Women's hoops heads to UConn for Friday night clash

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The University of Memphis women's basketball team hits the road again this week with a trip to Storrs, Conn. to take on No. 4/6 UConn in Gampel Pavilion. Tipoff against the Huskies is set for 6 p.m. CT Friday evening with a stream available for viewing on ESPN3.

Game Details
Memphis (12-10; 3-6 AAC) at No. 4/6 UConn (19-2; 9-0 AAC)
Location: Storrs, Conn.
Venue: Gampel Pavilion
Time: 6 p.m. CT
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Memphis is coming off back-to-back home victories, including a win against Tulane who entered last Tuesday's contest ranked second in the American Athletic Conference. In the win against the Green Wave, junior forward Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu posted her team-leading ninth double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds. Through 22 games, Fankam Mendjiadeu ranks 21st all-time in the Memphis record books with her nine double-doubles.

Freshman sharp shooter Madison Griggs finished the Tulane contest with four made three's, marking the eighth time this season she has recorded at least four three-pointers in a game.

Entering Friday night's game, Griggs has 60 treys made this season. That total ranks second in the AAC and is 10 triples shy of matching the Memphis single-season record for most three-pointers set by former guard Alex Winchell during the 2009-10 season.

Junior forward Alana Davis earned her first start of the season against the Green Wave. She has started in 36 of the 81 career games she's played in at Memphis. For her career, she has scored 740 points with 464 rebounds.

This is the second game against UConn this season for the Tigers. In Memphis on Jan. 14, the Tigers fell to the Huskies by just 12 points, marking the fifth-closest an American Athletic Conference team had come to defeating the powerhouse Huskies. Fankam Mendjiadeu posted a 21-point, 10-rebound double-double in the first meeting between the Tigers and the Huskies. Griggs also added 12 behind three triples.

A Look At UConn
UConn is coming off of a 74-56 setback to No. 3 Oregon, marking the worst home loss since Dec. 5, 2005 when the Huskies lost to North Carolina by 23 points. Overall this season, UConn is 19-2 with a perfect 9-0 AAC record.

Megan Walker continues to lead UConn offensively, posting a team-high 19.1 points per game to go with 8.9 rebounds per contest. Four players score in double digits for the Huskies, including Crystal Dangerfield, Christyn Williams and Olivia Nelson-Ododa.

Against Memphis in the first meeting, Dangerfield posted a game-high 24 points behind a 7-for-13 effort from the floor and a 6-for-6 effort from the charity stripe. Williams and Walker also scored in double digits in the win in Memphis.

Geno Auriemma is in his 35th season at the helm of the UConn program. He holds an all-time record of 1,081-141 at UConn.

Final Details
Tipoff against No. 4/6 UConn at Gampel Pavilion is set for 6 p.m. CT Friday evening. A stream will be available on ESPN3 and links to live stats and the Memphis radio broadcast will be available on www.gotigersgo.com. For more information on the Memphis women's basketball team, follow the Tigers on social media at @MemphisWBB.

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