Tulane 73, Colorado State 69
Mar 16, 2002 | Women's Basketball
March 16, 2002
2002 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament
First/Second Rounds
Palo Alto, Cailf. ? Maples Pavilion
#10 Tulane 73, #7 Colorado State 69
TULANE
? Tulane (24-10, 8-6) improves its all-time NCAA Tournament record to 3-7 (.300) and is now 3-5 in first-round games.
? The win over #7 seed Colorado State marks Tulane's first NCAA Tournament victory over a higher-seeded team. The Green Wave's two previous NCAA Tournament wins came as a #4 seed over a #12 seed (1997 vs. UC Santa Barbara) and as a #6 seed against a #11 seed (2000 vs. Vermont). Tulane knocked off two higher-seeded teams in the C-USA Tournament, Mar. 1-4, 2002, in Chicago. The Green Wave upset #4 seed DePaul and #1 seed TCU.
? Tulane's 24 overall wins qualify as the third-most in school history. The 1997 and 2000 teams posted 27 wins, while the 1999 squad also notched 24 wins.
? With the win over No. 20/No. 18 Colorado State, the Green Wave are 4-2 against ranked opponents this season.
? The Green Wave have won eight of their last nine games, the only loss coming against Cincinnati in the Conference-USA tournament championship game, Mar. 4, 2002.
? With seven steals tonight, Tulane has 339 thefts on the season, which sets the new school single-season record. The previous record of 335 steals was posted during the 1994 campaign.
? Five Tulane players reached double figures in scoring for the first time this season.
? With 15 points and 14 rebounds, Tulane junior forward Gwen Slaughter posted her 10th double-double of the season. She has three double-doubles in the last four games, all coming in the postseason.
? Tulane improves to 16-1 this season when scoring at least 70 points.
COLORADO STATE
? Colorado State (24-7, 12-2) suffers its first loss in NCAA Tournament First Round action. The Rams sported a 4-0 record in first-round games entering tonight's contest.
? The Rams fall to 5-5 all time in NCAA Tournament play.
? Colorado State's lone senior, guard Angie Gorton, concludes her career with 1,396 points, good enough for fifth on the Rams all-time scoring chart.
? Gorton ended her career having made 19 consecutive free throws and 26 of her last 27.
