2016-17 SMU WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2016-17 GAME NOTES SMU MUSTANGS (10-5, 1-1 AAC) VS. [-/RV] TULANE GREEN WAVE (10-6, 1-2 AAC) 2016-17 Schedule/Results GAME MOODY COLISEUM • DALLAS, TEXAS • WED., JAN. 11 • 7 P.M. • PONY UP TV Date Opponent Time (CT)/Result Radio: KAAM 770 AM • Broadcasters: Scott Garner and Travis Chamblee NOV. 11 TEXAS STATE (PonyUp TV) W, 64-56 16 Video: Pony Up TV (Online Only) NOV. 16 at Kansas (Jayhawk TV/ESPN3) W, 75-63 STORYLINES NOV. 20 at TCU (FrogVision) L, 76-67 The SMU women’s basketball team hosts Tulane STAT COMPARISON NOV. 22 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M (PonyUp TV) W, 61-54 Wednesday in Moody Coliseum at 7 p.m. The Mustangs SMU Tulane are 7-0 at home this season, and Alicia Froling has 10 OMNI HOTEL CLASSIC - BOULDER, COLO. 10-5, 1-1 AAC Record 10-6, 1-2 AAC double-doubles through 15 games, including five at home. NR Ranking (AP/USA Coaches) NR NOV. 25 vs. Boston College W, 72-64 The game will be streamed online at www.SMUMustangs. 60.9 Points Per Game 65.9 NOV. 26 at RV/- Colorado L, 67-50 com, and can be heard in the Dallas area on KAAM 770 AM. 57.3 Points Allowed Per Game 62.4 NOV. 30 NORTH TEXAS (PonyUp TV) W, 65-51 43.8 Rebounds Per Game 35.2 ABOUT SMU 35.8 Rebounds Allowed Per Game 37.9 DEC. 3 at New Mexico L, 64-49. The Mustangs are 10-5 overall, 1-1 in the American Athletic .383 Field Goal Percentage .435 DEC. 5 RV/19 TEXAS A&M (PonyUp TV) W, 54-53 Conference, winning four straight before a 58-57 loss at .348 Field Goal Percentage Defense .381 WOMEN OF TROY CLASSIC - LOS ANGELES, CALIF. East Carolina Saturday. Alicia Froling is the only player .663 Free Throw Percentage .714 .269 3-Point Field Goal Percentage .338 DEC. 16 vs. 5/5 Mississippi State L, 91-42 in the conference averaging a double-double with 15.0 points per game, 10th in the league, and a league-best .344 3-Point Field Goal Defense .326 DEC. 18 vs. Grambling State W, 56-36 10.9 rebounds. SMU ranks third in The American in scoring 19.9 Turnovers Per Game 17.4 DEC. 19 TEXAS SOUTHERN (PonyUp TV) W, 61-36 defense, holding opponents to 57.3 points per game. The 7.6 Steals Per Game 7.4 DEC. 21 SEATTLE (PonyUp TV) W, 77-43 Mustangs lead the league with 93 blocks and 657 rebounds, 6.2 Blocks Per Game 3.1 DEC. 31 CINCINNATI* (American Digital) W, 64-47 including 464 defensive rebounds. LAST TIME OUT JAN. 7 at East Carolina (American Digital) L, 58-57 SCOUTING TULANE Alicia Froling recorded her 10th double-double of the JAN. 11 -/RV TULANE* (PonyUp TV) 7 P.M. The Green Wave is 10-6, 1-2 in The American, dropping season with 22 points and 15 rebounds in a 58-57 loss at JAN. 14 1/1 CONNECTICUT* (SNY/ESPN3) 2 P.M. its last two games. Kolby Morgan leads the team with 17.9 East Carolina Saturday. ECU’s Antoinette Bannister banked JAN. 17 at Cincinnati* (American Digital) 6 P.M. points, shooting 40.2 percent on 3-point attempts with 37 in a desperation 3-pointer with 15.7 remaining to give