Wednesday, February 2
Temple 70, Wichita State 49
On a day that forward Mia Davis broke the program's all-time scoring record, the Temple women's basketball team (10-9, 5-3 AAC) won in blowout fashion against the Wichita State Shockers (11-9, 2-5 AAC) on the 50th anniversary of Title IX on National Girls and Women in Sports Day.
Davis, who scored a game-high 18 points, passed Marilyn Stephens who previously held the record with 2,194 points. After a slow start, Davis broke the 38-year-old record late in the first quarter with a layup to help the Owls take the lead going into the second quarter. Stephens, the only other player in Temple women's basketball history to score more than 2,000 points, set the record back in 1984.
The Shockers got off to a hot start, as they opened the game on a 5-0 run in the first two minutes. Alexa Williamson played well defensively, as she had three blocks in the quarter before leaving the game with a foot injury. Davis broke the Temple women's basketball all-time scoring record making a layup with 2:43 left in the period. Perea made two three-point baskets, as she scored six points in the frame.
The Owls spread the scoring around in the quarter as six different Temple players scored to extend their lead. Wood had two blocks while Temple forced seven turnovers in the period. The Cherry and White ended the half on a 10-2 run to extend their lead to double digits.
Temple started the second half with a bang as a jumper by Tierra East and two made free-throws by Davis got the scoring started for the Owls. Jasha Clinton (5) and Davis (4) led the scoring for Temple in the quarter.
TU came out firing on all cylinders in the fourth quarter as they started the period on a 14-2 run. Wood scored the first three points of the period, as she had a team-high five points in the frame.
Tulane 97, Tougaloo (Miss.) 43
The Tulane University women's basketball team (13-7, 4-4) defeated the Tougaloo College Bulldogs 97-43 on Wednesday evening inside Avron B. Fogelman Arena in the Devlin Fieldhouse, collecting their fourth straight win at home.
This was the first meeting in program history between Tulane and Tougaloo. With the win, the Wave moved to 9-2 at home, including 6-0 against non-conference opponents.
The 97 points scored was a season-high for the Wave and the 25 points by Tougaloo was a season-low by Green Wave opponents. Twelve players scored three or more points for Tulane.
Moon Ursin led Tulane in scoring, recording 18 points. Krystal Freeman chipped in with 14 points. The Green Wave received a huge scoring boost from the bench, which added a season-high 52 points.
It was a career night for several Tulane players. Redshirt sophomore Marta Galic recorded a season-high in points, 11 and assists, 4. Redshirt sophomore Irina Parau also scored a season-high 11 points. Redshirt freshmen McKenzi Carter and Chiara Grattini both put up career highs of four points while freshman Kierra Middleton scored a career-high six.
"Basketball is a game of confidence and a game of rhythm and we have a lot of really good players who sometimes don't get to find that rhythm," head coach Lisa Stockton said. "I hope that what we take out of this is that extra bit of energy and confidence going into these last games."
Kaila Anderson directed traffic all night for the Green Wave, dishing out six assists.
Tulane outrebounded Tougaloo 73-35. Mia Heide led the way with 11 boards. The Green Wave recorded 28 offensive rebounds and scored 23 second-chance points.
The Wave won the turnover battle 18-16 and scored 18 points off turnovers.
The Green Wave took a commanding 26-10 lead at the end of the first quarter and didn't look back from there.
Tulane was in control of the game at halftime, up 47-19, but found another gear in the third quarter. The Wave outscored Tougaloo 28-4 in the quarter, allowing only one field goal.
Tulane held the Bulldogs to 18% shooting in the second half and only 20% on the night.
The Green Wave trailed for only 13 seconds and led by as many as 60 points. Every player on the Green Wave played 10 or more minutes.
Houston 65, Tulsa 64
Behind a fourth-quarter comeback, the Houston women's basketball team beat Tulsa 65-64 on Wednesday night at the Reynolds Arena.
Laila Blair led the Cougars (10-11, 3-6) with 14 points as Britney Onyeje contributed 12 points and posted three steals and two blocks. Tatyana Hill added a game-high 15 boards to go with eight points and two steals.
The Cougars allowed the Golden Hurricane to open the game on a 10-0 run before a 3-pointer from Onyeje put the Cougars on the board. Houston started to chip away at the Golden Hurricane lead as Tulsa took a 22-10 lead at the end of the quarter.
Houston found its groove in the second quarter going on a 6-0 run to bring the score margin within nine points at 30-19. Eight straight points from the Cougars sent the game into halftime with Houston behind by only three points at 30-27.
The two teams traded points throughout the quarter as four straight points from the Cougars brought the game within three. But, Tulsa pulled ahead ending the quarter 46-39.
In the fourth quarter, the Cougars continued to battle as the teams traded points. An Onyeje 3-pointer brought the game within one point at 58-57 before Patterson gave Houston the lead with a layup. The Cougars were able to hold on as a basket from Tiara Young gave Houston a one-point edge 65-64 as the clock expired.
Memphis 66, Cincinnati 54
The Memphis women's basketball team got out to a hot start tonight against the Bearcats of Cincinnati. While the Cincinnati offense got a spark in the second quarter, the Tigers would hold on for the 66-54 win.
Following tonight's win, Memphis moves to 13-6 overall and 4-4 in AAC play.
The Tiger offense jumped out to a quick 7-0 lead just 90 seconds into the game after back-to-back baskets from Jamirah Shutes and a lay-up from Lanetta Williams. Shutes would add in another lay-up after picking up a steal to put Memphis up 9-0 and force a Bearcat timeout.
It wouldn't be until the 4:59 mark when Cincinnati scored their first bucket of the night. The Bearcat offense would go on a 7-0 run to cut into the Tiger's lead, but an and-one at the buzzer from Emani Jefferson gave Memphis the 20-12 lead going in to the second quarter.
Cincinnati's offense exploded in the second quarter, eventually taking the lead with 5:13 left in the half.
Memphis would regain their lead just before halftime when Tyler Frierson got fouled on a lay-up and completed an and-one and gave Memphis the 35-34 lead.
It was all Tiger Basketball in the second half as Memphis held the Cincinnati offense to just 31% shooting from the field.
While Memphis would try to get some space from the Bearcats in the third quarter but would only find themselves up six going into the final 10 minutes of play after a three-pointer from Madison Griggs.
The Tiger defense held strong in the fourth quarter, allowing the Bearcats to score just six points while the Memphis offense finished the game on a 9-0 run to take the 66-54 win.
Emani Jefferson and Jamirah Shutes led the team in scoring tonight with 15 and 14 points, respectively, while Lanetta Williams, Madison Griggs and Tyler Frierson all recorded eight points each. Williams led all players with nine rebounds while the team won the battle on the boards 48-41.
As a team, Memphis shot 34% from the field and went 17-21 from the free throw line.