Women's Hoops Returns Home to Host Southern Miss on Sunday

GAME 3: TULANE GREEN WAVE (1-1) VS SOUTHERN MISS GOLDEN EAGLES (3-0)
When:	Sunday, Nov. 20 \| 2 pm CT
Where:	New Orleans \| Avron B. Fogelman Arena in the Devlin Fieldhouse (4,100)
Watch:	Tulane All-Access Stream ($)
Radio:	WRBH 88.3 FM - Gus Kattengell (PBP)
Stats:	Sidearm Live Scoring
Notes:	Tulane \| Southern Miss \| American
Tickets:	Purchase Online \| All tickets are $5
Social:	@GreenWaveWBB \| #RollWave

NEW ORLEANS - The (-/RV) Tulane women's basketball team (1-1) returns to the friendly confines of Avron B. Fogelman Arena in the Devlin Fieldhouse on Sunday for a mid-afternoon bout against an unblemished Southern Miss (3-0) squad. Tip-off is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. CT as fans can follow along via a Tulane All-Access subscription, by tuning into WRBH 88.3 FM, or on Twitter at @GreenWaveWBB.

LAST TIME OUT
Tulane took on No. 10/9 Mississippi State this past Wednesday night, falling to the Bulldogs, 66-49. Leslie Vorpahl, who only played six minutes in the first half due to early foul trouble, finished with a game high 20 points after sinking her first nine shots.

SERIES HISTORY - SOUTHERN MISS
• Tulane trails the overall series against Southern Miss, 35-29.
• Tulane boasts a 21-12 record at home in the series.
• The series dates back to Jan. of 1980, in which the Wave claimed the first matchup, 72-62, at Southern Miss.
• The two sides have split the last 10 encounters at five-apiece. The two last met back on March 1, 2014, in which Southern Miss escaped with the 79-67 win.

SCOUTING THE GOLDEN EAGLES
• Southern Miss is off to a 3-0 start after picking up wins against UNO, William Carey and Alcorn State.
• The Golden Eagles are averaging 80.0 points per game with a +35.0 scoring margin. They also boast a +7.7 rebounding margin and a +15.3 turnover margin.
• Southern Miss is led by Brittany Dinkins, who is averaging 16.3 ppg on 48.7 percent shooting, including a .444 mark from three-point range.
• Jayla King follows suit with her 12.3 ppg to go along with her team leading 7.0 rebounds per game. Megan Brown also averages double figures at 10.0 ppg.

PICKING YOUR SHOTS
Though it's a small sample size of two games, Tulane is off to a hot start shooting wise. The Green Wave's .533 shooting percentage currently ranks first in the conference and third in the nation.

A trio of players lead the way for the Wave in Harlyn Wyatt, Meredith Schulte and Leslie Vorpahl, who all rank inside the top-4 in the league in field goal percentage. Wyatt is shooting .857 from the floor while Schulte and Vorpahl each are at .714, as the latter two rank 16th in the nation.

MAKING HER 'POINT' AT GUARD
Senior point guard Leslie Vorpahl made history in Tulane's season opening win over Grambling on Nov. 12. The San Antonio native recorded 15 assists, setting a new single-game program record, previously held by Ashley Langford's 14 assists set back in both 2006 and 2007.

After two games, Vorpahl sits at 8.0 assists per game, which ranks 7th in the nation and tied for first in the AAC. In addition, Vorpahl's 16 total assists ranks 30th in the country.

VORPAHL'S STELLAR 2ND HALF
After playing just six minutes in the first half vs. No. 10/9 Mississippi State due to early foul trouble, Leslie Vorpahl came back with a vengeance in the second half, making her first seven shots to ultimately finish 9-of-11 from the field, scoring a game high 20 points.

FEATS AGAINST TOP-10 MISSISSIPPI STATE
No. 10/9 Mississippi State entered Wednesday's contest averaging a prolific 97.5 ppg on 56.9 percent shooting. However, the Green Wave held the Bulldogs to just 66 points on 36.1 percent shooting.

Miss State did prevail with the 66-49 victory on Wednesday, but keep in mind two factors: Tulane only had its senior point guard Leslie Vorpahl for JUST six minutes in the first half due to early foul trouble, and Preseason First-Team All-Conference selection Kolby Morgan was held to a career low one-point and left early in the second half.

All-in-all, the Green Wave outscored Miss State 33-30 in the second half.

Women's Hoops Returns Home to Host Southern Miss on Sunday

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Players Mentioned

Kolby Morgan

Meredith Schulte

Leslie Vorpahl

Harlyn Wyatt

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