Tulsa Golden Hurricane women's basketball

Tulsa Golden Hurricane women's basketball
Tulsa Golden Hurricane women's basketball
	2024–25 Tulsa Golden Hurricane women's basketball team
University	University of Tulsa
Head coach	Angie Nelp (4th season)
Conference	The American
Location	Tulsa, Oklahoma
Arena	Reynolds Center ; (capacity: 8,355)
Nickname	Golden Hurricane
Colors	Old gold, royal blue, and crimson;
Uniforms
Home	Away ;
NCAA tournament second round
	2006
NCAA tournament appearances
	2006, 2013
Conference tournament champions
	2006, 2013
Conference regular season champions
	2006, 2024

The Tulsa Golden Hurricane women's basketball team represents the University of Tulsa in women's basketball. The school competes in the American Athletic Conference in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The Golden Hurricane play home basketball games at the Reynolds Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma.^[2]

History

The Tulsa women's basketball program was discontinued in 1987 and was reinstated in 1996.^[3]^[4]^[5]

As of the 2015–16 season, the Golden Hurricane have a 316–523 record in 31 seasons of play. They have made appearances in the NCAA tournament in 2006 and 2013, with a win in the first round in 2006 before a Second Round loss. They have made four appearances in the WNIT (2004, 2005, 2015 and 2022), with an appearance in the second round in the latter year.^[6]

Season-by-season record

Season	Coach	Record	Conference Record
1976–77	Bob Okresik	2–10	n/a
1977–78	Mike Seifreid	1–19	n/a
1978–79	Mike Seifreid	6–14	n/a
1979–80	Bill Biggs	3–18	n/a
1980–81	Bill Biggs	7–21	n/a
1981–82	Bill Biggs	7–18	n/a
1982–83	Joyce Plagens	8–15	n/a
1983–84	Joyce Plagens	16–11	n/a
1984–85	Katie Fisher	5–21	n/a
1985–86	Mark Schmidt	2–23	n/a
1986–87	Mark Schmidt	3–22	n/a
1996–97	Marla Odom	5–21	1–15 (WAC, 8th in Mountain)
1997–98	Marla Odom	9–18	5–9 (WAC, 5th in Pacific)
1998–99	Marla Odom	7–20	5–9 (WAC, 6th in Mountain)
1999–2000	Kathy McConnell-Miller	14–15	9–5 (WAC, 4th place)
2000–01	Kathy McConnell-Miller	8–21	4–12 (WAC, 7th place)
2001–02	Kathy McConnell-Miller	17–13	11–7 (WAC, 4th place)
2002–03	Kathy McConnell-Miller	14–16	9–9 (WAC, 4th place)
2003–04	Kathy McConnell-Miller	19–12	11–7 (WAC, 3rd place)
2004–05	Kathy McConnell-Miller	19–11	11–7 (WAC, 3rd place)
2005–06	Charlene Thomas-Swinson	26–6	13–3 (C-USA, 1st place)
2006–07	Charlene Thomas-Swinson	11–19	5–11 (C-USA, 9th place)
2007–08	Charlene Thomas-Swinson	11–20	6–10 (C-USA, 11th place)
2008–09	Charlene Thomas-Swinson	7–22	3–13 (C-USA, 11th place)
2009–10	Charlene Thomas-Swinson	12–16	6–10 (C-USA, 11th place)
2010–11	Charlene Thomas-Swinson	5–20	1–15 (C-USA, 12th place)
2011–12	Matilda Mossman	13–15	8–8 (C-USA, 6th place)
2012–13	Matilda Mossman	17–17	8–8 (C-USA, 6th place)
2013–14	Matilda Mossman	12–16	6–10 (C-USA, 10th place)
2014–15	Matilda Mossman	18–14	12–6 (The American, 3rd place)
2015–16	Matilda Mossman	12–19	8–10 (The American, 6th place)
2016–17	Matilda Mossman	10–21	5–11 (The American, 9th place)
2017–18	Matilda Mossman	10–21	3–13 (The American, T-11th place)
2018–19	Matilda Mossman	13–18	6–10 (The American, 7th place)
2019–20	Matilda Mossman	9–21	4–12 (The American, 12th place)
2020–21	Matilda Mossman	5–14	4–13 (The American, 12th place)
2021–22	Angie Nelp	17–10	5–8 (The American, 8th place)
2022–23	Angie Nelp	17–13	7–9 (The American, 7th place)
2023–24	Angie Nelp	23–8	13–5 (The American, T-1st place)

NCAA tournament results

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
2006	12	First Round Second Round	(5) NC State (4) DePaul	W 71–61 L 67–71
2013	16	First Round	(1) Stanford	L 56–72

NCAA tournament seeding history

Years →	'06	'13
Seeds →	12	16

References

^ Tulsa Brand Guide (PDF). February 1, 2022. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
^ "Official Athletics Site of the University of Tulsa". Tulsahurricane.com. June 16, 2015. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
^ Morgan, Rhett. "Odom 'Right Fit' For TU". Tulsa World.
^ Morgan, Rhett. "TU to Name Odom Women's Coach". Tulsa World.
^ Ferguson, John D. "TU Women Open New Era Against Nicholls". Tulsa World.
^ "University of Tulsa Athletics - 2016_17_WBB_Guide_FULL.pdf" (PDF). Tulsahurricane.com. June 16, 2015. Retrieved January 24, 2017.

External links

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[1] Tulsa Brand Guide (PDF). February 1, 2022. Retrieved July 9, 2022.

[2] "Official Athletics Site of the University of Tulsa". Tulsahurricane.com. June 16, 2015. Retrieved January 24, 2017.

[3] Morgan, Rhett. "Odom 'Right Fit' For TU". Tulsa World.

[4] Morgan, Rhett. "TU to Name Odom Women's Coach". Tulsa World.

[5] Ferguson, John D. "TU Women Open New Era Against Nicholls". Tulsa World.

[6] "University of Tulsa Athletics - 2016_17_WBB_Guide_FULL.pdf" (PDF). Tulsahurricane.com. June 16, 2015. Retrieved January 24, 2017.

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v t e Tulsa Golden Hurricane women's basketball
Venues	Tulsa Convention Center (1976–1987) Expo Square Pavilion (1996–1998) Reynolds Center (1999–present)
Rivalries	Oral Roberts
Culture & lore	History "Hurricane Spirit" The Sound of the Golden Hurricane Marching Band
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–1996 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24

v t e American Athletic Conference women's basketball
Teams	Charlotte 49ers East Carolina Pirates Florida Atlantic Owls Memphis Tigers North Texas Mean Green Rice Owls South Florida Bulls Temple Owls Tulane Green Wave Tulsa Golden Hurricane UAB Blazers UTSA Roadrunners Wichita State Shockers
Championships & awards	Conference tournament Player of the Year
Seasons	2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24

v t e University of Tulsa
Located in: Tulsa, Oklahoma
Academics	College of Law University School
Campus buildings	Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium Reynolds Center Hurricane Soccer & Track Stadium Michael D. Case Tennis Center
Athletics	Baseball Football Men's basketball Women's basketball Men's soccer Softball
Student life	Sound of the Golden Hurricane Collegian Nimrod International Journal James Joyce Quarterly Captain Cane
Founded: 1894