2017–18 Tulsa Golden Hurricane women's basketball team

2017–18 Tulsa Golden Hurricane women's basketball
2017–18 Tulsa Golden Hurricane women's basketball
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Record	10–21 (3–13 The American)
Head coach	Matilda Mossman (7th season);
Assistant coaches	Shane Coffey; Tari Cummings; Leah Foster;
Home arena	Reynolds Center
	Seasons ← 2016–17 2018–19 →

2017–18 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 1 UConn †	16	–	0	1.000	36	–	1	.973
No. 19 South Florida	13	–	3	.813	26	–	8	.765
UCF	12	–	4	.750	22	–	11	.667
Cincinnati	10	–	6	.625	19	–	13	.594
Houston	9	–	7	.563	20	–	12	.625
Wichita State	9	–	7	.563	14	–	17	.452
East Carolina	7	–	9	.438	16	–	15	.516
Tulane	5	–	11	.313	14	–	17	.452
Memphis	5	–	11	.313	10	–	20	.333
SMU	4	–	12	.250	10	–	20	.333
Temple	3	–	13	.188	12	–	19	.387
Tulsa	3	–	13	.188	10	–	21	.323


† 2018 American Tournament winner As of 30 March 2018 Rankings from AP poll

The 2017–18 Tulsa Golden Hurricane women's basketball team represented the University of Tulsa during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The season marked the fourth season for the Golden Hurricane as members of the American Athletic Conference. The Golden Hurricane, led by seventh year head coach Matilda Mossman, played their home games at the Reynolds Center.^[1]^[2]^[3] They finished the season 10–21, 3–13 in AAC play to finish in a tie for last place. They defeated Houston in the first round before losing to Cincinnati in the quarterfinals of the American Athletic women's tournament.

Media

All Golden Hurricane games will be broadcast on KTGX CHROME 95.3 FM and KWTU 88.7 FM HD3. The audio broadcast can also be heard on Hurricane Vision. A video stream for all home games will be on Hurricane Vision, ESPN3, or AAC Digital. Road games will typically be streamed on the opponents website, though conference road games could also appear on ESPN3 or AAC Digital.

Roster

2017–18 Tulsa Golden Hurricane women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	00	Kendrian Elliott	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	Wichita South	Wichita, KS
G	2	Tatyana Perez	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Jr	Cypress Woods	Cypress, TX
G	3	Erika Wakefield	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	Sr	Heritage Hall	Moore, OK
G	4	Addison Richardson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	Bixby	Bixby, OK
G	5	Jasmine Butler	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	Pearland	Pearland, TX
G	10	Alexis Gaulden	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	So	Broken Arrow	Broken Arrow, OK
G	11	Ebony Parker	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Sr	Klein Forest Blinn College	Houston, TX
G	12	Renetha Dickson	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	So	Lutheran North	St. Louis, TX
G	21	Rebecca Lescay	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	Liberty	Plano, TX
G	22	Morgan Brady	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Fr	Parkview Arts & Science	Hensley, AR
F	25	Tyjae' Scales	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	Kinkaid	Houston, TX
F	30	Krystan Vornes	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	Osceola	Osceola, AR
F	33	Crystal Polk	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr	Lawton Ike	Lawton, OK

Head coach

Matilda Mossman (Western Kentucky)

Assistant coach(es)

Shane Coffey (Oklahoma State)
Tari Cummings (Oklahoma State)
Leah Foster (St. Edward's)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: September 2, 2017

