February 2009 NewsStand
Mar 10, 2009 | General
February 27, 2009
Tulane women's basketball team loses to SMU
Times-Picayune
The Mustangs used a 12-2 run midway through the second half to hold off the Green Wave on Thursday night at Moody Coliseum in Dallas.
Jones' way now calmer
Times-Picayune
Rick Jones has spent less time of late reflecting on how his 642 victories give him the most coaching victories in Tulane baseball history than on why he's not at 643.
Tulane opens 4-game series vs. Wright State
Baton Rouge Advocate
Tulane baseball looks to get back on track when they host the Wright State Raiders for a four-game series at Greer Field at Turchin Stadium, beginning at 6 p.m. today.
February 26, 2009
Tulane's Gustafsson Named the Conference USA Women's Golfer of the Week
Times-Picayune
Tulane University sophomore Linn Gustafsson has been named the Conference USA Women's Golfer of the Week for her sixth place finish at the Wildcat Invitational this past week in Sonora, Mexico, as it was announced today by the league office.
Tulane basketball looking to close on a strong note
Times-Picayune
The Green Wave's 73-58 victory at Southern Miss on Tuesday was its second straight and that was preceded by a winnable outing against Alabama-Birmingham, the second best team in Conference USA.
February 25, 2009
Tulane dunks Thundering Herd
Times-Picayune
Just when it looked like Tulane was about to add another disappointing scene to its basketball season, Kris Richard rewrote the script.
Boost from bench gives Tulane hope for future
Times-Picyune
Although Dickerson still is focused on what's left of this season -- starting with tonight's game at Southern Mississippi -- playing time has been getting more spread around of late
Second-half surge carries Green Wave past USM
Times-Picayune
Tulane played its first Mardi Gras Day basketball game in memory Tuesday night. The Green Wave would do well to continue the practice in the future.
Late run by Tulane dooms Golden Eagles
Biloxi Sun-Herald
Kris Richard scored a career-high 23 points and Tulane rallied to defeat Southern Mississippi 73-59 Tuesday night.
Tulane baseball coach Rick Jones to be honored before Wednesday's game
Times-Picayune
Rick Jones will be honored as Tulane's winningest baseball coach prior to the first pitch of Wednesday's home game against Louisiana-Monroe at Greer Field at Turchin Stadium.
Tulane's Rick Jones becomes school's winningest baseball coach; faces ULM next
Monroe News-Star
Tulane baseball head coach Rick Jones reached another milestone in his coaching career Sunday afternoon as his club's 6-0 shutout of Le Moyne gave Jones his 642nd win, earning him the distinction as the winningest coach in Tulane history.
February 20, 2009
Tulane women defeat Southern Miss
Hattiesburg-American
Tulane beat Southern Miss 77-60 tonight [Feb. 19] in a Conference USA women's basketball game in New Orleans.
Tulane baseball preview
Times-Picayune
Times-Picayune video Tulane's baseball team is a veteran group that Coach Rick Jones is optimistic about this season. We caught up with Jones at Turchin Stadium recently and he gives us a rundown of the team.
Tulane Green Wave baseball team counting on new pitcher
Times-Picayune
Now comes the hard part for Conrad Flynn -- proving he can fill the shoes of Shooter Hunt as Tulane's top pitcher.
Lindsey's 31 points lift Tulane to win
Times-Picayune
The sophomore forward scored a career-high 31 points as Tulane defeated conference-leading Southern Mississippi 77-60 at Fogelman Arena on Thursday night.
Kropog eager to make a big impression
Times-Picayune
Green Wave lineman wants to turn heads at NFL Combine
Daniel Puckett out of Tulane basketball starting lineup
Times-Picayune
"It's valid to say there will be a change in our lineup," Green Wave Coach Dave Dickerson, whose team plays host to Marshall on Saturday, said after Thursday's practice.
February 19, 2009
Ghosts of Princeton's past
The Daily Princetonian
Tulane University namesake Paul Tulane is among those buried at the Princeton Cemetery.
Tulane's Dickerson happy to see fellow ex-Terps with Hornets
Times-Picayune
While many Hornets fans have expressed dismay over the trade of Tyson Chandler for Chris Wilcox and Joe Smith, Tulane Coach Dave Dickerson would respectfully disagree.
