2016-17 TULANE WOMEN’S HOOPS SENIOR NIGHT: (RV/RV) TULANE (16-11, 7-7) VS UCF (17-9, 7-6) Wednesday, Feb. 22 // 7 pm CT // New Orleans // Avron B. Fogelman Arena in the Devlin Fieldhouse (4,100) American Digital Network - Tim Grubbs (PxP) & Barbara Farris (Analyst) Radio: WRBH 88.3 FM - Gus Kattengell (PxP) Live Scoring available on www.TulaneGreenWave.com 2016-17 Schedule GREEN WAVE PROJECTED STARTING FIVE NOVEMBER 12 Grambling ........................W, 79-56 #3 | KOLBY MORGAN | JR | G | 5-8 16 vs #10 Miss State ............... L, 66-49 PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FG% 3PT% FT% 20 Southern Miss .................W, 86-67 19.0 5.7 2.2 1.6 0.8 .443 .391 .794 25 vs Eastern Mich^ ...............W, 62-50 NOTABLES: 19.0 PPG - 3RD IN AAC & 30TH IN NATION ... 3 DOUBLES-DOUBLES IN LAST 4 GAMES ... LED TEAM 27 at UTSA^ ...........................W, 75-66 IN REB. IN 7 OF LAST 8 ... ONLY PLAYER IN AAC TO NET STRETCH OF 7 STRAIGHT GAMES WITH 20+ POINTS. 30 McNeese ...........................W, 82-65 DECEMBER 03 @ Middle Tenn ................... L, 62-59 #11 | LESLIE VORPAHL | SR | PG | 5-6 05 @ Vanderbilt ....................... L, 74-63 PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FG% 3PT% FT% 11 @ LSU ................................ L, 69-51 12.3 3.4 6.0 1.5 0.4 .441 .379 .730 17 NC State ...........................W, 63-58 21 Eastern Wash% ...............W, 63-51 NOTABLES: 2ND TULANE PLAYER EVER TO REACH 500 ASSISTS & 1,000 POINTS ... BROKE SCHOOL SINGLE- 22 Auburn% ..........................W, 61-59 GAME ASSIST RECORD (15) ... RANKS 3RD IN AAC & 21ST IN NATION IN ASSISTS/GAME. 28 Maine ................................W, 77-62 31 @ East Carolina* ...............W, 61-45 #13 | CAYLAH CRUICKSHANK | JR | G | 5-9 JANUARY PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FG% 3PT% FT% 04 #22 USF* ............................L, 62-53 08 @ Temple* .......................... L, 86-71 2.4 1.4 0.4 0.4 0.1 .429 .375 .476 11 @ SMU* ............................W, 71-59 NOTABLES: STARTED THE LAST 3 GAMES ... SHOT 5-OF-11 FROM FIELD FOR 12 PTS IN 3-GAME SPAN ... 14 Houston* ..........................W, 82-56 CAREER HIGHS IN FG’S (3) & THREE’S (2) VS CINCI (2/15) 22 @ #1 UConn* ................... L, 100-56 25 Tulsa* ................................W, 70-65 #22 | MEREDITH SCHULTE | SO | G/F | 6-0 28 @ Cincinnati* ........... W, 74-68 (OT) 31 @ Houston* .......................W, 57-49 PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FG% 3PT% FT% FEBRUARY 5.4 4.7 0.4 0.7 0.1 .371 .226 .806 05 (RV) Temple* .....................L, 76-50 NOTABLES: LED TEAM W/ 14 PTS ON PERFECT 7-FOR-7 DAY VS CINCI ON FEB. 15 ... SCORED A CAREER HIGH 09 Memphis* ..........................L, 55-52 20 POINTS IN OPENER ... EARNED 1ST CAREER DOUBLE-DOUBLE AT UTSA ... CAREER HIGH 11 RBS AT SMU 12 @ #22 USF* ....................... L, 66-56 15 Cincinnati* .......................W, 62-51 #25 | HARLYN WYATT | SO | C | 6-2 18 #1 UConn* .........................L, 63-60 22 UCF* .......................................7 pm PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FG% 3PT% FT% 27 @ Memphis ............................. 7 pm 7.0 5.0 0.5 0.6 0.9 .545 .000 .500 MARCH NOTABLES: 1ST CAREER DOUBLE-DOUBLE WITH 10 RB, 14 PTS VS EWU - LATTER MARKED A CAREER HIGH ... 3-6 American Conf. Championship TBA LEADS TEAM IN OFF. REB. (1.7) ... CAREER HIGH OF 4 BLOCKS VS CINCI (2/15) (Uncasville, Conn.) ^ UTSA Classic (San Antonio) % Tulane Classic (New Orleans) *Denotes American Athletic Conference game Bold denotes home game all times central and subject to change STARTING FIVE INSIDE THE NUMBERS 1. Wednesday is Senior Night where Tulane TLN UCF will honor Shakira Harding, Courtnie Latham Points Per Game 64.6 64.7 and Leslie Vorpahl. Points Allowed Per Game 63.2 56.0 Scoring Margin +1.4 +8.7 2. Tulane’s 63-60 loss to No. 1 UConn was the second closest margin in Huskies’ Field Goal % .425 .411 101-game win streak. Also closest any AAC 3-pt Field Goals Made-Att. 162-488 78-276 team has ever gotten. 3-pt Field Goal % .332 .283 Free Throws Made-Att. 277-392 337-530 3. Tulane received two votes in this week’s Free Throw % .707 .636 AP Poll. Marked first time in AP Poll since 2011. Rebounds Per Game 35.7 40.5 TULANE STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS Rebounding Margin -1.8 +9.9 Address: James W. Wilson, Jr. Center, Ben Weiner Drive, 4. Tene Thompson is coming off of a career Assists Per Game 13.9 11.0 New Orleans, LA, 70118 high 14-point performance vs UConn. Turnovers Per Game 16.9 17.2 Women’s Basketball SID: Josh Bates Turnover Margin -0.6 +2.7 Email: [email protected] 5. Wave’s RPI and SOS rank 44th & 32nd, respectively. ESPN Bracketology now has Steals Per Game 7.0 11.4 Office: 504-865-5504 // Cell: 504-355-6283 Tulane as No. 9 seed in Tourney. Blocks Per Game 3.4 1.7 Website: www.tulanegreenwave.com TULANE GREEN WAVE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NOTES HISTORY BY THE NUMBERS 1 ... American Scholar Athlete of the Year // Senior