# Tulsa Golden Hurricane women's basketball

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.

## History

The Tulsa women's basketball program was discontinued in 1987 and was reinstated in 1996.
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.

### 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 |