Tigers Head To Big Easy For Clash With Tulane

Thursday, February 9

New Orleans, La.

7:00 PM

University of Memphis

Tulane

Photo by: Matthew Smith

Feb 08, 2017 | Women's Basketball

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Memphis is coming off of signature win over ranked USF

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The University of Memphis women's basketball team looks to improve to .500 with a road trip at Tulane Thursday evening. Tip-off against the Green Wave is scheduled for 7 p.m. on ESPN3. The win would make that two victories in a row as Memphis most recently defeated No. 20 USF Sunday evening.

This is the first meeting this season against the Green Wave. Memphis most recently saw Tulane in the 2016 American Athletic Conference Championship where the Green Wave downed the Tigers by a score of 70-64. Memphis does have the overall advantage, 24-19, over Tulane and the series is tied 10-10 in New Orleans, La.

GAME 24
Memphis (11-12; 4-6 AAC) at Tulane (15-8; 6-4 AAC)
Tip-off: 7:00 p.m.
Location: New Orleans, La. – Devlin Fieldhouse
Radio: 91.7 WUMR
Broadcast: ESPN3
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The upset Sunday added to Memphis' list of notable wins this season (Vanderbilt, specifically, on Dec. 28, 2016). Memphis started the game on a 7-0 run and ultimately led for over 38 minutes en route to the five-point upset. Cheyenne Creighton led the Tigers with 22 points while Brea Elmore and Taylor Barnes added 17 and 12 points, respectively.

USF never led by anymore than one as Memphis always had an answer for the Bulls. Solid free throw shooting in the final minute of the contest by Breigha Wilder-Cochran kept the game just out of reach. In the last 40 American games for USF, the Bulls have only suffered four non-UConn losses. Memphis owns two of those losses.

In conference play, Brea Elmore continues to lead the Tigers with 14.3 points per game. Elmore leads the squad in made three-pointers with 18 and free throws with 23. With two made threes against USF, Elmore had extended her made three-pointer streak to 15 straight games.

Creighton had her fifth double-figure scoring effort against the Bulls with 22 points. Overall, Creighton leads Memphis with 14.6 points per game and 7.6 rebounds per game.

After defeating USF last Sunday, Memphis is currently in a tie for sixth place overall in the American Athletic Conference standings with SMU. The Tigers are coached by Melissa McFerrin who is in her ninth season at the helm of the Memphis program.

A Look At Tulane
Tulane comes into the Thursday night match-up with a 15-8 overall record and 6-4 mark in the American Athletic Conference. The Green Wave most recently fell to Temple at home by a score of 76-50 on February 5. In the USA Today Coaches Poll, Tulane is receiving votes.

Prior to falling to the Owls last weekend, Tulane was riding a three-game winning streak with victories over Tulsa, Cincinnati, and Houston. The Green Wave is currently sitting in sole possession of fourth place in the American Athletic Conference.

Offensively, Kolby Morgan leads Tulane with 19.3 points per game. She has already scored 443 points this season and also leads the team with 40 steals. Morgan is a sharp shooter from long-range, making 49 of her 130 attempts. She also leads the team with 5.2 rebounds per game and 68 made free throws.

During conference play, Morgan's scoring average increases to 20.2 points per game. Leslie Vorpahl ranks second on the team with 12.8 ppg.

Lisa Stockton is the head coach of the Green Wave and is currently in her 23rd season at the helm. Stockton has led Tulane to 20+ wins the last seven straight seasons.

Final Details
Tip-off against the Green Wave is scheduled for 7 p.m. at the Devlin Fieldhouse. The game will be broadcasted on ESPN3. Fans can also hear the game on the airwaves 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.