Tulsa to Host South Florida for Senior Day, Fan Appreciation Night

GAME 28:
Tulsa (14-13, 8-7 AAC) vs. South Florida (20-8, 13-2 AAC)
6:30 p.m. CT - Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025
Donald W. Reynolds Center (8,355) • Tulsa, Okla.

RADIO: 1300 AM/93.5 FM The Patriot
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TV: ESPN+
GAME NOTES: Tulsa
GAME NOTES: South Florida
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THE COACHES:
Tulsa: Angie Nelp (Colorado State '02), 4^th year
Career Record: 73-47
School Record: Same

South Florida: Jose Fernandez (FIU '94), 25^th year
Career Record: 482-314
School Record: Same

Tulsa's Probable Starters
2          G         Kristol Ayson, 5-8, Sr-TR, Tacoma, Wash., 6.6 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 2.4 apg
5          G         Delanie Crawford, 5-11, Sr-3L, Piedmont, Okla., 17.3 ppg, 5.5 rpg
7          G         Paige Bradley, 5-10, RJr-TR, Dallas, Texas, 8.4 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 1.9 apg
21        G/F      Hadley Periman, 6-2, Jr-2L, Tuttle, Okla., 8.2 ppg, 8.7 rpg, 2.1 apg
22        G         Mady Cartwright, 5-10, So-1L, Greenwood, Ark., 9.7 ppg, 3.9 rpg

South Florida's Probable Starters
3          G         Sammie Puisis, 6-1, Gr, Mason, Ohio, 15.4 ppg, 3.4 rpg
4          G         Mama Dembele, 5-6, Gr, Manlleu, Spain, 6.1 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 5.5 apg
10        G         Janette Aarnio, 5-11, Jr, Vantaa, Finland, 1.4 ppg, 0.8 rpg, 1.7 apg
21        F          L'or Mputu, 6-2, Sr, Kinshasa, D.R. of Congo, 10.0 ppg, 7.4 rpg
55        F          Carla Brito, 5-11, Jr, Puerto del Rosario, Spain, 8.8 ppg, 8.0 rpg, 2.3 apg

Senior Night and Fan Appreciation

Wednesday marks the final home game of the season for the Golden Hurricane women's basketball team.
It'll be Delanie Crawford (Piedmont, Okla.) and Lexie Foutch's (Fort Gibson, Okla.) final home game in the Donald W. Reynolds Center.
It's also Fan Appreciation Day as TU will be selling $1 soda, $1 popcorn and $4 16 oz. beers at the Reynolds Center.
Missed a T-shirt giveaway? Tulsa will be giving out free shirts from previous giveaways this season.
Lastly, tickets are buy one, get one free at the ticket office window.

The Series with South Florida

Wednesday's home finale against South Florida will be the 15th contest in the overall series
The Bulls lead 13-1 with wins in the first 13 meetings. Tulsa won the last matchup 72-65 a year ago in the Reynolds Center.
Delanie Crawford scored 30 points against the Bulls in the last meeting. She and Temira Poindexter (2021-24) combined for 51 of TU's 72 points in the 72-65 home winner.
The past five matchups with South Florida:

            02/25/2024.....Tulsa, Okla............W, 72-65
            01/10/2024.....Tampa, Fla.............L, 52-68
            02/22/2023.....Tampa, Fla.............L, 83-93
            01/25/2023.....Tulsa, Okla.............L, 68-89
            01/19/2022.....Tampa, Fla.............L, 63-66

Tulsa Welcomes the Streaking Bulls

South Florida is one game behind first-place UTSA in American Athletic Conference standings at 13-2 in the league and 20-8 overall.
The Bulls have won their last eight consecutive games dating back to a 26-point win at home over Florida Atlantic on Jan. 18.
Last time out, USF enjoyed an 80-70 home win over Memphis.
They were the winners of a triple overtime thriller against Rice, winning at home 82-77.
South Florida was picked to finish first in the AAC Coaches' Preseason poll with eight of the league's 13 votes.
Entering Wednesday's contest, the Bulls lead the AAC in assist/turnover ratio (1.04) and turnovers per game (14.3). They also rank among the top three in assists per game, field goal percentage, scoring defense, scoring margin, 2-point percentage, turnover margin, and winning percentage.
Guard Mama Dembele leads the league assists (155), assist average (5.5), steals (68) and steals per game (2.43). Her teammate Sammie Puisis, a grad transfer from Florida State, is the conference leader in 3-pointers (90) and treys per game (3.21).

