Day: Thursday
Date: January 18th, 2018
Location: Gampel Pavilion
Storrs, Ct
Storrs, Ct
Time: 7:00
TV: SNY/ESPN3
No. 1 UConn Huskies Tulsa Golden Hurricane
16-0 (5-0) 8-10 (2-3)
Prior Meetings
UConn leads the series 7-0
1/7/15 W 98-60 H
2/21/15 W 92-46 A
1/6/16 W 95-35 H
1/27/16 W 94-30 A
1/17/17 W 98-58 A
2/5/17 W 96-50 H
3/4/17 W 105-57 N
Highlights from last years game
Team Overviews
Tulsa has had a pretty tough season so far. Against a very week schedule, they are only 8-10 and 2-3 in the conference. Here is their RealTime RPI so far.
| Date | Opponent | Opp. RPI Rk | Results | |||
| 11-10 | American | 13-4 (6-0) | 68 | 67-72 | L | |
| 11-12 | Belmont | 15-3 (6-0) | 70 | 65-90 | L | |
| 11-15 | at | AR Little Rock | 9-8 (6-0) | 128 | 74-61 | W |
| 11-18 | Mo. Kansas City | 2-13 (0-2) | 279 | 76-52 | W | |
| 11-21 | vs | Binghamton | 10-6 (2-2) | 134 | 60-55 | W |
| 11-29 | Oral Roberts | 10-7 (3-2) | 193 | 41-53 | L | |
| 12-02 | at | North Texas | 8-5 (2-2) | 206 | 43-66 | L |
| 12-05 | AR Pine Bluff | 1-12 (1-4) | 339 | 87-37 | W | |
| 12-10 | at | Arkansas | 11-7 (2-3) | 62 | 41-67 | L |
| 12-16 | at | South Dakota | 11-5 (4-0) | 109 | 64-61 | W |
| 12-19 | at | Saint Louis | 8-9 (2-2) | 116 | 66-77 | L |
| 12-22 | Arkansas St. | 9-8 (4-2) | 204 | 68-58 | W | |
| 12-30 | at | Wichita St. | 7-12 (2-3) | 185 | 67-62 | W |
| 01-03 | Tulane | 9-8 (1-3) | 123 | 63-72 | L | |
| 01-06 | Cincinnati | 10-7 (3-2) | 147 | 64-51 | W | |
| ? 01-10 | at | East Carolina | 9-9 (1-4) | 251 | 67-73 | L |
| 01-13 | Memphis | 7-10 (2-2) | 153 | 48-69 | L | |
You can see that they have only played three teams under 100 RPI and lost all three. Their best win was against No. 108 South Dakota. In their most recent outing they lost 69-48 to Memphis.
UConn is coming off a tough battle against Texas. I don't have to say much more about that game...I've said enough...lol.
Stat by Stat Comparison
Leader is bolded.
Leader is bolded.
UConn Tulsa
89.8 Points Per Game 61.9
55.6 Opp Points Per Game 63.1
.529 Field Goal % .373
.335 Opp Field Goal % .392
.392 3 Point Field Goal % .311
.274 Opp 3 Point Field Goal % .272
.741 Free Throw % .730
43.1 Rebounds Per Game 38.4
33.6 Opp Rebounds Per Game 40.1
22.3 Assists Per Game 9.5
13.4 Turnovers Per Game 13.8
1.7 Assists/Turnover Ratio .7
1.7 Assists/Turnover Ratio .7
10.3 Steals Per Game 6.8
5.6 Blocks Per Game 2.5
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UCONN
UConn Starters
24 Napheesa Collier
6'1" Junior Forward
MPG -29.3, FG% .538, 3PT% .294, FT% .750, 14.6 PPG, 7.7 RPG, 3.2 APG
15 Gabby Williams
5'11" Senior Forward
MPG - 27.3, FG% .581, 3PT% .000, FT% .719, 10.8 PPG, 8.1 RPG, 4.3 APG
11 Kia Nurse
6' Senior Guard
MPG - 33.1, FG% .566%, 3PT% .481, FT .792, 15.0 PPG, 3.4 RPG, 2.6 APG
5 Crystal Dangerfield
5'5" Sophomore Guard
MPG - 32.1, FG% .467, 3PT% .465, FT% .750%, 11.9 PPG, 2.4 RPG, 4.8 APG
33 Katie Lou Samuelson
6'3" Junior Guard/Forward
MPG - 28.7, FG% .525, 3PT% .493, FT% .773, 18.0 PPG, 4.5 RPG, 3.5 APG
UConn Bench
23 Azura Stevens
6'6" Junior Forward
MPG - 22.6, FG% .581, 3PT% .143, FT .800, 14.4 PPG, 8.6 RPG, 2.6 APG
3 Megan Walker
6'1" Freshman Guard/Forward
MPG - 15.6, FG% .462, 3PT% .294, FT% .625, 5.8 PPG, 3.3 RPG, .9 APG
32 Batouly Camara
6'2" Sophomore Forward
MPG - 2.7, FG% .000, 3PT% .000, FT% .750, 0.5 PPG, 1.3 RPG, 0.5 APG
10 Molly Bent
5'9" Sophomore Guard
MPG - 6.2, FG% .455, 3PT% .500, FT% .000, .9 PPG, .8 RPG, .6 APG
25 Kyla Irwin
6'2" Sophomore Forward
MPG - 8.0, FG% .577, 3PT% .273, FT% .333, 2.6 PPG, 1.3 RPG, .5 APG
4 Mikayla Coombs
5'8" Freshman Guard
MPG - 5.9, FG% .333, 3PT% .167, FT% .000, .8 PPG, .6 RPG, .3 APG
34 Alexi Gordon
6' Freshman Guard
MPG - 2.4, FG% .333, 3PT% .167, FT% .000, .8 PPG, .7 RPG, 1 APG
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Tulsa Golden Hurricanes
Head Coach Matilda Mossman
Matilda Mossman is in her seventh season at The University of Tulsa after being appointed as the head women’s basketball coach on March 22, 2011. Mossman took over a five-win team and in just her second year won a conference championship and advanced to the NCAA Tournament.
