1994-1995 NCAA Tournament
The first round of the 1994-1995 NCAA Tournament saw the underdog Lady Tigers knock off perennial power USC, coached by Hall of Famer Cheryl Miller, in the first round played at Memorial Coliseum in Nashville, TN. The Lady Tigers would fall to host Vanderbilt in the second round, but the Lady Tigers made people take notice that they had arrived once again.

Season Record: 22-8
Head Coach: Joy Lee-McNelis
Date Opponent Location W/L Score
  03/17/95   Southern California   Nashville, TN W   74-72
  03/19/95   @ Vanderbilt   Nashville, TN L   68-95



Box Score
Memphis 74, Southern California 72
March 17, 1995 - Nashville, TN
West Region, First Round
MEMPHIS MIN FG-A FT-A REB AST PF TP
 LaTonya Johnson   4-16 6-9 3   1 15
 Keeta Matthews   5-12 12-14 5   4 22
 Heather Newlon   1-3 2-2 4   2 4
 Kitty Allen   10-18 3-4 4   3 28
 Nicole Murry   1-6 1-2 3   2 3
 Regan Fedric   1-4 0-0 3   0 2
 Dena Love   0-0 0-0 1   2 0
 Niki Bolden   0-1 0-0 2   1 0
 Dwelia Smith   0-1 0-0 1   0 0
 TOTALS   22-61 24-31 31   15 74

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA MIN FG-A FT-A REB AST PF TP
 Gomez   1-6 2-2 5   1 4
 Thompson   10-18 2-2 15   3 22
 Campbell   4-7 0-0 5   3 8
 Shields   10-22 8-10 4   4 28
 Anton   1-7 0-0 0   5 2
 Jeffrey   4-4 0-0 9   4 8
 Jackson   0-0 0-0 2   0 0
 TOTALS   30-64 12-14 45   20 72
Halftime: Memphis 35, USC 33. 3PT Goals: Memphis 6-19 (Allen 5-8, Johnson 1-8, Murry 0-3), USC 0-5 (Thompson 0-2, Anton 0-3). Turnovers: Memphis 21, USC 29. Steals: Memphis 10, USC 10. Officials: Morningstar & Porep. Attendance: 5,763.



Box Score
Vanderbilt 95, Memphis 68
March 19, 1995 - Nashville, TN
West Region, Second Round
MEMPHIS MIN FG-A FT-A REB AST PF TP
 Keeta Matthews   1-9 1-3 5   5 3
 LaTonya Johnson   10-23 3-3 9   4 24
 Heather Newlon   3-9 3-3 6   4 10
 Nicole Murry   2-5 0-0 1   4 5
 Kitty Allen   7-18 5-5 5   4 22
 Niki Bolden   0-3 1-2 0   0 1
 Regan Fedric   0-3 1-2 0   0 1
 Dena Love   0-2 0-0 1   0 0
 Dwelia Smith   0-0 0-0 1   0 0
 TOTALS   24-71 13-16 37   25 68

VANDERBILT MIN FG-A FT-A REB AST PF TP
 Hillmon   5-11 3-5 4   2 13
 Sam   5-10 3-4 8   2 13
 Gorsica   5-7 0-1 4   2 10
 Blades   1-4 0-0 2   2 2
 Ostrom   6-9 1-3 6   1 13
 Jared   0-2 0-0 1   3 0
 Cunningham   6-12 0-0 5   2 12
 Dougherty   4-6 9-11 8   1 17
 Palmisano   3-9 8-8 8   2 15
 TOTALS   35-70 24-32 48   17 95
Halftime: Vanderbilt 40, Memphis 24. 3PT Goals: Memphis 7-16 (Johnson 1-2, Newlon 1-4, Murry 1-2, Allen 3-7, Bolden 1-1), Vanderbilt 1-10 (Sam 0-1, Blades 0-3, Jared 0-2, Palmisano 1-4). Turnovers: Memphis 23, Vanderbilt 16. Steals: Memphis 6, Vanderbilt 11.
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