Tigers return home for Saturday matchup against USF

Saturday, February 22

Memphis, Tenn.

4 PM

University of Memphis

USF *

Tickets

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Tigers return home for Saturday matchup against USF

Feb 21, 2020 | Women's Basketball

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Saturday marks the Pow6rful Minds game for Memphis

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The University of Memphis women's basketball team returns home Saturday afternoon for a 4 p.m. contest against USF at the Elma Roane Fieldhouse.

The Tigers will be participating in the American Athletic Conference's mental health initiative game, Pow6rful Minds, bringing awareness to the stigma surrounding mental health. The game will be streamed on ESPN3.

Game Details
Memphis (13-13; 4-9 AAC) vs. USF (15-11; 7-5 AAC)
Time: 4 p.m.
Location: Elma Roane Fieldhouse
TV: ESPN3
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Mental Health Awareness Game

The Tigers enter Saturday's game with a 13-13 overall record. In Memphis' last contest, a road setback at Temple, freshman guard Madison Griggs broke the single-season three-point record with her 71^sttriple of the season. Griggs finished with three treys in the contest, upping her season total to 73.

The AAC single-season record for most three-pointers by a freshman is 78, set by UConn's Katie Lou Samuelson.

Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu posted her team-leading 12^th double-double at Temple, scoring 14 points while pulling down 10 rebounds. Fankam Mendjiadeu is second in the AAC in double-doubles and 21^st nationally.

Saturday is the lone regular season contest against USF. The Tigers most recently defeated USF at the Elma Roane Fieldhouse in 2017 when USF was ranked No. 20 in the country. Memphis has defeated USF in two of the last three meetings.

A Look At The Bulls
USF comes to Memphis with a 15-11 overall record and 7-5 mark in AAC play. The Bulls have lost the previous two meetings, first against UConn and next against UCF. On the road this season, USF is 3-5 and 3-3 in conference play.

Elena Tsineke leads the Bulls in scoring this season, averaging 12.3 points per game. She is efficient from the charity stripe, hitting 87.9 percent of her 58 attempts.

Bethy Mununga is averaging nearly a double-double with 9.9 rebounds and 9.7 points per game. Mununga also leads the team with 23 blocks and 25 steals.

USF is led by head coach Jose Fernandez who is in his 20th season at the helm of the Bulls program.

Final Details
Tipoff against the Bulls is set for 4 p.m. at the Elma Roane Fieldhouse. Fans can access links to the ESPN3 stream, live stats and the 91.7 FM WUMR broadcast at www.gotigersgo.com. For more information on the Memphis women's basketball team, follow the Tigers on social media at @MemphisWBB.