the 3-pointers this season. Leslie Vorpahl scores 11.9 per Pirates a 58-55 lead. McKenzie Adams was fouled on a JAN. 21 at Houston* (American Digital) 2 P.M. game, making 22 shots from outside the arc. As a team, 3-point attempt with 2.1 seconds left, but only made two JAN. 25 20/19 USF* (PonyUp TV) 7 P.M. Tulane shoots 43.5 percent from the field and averages of three free throws. She then stole the inbounds pass, but JAN. 28 at Tulsa* (ESPN3) 7 P.M. 65.9 points, with four of five starters shooting above 40 was unable to get a shot off before the buzzer. JAN. 31 MEMPHIS* (American Digital) 7 P.M. percent and scoring at least seven points per game. LOOKING AHEAD FEB. 4 UCF* (American Digital) 2 P.M. SERIES HISTORY The Mustangs host No. 1 Connecticut Saturday at 2 p.m. FEB. 11 at 1/1 Connecticut* (SNY/ESPN3) 1 P.M. The Mustangs are 13-20 all-time against Tulane, with an The Huskies play No. 20 USF Wednesday night at home FEB. 15 at -/RV Temple* 6 P.M. 8-9 record in Moody Coliseum. The Green Wave has won before making the trip to Dallas. UConn is currently on FEB. 18 TULSA* (PonyUp TV) 2 P.M. the last five straight, including three wins in Dallas. The two an 89-game win streak, the second longest in college teams first met on Jan. 26, 1980, when Tulane won 72-62 basketball history (UConn holds the record with 90 straight FEB. 22 at Memphis* 7 P.M. in Dallas. SMU had won five straight home games in the wins). After hosting the top-ranked Huskies, SMU plays FEB. 25 at UCF* 1 P.M. series before a Feb. 28, 2013, loss. three of its next four on the road, starting at Cincinnati Jan. FEB. 27 HOUSTON* (American Digital) 7 P.M. 17. SMU defeated the Bearcats 64-47 in the conference MAR. 3-6 The American Championship Uncasville, Conn. opener. Home games in BOLD ALL CAPS; *- American game MOODY MAGIC All dates and times (CT) subject to change. SMU went 6-0 at home in non-conference games, and opened conference play with a 64-47 win agianst Cincinnati SERIES HISTORY to improve to 7-0 in Moody Coliseum. The Mustangs are PROBABLE STARTERS SMU vs. Tulane (13-20) # PLAYER POS HT CL Home: 8-9 Away: 5-11 Neutral: 0-0 7-0 at home for the first time since the 2004-05 season. The 0 Kiara Perry G 5-10 JR SMU men’s basketball team also went undefeated at home 3 McKenzie Adams G 5-9 JR 2/28/13 Moody Coliseum L, 73-68 in non-conference play and won its first two conference 10 Alicia Froling F 6-3 JR 1/17/15 New Orleans, La. L, 60-58 home games, improving to 11-0 in Moody Coliseum. The 12 Morgan Bolton G 5-6 SR 2/3/15 Moody Coliseum L, 84-60 SMU volleyball team went 11-2 in Moody Coliseum on its 15 Stephanie Collins F 6-5 JR 1/20/16 Moody Coliseum L, 54-42 way to a second straight conference championship. Overall, 2/14/16 New Orleans, La. L, 76-64 * - Based on last game the tenants of Moody Coliseum are 28-2 this year, a 93.3 win percentage. UP NEXT IN SMU BASKETBALL TULANE NO. 1 CONNECTICUT AT CINCINNATI JAN. 11 • 7 P.M. JAN. 14 • 2 P.M. JAN. 17 • 7 P.M. ET