Schedule and results

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/01/2017* 7:00 pm		Arkansas–Fort Smith	L 58–61		Reynolds Center (256) Tulsa, OK
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017* 7:00 pm		American	L 67–72	0–1	Reynolds Center (322) Tulsa, OK
11/12/2017* 2:00 pm		Belmont	L 65–90	0–2	Reynolds Center (274) Tulsa, OK
11/15/2017* 11:30 am		at Little Rock	W 74–61	1–2	Jack Stephens Center (2,138) Little Rock, AR
11/18/2017* 2:00 pm		UMKC	W 76–52	2–2	Reynolds Center (246) Tulsa, OK
11/21/2017* 8:30 pm		vs. Binghamton Great Alaska Shootout semifinals	W 60–55	3–2	Alaska Airlines Center (1,700) Anchorage, AK
11/23/2017* 5:30 pm		at Alaska Anchorage Great Alaska Shootout championship	L 53–59	3–3	Alaska Airlines Center (1,828) Anchorage, AK
11/29/2017* 7:00 pm		Oral Roberts Rivalry	L 41–53	3–4	Reynolds Center (641) Tulsa, OK
12/02/2017* 3:00 pm		at North Texas	L 43–66	3–5	The Super Pit (1,181) Denton, TX
12/05/2017* 7:00 pm		Arkansas–Pine Bluff	W 87–37	4–5	Reynolds Center (184) Tulsa, OK
12/10/2017* 2:00 pm		at Arkansas	L 41–67	4–6	Bud Walton Arena (1,821) Fayetteville, AR
12/16/2017* 1:00 pm		at South Dakota	W 64–61	5–6	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,700) Vermillion, SD
12/19/2017* 5:00 pm		at Saint Louis	L 66–77	5–7	Chaifetz Arena (822) St. Louis, MO
12/22/2017* 1:00 pm		Arkansas State	W 68–58	6–7	Reynolds Center (506) Tulsa, OK
AAC regular season
12/30/2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at Wichita State	W 67–62	7–7 (1–0)	Charles Koch Arena (1,328) Wichita, KS
01/03/2018 11:00 am		Tulane	L 63–72	7–8 (1–1)	Reynolds Center (202) Tulsa, OK
01/06/2018 2:00 pm		Cincinnati	W 64–51	8–8 (2–1)	Reynolds Center (303) Tulsa, OK
01/10/2018 6:00 pm		at East Carolina	L 67–73	8–9 (2–2)	Williams Arena (759) Greenville, NC
01/13/2018 12:00 pm		Memphis	L 48–69	8–10 (2–3)	Reynolds Center (278) Tulsa, OK
01/18/2018 6:00 pm, SNY/ESPN3		at No. 1 Connecticut	L 60–78	8–11 (2–4)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (7,477) Storrs, CT
01/21/2018 1:00 pm, ESPNU		at Tulane	L 39–70	8–12 (2–5)	Devlin Fieldhouse (710) New Orleans, LA
01/27/2018 2:00 pm, ADN		UCF	L 44–47	8–13 (2–6)	Reynolds Center (317) Tulsa, OK
01/31/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3		South Florida	L 57–71	8–14 (2–7)	Reynolds Center (157) Tulsa, OK
02/03/2018 12:00 pm, ESPN3		at Temple	L 75–76	8–15 (2–8)	McGonigle Hall (982) Philadelphia, PA
02/07/2018 7:00 pm		at SMU	L 70–74	9–16 (2–9)	Moody Coliseum (984) Dallas, TX
02/10/2018 2:00 pm		Houston	W 83–77	9–16 (3–9)	Reynolds Center (470) Tulsa, OK
02/17/2018 1:00 pm, ADN		at Cincinnati	L 41–78	9–17 (3–10)	Saint Ursula Academy Gym (502) Cincinnati, OH
02/20/2018 7:00 pm		East Carolina	L 57–59	9–18 (3–11)	Reynolds Center (107) Tulsa, OK
02/24/2018 1:00 pm		at Memphis	L 56–65	9–19 (3–12)	Elma Roane Fieldhouse (502) Memphis, TN
02/26/2018 7:00 pm, ADN		Wichita State	L 59–70	9–20 (3–13)	Reynolds Center (826) Tulsa, OK
AAC Women's Tournament
03/03/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3	(12)	vs. (5) Houston First Round	W 98–72	10–20	Mohegan Sun Arena (4,599) Uncasville, CT
03/04/2018 7:30 pm, ESPN3	(12)	vs. (4) Cincinnati Quarterfinals	L 65–66	10–21	Mohegan Sun Arena (6,804) Uncasville, CT
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

^ "The University of Tulsa Women's Basketball - 2016-17 Record and Fact Book" (PDF). University of Tulsa. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
^ Tulsa Golden Hurricane Women's Basketball - Golden Hurricane News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More - ESPN
^ Tulsa Golden Hurricane on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games
^ "2017–18 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Tulsa. Retrieved September 2, 2017.

[1] "The University of Tulsa Women's Basketball - 2016-17 Record and Fact Book" (PDF). University of Tulsa. Retrieved April 30, 2022.

[2] Tulsa Golden Hurricane Women's Basketball - Golden Hurricane News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More - ESPN

[3] Tulsa Golden Hurricane on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games

[4] "2017–18 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Tulsa. Retrieved September 2, 2017.

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v t e Tulsa Golden Hurricane women's basketball
Venues	Tulsa Convention Center (1976–1987) Expo Square Pavilion (1996–1998) Reynolds Center (1999–present)
Rivalries	Oral Roberts
Culture & lore	History "Hurricane Spirit" The Sound of the Golden Hurricane Marching Band
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–1996 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24

Media

Roster

Schedule and results

See also

References