Home Court Heroes

The Hurricane has been deadly in the Donald W. Reynolds Center under fourth-year head coach Angie Nelp.
TU is 25-6 at home since the start of last season, 36-10 since 2022-23 and 44-15 since Nelp joined the program.
2024-25: TU is 10-4 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 during 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.
The 73-54 win over Tulane (2/19) was Tulsa's 10th home win this season, marking the third straight season TU has reached 10+ home wins in a season.
It's the first time since 2003-06 that TU has surpassed 10+ home wins in three consecutive seasons. Nelp is the only coach in program history to accomplish the feat.

Trends Over the Last 5 Games

Over Tulsa's last five games, the Hurricane has led the AAC in 3-pointers (10.0), free throw percentage (.822), steals (12.0) and turnover margin (+6.40) per game.
TU also ranks third for scoring offense (69.6), 3-point percentage (.350), blocks (4.20), assists (14.80), and assist/turnover ratio (0.90).
Delanie Crawford has scored in double-figures in each of the last five games and 20+ points in three of them.
Hadley Periman has come away with two or more blocks in four of the last five, peaking with 4 against Charlotte (2/5).
Tulsa has scored 19 points or more off turnovers in four of the last five, peaking with 33 against Tulane (2/19).

Hurricane Sets Program Comeback Record at UAB

Tulsa enjoyed its largest comeback in program history last time out against UAB (2/22), erasing a 20-point deficit to win in over time, 72-68.
TU was down 36-16 with nine minutes left in the third quarter before chipping away at the gap and eventually earning its first lead in the game off a Delanie Crawford 3-pointer with less than a minute to play in regulation.
Saturday's 20-point comeback breaks Tulsa's previous school record by three points, which was a 17-point deficit erasure in this year's season opener against Arkansas-Pine Bluff. The win ties for 28th on the all-time NCAA largest comeback wins list (as of Jan. 12, 2025).

Dynamic Crawford Can Do It All

All-American senior guard Delanie Crawford continues to be a scoring leader in the AAC with her 17.30 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 25th career 20+ scoring game with 22 points at UAB (2/22).
This season, Crawford is averaging 6.0 FG, 2.6 3PT and 2.6 FT per game.
She's shooting .384 from the field (163-425), .330 in threes (71-215) and .864 at the charity stripe (70-81) - currently the 12th-best single-season average in team history.
Crawford is also first in the AAC for field goal attempts (425) and 3-point attempts (215), total points (467) and free throw average (.864), second for points per game (17.3), total treys (71) third for threes per game (2.63).
Her 215 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 148 total rebounds, ranking only behind teammate Hadley Periman (8.7 rpg) with a 5.5 average per game - 20th in the AAC.
Crawford also has the second-most assists on the team with 62 (2.3 apg).
She's earned four AAC Weekly Honorable Mention nods this season. The latest came on Monday, Feb. 24, after she led TU to wins over Tulane (2/19) and UAB (2/22) with 17 points, 7.5 rebounds and the game-winning free throws against the Blazers in overtime.
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 17 times this season and paced the Hurricane in assists eight times, steals seven times and rebounds six times.

Nelp Becomes Third-Winningest Coach in Program History

Head Coach Angie Nelp earned her 73rd win for the Golden Hurricane last time out against 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.
Nelp won her 70th contest with the Hurricane in a 56-42 home win over Wichita State (2/1).
She is currently 73-47 after 27 games in her fourth season.
No previous Tulsa coach had reached 70 wins in just their fourth season.
Only three other TU head coaches won more than 70 games in their careers.
Nelp needs 19 more to pass Kathy McConnell-Miller's (1999-05) 91 wins for second.
Nelp is the only coach in program history to earn 10+ home wins in three straight seasons.

