Sunday, December 31
Tampa, Fla.
11 a.m.
Tulane University
8-6, 0-1AAC
46
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USF
11-3, 1-0AAC
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TULANE
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Photo by: Parker Waters
Bulls Too Much for Women's Hoops in American Opener
Dec 31, 2017 | Women's Basketball
TAMPA, Fla. – The Tulane women's basketball team (8-6, 0-1 American Athletic Conference) was unable to close out 2017 with a victory on Sunday, falling 75-46 at No. 25/24 USF at the Sun Dome.
USF (11-3, 1-0) controlled all aspects of the game, picking up 20 assists to just seven turnovers while shooting 47 percent from the field and 39 percent from 3-point range. The Bulls outscored the Green Wave 34-14 in the paint and won the rebounding battle 48-34, capitalizing with 14 second-chance points.
Meredith Schulte was the Green Wave's leading scorer with 10 points while Kolby Morgan and Krystal Freeman tied for a team high with seven rebounds. Morgan was also the team's top passer with five assists.
Three other Tulane players tied for the second-most points on the team. Morgan, Sierra Cheatham and Kayla Manuirirangi all had 8 points. Morgan failed to record double-figure scoring for the first time since Dec. 3, 2016 in a loss at Middle Tennessee, snapping her 40-game streak of double-figure scoring.
The Green Wave kept up with the Bulls for the first five minutes of the game, trailing 12-11 at the first media timeout. A 6-0 run on 3-pointers from Morgan and Manuirirangi helped the team trail by just 1 at that point.
But when the contest resumed, USF scored 10 of the quarter's final 12 points to take a 22-13 lead through 10 minutes. The Bulls then opened the game up even more in the second quarter, outscoring the Green Wave 22-7 to take a 44-20 lead into halftime.
Morgan had 6 of her 8 points in the first four minutes of the game and did not score again until midway through the fourth quarter.
Tulane continues its conference-opening road swing on Wednesday at Tulsa. The Green Wave and Golden Hurricane will tip off at 11 a.m. central.
USF (11-3, 1-0) controlled all aspects of the game, picking up 20 assists to just seven turnovers while shooting 47 percent from the field and 39 percent from 3-point range. The Bulls outscored the Green Wave 34-14 in the paint and won the rebounding battle 48-34, capitalizing with 14 second-chance points.
Meredith Schulte was the Green Wave's leading scorer with 10 points while Kolby Morgan and Krystal Freeman tied for a team high with seven rebounds. Morgan was also the team's top passer with five assists.
Three other Tulane players tied for the second-most points on the team. Morgan, Sierra Cheatham and Kayla Manuirirangi all had 8 points. Morgan failed to record double-figure scoring for the first time since Dec. 3, 2016 in a loss at Middle Tennessee, snapping her 40-game streak of double-figure scoring.
The Green Wave kept up with the Bulls for the first five minutes of the game, trailing 12-11 at the first media timeout. A 6-0 run on 3-pointers from Morgan and Manuirirangi helped the team trail by just 1 at that point.
But when the contest resumed, USF scored 10 of the quarter's final 12 points to take a 22-13 lead through 10 minutes. The Bulls then opened the game up even more in the second quarter, outscoring the Green Wave 22-7 to take a 44-20 lead into halftime.
Morgan had 6 of her 8 points in the first four minutes of the game and did not score again until midway through the fourth quarter.
Tulane continues its conference-opening road swing on Wednesday at Tulsa. The Green Wave and Golden Hurricane will tip off at 11 a.m. central.
Team Stats
TLN
USF
FG%
.290
.468
3FG%
.318
.391
FT%
.600
.571
RB
34
48
TO
10
7
STL
3
5
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
10
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
8
FGM
2
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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