Road Trip Continues To UCF For Women's Basketball

Saturday, January 7

Orlando, Fla.

1:00 PM

University of Memphis

UCF

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Jan 06, 2017 | Women's Basketball

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Memphis seeks first American Athletic Conference win this season

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The University of Memphis women's basketball team stays on the road this weekend with a trip to Orlando to take on UCF Saturday afternoon. Tip-off against the Knights at the CFE Arena is scheduled for 1 p.m. CT/2 p.m. ET.

GAME 16
Memphis (7-8; 0-2) vs. UCF (10-5; 0-2 AAC)
Tip-off: 1 p.m. CT
Location: Orlando, Fla. – CFE Arena
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The Tigers are looking to win their first American Athletic Conference game after opening the conference slate with a 0-2 record. Memphis fell to Temple in overtime in the conference opener at home and then dropped a close game to Tulsa on Wednesday. Prior to the start of conference play, Memphis was on a four-game winning streak with a win against a vote-receiving Vanderbilt team on Dec. 28.

After scoring 26 points and snagging 13 rebounds, both career-highs, in the win over Vanderbilt, Cheyenne Creighton was named to the American Athletic Conference Weekly Honor Roll. Creighton has been tabbed to the Weekly Honor Roll three times this season. She leads the team with 15.1 points and 7.9 rebounds per game.

In addition to Creighton, two additional players are averaging in double-figures for the Tigers. Brea Elmore is averaging 12.7 points per game and Taylor Williams adds 11.9 per game. Overall, Memphis is scoring 60.5 points per game while allowing 61.7 points per game by its opponents.

Memphis ranks second only to UCF in The American in steals with 9.8 per game. The Tigers also rank fifth in turnover margin at +2.2. Against Temple, Memphis committed a season-low eight turnovers (seven in regulation).

The Tigers were picked to finish seventh in the American Athletic Conference. Head coach Melissa McFerrin is currently in her ninth season at the helm of the Memphis program. Coming into the game against Tulsa, McFerrin is three wins shy of 150 at Memphis and 200 in her career.

About The Match-Up
This is the 25th meeting between the Tigers and the Knights. Memphis has a 14-10 all-time edge over UCF. On the road, Memphis also has a 6-5 advantage over the Knights.

The last meeting between the two teams was on February 10, 2016 where Memphis won by a score of 69-52. The Tigers have won the last six meetings against UCF.

A Look At UCF
UCF enters into the game with a 10-5 overall record and 0-2 mark in American Athletic Conference play. To start the American schedule, UCF has fallen to No. 1 Connecticut at home and Cincinnati on the road.

Two players are averaging in double-figures for the Knights in Zykira Lewis and Aliyah Gregory. Lewis is scoring 16.1 points per game and Gregory is at 12.7 points per game. Joslyn Massey leads the team with 7.2 rebounds per game.

During the non-conference season, UCF went 10-3 with its only losses coming to Virginia Tech, Buffalo and UC Davis. Before falling to UC Davis, the Knights were on a four-game winning streak. UCF defensively is only allowing 55.1 points per game this season. Overall, the scoring margin for the Knights is almost nine and a half points.

UCF was picked to finish eighth in the league right behind Memphis.

Katie Abrahamson-Henderson is the head coach of UCF and is currently in her first season at the helm of the Knight program. From 2010-16, she was the head coach of Albany where she took the team to five NCAA Tournaments with five America East Tournament Championships and four America East Regular Season Championships. Abrahamson-Henderson was also the head coach of Missouri State from 2002-07 where she took the team to the NCAA Tournament three times.

Final Details
Tip-off against UCF is scheduled for 1 p.m. CT/2 p.m. ET at the CFE Arena in Orlando, Fla. The game can be heard on the radio at 91.7 FM WUMR with Jeff Brightwell on the call. For more information on the Memphis women's basketball team, follow us on Twitter at @MemphisWBB.