UAB Up Next for Women's Hoops
Feb 12, 2005 | Women's Basketball
Feb. 12, 2005
NEW ORLEANS, La. - After recording her third double-double of the season and the 13th of her career on Friday against USF, senior Lakethia Hampton and the Tulane women's basketball team return to the court at Fogelman Arena on Sunday at 2 p.m., hosting the UAB Blazers.
Tulane enters Sunday's showdown with a 10-13 record, 2-8 in Conference USA play, after Friday's second-half comeback attempt against USF fell short, 65-61. Hampton, who needs five points to become the 17th player in Tulane history to score 1,000, led the Wave with 19 points and 10 rebounds while junior guard D'Aundra Henry added 16 points. Sophomore guard Jami Montagnino dished out six assists and matched a career high with seven boards on Friday.
Hampton leads Tulane in scoring and rebounding, averaging 16.9 points and 7.3 rebounds per contest. The club's leader in assists with 4.0 per contest, Henry chips in 13.3 points and 4.8 rebounds as well for the Wave.
As a team, Tulane averages 61.0 points and 36.5 rebounds per game. The Green Wave are shooting 39.5 percent on the season, while the defense allows opponents to connect at a .414 clip. On the other side of the ball, the Blazers average 58.6 points per outing while the defense allows an average of 71.1 points.
The Blazers also lost a close one on Friday night, 65-61, at the hands of Southern Miss. Down by nine in the second half, the Blazers battled back to cut the Southern Miss lead to one, 59-58, with 2:42 left in the game, but Shannon Stueber's bucket with 1:21 left put USM up three and they never looked back. UAB was led in scoring by Lauren Brittingham's 14 points while Domaneice Moore tallied a double-double for UAB with 13 points and a career-high 14 rebounds.
Carmen Guzman leads the Blazers in the scoring column, averaging 13.8 points a ballgame while Crystal McFadden chips in 12.3 per game. Leading the rebounding attack is Moore, who pulls in 7.8 boards a contest.
Tickets are available at the door or by calling 504-861-WAVE. Due to the threat of inclement weather, the Tulane baseball game slated for Sunday was played as part of a doubleheader on Saturday afternoon. Fans with tickets for Sunday's baseball game will be given free admission to Sunday's women's basketball game.
For fans not able to attend, the game will be broadcast live on the radio on the flagship station of Tulane women's basketball, WRBH 88.3 FM.
