TULANE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2017-18 GAME NOTES Avron B. Fogelman Arena in the Devlin Fieldhouse | 6811 Freret Street | New Orleans, LA 70118 TulaneGreenWave.com | Facebook: Tulane Green Wave Women’s Basketball | Twitter: @GreenWaveWBB Instagram: GreenWaveWBB | Snapchat: Tulane Athletics | YouTube: TUGreenWave 2017-18 SCHEDULE TULANE GREEN WAVE (8-6, 0-1 AAC) at NOVEMBER TULSA GOLDEN HURRICANE (7-7, 1-0 AAC) 2 vs. LOYOLA (exh.) NEW ORLEANS W, 78-48 Reynolds Center • Tulsa, Okla. • January 3 • 11 a.m. CST 5 vs. SOUTH ALABAMA (exh.) NEW ORLEANS W, 65-51 10 ^at Maine Orono, Maine W, 42-34 STARTING FIVE TEAM 11 ^vs. Dayton Orono, Maine L, 71-65 1. Tulane began American Athletic Conference play with a 14 at Southern Miss Hattiesburg, Miss. L, 66-58 loss on Sunday, falling 75-46 at No. 25/24 USF. The Green TU COMPARISON OPP 17 VANDERBILT NEW ORLEANS W, 71-59 Wave is now 0-9 all-time in AAC play against the Bulls. 8-6 RECORD 7-7 24 &vs. Iowa State Bimini, Bahamas L, 67-64 0-1 CONFERENCE RECORD 1-0 25 &vs. San Diego State Bimini, Bahamas W, 80-46 2. Kolby Morgan – the reigning Louisiana Sports Writers 29 at McNeese State Lake Charles, La. W, 70-66 Association Player of the Week – saw her 40-game streak 93 RPI 154 of scoring at least 10 points snapped against the Bulls. She DECEMBER scored 8 points at USF. 65.4 PPG 62.3 3 at NC State Raleigh, N.C. L, 79-55 5 NEW ORLEANS NEW ORLEANS W, 79-56 3. Junior Meredith Schulte was Tulane’s top scorer on 61.9 PPG ALLOWED 62.1 10 LSU NEW ORLEANS L, 73-50 Sunday, recording 10 points on 5 of 6 shooting. Schulte has 36.1 RPG 39.6 17 MIDDLE TENNESSEE NEW ORLEANS W, 62-44 now scored in double figures in four of the last six games. 21 %TROY NEW ORLEANS W, 106-75 15.6 APG 9.7 22 %VS. UTEP NEW ORLEANS W, 67-56 4. Before Sunday’s loss, the Green Wave was on a season- 31 *at USF Tampa, Fla. L, 75-46 long, three-game winning streak. The streak dated back to 6.1 SPG 6.6 a 62-44 victory over Middle Tennessee on December 17. All JANUARY three games in the streak were double-digit wins. 4.0 BPG 3.0 3. *at Tulsa Tulsa, Okla. 11 a.m. 6 *HOUSTON NEW ORLEANS 2 P.M. 5. Since joining the AAC for the 2014-15 season, the Green 13 *WICHITA STATE NEW ORLEANS 2:30 P.M. Wave holds a 29-24 record in conference play. Tulane has finished fifth in the league standings during 17 *at UCF Orlando, Fla. 6 P.M. all three of its seasons. Tulane has won the last four meetings with Tulsa. 21 *TULSA NEW ORLEANS 1 P.M. SERIES HISTORY – TULSA 24 *ECU NEW ORLEANS 7 P.M. • Tulane and Tulsa have squared off 26 times in their history with the Green Wave claiming 18 victories. 27 *at UConn Storrs, Conn. 11 a.m. • Tulane has won four consecutive matchups against Tulsa dating back to a March 2015 victory in the 31 *at Houston Houston, Texas 7 p.m. AAC Tournament. • Last year, Tulane earned a 70-65 victory over the Golden Hurricane at Fogelman in Devlin in the teams’ FEBRUARY only matchup. In that game, Leslie Vorpahl had 21 points while Kolby Morgan notched 20 including nine 3 *USF NEW ORLEANS 1 P.M. free throws and also had a team-high eight rebounds. 7 *TEMPLE NEW ORLEANS 7 P.M. 10 *at Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio 1 p.m. 18 *at Memphis Memphis, Tenn. 2 p.m. 21 *UCONN NEW ORLEANS 7 P.M. notes continue on page 6 24 *at Wichita State Wichita, Kan. 2 p.m. 26 *SMU NEW ORLEANS 7 P.M. TULANE PROBABLE STARTERS MARCH March 3-6 AAC Tournament Uncasville, Conn. TBD Home games in BOLD CAPS All times listed CST are tentative and subject to change * indicates American Athletic Conference games #3 Kolby #25 Harlyn #22 Meredith #13 Caylah #5 Kayla ^ indicates Maine Tournament games MORGAN WYATT SCHULTE CRUICKSHANK MANUIRIRANGI & indicates Junkanoo Jam at Resorts World Bimini games Senior >> Guard Junior >> Forward Junior >> Forward Senior >> Guard Sophomore >> Guard GP/GS ..............................................14/14 GP/GS ..............................................14/14 GP/GS ..............................................14/14 GP/GS ...............................................13/3 GP/GS ..............................................14/14 % indicates Tulane Classic games PPG ....................................................20.9 PPG ........................................................7.9 PPG ........................................................8.7 PPG ........................................................2.2 PPG .......................................................8.6 RPG .........................................................5.1 RPG .......................................................6.6 RPG .......................................................4.2 RPG .........................................................1.2 RPG .......................................................2.5 APG .......................................................3.0 APG ........................................................0.7 APG .........................................................1.4 SPG........................................................0.5 APG .......................................................3.9 SPG..........................................................1.4 BPG ..........................................................1.1 SPG.........................................................0.7 APG ..........................................................1.1 A/TO Ratio.......................................1.7 @GREENWAVEWBB QUICK FACTS General Information Starters Returning Name .................................................................................................................................................................Tulane University No. Player Ht. Cl. Pos. GP/GS PPG RPG Location ..........................................................................................................................................................New Orleans, La. 3 Kolby Morgan 5-8 Sr. G 33/33 19.2 5.5 Founded .............................................................................................................................................................................................1834 22 Meredith Schulte 6-0 Jr. F 33/26 5.3 4.6 Enrollment ..................................................................................................................................................................................13,449 25 Harlyn Wyatt 6-2 Jr. C 33/33 6.6 4.6 Conference ...............................................................................................................................................American Athletic Nickname ...................................................................................................................................................................Green Wave Other Returning Letterwinners Colors..................................................................................................Olive (PMS #342) and Blue (PMS #279) No. Player Ht. Cl. Pos. GP/GS PPG RPG Home Arena ............................................Avron B. Fogelman Arena in the Devlin Fieldhouse (4,100) 5 Kayla Manuirirangi 5-7 So. G 27/0 1.6 0.6 President .........................................................................................................................................................Dr. Michael Fitts 13 Cayla Cruickshank 5-9 Sr. G 30/3 1.9 1.3 Director of Athletics .....................................................................................................................................Troy Dannen 15 Tene Thompson 5-11 Jr. G 33/7 4.0 3.8 24 Maddison Wells 6-1 So. F 27/0 1.8 1.8 Program History 34 Ksenija Madzarevic 6-5 Jr. C 29/0 2.3 1.3 First Year of Women’s Basketball ................................................................................................................1975-76 First Head Coach ......................................................................................................................................Karen Womack Newcomers All-Time Record ...............................................................................................................................................................692-534 No. Player Ht. Cl. Pos. Previous School NCAA Tournament Appearances ....................................................................11 [1995-2003, 2010, 2015) 1 Kaila Anderson 5-5 Fr. PG University Lab HS Record in NCAA Tournament ........................................................................................................................................3-11 11 Tatyana Lofton 5-9 Jr. G Jones County JC WNIT Appearances .........................................................................................................7 (2007, 2011-14, 2016-17) 12 Sierra Cheatham 6-0 Fr. G Clear Springs HS Record in WNIT ............................................................................................................................................................................9-7 23 Krystal Freeman 6-0 Fr. F Pineville HS Team Information Letterwinners Lost 2016-17 Overall Record ......................................................................................................................................................18-15 No. Player Ht. Cl. Pos. GP/GS PPG RPG American Conference Record (Finish) .............................................................................................7-9 (t-5th) 1 Shakira Harding 6-1 Sr. G 30/0 3.6 1.2 Conference Tournament Result ......................................................................................................Quarterfinals 11 Leslie Vorpahl 6-4 Sr. G