Memphis women hope late-season success sparks AAC tournament run
Memphis won five of its last six regular-season games and senior guard Maddie Griggs said the Tigers put the conference on notice that “we’re still here.”
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Memphis won five of its last six regular-season games and senior guard Maddie Griggs said the Tigers put the conference on notice that “we’re still here.”
The five-game winning streak ends with a loss at North Texas. The Tigers next game will be in the AAC Tournament on Sunday against East Carolina.
A 21-point victory over UAB on Saturday was the fifth consecutive win for Memphis.
A win over the East Carolina University Pirates brings the University of Memphis women’s basketball team to 9-15 overall and 5-8 in American Athletic Conference play.
Saturday’s Memphis women’s basketball game against Florida Atlantic will be played at FedExForum due to winter weather impact on campus and at Elma Roane Fieldhouse.
Memphis women’s basketball team uses a strong fourth quarter to catch UAB, but the Blazers pulled away in final minute to drop the Tigers to 0-2 in league play.
Despite a fast start, the Tigers would not be able to match the hot shooting of the Golden Hurricane and suffered the 71-62 loss.
The Tigers fell short despite Madison Griggs shooting 43% from deep on her way to making a season-high six 3-pointers.
The Tigers hung with the Columbia University through three quarters, but the Lions’ explosive fourth-quarter offense proved to be too much.
Following Saturday’s win at the Elma Roane Fieldhouse, the University of Memphis women’s basketball team moves to 3-5 overall.
MTSU beats the Tigers for a second time this season on a night Madison Griggs becomes Memphis’ all-time men’s/women’s leader in career 3-point makes.
Though Memphis matched Arizona’s efforts in the first half, the Tigers ultimately fell in the first game of the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament in Nassau, Bahamas.
The Tigers used a 12-3 run over the last three minutes of the fourth quarter to force overtime against 15th-ranked Tennessee, but fell 84-74 Monday in Knoxville.
Even as they start over with their third coach in four years, the Tigers are excited for what the 2023-24 season holds with first-year coach Alex Simmons on the sideline.
Memphis’ support has fueled the Tigers’ women’s basketball team as they head into the 2023-24 season, says head coach Alex Simmons.
First-year coach Alex Simmons is looking to take Memphis women’s basketball to new heights.
Tigers fifth-year guard Madison Griggs made the preseason All-AAC first team.
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The Memphis Tigers women’s basketball team had its first official practice on Wednesday. Head coach Alex Simmons believes reaching the highest levels of success starts with the right mindset.
The AAC released full conference schedules for all 14 of its teams on Friday morning.
A game between the University of Memphis and the University of Tennessee will happen this upcoming season, and newly hired Tigers coach Alex Simmons will be coaching against her alma mater.
Alex Simmons will be the third head coach at the University of Memphis for the former Houston High basketball star.
“She took a chance on me, and ever since then, our bond grew stronger and stronger every single year,” new Tiger Ki’Ari Cain, who lost her mother last year, said of Coach Alex Simmons.
Tigers athletic director Laird Veatch is searching for a successor to Katrina Merriweather, who left for Cincinnati. Potential candidates have extensive experience and, for some, Memphis ties.
The departures comes after two seasons with the Tigers for the former Bearcats player.
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