Gormley to receive new turf in facelift
Times-Picayune
Tulane Athletic Director Rick Dickson, whose football team played Army at Tad Gormley Stadium last year, said he's excited to hear about the pending renovations, although the Green Wave does not have a game scheduled there in 2009.
Missed chances haunt Tulane
Times-Picayune
"We almost got it done," said Tulane senior forward Robinson Louisme, who had 17 points and 12 rebounds. "But nothing went our way and we just couldn't finish them off.
February 18, 2009
Tulane Team Notes
USA Today
Coach Dave Dickerson tries to stress to his team the importance of playing a full 40 minutes.
Tulane baseball's Rob Segedin might move to designated hitter from third base
Times-Picayune
Tulane's Rob Segedin could find himself in an unfamiliar position Friday when the Green Wave opens its season against LeMoyne College.
Tulane's Anderson earning his keep
Times-Picayune
With a full athletic scholarship at Tulane valued at almost $50,000 per year, Jon Anderson decided it was time he started earning it.
February 16, 2009
Richard contributing every which way he can
Times-Picayune
Tulane sophomore's all-around play has proven to be a boost
Houston pulls away from Green Wave
Times-Picayune
Zamal Nixon scored 23 points and Houston made 27 of 28 free throws in an 83-64 victory against Tulane on Saturday night.
February 13, 2009
Tulane football re-news series with Ole Miss, beginning 2010
Times-Picayune
Area women: UH tops Tulane; Rice falls to UTEP
Houston Chronicle
Green Wave falls to Houston
Times-Picayune
Tulane volleyball assistant interviewing for head coaching job
Times-Picayune
February 12, 2009
Defensive moxie key as Tulane Green Wave ends three-game losing streak
Times-Picayune
... the Green Wave went out and vindicated Dickerson's faith in them with its 73-64 victory against East Carolina on Wednesday.
Wave shuts down E. Carolina
Times-Picayune
For Tulane, practice may not have made perfect, but it certainly produced the desired result Wednesday -- a 73-64 victory against East Carolina at Fogelman Arena that broke the Green Wave's three-game losing streak.
Tulane 73, East Carolina 63
ESPN
Kevin Sims scored 18 points and Robinson Louisme recorded a double-double to lead Tulane in a 73-64 win over East Carolina on Wednesday night.
Sims, Louisme lead Tulane in 73-64 win over East Carolina
Newsday
Kevin Sims scored 18 points and Robinson Louisme recorded a double-double to lead Tulane in a 73-64 win over East Carolina on Wednesday night.
Tulane Runs Past East Carolina in New Orlenas
WNCT News (N.C.)
[sic] Tulane junior Kevin Sims led four Green Wave players into double figures with 18 points, while senior Robinson Louisme chalked up a double-double with 10 points and 13 rebounds, and TU snapped a three-game skid with a 73-64 victory over East Carolina in Conference USA play at Fogelman Arena.
February 11, 2009
Green Wave not inclined to toss in towel
Times-Picayune
Despite three-game losing streak, team has some goals within reach
Kritza leaves Tulane to coach Buffaloes
Times-Picayune
Kritza, who guided the Green Wave to its first conference championship and NCAA Tournament berth last fall, is returning to her native state to become coach at Colorado.
February 10, 2009
Tulane - Team Notes
USA Today
It's been a rough couple of weeks for Tulane, which lost its third straight game -- and second overtime contest in those three games -- with an 89-86 loss to Marshall Feb. 7.
Tulane Beat/Tulane Green Wave live chat at noon today
Times-Picayune
Of all the colleges that came away from signing day celebrating, Tulane has as much reason to be happy as any.
February 9, 2009
Kaljo's 3-pointer gives Green Wave emotional victory
Times-Picayune
[Indira] Kaljo, whose mother Almadina died of breast cancer in 2001, hit a 3-pointer with 0.1 seconds left to give Tulane a 72-69 win over East Carolina in the Green Wave's "Pink Zone" game, which is dedicated to those with breast cancer and raises money for the Kay Yow/WBCA Fund.
