Tigers Begin Home Stretch With Northwestern State Wednesday

Wednesday, November 30

Memphis, Tenn.

5:30 PM

University of Memphis

Northwestern State

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Tigers Begin Home Stretch With Northwestern State Wednesday

Nov 29, 2016 | Women's Basketball

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Memphis is at home for seven out of the next eight contests

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The University of Memphis women's basketball team has just one more road non-conference game this season with seven out of the next eight games at home, starting with Northwestern State Wednesday evening. Tip-off against the Lady Demons is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. at the Elma Roane Fieldhouse.

GAME 7
Memphis vs. Northwestern State
Tip-off: 5:30 p.m.
Location: Elma Roane Fieldhouse
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"We're excited to be at home," said head coach Melissa McFerrin. "We've had some bumps and bruises both physically and ego-wise, it's great for us to be at home and feel the comfort of the Elma Roane Fieldhouse and our fans."

Memphis returns to Elma Roane this week after spending the Thanksgiving holiday in Reno, Nev. competing in the Nugget Classic hosted by Nevada. The Tigers played Arkansas and Nevada in the tournament, falling in both games. With just over a minute to play, Memphis overcame a 10-point deficit to tie Nevada, but ultimately fell in regulation. Overall this season, Memphis is 2-4 and 1-1 at home.

Cheyenne Creighton was named to the All-Tournament Team after posting 15 points against Arkansas and a career-high 18 points against Nevada. She leads the Tigers with 15.0 points per game and 6.2 rebounds per game.

This is the second meeting all-time between the Tigers and the Lady Demons. Memphis came away victorious in the first meeting, defeating Northwestern State at home by a score of 73-58 on December 20, 2009.

Northwestern State is under the direction of first-year head coach Jordan Dupuy and currently has a 3-2 overall record. The Lady Demons won their first three games before dropping the last two. One of those losses was against No. 14 Texas on November 23.

Senior guard Beatrice Attura leads the Lady Demons in scoring with 19.0 points per game. She currently ranks third in the Southland Conference in scoring. Victoria Miller leads the team with 6.0 rebounds per game.

In its history, Northwestern State has won three Southland Conference regular season titles, three Southland Conference Tournament titles including the 2015 season, and have earned a berth to the NCAA Tournament four times.

Tip-off against the Lady Demons is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. at the Elma Roane Fieldhouse. Tickets are available at the door for cash only. For more information on the Memphis women's basketball team, follow us on Twitter at @MemphisWBB.