Road Trip Continues At Tulsa For Women’s Basketball

Saturday, January 13

Tulsa, Okla.

12:00 PM

University of Memphis

Tulsa

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Road Trip Continues At Tulsa For Women’s Basketball

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Tigers look to rebound after setback to Wichita State

TULSA, Okla. – The road trip continues for the University of Memphis women's basketball team as the Tigers are set to take on Tulsa Saturday afternoon. Tipoff against the Golden Hurricane is slated for 12 p.m. at the Reynolds Center in Tulsa, Okla.

GAME 17
Memphis (6-10; 1-2 AAC) at Tulsa (8-9; 2-2 AAC)
Tip-off: 12:00 p.m. CT
Location: Reynolds Center – Tulsa, Okla.
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The Tigers are looking for redemption after dropping a hard-fought contest against Wichita State Wednesday evening. Brea Elmore and Cheyenne Creighton led the Tigers offensively with 23 and 19 points, respectively, and Creighton's efforts have put her even closer to the 1,000-point milestone. Coming into Saturday's matchup with the Golden Hurricane, Creighton is only eight points shy of becoming the 24^th player in program history to reach the milestone.

Entering into Saturday's game against Tulsa, here are some tidbits to know about the Memphis women's basketball team:

As mentioned, Cheyenne Creighton sits just eight points shy of reaching the 1,000-point milestone in her career. Creighton will be McFerrin's sixth player at Memphis to reach the mark and 24^th player in program history.
Brea Elmore has recorded three-straight games of 20-plus points for the first time since Ariel Hearn did so in 2014. Every game since the beginning of conference play, Elmore's scoring efforts have improved to a high of 23 points against Wichita State. She ranks third in the league with 21.7 ppg in conference play.
Taylor Barnes continues to improve as a sophomore as she is averaging a career-high 8.0 points per game. In the last two games, Barnes has dished out a combined 13 assists including a career-high eight in the win over ECU.
A Memphis victory would improve the Tigers to 7-10 on the year and 2-2 in American Athletic Conference play. A win against the Golden Hurricane would mark the first Memphis win over Tulsa since Jan. 23, 2016. A win will mark a victory in six out of the last eight games for the Tigers.

A Look At Tulsa
Tulsa is coming off of a 73-67 setback to ECU Wednesday evening. The loss dropped the Golden Hurricane to 8-9 on the year and 2-2 in AAC play. To open conference play, Tulsa defeated Wichita State on the road and later earned a win against Cincinnati at home.

Shug Dickson leads the team in scoring with 13.1 points per game while Kendrian Elliott is the leading rebounder at 7.5 rebounds per game. As a team, the Golden Hurricane average 62.7 points per game, the same as their opponents. Tulsa's opponents, however, outrebound it 40.2 to 38.8.

Matilda Mossman is the head coach of Tulsa and is currently in her eighth season at the helm. She is guiding a team that was selected to finish ninth in the AAC Preseason Poll.

Series History With Tulsa
Saturday's game is the 17th all-time meeting between the Golden Hurricane and the Tigers. Tulsa holds a 9-7 advantage including wins in the previous two matchups.

Memphis and Tulsa will play each other twice this season during conference play. Last year, the squads competed two times, but one of those times was in the AAC Tournament.

Final Details
Tipoff against Tulsa is set for 12 p.m. at the Reynolds Center in Tulsa, Okla. Fans can listen 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 the team on Twitter at @MemphisWBB.