In her first season at the helm of the program (2011-12), the Golden Hurricane posted 13 wins, and finished league play with an 8-8 record and a sixth-place finish. However, a year later, the program took another big step forward as the Hurricane captured the 2013 Conference USA tournament title, advanced to the NCAA Tournament and posted the first non-losing record (17-17) since 2006.
During the 2013-14 season, Tulsa posted a 12-16 overall record, including a 6-10 mark in Conference USA, but bounced back to tally the first winning record (18-14) since 2006 and advance to the WNIT Second Round during the 2014-15 season. In the 2015-16 campaign, the Golden Hurricane recorded a 12-19 mark, including an 8-10 record in The American for a sixth-place finish.
Last year, Tulsa fielded a young team with five freshmen and three sophomores. The Hurricane tallied a 10-21 overall record, including a 5-11 mark in the American Athletic Conference for a ninth-place finish. Shug Dickson and Kendrian Elliott were tabbed to The American All-Freshman team, and the TU freshmen class earned six Freshman of the Week accolades.
In her first season at the helm of the program (2011-12), the Golden Hurricane posted 13 wins, and finished league play with an 8-8 record and a sixth-place finish. However, a year later, the program took another big step forward as the Hurricane captured the 2013 Conference USA tournament title, advanced to the NCAA Tournament and posted the first non-losing record (17-17) since 2006.
During the 2013-14 season, Tulsa posted a 12-16 overall record, including a 6-10 mark in Conference USA, but bounced back to tally the first winning record (18-14) since 2006 and advance to the WNIT Second Round during the 2014-15 season. In the 2015-16 campaign, the Golden Hurricane recorded a 12-19 mark, including an 8-10 record in The American for a sixth-place finish.
Last year, Tulsa fielded a young team with five freshmen and three sophomores. The Hurricane tallied a 10-21 overall record, including a 5-11 mark in the American Athletic Conference for a ninth-place finish. Shug Dickson and Kendrian Elliott were tabbed to The American All-Freshman team, and the TU freshmen class earned six Freshman of the Week accolades.
Tulsa Starters
03 Erica Wakefield
5'4" Senior Guard
MPG - 30.9, FG% .400, 3PT% .250, FT% .778, 10.0 PPG, 3.1 RPG, 2.2 APG
33 Crystal Polk
6'2" Junior Forward
MPG - 19.3, FG% .481, 3PT% .000, FT% .609, 7.4 PPG, 5.2 RPG, .5 APG
6'1" Junior Forward
MPG - 16.6, FG% .545, 3PT% .000, FT% .600, 2.5 PPG, 4.4 RPG, .9 APG
10 Alexis Gaulden
5'8" Sophomore Guard
MPG - 24.4, FG% .333, 3PT% .365, FT% .667, 9.2 PPG, 3.2 RPG, 1.3 APG
21 Rebecca Lescay
5'8" Freshman Guard
MPG - 20.2, FG% .375, 3PT% .000, FT% 556, 3.9 PPG, 3.1 RPG, 1.1 APG
Tulsa Bench
12 Shug Dixon
5'9" Sophomore Guard
MPG - 28.7, FG% .361, 3PT% .290, FT% .907, 13.1 PPG,4.7 RPG, 1.1 APG
22 Morgan Brady
5'7" Freshman Guard
MPG - 14.0, FG% .321, 3PT% .444, FT% .750, 3.9 PPG, 1.3 RPG, .5 APG
00 Kendrian Elliott
6'2" Sophomore Forward
MPG - 22.5, FG% .402, 3PT% .000, FT% .714, 6.9 PPG, 7.5 RPG, 1.3 APG
2 Tatyana Perez
5'6" Junior Guard
MPG - 20.9, FG% .348, 3PT% .282, FT% .813, 6.1 PPG, 2.1 RPG, 2.1 APG
Game Analysis
As I was posting the pictures of the Tulsa kids I noticed how nicely they were smiling. Not for long.
They are just not a very good team. They don't have a lot to offer in resistance to UConn. They are a small team, a poor shooting team, a weak rebounding team, a poor passing team...I could go on.
I'll be paying attention to how Geno starts to incorporate the bench. He may play them more with starters to get them the type of minutes they will need against the better teams.
Not much more to say here. Check out the stats, the Tulsa schedule, enjoy the Highlight video from last year. Then sit back and enjoy the game Thursday night.
Final Prediction
UConn played Tulsa three times last season. I'm sure the Golden Hurricanes were thrilled about that.
The Huskies won all three by a margin of 40, 46 and 48. Pretty consistent. I'm not sure that this game will be much different. UConn has advantages all over the court. And they are finally home. And they are coming off a game that was close so they will want to pour it on. The only factor that might keep the score down is Geno playing more of the bench as he said he would at the end of the Texas game. He has said that before so I don't know if he really will this time.
I'll assume the bench gets more time, but Tulsa is not as good as last year.
UConn by 45+
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