Tulsa Women Set for Rematch at East Carolina

Saturday, February 8

Greenville, N.C.

1:00 p.m.

Tulsa

East Carolina

Photo by: Ali Zamudio

Tulsa Women Set for Rematch at East Carolina

2/7/2025 11:43:00 AM | Women's Basketball

GAME 24:
Tulsa (12-11, 6-5 AAC) vs. ECU (12-11, 4-7 AAC)
1:00 p.m. CT - Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025
Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (7,100) • Greenville, N.C.

RADIO: 1300 AM/93.5 FM The Patriot
LIVE STATS: East Carolina StatBroadcast
TV: ESPN+
GAME NOTES: Tulsa
GAME NOTES: East Carolina
AAC Release: Click Here

THE COACHES:
Tulsa: Angie Nelp (Colorado State '02), 4^th year
Career Record: 71-45
School Record: Same

East Carolina: Kim McNeill (Kansas '00), 6^th year
Career Record: 82-126
School Record: 82-88

Tulsa's Probable Starters
2          G         Kristol Ayson, 5-8, Sr-TR, Tacoma, Wash., 6.4 ppg, 2.1 rpg, 2.3 apg
5          G         Delanie Crawford, 5-11, Sr-3L, Piedmont, Okla., 17.0 ppg, 5.2 rpg
7          G         Paige Bradley, 5-10, RJr-TR, Dallas, Texas, 7.8 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 1.8 apg
21        G/F      Hadley Periman, 6-2, Jr-2L, Tuttle, Okla., 8.1 ppg, 8.5 rpg, 2.1 apg
22        G         Mady Cartwright, 5-10, So-1L, Greenwood, Ark., 9.4 ppg, 4.1 rpg

East Carolina's Probable Starters
5          G         Jayla Hearp, 5-9, RSo, Hampton, Va., 10.7 ppg, 3.2 rpg
7          G         Devin Hagemann, 5-6, Fr, Detroit, Mich., 4.8 ppg, 1.4 rpg, 2.2 apg
11        G         Khia Miller, 5-10, So, Woodbridge, Va., 7.9 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 1.9 apg
22        F          Anzhane Hutton, 6-0, Gr, Dallas, Texas, 7.3 ppg, 4.6 rpg
23        F          Amiya Joyner, 6-2, Jr, Farmville, N.C., 13.9 ppg, 8.7 rpg

The Series with East Carolina

Saturday's stint in Greenville will be the 32nd meeting between Tulsa and ECU.
Tulsa leads 17-14 with wins in three of the last five matchups.
Tulsa took down the Pirates 93-84 earlier this season in the AAC opener. Delanie Crawford had 36 points, the most in a single game by an AAC player so far this season, and Elise Hill recorded eight steals, the second-most in a game by a TU player.
Tulsa is 7-7 against the Pirates in Greenville.
The past five matchups with ECU:

            12/29/2024.....Tulsa, Okla..................W, 93-84
            03/11/2024.....Fort Worth, Texas........L, 71-75
            02/01/2024.....Greenville, N.C............L, 48-56
            12/30/2022.....Greenville, N.C............W, 55-47
            01/11/2022.....Tulsa, Okla...................W, 71-59

Probing the Pirates

ECU is ninth in American Athletic Conference standings with a 4-7 mark and matches Tulsa's 12-11 overall record.
The Pirates have won two of their last three games, with their best win coming against Tulane, 75-64, in Greenville.
East Carolina lost their first three conference games before getting their first on Jan. 11 against Tulane.
The Pirates were voted to finish sixth in the AAC Preseason Coaches' Poll, two spots behind Tulsa.
Like Tulsa's last game against the Pirates, ECU continues to be a tough force on defense, turning opponents over the most out of all AAC teams (19.74) per game.
Amiya Joyner is a top-five player in the conference for double-doubles (9), rebounds (199), rebounds per game (8.7), free throw attempts (99) and field goal percentage (.471).

Hurricane Defense is Surging

Over the past six games, the Tulsa defense has stood as The American's top scoring defense.
TU has held opponents to a 57.33 scoring average over that span, including the then-top scoring offense in Memphis (70.8 ppg) to just 57 points.
Last time out, 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.
Even in the two losses during the last six games, Tulsa's defense still managed to keep Rice and UTSA under 65 points.

Tulsa Gets First Conference Road Win at Charlotte

The Hurricane came away with its first AAC away win last time out against Charlotte (2/5) after dropping four straight on the road to start conference play.
TU grabbed a 28-point win over the 49ers, led by Delanie Crawford's 7-of-10 made 3-pointers. Three others joined her in double-figure scoring.
Tulsa is now 6-5 so far in American Athletic Conference action with five of six of its wins coming at home in the Donald W. Reynolds Center.

