EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. – The Memphis Tiger women's basketball team flexed their offense as they cruised to a 94-49 win over Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville.
Following today's win, Memphis moves to 3-1 for the season.
Memphis wasted no time gaining a lead, getting a putback lay-up from Destiny Thomas with 1:53 left in the first quarter to take a 15-8 lead. Thomas would complete an -and one while Jamirah Shutes and Maddie Griggs scored on back-to-back possessions to give the Tigers the 20-8 lead.
It was all Memphis in the second scoring – holding the Cougars to just eight points once again while the Tigers went on to score 30 points in the 10-minute period.