Women's basketball hosts Tulsa in annual Play4Kay game Saturday

Saturday, February 1

Memphis, Tenn.

3 PM

University of Memphis

Tulsa *

Tickets

Jamirah Shutes, 2018-19 Women's Basketball

Photo by: Brandon Dill

Women's basketball hosts Tulsa in annual Play4Kay game Saturday

Jan 31, 2020 | Women's Basketball

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Tipoff against the Golden Hurricane is slated for 3 p.m. at the Elma Roane Fieldhouse

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The University of Memphis women's basketball team returns home to kick off the month of February, starting with a 3 p.m. contest against Tulsa Saturday afternoon. Saturday marks the annual Play4Kay and Victor Day for the Tigers.

Game Details
Memphis (10-10, 1-6 AAC) at Tulsa (6-15, 1-7 AAC)
Location: Memphis, Tenn.
Venue: Elma Roane Fieldhouse
Time: 3 p.m. CT
Promotion: Play4Kay/Victor Day
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Memphis returns home for the first time since defeating SMU on Jan. 21 by a score of 57-52. In the Tigers' last game sophomore guard Jamirah Shutes scored a career-high 32 points at ECU and became the first Memphis player since the 2015-16 season to score at least 30 points in a game. Shutes finished 9-for-13 from the field, 9-for-10 from the line and 5-for-5 from beyond the arc.

That was the 10^th time this season Shutes has led the team in scoring. Alana Davis also had a solid game at ECU, tying her season-high with 17 points behind an 8-for-10 effort from the floor. Madison Griggs contributed a career-high six assists at ECU as well.

Three Tigers in Shutes, Griggs and Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu average in the top 30 in scoring in The American. Fankam Mendjiadeu is also in the top 10 in the league in rebounding with 7.8 boards per game.

Griggs continues to chase the single-season three-point record at Memphis. With 54 to-date, she sits 16 shy of matching Alex Winchell's 70 set during the 2009-10 season.

Saturday is the 21^st meeting all-time between the Tigers and the Golden Hurricane. Memphis and Tulsa are tied at 10 wins each in the series. This is also the 10^th meeting in Memphis, where the Tigers hold a 6-3 all-time advantage.

A Look At The Competition
Tulsa comes to Memphis with a 6-15 overall record and 1-7 mark in American Athletic Conference play. The Golden Hurricane picked up their lone conference win at home against ECU.

Kendrian Elliott leads the team offensively and in rebounding, averaging 14.0 points and 8.9 rebounds per game. She has posted a team-leading eight double-doubles this season. Elliott scored a career-high 38 points against Arkansas State, the highest point total by any player in The American this year.

The Golden Hurricane average 56.7 points per game at a clip of 35.6 percent. From beyond the arc, Tulsa has hit 27.4 percent of its attempts.

Matilda Mossman is in her ninth season at the helm of the Tulsa women's basketball program. She is in her 17th season overall as a head coach.

About Play4Kay
The vision for Play4Kay came directly from Coach Kay Yow. Through Play4Kay, she saw a vision to bring communities together and honor survivors in the fight against ALL cancers affecting women. It was basically a simple idea — take a game in your schedule and use it to fundraise for the Kay Yow Cancer Fund. As Play4Kay evolved, the mechanisms for fundraising have expanded and so have the initiatives. Schools nationwide are finding ways to "Play4Kay" on and off the basketball court.

Final Details
Tipoff against Tulsa is slated for 3 p.m. at the Elma Roane Fieldhouse Saturday afternoon. For more information on the Memphis women's basketball team, follow the Tigers on social media at @MemphisWBB.