Tulane University
Texas (Preseason WNIT)
Women's Basketball Falls to Texas in Preseason WNIT
Nov 13, 2000 | Women's Basketball
Nov. 13, 2000
AUSTIN, Texas - - Texas opened the game with an 18-2 burst en route to a 71-47 win over the Tulane women's basketball team in the second round of the Preseason Women's National Invitational Tournament on Sunday.
With the loss, Tulane falls to 1-1 overall and is now 1-2 all-time in the Preseason WNIT. Texas improved to 2-0 overall and advances to the semifinals of the Preseason WNIT.
Texas scored the game's first seven points before a lay-up from Janell Burse got the Wave on the board. The Longhorns responded with 11 straight points however, as the Wave struggled with Texas' pressure defense. A three-pointer from Kelly Scanlon and lay-ups from Burse and Teana McKiver brought the Wave to within 11 at the 10:46 mark. The teams traded baskets for the remainder of the half before the Longhorns took a 13-point cushion in the locker room.
The Longhorns also used an early burst in the second half to seal the game. Tulane's Gwen Slaughter hit a pair of free throws to start the second half, but Texas answered with a 19-5 burst to take a 25-point lead, 55-30, with 9:55 left.
Burse led the Wave with 12 points and nine rebounds, while also adding two blocks and three steals. McKiver and Britt Themann each added seven points, while Sarah Goree had five assists against just two turnovers. Texas had four players in double figures, led by Tai Dillard who had 17 points, five rebounds and four assists.
Texas forced 26 Tulane turnovers, scoring 27 points off Wave miscues. Tulane won the battle of the boards, pulling down 38 caroms to Texas' 37, as each team scored 28 points in the paint.
Tulane returns to action on Friday, as the Green Wave play host to Nicholls State in Fogelman Arena. The game will be a doubleheader, as the Tulane men's team also hosts the Colonels. The women's game tips off at 6 p.m., while the men's game follows after at approximately 8 p.m.