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/8.7 rpg/2.1 apg today.
Despite missing three nonconference games with injury, Periman is still the Hurricane's top rebounder with 208 boards, the league's sixth-highest total to go with the fifth-best average (8.7) this season.
She has 595 career rebounds with a career rate of 6.69 per game, marking the seventh-best average among all active players in the AAC.
Periman also blocks the ball better than everyone in the conference this season with a league-highs of 44 rejections at 1.83 per contest. She's the only AAC player with more than 40 blocks so far.
She ranks sixth in TU history with 125 career rejections.
Her 17 rebounds against FAU (1/15) is tied for the fourth-most in a game by an AAC player so far this season.
Periman has led TU in rebounding 17 times, all in the last 20 games. She's also led the Hurricane in blocking for 20 games this season.
She has seven double-doubles this season, including a 20-point, 11 board game against Kansas City (12/15) - her first and only career 20+ point game.
She added her seventh double-double last time out against UAB (2/22) with 10 points and 14 boards.
Tulsa is 6-1 when Periman records a double-double.
Seven double-doubles ties for the fifth-most among all AAC players this year.
Periman was 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's currently tied with Ashley Clark (7, 32 games) for the 10th-most double-doubles in the a singles season for Tulsa.

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 five games for a medical decision.

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 22 starts in 23 games played.
She came to Tulsa with only three double-digit scoring games in her career. She has eight this season.
Bradley is fourth on TU for rebounds (100) and third for boards per game (4.3).
Bradley averages 8.4 points, the Hurricane's fourth-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 5-2 when Bradley records five 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 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.

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 for TU (Crawford).
Cartwright is fifth in the American Athletic Conference with a .741 free throw percentage (80-108).
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 12 games this season.
On offense, Cartwright leads the team for free throws (80) and free throw attempts (108), ranks second for points (263) and third for scoring average (9.7).
On the defensive end, Cartwright is third on the second for steals (40) and third for total boards (106) and fourth for rebounds per game (3.9).
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.
She enjoyed her second 20+ point game in a home win over Tulane (2/19) with 23 points, a new career-high.
Tulsa is 8-4 this season when Cartwright steals the ball two or more times in a game and 8-3 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 27 games with three starts in three of the last four games.
She leads the Hurricane in assists with 64 (2.4 apg).
Ayson has hit three or more assists in 14 games, with a season-best of five assists against San Jose State (12/10).
Tulsa is 9-5 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 third on TU with 39 steals at 1.4 per contest.
Ayson has led TU in steals eight 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 since the Temple game.
Currently, the Hurricane is third in the league for assists per game at 14.62 with no single player averaging more than 2.4 per contest.
TU has assisted 394 of 653 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 five games (since Feb. 2), Tulsa has held opponents to a 61.80 scoring average over that span, including holding the then-top scoring offense in North Texas (69.9 ppg) to 61 points.
Tulsa held Tulane (2/19) to 54 points last week and Charlotte (2/5) to just 53 points. Before that, the Hurricane held Wichita State to 42 points, a season-low by a TU opponent.
Strong defense has led to a 12.0 steals-per-game average.
14 steals last time out helped the Hurricane turn the tide on UAB (2/22) and earn a 20-point comeback win.
The only team to score 65+ points against Tulsa in the last 10 games was East Carolina (2/8).

Tulsa to Host South Florida for Senior Day, Fan Appreciation Night

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Players Mentioned

Kristol Ayson

Paige Bradley

Mady Cartwright

Delanie Crawford

Lexie Foutch

Elise Hill

Hadley Periman

Temira Poindexter

Tulsa to Host South Florida for Senior Day, Fan Appreciation Night

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Players Mentioned

Kristol Ayson

Paige Bradley

Mady Cartwright

Delanie Crawford

Lexie Foutch

Elise Hill

Hadley Periman

Temira Poindexter

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