December 2004 NewsStand
Jan 6, 2005 | General
Jan. 1, 2005
December 31, 2004
Wave looking to go to work against VMI
New Orleans Times-Picayune
When Tulane takes on Virginia Military Institute this afternoon, it is a game that should be the Green Wave's final tuneup before heading into conference play. But that won't be the case. For Tulane, there will be more than just a little tinkering going on...
December 30, 2004
Tulane dominates first half, holds on to defeat Pepperdine
New Orleans Times-Picayune
Shots falling, stifling defense, flawless execution -- the Tulane women's basketball team was cruising Wednesday night in the first half of the championship game of the Tulane/Double Tree Classic...
December 29, 2004
Rochestie's defense leads Tulane
New Orleans Times-Picayune
It was easy to view freshman Taylor Rochestie as the player responsible for spearheading the rally that helped Tulane to a 71-59 victory over Alabama State in the consolation of the Sun Bowl basketball tournament Tuesday at the Don Haskins Center...
TU's Henry takes game away from LadyJacks
New Orleans Times-Picayune
It wasn't so much the career-high 25 points D'Aundra Henry scored that left Tulane coaches and fans ecstatic. Neither was it the career-high 12 rebounds, nor nine assists, that sent the Green Wave players trotting to the locker room with huge smiles Tuesday night...
December 28, 2004
Tulane wants complete effort
New Orleans Times-Picayune
They believe the pieces are all there. The Tulane women's basketball coaches and players have noticed improvement in the Green Wave's play in recent games. On occasions they've seen flashes of stifling pressure defense, dominant post play and sharp perimeter shooting...
December 27, 2004
Princeton presents stern test for TU
New Orleans Times-Picayune
In Tulane's first eight games this season, the Green Wave has focused on trying to nullify the other team's athleticism. When Tulane meets Princeton tonight in the second game of the State Farm Sun Bowl tournament, it will have to switch gears...
Sun Bowl basketball tournament features strong field
New Orleans Times-Picayune
It will be the 44th annual, and it will feature three teams from last season's NCAA tournament -- and three teams picked to win their conferences this season...
December 25, 2004
Pjevcevic struggling to make contribution
New Orleans Times-Picayune
Ivan Pjevcevic's return for a fifth season following kneecap surgery was expected to give Tulane a huge boost. The hopes were that Pjevcevic, a 7-foot center/forward, would provide the Green Wave with something it hadn't had during Shawn Finney's first four seasons...
December 24, 2004
Scelfo's contract extended two years
New Orleans Times-Picayune
After coaching a team that showed steady improvement as the season went along, Tulane football coach Chris Scelfo is being rewarded. Scelfo, the Green Wave's coach the past six seasons, has agreed to a two-year contract extension that could keep him at Tulane through the 2009 season...
December 22, 2004
Wave zones in on N. Carolina A&T
New Orleans Times-Picayune
With 13 minutes to play, North Carolina A&T had Tulane on the ropes. The Aggies had battled back from an early 11-point deficit to take a two-point lead. Then Tulane went to a zone defense that changed everything...
Tulane defense stifles Portland
New Orleans Times-Picayune
The Tulane women's basketball team has been searching for its identity all season. Following consecutive victories led by a stifling pressure defense, the Green Wave may have found it...
December 21, 2004
Freshman Gomez gets in gear with Tulane
New Orleans Times-Picayune
It hasn't taken Tulane freshman David Gomez long to begin looking like the impact player Green Wave coaches were hoping for when they signed him. Gomez has started the past three games for the Green Wave, and said he has found a role that fits him...
Ramsey to Start Next Season
Washington Post
Coach Joe Gibbs yesterday named Patrick Ramsey his starting quarterback for the 2005 season over Mark Brunell. Ramsey had been the incumbent before losing his job to Brunell during a quarterback competition in training camp, but with Brunell statistically the NFL's worst starter through nine games, Ramsey replaced him and has performed well in Gibbs's ball-control offense...
December 20, 2004
TU turns up heat to defeat Nicholls St.
New Orleans Times-Picayune
Tulane had its second highest scoring output of the season Sunday afternoon. But after a 73-68 victory over Nicholls State at Fogelman Arena, the Green Wave's defense stole the show. It was the Wave's first game after a 12-day break for final exams...
December 19, 2004
Tulane rebounds to beat Savannah
New Orleans Times-Picayune
Tulane coach Shawn Finney was hoping for the best Saturday night, but he had a feeling an 11-day layoff for final exams was going to take a toll on his team. For 20 minutes, he was right...
Tigers, Wave hit road for prospects
New Orleans Times-Picayune
Ideally, Tulane and LSU would fill their annual recruiting allotment with high school football players from Louisiana. Realistically, that is not possible. Even in the most fertile of years in Louisiana...
December 18, 2004
Tulane looks to get back in swing
New Orleans Times-Picayune
When Tulane last was in action, it was playing like a team that badly needed a timeout to find out exactly what was wrong. Tonight, when the Green Wave returns from an 11-day layoff, it is hoping winless Savannah State provides it with answers and a boost in confidence...
