Tulane University
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No. 21 Tulane Falls To Marquette
Feb 5, 2000 | Women's Basketball
Feb. 5, 2000
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Lisa Oldenburg scored 17 points and Abbie Willenborg had 16 as Marquette upset No. 21 Tulane 81-62 Saturday.
Marquette (19-3, 8-3 Conference USA) snapped Tulane's 18-game home winning streak and held its leading scorer, Grace Daley, to just nine points. Daley, averaging over 18 points, was 3-for-11 from the field, including 2-for-9 from 3-point range.
Kiesha Oliver added 15 points, and Sarah Zawodny 12 for Marquette, which outrebounded Tulane 53-33 and made 16-of-21 free throws compared to 9-of-21 for Tulane (18-4, 8-3).
Janell Burse led Tulane with 13 points, and Fabrecia Roberson had 12 and Britt Themann 11.
Marquette closed the first half with an 11-4 run and led 40-27 at halftime.
The Eagles increased the lead to 54-33 with 16:04 left, and led by as many as 24 before it was over.
It was Tulane's largest home loss since 1991.
