AACINTRODUCTION IN REVIEW 1 2 INTRODUCTION Table of Contents ...............................................................................................................................1 HISTORY OF THE GREEN WAVE Quick Facts ........................................................................................................................................2 From 1893 to 1919, the athletic teams of Tulane were known as the Olive and Blue. Strategic Communications ................................................................................................................3 In 1919, the Tulane Weekly, one of Tulane’s many student newspapers at the time, Schedule ...........................................................................................................................................4 began calling the football team the Greenbacks. Roster ................................................................................................................................................5 FACILITIES On Oct. 20, 1920, Earl Sparling, the editor of the Tulane Hullabaloo, wrote a football Avron B. Fogelman Arena in the Devlin Fieldhouse ...........................................................................6 song which was printed in the newspaper. The song was titled “The Rolling Green Hertz Center ......................................................................................................................................7 Wave.” Although the name was not immediately adopted, it began to receive acceptance. A month later, a report of the Tulane-Mississippi A&M game in the ADMINISTRATION Hullabaloo referred to the team as the Green Wave. President Michael A. Fitts ..................................................................................................................8 Ben Weiner Director of Athletics Chair Troy Dannen ...........................................................................9 By the end of the season, the Hullabaloo was using the term Green Wave to refer to Administrators ...........................................................................................................................10-13 all Tulane athletic teams, as were many daily papers, although as late as 1923, the name Greenbacks was still in use. THE PROGRAM Women’s Basketball Timeline ..........................................................................................................15 In its infancy, Tulane’s mascot was depicted as a pelican riding on a surf board. The Coach Stockton 25 Years .............................................................................................................16-17 surfing pelican image lasted for more than 50 years. Tulane Education ........................................................................................................................18-19 New Orleans ...............................................................................................................................20-21 The “Greenie” was adopted in 1955. It was created by John Chase, a local cartoonist Academics/Community Service ..................................................................................................22-23 who drew the covers of the Tulane football program and those of many teams Medical Care...............................................................................................................................24-25 throughout the South. COACHES AND STAFF Head Coach Lisa Stockton ...........................................................................................................27-29 When Dr. Rix Yard became the athletic director in 1963, he felt Tulane needed a Assistant Coach Beth Dunkenberger ................................................................................................30 more virile symbol for its teams. Working with Eldon Endacott, the manager of the Assistant Coach Alan Frey ................................................................................................................31 Tulane bookstore, he arranged for a new mascot to be created. Several sketches Assistant Coach Doshia Woods ........................................................................................................32 were submitted by Art Evans, art director for Angelus-Pacific, Co., in Fullerton, Calif. Lindsay Werntz/Olivia Grayson ........................................................................................................33 The angry-looking wave was adopted in 1964, and the block “T” with waves became Support Staff ..............................................................................................................................34-35 the Tulane athletics logo in 1986. THE PLAYERS Tulane unveiled a new family of marks in August 1998. The new logos featured Kayla Manuirirangi ..........................................................................................................................37 the return of the pelican to the Green Wave look, along with the use of a ”T” with a Maddison Wells ...............................................................................................................................38 modern “wave” as a primary logo mark. A new pelican mascot was introduced and Kaila Anderson ................................................................................................................................39 given the name Riptide by a vote of Tulane students. Sierra Chatham ...............................................................................................................................40 Krystal Freeman ..............................................................................................................................41 In the summer of 2015, Riptide received its first make-over since its inception and Erin Gutierrez ..................................................................................................................................42 featured a more modern, sleeker look. Mia Heide ........................................................................................................................................43 Dynah Jones ....................................................................................................................................44 Dene’ Mimms ..................................................................................................................................45 Tulane fans are seeing a familiar face as the “Angry Wave” returned as the Green Newcomers ................................................................................................................................46-47 Wave’s primary mark of Tulane Athletics in 2017-18. 2018-19 IN REVIEW .................................................................................................................48-55 CREDITS 2018-19 AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE IN REVIEW .....................................................55-59 The 2019-20 Tulane University Women’s Basketball Media Guide is a publication TEAM HISTORY of the Tulane Strategic Communications Office. Editors: Pierce Feltner; Design: Year-by-Year Records.......................................................................................................................61 NCAA Tournament History ..........................................................................................................62-63 Harrison Baker, Tom Symonds. Contributors: John Sudsbury, George Smith, Gayle WNIT History ...................................................................................................................................64 LeTulle, American Athletic Conference Office, Tulane Strategic Communications American Athletic Tournament History............................................................................................65 Student Assistants, Tulane University Communications & Marketing; Front and Other Tournament History ...............................................................................................................66 Back Cover Design: Harrison Baker. Photography: Parker Waters, Ben Solomon, Tulane Classic History ......................................................................................................................67 Steve Dalmado, Greg Thompson, Joe Labolito, Greg Fencik, Ryan Rivet, Tulane All-Americans ............................................................................................................................68-70 University. Printing: Mele Printing. Tulane in the WNBA ........................................................................................................................70 Conference Honors ..........................................................................................................................71 Year-by-Year Results ..................................................................................................................72-77 All-Time Series Results ...............................................................................................................78-82 Series History .............................................................................................................................83-84 Tulane vs. Ranked Teams .................................................................................................................85 Tulane in the Polls ...........................................................................................................................86