Feb. 14, 2010
By Andrew Gavin
UCFAthletics.com
ORLANDO, Fla. (UCFAthletics.com) - After notching its first C-USA road win on Friday night, UCF will aim to complete a stretch of four revenge games with an unblemished 4-0 record Sunday at Memphis at 3 p.m. EST. Riding a season-best three-game winning streak, the Knights can make it four in a row by defeating a Memphis team that won in Orlando 49-47 on Jan. 15.
In Friday night's contest at UAB, junior Marshay White (Rochester, N.Y.) scored a career-high 26 points off the bench to help UCF to an 80-73 victory. White was not alone for the Knights, as fellow juniors D'Nay Daniels (17), Chelsie Wiley (11) and Angelica Mealing (10) each tallied double figures.
In a tie atop the league standings, Memphis survived a scare from Southern Miss Friday night, winning 89-85 in overtime behind 25 points from Brittany Carter. The transfer is the league's leading scorer at 18.4 points per game.
In her last three games against Memphis, UCF junior Emma Cannon has dominated the glass. Including two 20-rebound games, Cannon has compiled 55 rebounds and averaged 18.3 rebounds per contest against the Tigers the past two seasons.
UCF has a 6-4 edge in the all-time series against the Tigers. The Knights swept the season series in 2008-09 and hold a 3-1 edge all-time in the Elma Roane Fieldhouse, including an 18-point win a season ago.
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? LAST TIME OUT: White poured in a career-high 26 points and the Knights knocked down a season-high eight three-pointers in downing UAB 80-73 in Birmingham. White scored 11 points during a 13-4 run that gave UCF a commanding lead in the second half.
? THE SERIES: The Knights hold a 6-4 edge in the all-time series with Memphis. UCF has won three out of four contests in Memphis, including an 85-67 victory at Elma Roane Fieldhouse on Jan. 8, 2009. Junior Emma Cannon (Rochester, N.Y.) scored a career-high 34 points and had 20 rebounds in the contest.
? THE LAST MEETING: The Knights shot just 26.5 percent from the field and hit just five free throws in falling to Memphis 49-47. UCF was led in scoring by White, who was the lone Knight in double figures with 15 points. Getting 20 rebounds from Cannon, UCF held a 53-37 edge on the glass.
? WHITE ON THE MONEY: Against UAB, White was on the money when the Knights needed her the most. Trailing 11-10 and struggling offensively in the first half, White converted back-to-back three-point plays to give UCF a lead they would not relinquish. In the second half, with her team up only two points, White scored 11 points during a 13-4 run that gave UCF the lead for good. White hit 5-of-6 shots and scored 16 points in the second half alone.
? BOARD WORK: Including a 34-30 edge on the glass against UAB on Friday, UCF has now outrebounded nine-straight opponents. In C-USA games, the Knights are currently leading the league in rebounding margin (+6.7).
? LENDING A HAND: While Cannon is leading the team in rebounding in conference games averaging nine per contest. However, she has had plenty of help from her teammates on the boards. Sophomore Aisha Patrick (Rockledge, Fla.) and junior D'Nay Daniels (Atlanta, Ga.) are averaging 7.0 and 6.5 rebounds per game respectively in C-USA action.
? BACK TO THE POINT: Angelica Mealing (Decatur, Ga.) returned to her starting point guard spot against Memphis seven games ago, and the junior has responded. Mealing had a career-high 10 assists against UTEP, and in C-USA play she has totaled 51 assists and just 24 turnovers. She is tied for first among C-USA players in league play in assists (5.1 per game) and third in assist-to-turnover ratio (+2.1). Mealing moved into the top-10 all-time in assists at UCF against Tulane and now has 259 for her career.
? START IT UP: Patrick currently has an impressive streak of consecutive starts. Against Tulane, Patrick made her 44th-straight start and has now started 52 of 53 games in her career.
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