Women's Basketball Concludes Regular Season Road Slate At SMU

Saturday, March 2

Dallas, Texas

2 p.m.

University of Memphis

SMU*

Photo by: Brandon Dill

Women's Basketball Concludes Regular Season Road Slate At SMU

Mar 01, 2019 | Women's Basketball

Memphis Game Notes

Tigers seek first road win at SMU since 2012

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The UofM women's basketball team travels to Dallas, Texas for its last road game of the season to take on SMU. Tip-off against the Mustangs is set for 2 p.m. at Moody Coliseum.

GAME 28
Memphis (10-17 (5-9 AAC)) at SMU (10-17 (4-10 AAC))
Tip-off: 2 p.m.
Location: Moody Coliseum – Dallas, Texas
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The Tigers end the road portion of their schedule following a tough 59-57 loss at the hands of the Houston Cougars. Jamirah Shutes scored 20 points for the fifth time this season while setting a career-high with eight rebounds. Shutes was named the American Athletic Conference Freshman of the Week for the second time this season for her performances for the past week.

Shutes, who has the most 20-point games among AAC freshmen, tops the roster scoring 14.0 points per game. Shutes ranks seventh in The American and first among freshmen. Her free throw percentage is 67.9 percent, the 14^th-highest in the conference and second among freshmen. Defensively, Shutes ranks 10^th in the AAC in steals, snagging 1.4 per contest, a number that leads the freshman class. She tied a career-high against Houston with four steals.

Alana Davis chipped in 16 points and seven rebounds against Houston. Davis is second on the team in scoring, netting 12.3 points per game, which ranks 14^th in The American. The leading rebounder for the Tigers, Davis grabs 8.1 rebounds per game, the fourth-highest average in the conference.

As the conference tournament draws near, the Tigers currently sit tied for seventh in the conference standings. Fifth through 12^th place in the standings are all separated by only a few games.

Scouting the Mustangs
SMU hosts Memphis on a two-game winning streak, having beaten Tulane in New Orleans on Sunday. The 64-60 win was capitalized by a 24-point outburst by Ariana Whitfield, who shot 8-of-12 from the field and 6-of-8 from three. The victory saw the score tied three times and nine lead changes throughout the afternoon.

Kayla White paces the Mustangs on the scoreboard, netting 11.1 points per contest. Her teammate Alicia Froling also scores double-digits, averaging 10.4 points per game. Froling ranks second in The American with 9.3 rebounds per game and tops the leaderboard with 4.0 offensive rebounds per game. Froling also tops the conference with 2.0 blocks per game.

The Mustangs sit right below the Tigers in the conference standings, tied for tenth in the most recent standings.

Memphis and SMU have faced of 18 times previous to this season. The Mustangs have claimed 13 of those games, holding a 13-5 series advantage.

Final Details
Tip-off against SMU is set for 2 p.m. CT at Moody Coliseum. For more information on the Memphis women's basketball team, follow the Tigers on Twitter at @MemphisWBB.