.
Crawford's .879 season free throw percentage currently rests at No. 9.
Junior Hadley Periman has six double-doubles this season and needs one more to tie Ashley Clark (2012-16) for the 10th-most double-doubles in a season. Clark had seven in 2014-15.

Crawford and Periman Climbing the Career Charts

Delanie Crawford through 117 career games in four seasons with the Hurricane stars in multiple top 10 career charts in program history.
She ranks first in three-pointers made with 251, passing Kelsee Grovey's (2012-16) record 233 made threes against UTSA (1/22)
Crawford ranks third in career points (1,628), needing 115 to pass Taleya Mayberry's (2009-13) 1,742 points for second on the all-time TU points chart.
Crawford is also sixth in field goals made with 560, just nine shy of Temira Poindexter's (2021-24) 569 made baskets.
Crawford's also ninth in free throw percentage (.816) and free throws (257).
Finally, Crawford is ninth all-time in assists with 296. She needs 26 more to pass Alexis Gaulden's (2016-20) 321 assists for eighth.
Junior Hadley Periman has played 87 games for Tulsa. She ranks sixth in TU history with 120 blocks, tying Megan Moody (2002-06).

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Paige Bradley

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Delanie Crawford

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