Women's Hoops to Make Official Debut on Saturday

GAME 1: TULANE GREEN WAVE (0-0) VS GRAMBLING STATE TIGERS (0-0)
When:	Saturday, Nov. 12 \| 2 p.m. CT
Where:	New Orleans \| Avron B. Fogelman Arena in the Devlin Fieldhouse (4,100)
Watch:	Tulane All-Access ($)
Listen:	WRBH 88.3 FM \| David Kahn (PBP)
Live Scoring:	Sidearm Stats
Tickets:	Purchase online
Social Media:	@GreenWaveWBB
Notes:	Tulane \| American

NEW ORLEANS - The Tulane women's basketball team (0-0) is set to make its official 2016-17 debut on Saturday, Nov. 12, when the Green Wave host Grambling State (0-0) inside Avron B. Fogelman Arena in the Devlin Fieldhouse. Head Coach Lisa Stockton kicks off her 23rd year at the helm of the program and is fresh off of her seventh straight trip to the postseason and seventh consecutive 20+ win season. Fans can follow Saturday's action by either subscribing to the All-Access stream or by tracking the live free stats. Local fans can hear the play-by-play on WRBH 88.3 FM or come see it in person as all tickets are just $5.

Season Openers
Since the inception of Tulane women's basketball in the 1975-76 season, the Green Wave are 26-15 in season-openers, including winners of 11 straight. Furthermore, the Wave are 17-5 when opening the season at home (which includes the year in which Tulane played in Lubbock, Texas, due to Hurricane Katrina). The Olive and Blue have not lost a season opener at home since dropping a 61-58 decision to Alabama on Nov. 22, 1991, under then head coach Candi Harvey.

Thus, current head coach Lisa Stockton is 18-4 in season openers, including a perfect 13-0 inside Fogelman in Devlin.

1,000-Points Celebrated
Morgan's stellar sophomore campaign resulted in 601 total points, which ranked 54th in the country and seventh all-time at Tulane. Combine that with her freshman season total and Morgan enters her junior year with 1,002 career points. Thus, the New Orleans native became the 27th member of the program's 1,000-point club. Not only that, Morgan became the first player in Tulane history to cross over the 1,000-point plateau in her first two seasons.

Before Saturday's season opener vs Grambling, Morgan will be presented with a commemorative ball celebrating her 1,000-point milestone.

Series History - Grambling
• Tulane trails the overall series against Grambling, 2-1. The two first squared off in 1981 in what was an 80-66 loss for the Wave.
• Tulane got its first win against Grambling in their last meeting on Nov. 10, 2000, when the Wave cruised to a 92-64 victory at home in the Preseason Women's NIT.

Scouting the Tigers
• Last season, Grambling finished with a 17-14 overall record, while performing admirably in the SWAC, achieving a 13-5 conference mark.
• The Tigers averaged 65.1 ppg with a -1.0 scoring margin, shooting .395 from the field, but just .259 from three-point range. Grambling also suffered from a -4.9 rebounding margin.
• Sophomore guard Shakyla Hill returns after a stellar freshman campaign, in which she led the squad with 13.0 ppg. Hill also boasted the best rebounding average at 6.1 boards per game.

Women's Hoops to Make Official Debut on Saturday

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