Dec. 21, 2009
IRVING, Texas -
Conference USA women's basketball teams are coming off of a 12-4 weekend performance and has four games on tap Tuesday night before breaking for the Christmas holiday. Three of the four teams will be hosting opponents, while Memphis wraps up a three-game-in-five-day schedule at Louisiana Tech tomorrow night at 6 p.m.
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UALR and McNeese State are set to face C-USA foes Southern Miss and Tulane, respectively, at 7 p.m. Houston looks to get back into the winning column as the Cougars host Big 12 member Kansas at 7 p.m. The Green Wave is currently on a league-best five-game winning streak, followed by Marshall's four.
UAB POSTPONED GAME AGAINST SEMO
UAB's game against Southeast Missouri State originally scheduled for Tuesday, Dec. 22 has been postponed. Both programs are working to reschedule the game at a later date. The game was postponed due to inclement weather and a change in travel plans for UAB's return from the St. John's-Chartwells Holiday Classic in Queens, N.Y. UAB's next game will be on Dec. 30 against Austin Peay in Clarksville, Tenn. Tipoff is slated for 7 p.m. (CT).
UCF WILL FACE ANOTHER TOP RANKED TEAM
Upon return from the holiday break, UCF will host a very tough and talented Notre Dame team on Dec. 29. The Fighting Irish is ranked fourth in the country. The game will be nationally televised on CBS College Sports starting at 12 p.m. Eastern. Deb Antonelli and Dave Ryan will be calling the action.
EAST CAROLINA TOP'S C-USA
East Carolina is the first C-USA team to reach 10 wins for the second-straight season (10-1). ECU is 10-1 for only the third time in program history and the first since the NCAA officially recognized women's basketball in 1982.
The Lady Pirates have now defeated five teams that qualified for the 2009 postseason - Charlotte (NCAA), Western Carolina (NCAA), American (WNIT), VCU (NCAA) and South Florida (WNIT Champion).
The 103 points scored against Houston Baptist are the seventh-most for a single game in program history and marked the first time the team has reached the 100-point plateau since a 125-119 quadruple overtime loss to former C-USA member TCU in 2004.
ECU has secured the best non-conference record since Baldwin-Tener has been the head coach, as a 9-4 mark last season was the previous standard. The Lady Pirates also secured an undefeated (6-0) non-conference home record for the first time since the 1996-97 season.
The Lady Pirates have won 19 of their last 24 non-conference games and 20 of their last 25 contests at Minges Coliseum.
TIGERS ARE OH SO CLOSE
Of Memphis' five losses, four have been by single digits, and one was a 10-point loss (a combined 28 points).
In the last game, the Tigers got scoring from 10 of the 11 players who played against Northwestern State.
Memphis is in the midst of a three-games-in-five days stretch and will finish the stretch with a road game at Louisiana Tech Tuesday night.
UPCOMING GAMES (all times central)
Tue., December 22
Southeast Missouri State at UAB PPD
Memphis at Louisiana Tech 6 p.m.
Kansas at Houston 7 p.m.
UALR at Southern Miss 7 p.m.
McNeese State at Tulane 7 p.m.
Mon., December 28
New Mexico State at UTEP 3 p.m.
Fordham Tournament (Bronx, N.Y.)
East Carolina vs. UMBC 4 p.m.
TULANE DOUBLETREE CLASSIC
Long Island at Tulane 6 p.m.
Northwestern State at Rice 7 p.m.
Houston at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 7 p.m.
Jackson State at Memphis 7 p.m.
Hofstra at SMU 7 p.m.
Cal State Fullerton at Tulsa 7 p.m.
Tue., December 29
4/4 Notre Dame at UCF (CBS C/BHSN) 11 a.m.
Murray State at Marshall 6 p.m.
Fordham Tournament (Bronx, N.Y.)
East Carolina vs. Binghamton 6 p.m.
TULANE DOUBLETREE CLASSIC
Texas Tech/North Dakota at Tulane 6/8 p.m.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Emma Cannon, UCF
6-2, Jr., F (Rochester, N.Y.)
Cannon averaged a double-double with 17.3 points and 12.7 rebounds per game against three competitive teams last week. She also shot 42.5 percent from the field and averaged 2.0 assists and 1.3 steals and blocks per game. For the week, Cannon tallied 52 points and grabbed 38 rebounds, including a staggering 27 boards on the offensive end. She opened the week with 23 points and 13 rebounds against Alabama. Against undefeated and No. 6/10 Florida State, Cannon had game-high totals of 16 points and 15 rebounds as the Knights battled the Seminoles close. She finished the week with one more double-double against Jackson State, tallying 13 points and 10 rebounds. Cannon now stands just four points away from joining the 1,000-point club. This is her first Player of the Week award this season and fourth of her career.
FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK
Gevenia Carter, UCF
5-6, Fr., G (Houston, Texas)
Carter averaged 8.3 points and shot 60 percent from beyond the 3-point line in just 15 minutes per game. The freshman scored 10 points and knocked down a pair of 3's while collecting three steals against Alabama. Against No. 6/10 Florida State, Carter played just six minutes but made 3-of-5 shots and scored six points. She ended the week with nine points, hitting 4-for-6 from the field, including her only 3-pointer against Jackson State. This is her first Freshman of the Week award.
2009-10 CONFERENCE USA WEEKLY AWARDS
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
N16 Pauline Love, Southern Miss
N23 Courtney Taylor, Houston
N30 Brittany Carter, Memphis
D7 Jackie Stanley, Rice
D14 Sviatlana Trukshanina, UTEP
D21 Emma Cannon, UCF
FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK
N16 Jala Harris, UAB
N23 Nicole Dickson, Memphis
N30 Danielle Johnson, Southern Miss
D7 Jessica Goswitz, Rice
D14 Taleya Mayberry, Tulsa
D21 Gevenia Carter, UCF