MOODY COLISEUM MOODY COLISEUM FIFTH THIRD ARENA DALLAS DALLAS CINCINNATI, OHIO TV: PONYUP TV TV: SNY / ESPN3 TV: AMERICAN DIGITAL NETWORK (ONLINE ONLY) (ONLINE ONLY) 2016-17 SMU WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES QUICK FACTS 2016-17 MUSTANGS NUMERICAL ROSTER NO PLAYER HT. POS CL. HOMETOWN (LAST SCHOOL) GENERAL INFORMATION 0 Kiara Perry 5-10 Guard JR-2L Duncanville, Texas (Duncanville) Location Dallas, Texas 1 Devri Owens 5-8 Guard JR-GT Plano, Texas (Utah) Founded 1911 3 McKenzie Adams 5-9 Guard JR-1L Frisco, Texas (Arkansas) President R. Gerald Turner 4 Mikayla Reese 5-8 Guard JR-2L Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sand Creek) Director of Athletics Rick Hart 5 Aurmani DeGar 5-8 Guard JR-2L Grand Prairie, Texas (Mansfield Timberview) Senior Woman Administrator Monique Holland 10 Alicia Froling 6-3 Forward JR-2L Queensland, Australia (Australia Institute of Sport) University Athletic Representative Paul Rogers 11 Kiran Lakhian 6-0 Guard SR-GT Plano, Texas (Stanford) Enrollment 10,981 12 Morgan Bolton 5-6 Guard SR-2L Duncanville, Texas (UALR) School Nickname Mustangs 13 Klara Bradshaw 6-6 Center JR-SQ Emory, Texas (TCU) Mascot Peruna (a Shetland Pony) 15 Stephanie Collins 6-5 Forward JR-2L Melbourne, Australia (Australia Institute of Sport) Colors Red (PMS 186) and Blue (PMS 286) 20 Dai'ja Thomas 6-2 Forward SO-1L Dallas, Texas (Skyline) 22 Tiara Davenport 6-0 Guard JR-TR Dallas, Texas (Louisiana Tech) MUSTANG COACHING STAFF 24 Kamray Mickens 5-8 Guard SR-1L Westlake, Texas (Trinity Valley CC) Head Coach Travis Mays (Texas, '90) 25 Amaura Brandt 5-8 Guard SR-GT Aiken, S.C. (Limestone College) School Record 10-5 (1st season) COACHES PRONUNCIATIONS Career Record Same Travis Mays Head Coach American Athletic Conference Record 1-1 Edwina Brown ed-WEE-nuh Mike Brandt Associate Head Coach Aurmani DeGar AR-mah-nee Assistant Coaches Mike Brandt (Sterling College, '86) 1st Season Edwina Brown Assistant Coach Edwina Brown (Texas, '00) 1st Season Alicia Froling Ah-LEE-sha FROH-leeng Amie Smith Bradley Assistant Coach Kiara Perry KEE-air-uh Amie Smith Bradley (Texas, '97) 1st Season Shawna Lavender Director of Basketball Operations Dai'ja Thomas DAY-juh Director of Operations Shawna Lavender (SMU, '97) Erica White Director of Player Development Kamray Mickens KAM-ray 5th Season Adam Sorensen Video Coordinator Women's Basketball Office Phone (214) 768-4040 Yolanda Berryhill Strength and Conditioning Coach Kiran Lakhian KEER-in LAH-key-in Athletic Trainer Kelli Swing Akil Simpson Graduate Assistant Amaura Brandt AM-er-uh Kelli Swing Athletic Trainer Devri Owens DEV-ree MUSTANG BASKETBALL FACTS 2015-16 Record 13-18 2015-16 Final NCAA ranking N/A UNDER NEW LEADERSHIP ANNUAL BLOCK PARTY Conference American Athletic 2015-16 Conference Record/Place 7-11/7th For the first time since 1991, SMU has a new head coach As a freshman, Alicia Froling recorded 54 blocks, surpassing Starters Returning/Lost 4-1 on the sidelines.