Women's basketball welcomes ECU Saturday

Saturday, February 15

Memphis, Tenn.

2 PM

University of Memphis

ECU *

Tickets

Feb 13, 2020; Wichita, Kansas, USA; during during an AAC matchup between the Memphis Tigers and Wichita State Shockers at Charles Koch Arena ©KellyRoss

Photo by: ©Kelly Ross

Feb 14, 2020 | Women's Basketball

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The Tigers will celebrate Black History Month at Saturday's game

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The University of Memphis women's basketball team returns home this weekend for a 2 p.m. contest against ECU Saturday. The Tigers look to even the season series against the Pirates after dropping a road contest there at the end of January.

Saturday's contest will be a celebration of Black History Month. Admission is free for UofM Faculty and Staff with a valid UofM ID plus one guest.

Memphis has won three out of the last four games including its first road conference win at Wichita State Wednesday. Overall, the Tigers are 13-11 this season with a 4-7 mark in American Athletic Conference play.

Game Details
Memphis (13-11, 4-7 AAC) vs. ECU (5-18, 2-8 AAC)
Time: 2 p.m.
Location: Elma Roane Fieldhouse
Game Theme: Black History Month Celebration
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Memphis' victory Wednesday evening at Wichita State marked the second-straight road win at Charles Koch Arena and it provided the Tigers the tiebreak advantage against the Shockers. Wednesday was the only regular season matchup against Wichita State this season.

Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu posted her 10^th double-double of the season at Wichita State, putting up 19 points and 12 rebounds for the Blue and Gray. The last time a Memphis player recorded at least 10 double-doubles in the same season was Cheyenne Creighton during her senior campaign in 2017-18.

Fankam Mendjiadeu becomes the 21^st player in program history to record 10 double-doubles in their career. She is the 10^th player at Memphis to record at least 10 in a single-season.

Freshman guard Madison Griggs continues to climb closer to Memphis' single-season three-point record. The Memphis native has drained 67 triples this season, three shy of matching the single-season record. Griggs is first overall in the AAC with 67 treys and second in three-point field goal percentage (41.1 percent).

Memphis and ECU have met up 33 times in program history. The Tigers own a slight 18-15 advantage against the Pirates. Memphis and ECU have split the season series the last two seasons. Since joining the American Athletic Conference, the Tigers are 6-4 against the Pirates.

A Look At The Competition
ECU enters Saturday's game with a 5-18 overall record and 2-8 mark in conference play. In the last four games, the Pirates are 2-2 with wins against Memphis and Houston.

The Pirates continue to be one of the most disruptive programs in the country, ranking second nationally with 24.65 forced turnovers per game. Alcorn State, who Memphis competed against in the season opener, is the nation's leader in forced turnovers at 27.43 per game.

Lashonda Monk continues to lead the team offensively with 13.9 points per game. She is joined in double figure scoring by Taniyah Thompson (13.2 ppg) and Raven Johnson (11.0 ppg). Johnson pulls in a team-leading 8.3 rebounds per game.

Although ECU has the ability to force a lot of turnovers, it allows its opponents to shoot over 45 percent from the floor per game. This season, the Pirates are outscored by over 10 points per game and outrebounded by over 11 per contest.

The Pirates are led by head coach Kim McNeill who is in her first season at ECU.

Final Details
Tipoff against the Pirates is slated for 2 p.m. at the Elma Roane Fieldhouse. Saturday's game will not be aired on 91.7 FM WUMR, but audio for Saturday's game can be heard on the free stream at www.gotigersgo.com/listen. For more information on the Memphis women's basketball team, follow the Tigers on social media at @MemphisWBB.