Season's best shooting effort goes for naught in Tulane defeat
Times-Picayune
In a season in which it increasingly looks like Tulane will finish on the negative side of the win/loss ledger, the Green Wave let one get away Saturday.
February 6, 2009
Tulane football recruiting podcast
Times-Picayune
Lewis interviews Tulane football coach Bob Toledo Wednesday afternoon on what he thought of his recruiting class, and how they went about putting it together.
Kaljo sparks Green Wave
Times-Picayune
Indira Kaljo scored a season-high 22 points, including five 3-pointers, as the Tulane women pulled away from Marshall 58-45 on Thursday night at the Cam Henderson Center in Huntington, W.Va.
Turnovers doom Herd in loss
Herald-Dispatch (Huntington, W.Va.)
The key for Tulane was a 14-0 run in a four-minute stretch in which the Herd was assessed two technicals and Indira Kaljo hit three 3-pointers. Kaljo finished with five shots from beyond the arc and scored a career-high 22 points.
Herd women lose to Tulane at home
Charleston Daily Mail
Indira Kaljo scored 22 points and had four steals to help Tulane top Marshall, 58-45, in a Conference USA women's basketball game Thursday at Cam Henderson Center.
College Corner: Langford runs show for the Tulane women
Penn Live
Ashley Langford wanted new experiences in her life when she made the decision to accept a women's basketball scholarship from Tulane University four years ago.
Louisiana D-I schools recruit heavily in state
Alexandria Town Talk
Tulane coach Bob Toledo pledged he would improve recruiting in talent-rich Louisiana when he took over the Green Wave in 2007.
Green Wave snags all 24 commitments
Rivals.com
There's no such thing as a perfect recruiting class, but Tulane coach Bob Toledo couldn't have asked for a whole lot more.
February 5, 2009
Tulane runs out of steam vs. Blazers
Times-Picayune
Turnovers doom Wave in 81-61 road defeat
Tulane lands tight-knit group
Times-Picayune
The result: Tulane's best-regarded recruiting class in several years, one in which every committed player stayed with the Green Wave.
Tulane signs balanced class
Biloxi Sun-Herald
Tulane signed 14 offensive and 11 defensive players on National Signing Day, a class that head coach Bob Toledo considers his best.
2009 Tulane signees
WWL News
Green Wave, Tigers receive jolt of talent
Times-Picayune
Tulane class addresses speed need
February 4, 2009
Longer 3-point shot has had marginal effect
Times-Picayune
TU's Dickerson says good shooters not bothered by extra 12 inches
A very early NFL mock draft
Fox Sports
Here's my "probably a bit too early" mock draft 1.0: 34. Kansas City: Troy Kropog, OT, Tulane, Senior
Tulane football gets off to a fast start signing players
Times-Picayune
Two hours after the official start of National Signing Day, 16 of the Green Wave's anticipated 24 signees had faxed their paperwork to the Wilson Center.
February 3, 2009
PERSONAL TOUCH: Tulane reels in football recruits with TLC and persistence
Times-Picayune
The Green Wave has commitments from 24 players, plus two early entries who will count in last year's class. Eight players are ranked as three-star recruits by Rivals.com.
Hargrave receiver commits to Tulane
Times-Picayune
Tulane football recruiting neared completion Monday with a verbal commitment from Hargrave Military Academy wide receiver Devin Figaro...
February 2, 2009
Lindsey leads Tulane over Memphis
Times-Picayune
Tulane sophomore forward Brittany Lindsey had team highs with 10 points and six rebounds as the Green Wave won 59-44 at Memphis.
TULANE ASSISTANT [track coach] TAKES HALF
Times-Picayune
Victoria Martinez had never run a half marathon, so she didn't know what to expect.
Curtis' Kenny Cain visiting Tulane football this weekend
Times-Picayune
With seven three-star prospects already committed -- a total that represents seven more than a year ago - Tulane football recruiting clearly is on the upswing.
Central Florida tops Wave in OT
Times-Picayune
Just ask the Tulane Green Wave, which saw the elation of its recent success more than offset by its 79-74 overtime loss to Central Florida on Saturday at Fogelman Arena.
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