Women's Hoops Looks to Get Back in Win Column at SMU

GAME 17: TULANE GREEN WAVE (10-6, 1-2) AT SMU MUSTANGS (10-5, 1-1)
When:	Wednesday, Jan. 11 \| 7 p.m. CT
Where:	Dallas, Texas \| Moody Coliseum (8,998)
Watch:	Pony-Up TV (Sidearm All-Access)
Listen:	WRBH 88.3 FM - Gus Kattengell (PxP)
Live Scoring:	Sidearm Stats
Notes:	Tulane \| SMU
Social:	@GreenWaveWBB

NEW ORLEANS - The (-/RV) Tulane women's basketball team (10-6, 1-2) looks to get back into the win column on Wednesday night when they clash with SMU (10-5, 1-1) at 7 p.m. CT inside the Moody Coliseum. Wednesday's encounter marks the sixth straight opponent ranked inside the RPI Top-100 as the Green Wave looks to get back to .500 in American Athletic Conference play.

SERIES HISTORY - SMU
• Tulane leads the all-time series, 20-13, and have won five against the Mustangs, including the last three at Moody Coliseum.
• Last year, the Wave swept SMU in the regular season series, defeating the Mustangs at home, 76-64, and on the road, 54-42.
• In the last 10 encounters, all but one game was decided by 12 points or less.

SCOUTING THE MUSTANGS
• SMU is 10-5 overall and 1-1 in AAC play. The Mustangs defeated Cincinnati, 64-47 on Dec. 31, before dropping a 58-57 contest on the road at East Carolina.
• Alicia Froling is the only player in the conference averaging a double-double with 15.0 points per game and a league best 10.9 rebounds.
• SMU ranks third in The American in scoring defense, holding opponents to 57.3 points per game. In addition, the Mustangs lead the league in in blocks (93) and rebounds (657).
• McKenzie Adams also averages double figures at 10.6 ppg.

TREY-MENDOUS STRETCH
After knocking down five treys at ECU, eight vs USF, and nine at Temple, Tulane's 7.3 three-pointers per game in league play ranks first in the conference, while their .361 three-point shooting percentage ranks second.

Tulane has been heating up from beyond the arc as of late, connecting on at least seven made three-pointers in five of their past seven games, including a season high of 10 vs N.C. State. In fact, in the last six games, Tulane jumped its made three-pointer average from 5.2 to 6.2 and its three-point shooting percentage from .311 to .338.

Kolby Morgan has played a major role in the three-point surge. The junior has averaged 3.0 made three's in the last seven games, connecting on 45.7 percent of her shots from beyond the arc. She has since raised her three-point shooting percentage from .348 to .402, which ranks fifth in The American and 54th in the nation. Meanwhile, Morgan's made three-pointers average has increased from 1.8 to 2.3, which ranks fourth in the league.

CAN'T BUY A FREE-THROW
Tulane, who attempted just three free-throws against No. 20/21 USF last week, only attempted nine in the game at Temple on Jan. 8. The kicker there was the fact that the Wave did not obtain its first free throw attempt until 4:50 on the clock in the fourth quarter.

DOUBLE TROUBLE
When looking at the last seven games, the Wave have received big contributions from its two preseason American All-Conference players in Morgan and Vorpahl. In fact, the duo have scored a combined 233 total points which represents 51.9 percent of the team's scoring in that seven-game stretch.

STAT ANALYSIS - AMERICAN PLAY
Through three games in league play, Vorpahl is shooting 50.0 percent (16-of-32) from the field, which leads all Green Wave and ranks 10th in The American. Vorpahl is also connecting on 45.5 percent of her shots from three which ranks 7th. Morgan's 3.3 assist-to-turnover ratio leads the league. Wyatt's 6.3 rebounds per game ranks 10th while her 1.7 blocks per game ranks 2nd.

Women's Hoops Looks to Get Back in Win Column at SMU

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