Memphis women’s basketball loses close one to SLU
In a game that entered the fourth quarter tied and saw the lead change three times, the Tigers (2-3) came up short in their attempt to tie the game with 29 seconds left.
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In a game that entered the fourth quarter tied and saw the lead change three times, the Tigers (2-3) came up short in their attempt to tie the game with 29 seconds left.
Elauna Eaton led the way for the Tigers with a career-high 20 points. The Tigers will return home to play Southeastern Louisiana on Tuesday, Nov. 19, at 7 p.m.
Alasia Smith’s career-high 28 points helped the Tigers improve to 2-1 in the 2024-25 season.
Tilly Boler led Memphis with 23 points while Alasia Smith added 10 points. Quinzia Fulmore grabbed a team-best eight rebounds.
The Tigers will hit the road to take on Mississippi State on Thursday, Nov. 7, in Starkville at 6:30 p.m. The game will be broadcast on ESPN+.
The Tigers are 6-0 all-time against Mississippi Valley State, with this matchup being the sixth of seven played in Memphis.
All 18 of Memphis’ women’s AAC games will be broadcast on ESPN+.
“There’s a reason that we play games like this,” Memphis coach Alex Simmons said. “No. 1, to get better. No. 2, to see what it feels like to play at a level that literally nobody in the country plays at.”
Memphis coach Penny Hardaway and Tigers coach Alex Simmons’ teams are expected to approach Tuesday’s exhibitions the same way they would any other game. Former NBA competitors Penny Hardaway and Hubert Davis team up for St. Jude AAC Tournament to move from Fort Worth after current season Memphis unranked, receives no votes in preseason AP Top 25 pollRelated content:
Coach Alex Simmons’ team got little attention in the American Athletic Conference’s preseason coaches’ poll. Memphis also didn’t have a single player land on the preseason All-AAC first or second team.
South Carolina Gamecocks coach Dawn Staley is bringing her team to town for the Hoops for St. Jude Tip Off Classic.
The format remains the same. Each team in the 13-team AAC will still play 18 conference games.
The Tigers’ road for all of the 2024-25 women’s basketball season is now set.
The Tigers’ men’s and women’s basketball teams will face two of the toughest teams in the country in a doubleheader that will benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
DeeDee Hagemann was named to the All-Big Ten Second-Team after averaging 12.3 points and 5.3 assists last season.
Senior transfer Quinzia Fulmore is helping fill a void Alex Simmons wanted to address heading into this season.
The Tigers will still face the defending national champion Gamecocks in the 2024-25 season, but the matchup will instead be an exhibition.
Conference play will begin on Dec. 29, 2024, and end on March 4, 2025. The AAC tournament will be from March 13-17 at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas.
The matchup with Louisville will be three days after the Tigers host Tennessee at FedExForum on Dec. 18.
The time of the game has not been set but a date has been scheduled.
Simmons talks about how FedEx’s commitment should go a long way in providing her and the program with the momentum needed in today’s world of college athletics.
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.