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@MemphisWBKB DC-Bound to Face Georgetown
Dec 10, 2014 | Women's Basketball
This is the Tigers' first-ever meeting with the Hoyas. This will, however, be Melissa McFerrin's fourth meeting with Georgetown. She was 0-3 against the Hoyas while the head coach at cross-town foe American University.
Memphis is 22-34 all-time against BIG EAST schools, but a majority of those meetings were against DePaul (21 games) and Marquette (24 games) when the trio of schools all belonged to Conference USA.
Double Digit Rebounds for Wright
Junior post Brianna Wright became the first Tiger since Jasmine Lee to post double digit rebounds in three straight games, finishing with 10 against Central Michigan.
The Memphis record for most consecutive games with double digit rebounds is five, a mark held by Tamika Whitmore (1/8/98-1/23/98), a player who went on to be a WNBA All-Star.
In eight games, Wright has posted double-digit rebounds in five games and currently ranks 48th in the country in rebounding with 10.1 rpg.
The last time a Tiger averaged double-digit rebounds for a season was 2011-12 when Jasmine Lee averaged 10.3 rpg.
Rowser One Away From 400th Point
Redshirt sophomore guard Mooriah Rowser will be close to home when she passes the 400-career point mark. Rowser, who hails from Rockville, Md., has 399 career points in 42 career games heading in to the Georgetown match-up.
For the season, she has scored double-digit points in six of eight games.
Continuing a Strong Schedule
Memphis' strength of schedule is one of the toughest in the country in the early going. In the latest RealTimeRPI.com ratings, the Tigers' Strength of Schedule is No. 55 out of 351 NCAA Division I women's basketball programs.
The Tigers have already played five teams in the top 100 in RPI through eight non-conference games and have eight more games against top 100 RPI teams still coming up on the schedule.
| Opponent | RPI | Result/Date of Game |
| at Illinois | 37 | L, 60-58 |
| Minnesota | 82 | L, 68-62 |
| at Southern Illinois | 97 | L, 82-75 |
| UALR | 49 | L, 66-59 |
| Central Michigan | 72 | W, 62-61 |
| at George Washington | 40 | Dec. 15 |
| USF | 26 | Dec. 31 |
| Jan. 31 | ||
| East Carolina | 58 | Jan. 4 |
| Jan. 18 | ||
| Connecticut | 2 | Feb. 7 |
| Feb. 28 | ||
| at Tulane | 19 | Feb. 21 |
| Road dates in gray |
Another Opponent Receiving Votes
Memphis has not faced a ranked opponent yet, but the Monday meeting at George Washington will be the third time this season the Tigers face a team receiving votes in the polls. The other two? Minnesota and UALR. Future opponents USF and Tulane are also receiving votes this week.
Checking Up On Our Opponents
 | Missouri State (1-6): | Won home opener, 75-69, over Southern Illinois-Edwardsville; plays at Arkansas, Wednesday |
 | Samford (5-3): | Beat cross-town foe, Samford, 70-41; plays at Auburn, Sunday. |
 | Illinois (7-3): | Lost at Seton Hall, 82-72; plays at Valparaiso, Saturday. |
 | Minnesota (8-1): | Needed a three from Banham in overtime to get past visiting Butler, 88-86; plays at North Dakota, Wednesday. |
 | Southern Illinois (4-2): | Suffered a 86-42 loss to in-state foe Illinois; plays at Austin Peay, Saturday. |
 | UALR (5-1): | Suffered its first loss of the year to American conference member Tulane; hosts Oklahoma, Saturday. |
 | Austin Peay (2-6): | Downed Brescia, 99-63; hosts Southern Illinois, Friday. |
 | Central Michigan (3-2): | Came back from 21 points down, but fell just short at Memphis, 62-61; plays at Dayton, Saturday. |
 | Georgetown (2-8): | Lost at cross town foe, George WAshington, 72-60; hosts Memphis, Saturday. |
 | George Washington (7-2): | Won fifth straight game with a 72-60 win over Georgetown; hosts Memphis, Monday. |
 | Mississippi Valley State (1-6): | Picked up its first win of the season, 59-38, over Talladega; hosts Philander Smith College, Saturday. |
 | Temple (3-5): | Lost to visiting Fordham, 71-64; hosts No. 18/20 Rutgers, Wednesday. |
 | UCF (4-3): | Lost at FIU, 66-57; plays at St. John's, Thursday. |
 | East Carolina (8-2): | Won at Loyola (Md.), 82-33; hosts Norfolk State, Saturday. |
 | Tulsa (4-4): | Hit a school-record 15 three-point field goals in a 87-63 road win at Valparaiso; hosts Arkansas, Sunday. |
 | Cincinnati (1-6): | Lost 66-55 at Bowling Green State; hosts Xavier, Sunday. |
 | Houston (3-4): | Lost to Prairie View A&M, 61-56; plays at No. 5 Texas A&M, Saturday. |
| USF (6-3): | Lost to visiting St. John's, 55-52; hosts College of Charleston, Sunday. | |
 | UConn (6-1): | Won at No. 2 Notre Dame, 76-58; hosts No. 25 DePaul, Friday, Dec. 19th. |
 | Tulane (7-1): | Won at UALR, 74-58; hosts Samford, Thursday in their own DoubleTree Classic. |
 | SMU (4-5): | Edged by No. 4/5 Texas A&M, 70-62; plays at St. John's Holiday Classic, facing Indiana State, Saturday, Dec. 20. |