December 16, 2004
Three prospects choose Tulane
New Orleans Times-Picayune
Tulane has received three additional commitments in football from out-of-state prospects. Quarterback Tray Rutland of Tri-Cities High in East Point, Ga., wide receiver Chris Dunn of Sam Houston in Arlington, Texas, and lineman Travis Olexa of St. Thomas in Houston have picked the Green Wave, which has six commitments...
December 14, 2004
Tulane nabs Slidell's King
New Orleans Times-Picayune
Tulane has added three commitments, including Slidell receiver Brian King, the centerpiece of the Tigers' passing offense. The Green Wave's other commitments were Jordan Ellis of Bay St. Louis, Miss., and Sean Carney of Dallas...
December 12, 2004
Ramsey Picked Up Ex-Colt's Signals
Washington Post
The creaking noise cutting through the predawn silence had to be coming from the steps. It grew louder, finally rousing Patrick Ramsey and his best friend, Tram Jones, who were eager to go hunting with Tram's father, Bert...
December 10, 2004
Inconsistent Wave flirted with success
New Orleans Times Picayune
In the eyes of most, Tulane's 5-6 football season was not a success. But junior linebacker Anthony Cannon prefers to look at the whole picture, especially where the Green Wave finished after starting so poorly...
December 8, 2004
Wave volleyball coach calling it quits at 34
New Orleans Times Picayune
At 24, the new coach was contagiously bubbly, prompting The Times-Picayune writer covering her hiring to write: "It speaks volumes about UNO volleyball coach Betsy Becker that her favorite TV show is 'The Brady Bunch.' She's perky and upbeat enough to have played Carol Brady, all three daughters and probably Alice to boot"...
Wave's defense can't stop Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
New Orleans Times Picayune
Tulane coach Lisa Stockton couldn't fault her offense. Two days after wallowing through its worst scoring and shooting performance of the season, the Green Wave had Stockton fuming again Tuesday night, this time because of its defense and rebounding...
December 7, 2004
Demons shoot down Wave's best-laid plans
New Orleans Times Picayune
Tulane's game plan was as simple it gets: Make Northwestern State take a lot of low percentage, perimeter shots. With the Demons shooting 28 percent on 3-pointers, it seemed like a good plan...
Demons win defining game
Alexandria Town Talk
Kentucky ... South Alabama ... Baylor ... Winthrop. Now Tulane...
Northwestern wins biggest home game in five decades
Alexandria Town Talk
Greg Burke was an anxious athletic director on Monday. He missed one of the biggest wins for Northwestern State in "one of the biggest home games in five decades of playing at Prather Coliseum," as posted on the school's Web site...
Tulane's Dickson to get award
New Orleans Times Picayune
Tulane athletic director Rick Dickson will not only be accepting a prestigious national award today, but also feeling a sense of closure from what he described to be a physically and mentally exhausting spring and summer of 2003...
December 6, 2004
Green Wave came long way in 2004
New Orleans Times Picayune
You would think that Tulane ending the season with a 55-7 loss would be a little embarrassing, but it wasn't. It was disappointing, because the Green Wave did not play close to what it was capable of playing...
NSU preps for biggest home game in decades as Tulane visits tonight
Alexandria Town Talk
Northwestern State brings a four-game winning streak fueled by 54 percent shooting into one of the biggest home games in five decades of playing in Prather Coliseum, a 6:30 matchup Monday night with the Tulane Green Wave...
Auburn's defense leaves Tulane cold
New Orleans Times Picayune
There were times when the Tulane shooters were open Sunday afternoon. But their shots usually went awry. The Green Wave endured its worst shooting performance of the season on its way to a 54-37 loss to Auburn at Fogelman Arena...
December 5, 2004
Hampton keeps family, TU glued
New Orleans Times Picayune
After Weesie died, the family began to crumble. Brothers blamed sisters. Nieces faulted nephews. Uncles stopped speaking to aunts...
Cardinals collapse Wave
New Orleans Times Picayune
The major talk surrounding seventh-ranked Louisville going into its game with Tulane was about its NCAA-leading, high-scoring offense. Somewhat overlooked this season has been the Cardinals' defense...
Scelfo bids adieu to season, has reasons to hope in '05
New Orleans Times Picayune
Tulane bid a couple of football goodbyes Saturday at the Superdome. It said farewell to 2004 and, thankfully, to the Louisville Cardinals, who will be leaving Conference USA to set up shop next year in the Big East Conference...
Irvin on one-week roller coaster
New Orleans Times Picayune
Richard Irvin had better days. He had one of them last week against TCU, passing for five touchdowns. But on Saturday afternoon, the seventh-ranked Louisville Cardinals battered and confused the Tulane quarterback throughout the contest...
Louisville runs away with victory
Baton Rouge Advocate
Seventh-ranked Louisville strengthened its claim as the best team not in a Bowl Championship Series game by steamrolling Tulane, 55-7, Saturday in the Superdome...
Cards romp 55-7, talk defense
Louisville Courier-Journal
The University of Louisville football team reached some historic scoring milestones yesterday, but it was the defense that set the tone for a 55-7 rout of Tulane in the Louisiana Superdome. The No.7 Cardinals (10-1, 8-0) completed an unbeaten Conference USA season and matched a school record for regular-season wins...