CLASS First Team All-American 3 ... Conference Coach of the Year honors 4 ... C-USA Regular Season Championships // Tulane Hall of Famers 5 ... WNBA players // C-USA Tournament Titles 7 ... All-Americans // Straight seasons with 20+ wins // Straight trips to the post-season 11 ... NCAA Tournament Appearances // Straight Winning Seasons 15 ... Overall 20+ win seasons 18 ... Overall trips to the postseason 23 ... Years at the helm for Coach Stockton 24 ... Different All-Conference honorees 28 ... Members in 1,000-point club 28 ... Total winning seasons 41 ... Years of women’s basketball at Tulane // Different All-Conference awards 67.1% ... Stockton career winning pct. at Tulane 217 ... Conf. wins at Tulane for Stockton 393 ... Wins inside The Fieldhouse 477 ... Wins at Tulane for Stockton 540 ... Career wins for Stockton 682 ... Overall program wins @GreenWaveWBB // 2 TULANE GREEN WAVE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NOTES LAST TIME OUT QUICK FACTS LISA STOCKTON BIO • UConn jumped out to a 38-21 lead at 7:35 in the third, however Tulane fought back with a Location ....................................New Orleans, La. 9-0 run. Fast forward to the end of the period Founded .......................................................1834 In her 23rd season at the and a Vorpahl buzzer-beating three made it a Enrollment ............................................... 13,449 helm of the Tulane women’s 48-42 game. Tulane then cut it to a two-point Nickname ........................................ Green Wave basketball program, Lisa game on three-different occasions with under School Colors ............. Olive Green and Sky Blue Stockton embarks into her five minutes remaining, including a Vorpahl Home Court .......Avron B. Fogelman Arena in the third year in the American three which made it 62-60 with 15 seconds Devlin Fieldhouse (4,100) Athletic Conference after left. After a UConn free-throw made it a three- leaving Conference-USA the Affiliation ..................................... NCAA Division I point game, Tulane couldn’t in-bounds the ball winningest program (179 conf. Conference ........... American Athletic Conference as Crystal Dangerfield earned the steal, but wins). Her career record of President ..................................... Michael A. Fitts couldn’t connect on both her free-throws. With 540-264 as a collegiate head coach is good for a 67.0 Athletic Director ...............................Troy Dannen four seconds on the clock, Tulane didn’t get winning percentage and she is 477-238 during her time Ticket Office Phone ...................(504) 861-WAVE a good look at the tying three at the buzzer, at Tulane, including a 217-137 mark in conference play. falling 63-60. During her tenure with the Green Wave, Stockton has COACHING STAFF led her team to the postseason 17 times (11 NCAAs, • The Wave defense held UConn to a season Head Coach ...................................Lisa Stockton 6 WNITs) and claimed Conference Coach of the Year low in points and shooting percentage. Howev- Alma Mater ...................... Wake Forest, 1986 honors three times (Metro in 1995, C-USA in 2007 and er, a big different maker came at the free-throw Record at Tulane .......477-238 (23rd Season) 2010). In addition, Tulane has won C-USA regular sea- line, where the Huskies enjoyed a 28-6 attempt Career Record ..........540-265 (26th Season) son crown four times and the tournament title on five differential. Assistant Coaches occasions. In her first year in The American during the 2014-15 season, Stockton’s Wave went 22-11 and re- Beth Dunkenberger ...Randolph-Macon (1988) • Morgan led with 19 points followed by 16 ceived their first at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament Alan Frey ....................... New Orleans (1988) points from Vorpahl. Tene Thompson recorded since 2003. Last season, the Wave tied its longest run in Doshia Woods ............Western Illinois (2001) a career day with 14 points on 7-for-11 shoot- the WNIT by reaching the third round. WBB Office Phone ......................(504) 314-7660 ing, to go along with her team high six boards. Stockton has guided Tulane to 15, 20-plus win sea- Director of Operations .................Lindsay Werntz sons, including a school-record 27 wins in 1996-97 and Grad Assistants ..........................Jasmine Brewer 1999-2000. 24 different student-athletes have earned ..............................................Heather Karner all-conference honors 37 times, including 11 who re- SERIES HISTORY - UCF • Tulane leads the all-time series, 12-6. The ceived All-Freshman recognition. In addition, five former Wave have won six straight against the Knights HISTORY Tulane players have gone on to play in the WNBA. and thus have not lost since joining The Ameri- First Season of Women’s Basketball ...... 1975-76 Prior to coming to Tulane for the 1994-95 season, can. All-Time Record ......................... 682-530 (.564) Stockton served as an assistant coach at Georgia Tech No.