Women’s Basketball Honors Seniors With Victory Over Tulsa

Saturday, February 24

Memphis, Tenn.

1:00 PM

University of Memphis

4-119-19; AAC

Tulsa

3-129-19; AAC

Tulsa

Memphis

Photo by: Brandon Dill

Women’s Basketball Honors Seniors With Victory Over Tulsa

Feb 24, 2018 | Women's Basketball

Box Score

Elmore led Memphis with her 11th 20-plus point performance of the season

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The University of Memphis women's basketball team led wire-to-wire in a 65-56 victory Saturday afternoon over Tulsa on Senior Day. Pregame, Memphis honored seniors Breigha Wilder-Cochran, Brea Elmore, and Cheyenne Creighton. All three players started for the Tigers in their final home game at the Elma Roane Fieldhouse. The Tigers improve to 9-19 on the year and 4-11 in AAC play.

How It Happened
With emotions running high, Memphis jumped out to a 7-0 start against the Golden Hurricane. Cheyenne Creighton hit the first Tiger basket of the game while Brea Elmore hit her first three-pointer during the run.

Memphis built its lead to as many as 11, 29-18, with 3:21 before intermission on a Creighton lay-up before Tulsa finished the half on a 7-1 run including a three-pointer at the buzzer.

The Tigers came out of the break with a 9-4 run to go back up double-digits over the Golden Hurricane. Tulsa continued to battle and several times throughout the third quarter the Memphis lead was cut to as little as three.

Much like the rest of the contest, Memphis bounced back to build another double-digit lead over the visiting Golden Hurricane in the fourth. In the final three minutes of play, the closest Tulsa would come would be six points.

Turning Point
Memphis opened the first quarter on a 7-0 run and never looked back. The closest Tulsa would come was three in the third quarter, but Memphis had an answer to never relinquish its lead.

Notables

Breigha Wilder-Cochran, Brea Elmore, and Cheyenne Creighton were all recognized pregame for their efforts and successes in a Memphis uniform.
Although Wilder-Cochran played for just 10 seconds to start the contest, all three seniors had the opportunity to start in their final home game at the Elma Roane Fieldhouse.
Brea Elmore led Memphis with 20 points and 7 assists. It was her 11^th 20-point game of the season.
Alana Davis had her third career double-double with 12 points and 12 rebounds. Davis earned the start against Tulsa.
Cheyenne Creighton finished with 16 points, seven rebounds, and four steals. Taylor Barnes also added four steals and 13 points.
In all, four players scored in double-figures, led by Elmore's 20.
Memphis swept Tulsa for the first time in program history. There was a stretch where Memphis defeated the Golden Hurricane four-straight years, but there was only one game each of those seasons.

Melissa McFerrin Quotable
Today was about our seniors. I'm just really pleased and happy for them. I'm glad we had a great win today.

Next Up For The Tigers
Memphis has one more regular season game remaining and it's on the road Monday at Temple. Tip off against the Owls is slated for 6 p.m. on CBS Sports Network. The game can also be heard on 91.7 FM WUMR with Jeff Brightwell on the call. For more information on the Memphis women's basketball team, follow the Tigers on Twitter at @MemphisWBB.