Alex Simmons: Women’s basketball ‘always existed’ but getting noticed now
While the fandom and media coverage of women’s basketball has grown to new heights, Memphis women’s basketball coach Alex Simmons doesn’t want to lose the momentum.
Topic: Memphis Women's Basketball
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June 2024
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March 2024
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Tigers lose a heartbreaker to ECU in AAC Tournament
Memphis women’s basketball team is eliminated in AAC Tournament by East Carolina.
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February 2024
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Memphis women mark third straight win
The University of Memphis women’s basketball team moves to 11-15 overall and 7-8 in AAC play after the Tigers defeat the Tulane Green Wave.
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Memphis women claim win over Pirates
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.
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Tigers’ late push not enough to down Mustangs
Hot shooting from the SMU Mustangs cost the Memphis women’s basketball team a win Saturday in Dallas.
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January 2024
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Offensive onslaught helps Memphis women defeat Rice
An offensive burst from the Memphis women’s basketball team in the second half gave them a win over Rice in Houston.
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Alasia Smith and her ‘dog mentality’ bring grittiness to the Tigers
Alasia Smith leads the team in rebounds, blocks and steals while still making her presence known offensively.
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Memphis women’s basketball claims win over Florida Atlantic
The Tigers played their first game at FedExForum since 2015, after icy roads forced the move Downtown from the University of Memphis campus.
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U of M women win first AAC game of the season
Alasia Smith led the Tigers with her fifth double-double of the year and 33rd of her career with 18 points and 10 rebounds.
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Memphis women lose heartbreaker to East Carolina
While the Tigers took a late lead late, turnovers in the final minutes of the game plagued the Memphis offense.
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December 2023
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Memphis women’s basketball to face Mississippi State
The University of Memphis women’s basketball team will play in its final non-conference game of the calendar year when it hosts Mississippi State University, Sunday, Dec. 17.
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Cain’s layup lifts Memphis over Southern Miss
The Tigers Women hand the Eagles first loss of the season on Ki’Ari Cain’s basket in the final seconds.
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Tigers women fall to Columbia in New York
The Tigers hung with the Columbia University through three quarters, but the Lions’ explosive fourth-quarter offense proved to be too much.
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Tigers women hit 100 in win over Troy University
Following Saturday’s win at the Elma Roane Fieldhouse, the University of Memphis women’s basketball team moves to 3-5 overall.
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November 2023
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Women’s basketball: Tigers pull away from Bison to get second win
Memphis broke away from Howard midway through the fourth quarter to win a Battle 4 Atlantis tournament game.
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October 2023
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Memphis women’s Tigers basketball conference games and TV announced
Fans will get the chance to see first-year coach Alex Simmons and her Tigers team play 13 times at the Elma Roane Fieldhouse.
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April 2023
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New Tigers women’s basketball coach Alex Simmons seems to be perfect fit
Alex Simmons took pride in representing the state as a player at the University of Tennessee, and now she gets to do the same as the head women’s basketball coach at the University of Memphis.
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Tigers hire Alex Simmons as new women’s basketball coach
Simmons coached five years at Gardner-Webb University and led the Bulldogs to the NCAA Tournament last season.
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March 2023
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Tigers will face JSU in first round of WNIT Invitational
Jackson State won 15 straight games before losing to Southern University on a buzzer-beater in the semifinal round of the SWAC Tournament.
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Tigers set to play in the Women’s National Invitational Tournament
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Tigers set to play in the Women’s National Invitational Tournament
Memphis will have an extended postseason after producing a 20-win season for the first time in 11 years.
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Tigers avoid upset, advance in AAC Women’s Tournament
The Tigers (20-9) are now two wins away from winning the conference title and earning an automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament.
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Memphis women on a roll going into AAC Tournament
After closing the regular season with seven straight wins, Coach Katrina Merriweather’s Tigers are three victories away from their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 1998.
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Memphis women end regular season with 7th straight win; clinch No. 2 seed
Jamirah Shutes led the Tigers with 14 points, while Madison Griggs added 13. Memphis will open AAC Tournament play on Tuesday in Fort Worth, Texas.
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February 2023
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Griggs buzzer beater gives Memphis women’s basketball sixth straight win
Sunday’s win marks the first 18-win season for the Tigers since the 2015-16 season. Also, Memphis has 10 road wins for the first time since 1985.
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January 2023
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Routine pays off for Tigers sharpshooter Madison Griggs
The Houston High alumna set the U of M’s career 3-point record after previously breaking the single-season record for men’s and women’s basketball as a freshman.
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