Dynamic Crawford Can Do It All

All-American senior guard Delanie Crawford continues to be a scoring leader in the AAC with her 17.0 points-per-game mark, the third-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 23rd career 20+ scoring game with 23 points at Charlotte.
This season, Crawford is averaging 6.1 FG, 2.7 3PT and 2.1 FT per game.
She's shooting .399 from the field (140-351), .348 in threes (62-178) and .889 at the charity stripe (48-54) - currently the sixth-best average in team history.
Crawford is also first in the AAC for field goal attempts (351) and 3-point attempts (178), second for field goals (140), total points (390), total treys (62), third for points per game (17.0) and threes per game (2.70).
Her 168 total 3-point attempts are the third-most in Division I.
She has also been one of Tulsa's most prominent rebounders and assisters. Crawford is second on the team with 120 total rebounds, ranking only behind teammate Hadley Periman (8.5 rpg) with a 5.2 average per game.
Crawford also has the third-most assists on the team with 49 (2.1 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 14 times this season and paced the Hurricane in steals seven times, assists six times and rebounds five 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 8.1 ppg/8.5 rpg/2.1 apg today.
Despite missing three nonconference games with injury, Periman is still the Hurricane's top rebounder with 170 boards, the league's sixth-highest total this season.
She has 557 career rebounds with a career rate of 6.55 per game, marking the eighth-best average among all active players in the AAC.
Only two players in the league - ECU's Amiya Joyner (808) and South Florida's Carla Brito (578) have more career boards than Periman.
Periman also blocks the ball better than everyone in the conference this season with a league-highs of 37 rejections at 1.85 per contest.
She ranks seventh in TU history with 118 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 13 times, all in the last 16 games. She's also led the Hurricane in blocking in 17 games this season.
She has six double-doubles this season, including a 12-point, 11 board game last time out at Charlotte (2/5).
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 list for the most in a single season.

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 18 starts in 19 games played.
She came to Tulsa with only three double-digit scoring games in her career. She has six this season.
Bradley is fourth on TU for rebounds (85) and boards per contest (4.5).
Bradley averages 7.8 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 7-3 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 time out against Charlotte (2/8).

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 missed the last game for Tulsa on a medical decision.

Nelp Reaches 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 71-45 after 23 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 sixth in the American Athletic Conference with a .724 free throw percentage (71-98).
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 (71) and free throw attempts (98) and ranks third for points (216) and scoring average (9.4).
On the defensive end, Cartwright is second on the team for steals (32), third for total boards (95) and fourth for rebounds per game (4.1).
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 6-3 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 23 games with one start last time out against Charlotte (2/5).
She is leads the Hurricane in assists with 53 (2.3 apg).
Ayson has hit three or more assists in 12 games, with a season-best of five assists against San Jose State (12/10).
Tulsa is 8-4 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 last time out.
She's fourth on TU with 30 steals at 1.3 per contest.
Ayson has led TU in assists and steals five times and points twice this year.
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.

Home, Road, Neutral

Tulsa has played 23 games with 12 at home, seven on the road and four neutral site games … here's a look at the comparative stats:

Site                  FG                                3Pts                 FT                    REB                  Pts
Home (12)       .403 (303-751)             .299 (90-301) .681 (145-213) 41.3 (496)       70.1 (841)
Road (7)          .410 (170-415)             .376 (67-178) .602 (59-98)    36.3 (254)       66.6 (466)
Neutral (4)      .360 (87-242)             .243 (27-111) .703 (52-74)    34.5 (138)       63.3 (253)
Totals (23)       .398 (560-1408)          .312 (184-590) .665 (256-385) 38.6 (888)       67.8 (1560)
Opp. Totals     .379 (544-1437)          .318 (143-450) .667 (274-411) 40.8 (939)       65.4 (1505)

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.

Crawford and Periman Climbing the Career Charts

Delanie Crawford through 115 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 246, passing Kelsee Grovey's (2012-16) record 233 made threes against UTSA (1/22)
Crawford ranks third in career points (1,585), needing 158 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 546, just 23 shy of Temira Poindexter's (2021-24) 569 made baskets.
Crawford is also ninth in free throw percentage (.815) and free throws made (247).
Finally, Crawford is ninth all-time in assists with 289. She needs 33 more to pass Alexis Gaulden's (2016-20) 321 assists for eighth.
Junior Hadley Periman has played 85 games for Tulsa. She ranks seventh in TU history with 118 blocks, needing three more to pass Megan Moody's (2002-06) 120 rejections for sixth.

Going for 20

Tulsa players have combined for 11 20+ point scoring efforts this year.
Delanie Crawford currently has seven under her belt with Elise Hill owning two and Mady Cartwright and Hadley Periman each having one.
Tulsa is 7-3 when a player scores over 20 points.
There's been one game where two players scored over 20 in the same game: North Texas (1/1) with Delanie Crawford and Elise Hill each scoring 22.
Crawford has recorded 23 20+ scoring games while Hill has reached the mark twice and Cartwright and Periman each have one so far in their careers.

Going for 30

Tulsa has had a 30+ scorer once this season.
Delanie Crawford collected a career-high 36 points against ECU (12/29) off 14-20 FG, 3-7 3PT and 5-5 FT. It was her fourth career 30+ scoring game and first of this season.
36 points was the third-most scored in a game by a TU player and second all-time in conference games.