December 4, 2004
Wave facing difficult task to gain a season's reward
New Orleans Times Picayune
How do you stop Louisville's offense? For Tulane, it is a $750,000 question. That would be the payout the Green Wave would receive by landing a spot in the Silicon Valley Classic in San Jose, Calif., with a victory over the Cardinals today...
Inside the game
New Orleans Times Picayune
Getting into a shootout with the Cardinals will not be in the Green Wave's best interest. Tulane must find a way to keep the ball away from Louisville's offense, which leads the nation in scoring (49.8 points per game) and total offense (538.2 yards)...
Tulane pulls away to victory
New Orleans Times Picayune
With 13 minutes remaining, the Tulane-Loyola game had turned into the rivalry that many were hoping for. But the one-point lead Loyola held at the time quickly evaporated, as the Green Wave turned up the heat and raced to a 73-50 victory over the Wolfpack at Fogelman Arena on Friday night...
This one's going to be extra special for LeFors
Louisville Courier-Journal
Stefan LeFors has made his list. He has checked it twice. But unlike that other one made out by a man in red and white this time of year, the University of Louisville quarterback's list is not one you want to be on...
December 3, 2004
(7) Louisville (9-1) at Tulane (5-5)
The Sports Network
The seventh-ranked Louisville Cardinals try to conclude a perfect Conference USA campaign this Saturday, when they take on the Tulane Green Wave in each team's regular season finale from New Orleans. It certainly has been a dream season for the Cardinals, who bring a sparkling 9-1 overall ledger into the game...
Green Wave needs win to become bowl eligible
The Tulane Hullabaloo
About a month ago, the Green Wave was sitting at the bottom of the Conference USA standings as many began viewing this season as a rebuilding year. But after winning four out of its last five games, including last week's thrilling 35-31 win at TCU, the Green Wave will become bowl-eligible with a win tomorrow...
Sports Spotlight: Chris Bush
The Tulane Hullabaloo
The future looks bright for senior Chris Bush as he approaches graduation in the spring and his last games with the Green Wave football team...
Tulane volleyball falls short of lofty expectations
The Tulane Hullabaloo
The Green Wave wrapped up another winning season under the guidance of Head Coach Betsy Becker. After closing out the regular season with a 16-9 record, Tulane earned the fifth seed at the Conference USA tournament...
Pack's Giorlando in a different world
New Orleans Times Picayune
When Mike Giorlando took over as Loyola's basketball coach and athletic director in July, he knew exactly what he was getting into. Well, maybe not exactly. But he went into the new job knowing he was going to have to accomplish more with less resources...
Opportunity Seized
New Orleans Times Picayune
Five years later, Stefan LeFors still doesn't understand why local college football coaches didn't come knocking at his door. He longed for a scholarship offer from LSU or Tulane or Louisiana Tech or Louisiana-Lafayette...
December 2, 2004
Catcy Ending
New Orleans Times Picayune
Trapped beneath the island of Argus, in a sordid and dark underworld, Roydell Williams pounds the X button, desperately hoping his Diskarmor is potent enough to crack an impenetrable glass ceiling...
Hampton scores 22 in return
New Orleans Times Picayune
Seven games were enough. It was plenty of time for Lakethia Hampton to watch from the sideline. It was more than enough games to watch her team time and again get exploited in the post. It certainly was enough for her to learn the lesson for violating athletic department rules...
December 1, 2004
Tulane's Irvin continues excellence at QB position
Baton Rouge Advocate
It seems no matter who Tulane puts in at quarterback, it doesn't take long before they continue the high standard of play that has become expected at that position... Green Wave to face improved Cardinals
New Orleans Times Picayune
When Hurricane Ivan forced the postponement of Tulane's game against Louisville in September, it seemed like the Green Wave was getting exactly what it needed -- a break...
Green Wave avoids one storm, but another's on way
New Orleans Times Picayune
Speaking as an amateur meteorologist, Chris Scelfo doesn't mind giving you the latest weather report: The 2004 hurricane season is not over. Come Saturday, courtesy of Hurricane Ivan, a Category 5 force of nature will show up in the Superdome, on the doorstep of the Tulane coach and his football team...
Cardinals offense nearly perfect
ESPN.com
It's not Kerry Rhodes' fault. He is the Louisville Cardinals' best defensive back, leading the team with five interceptions. He is a bright, jovial, well-spoken young man and a team leader...
Home sweet for Wave
New Orleans Times Picayune
As if they needed reinforcement, the Tulane women's basketball players found out just how tough it can be playing away from home. The Green Wave opened the season by playing four of its first five games on the road. It wasn't always a pleasant experience, as evidenced by its 3-2 start...
Privateers hang on to nip Wave at the buzzer
New Orleans Times Picayune
As a rivalry game should, this one came down to the end. Tulane's Marcus Kinzer missed a running 6-footer at the buzzer, leaving UNO a 55-54 winner Tuesday night at Lakefront Arena...
