WICHITA, Kan. – The University of Memphis women's basketball team earned a hard-fought road victory Saturday afternoon against Wichita State by a score of 71-50. The Tiger victory marked the first conference win of the season as the Tigers improve to 6-10 on the year and 1-2 in American Athletic Conference play.
Alana Davis led all players with a career-high 26 points, including a 10-for-11 effort at the charity stripe. Jada Stinson added a season-high 11 points while Jamirah Shutes contributed 10 points.
Wichita State opened the contest with a 4-0 lead, but a lay-up by Brianna Porter backed by a pair of made free throws by Porter and Alana Davis tied the contest at 4-4 with 5:37 remaining in the first.