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C-USA Women's Basketball Friday Night Roundup
C-USA record set, program gets new all-time scoring leader and the league goes 7-3 on the night.

	With 49 points, Memphis guard Brittany Carter sets a C-USA single game record.

Nov. 27, 2009

IRVING, Texas -

CONFERENCE USA SHOOTING STARS (Friday, Nov. 27)
Memphis guard Brittany Carter scored a Conference USA and Memphis single game record 49 points in a 98-83 win over Sacramento State at the University of Washington tournament, Friday. She also had 11 rebounds for her second double-double of her young career. Carter's 49 points broke WNBA All-Star Tamika Whitmore's school record of 45 points against Arkansas State on March 17, 1999. It also better Cincinnati's Valerie King 46 points against Charleston Southern on Nov. 25, 2003. Alex Winchell, a former AAU teammate of Carter's back in Georgia, added a season-high 17 points and a team-high five assists.

Jareica Hughes became the program's all-time leading scorer as UTEP downed Weber State, 70-58, in the first game of the 2009 UTEP Thanksgiving Classic at the Don Haskins Center Friday evening. Hughes moves past former Miner Izabela Piekarska (1,251 points from 2004-08) and one of the school's all-time greats Be Stoney (1,249 from 1977-81). She now owns the school record for career assists (474), points (1,256) and steals (230), while rating second in free-throws made (295).

Ashley Clarke and Kelly Smith each scored 12 points to lead six East Carolina players in double figure scoring. The Pirates picked up a 95-57 win over Bethune-Cookman in the first game of the Lady Pirates Invitational. Chareya Smith added 11, while Crystal Wilson, Kim Gay and Celeste Stewart scored 10. The Lady Pirates are now 5-0 for the first time since the 1998-99 season. The 95 points scored were the most for East Carolina since Nov. 28, 2008 when it dropped 98 on North Carolina Central in last season's Lady Pirate Invitational.

Senior Chantelle Handy scored a game-high 22 points as Marshall defeated Miami Ohio, 83-76, at the Petersen Events Center in the Pitt Thanksgiving Tournament. Handy was one of five players in double-digit scoring. Junior Tynikki Crook finished the game with 17 points while senior Alyssa Hammond had 16. Mystee Dale and Tania Walters scored 10 apiece.

Southern Miss placed four players in double figures as the Lady Eagles downed Jackson State in the opening game of the La Quinta Inn Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Classic. Tanesha Washington led the team with 23 points followed by Danielle Johnson with 17, Robin Murphy scored 11 and Pauline Love chipped in 11 to go with a game-high 19 rebounds.

Brittany Gilliam led a fast paced offense with a season-high 20 points as SMU defeated Hampton, 84-71, in the semifinals of the SMU Hoops for the Cure Tournament. This was the fifth consecutive game in which four Mustangs scored double-digits in points. Christine Elliott scored 13 points, followed by freshman Alisha Filmore and Haley Day each added 10 points in the win. SMU improved to 5-0 for the first time since starting the 1993-94 season with a 7-0 record.

Freshman guard Jala Harris scored 17 points to lead UAB to a 55-53 victory over the Norfolk State Spartans in the nightcap of the UAB Thanksgiving Classic at Bartow Arena. The Blazers held the Spartans scoreless for a 10:18 stretch and Harris sparked a 19-0 run during the span.

Sophomore forward Tiffani Couisnard scored 11 points and pulled down five rebounds, and senior forward Larrissa Williams added 10 points, but it was not enough as Tulsa fell, 66-53, to Florida Gulf Coast in the FGCU Thanksgiving Classic Friday evening at Alico Arena.

RECENT RESULTS
Fri., November 27
Pitt Tournament (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Marshall 83, vs. Miami (OH) 76
SMU TOURNAMENT
at SMU 84, Hampton 71
LADY PIRATE INVITATIONAL
at East Carolina 95, Bethune-Cookman 57
LADY EAGLE THANKSGIVING CLASSIC
at Southern Miss 89, Jackson State 62
UAB THANKSGIVING CLASSIC
at UAB 55, Norfolk State 53
UTEP THANKSGIVING TOURNAMENT
at UTEP 70, Weber State 58
Husky Classic (Seattle, Wash.)
Memphis 98, vs. Sacramento State 83
Wyndham Miami Thanksgiving Tournament (Miami, Fla.)
vs. UMass 71, Rice 57
FGCU Thanksgiving Classic (Ft. Myers, Fla.)
at Florida Gulf Coast 66, Tulsa 53
Coors Rocky Mountain Invitational (Fort Collins, Colo.)
vs. Delaware 72, Houston 43

UPCOMING GAMES (all times central)
Sat., November 28
UAB THANKSGIVING CLASSIC
North Texas at UAB 3 p.m.
LADY EAGLE THANKSGIVING CLASSIC
14/19 Georgia at Southern Miss 4 p.m.
FGCU Thanksgiving Classic (Ft. Myers, Fla.)
Tulsa vs. Akron 4 p.m.
Wyndham Miami Thanksgiving Tournament (Miami, Fla.)
Rice vs. Miami /Long Beach State 4 p.m.
LADY PIRATE INVITATIONAL
Towson at East Carolina 4:30 p.m.
Pitt Tournament (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Marshall at Pitt 5 p.m.
Coors Rocky Mountain Invitational (Fort Collins, Colo.)
Houston vs. Texas State/at Colorado State 6 p.m.
UTEP THANKSGIVING TOURNAMENT
La Monroe/Youngstown State at UTEP 6 p.m.
SMU TOURNAMENT
Boston College at SMU 7 p.m.