Women's Basketball Looks to Stay Undefeated Sunday vs. Washington

GAME 3: TULANE GREEN WAVE at WASHINGTON HUSKIES
When:	Sunday, November 17 \| 4 p.m. CST
Where:	New Orleans \| Avron B. Fogelman Arena in the Devlin Fieldhouse
Watch:	Tulane All-Access
Radio:	WRBH 88.3 FM \| Listen Online
Live Scoring:	Statbroadcast
Notes:	Tulane \| Washington
Social:	@GreenWaveWBB

NEW ORLEANS – Riding a two-game winning streak, the Green Wave women's basketball team will look to make it three in a row when Pacific-12 Conference foe Washington comes to Avron B. Fogelman Arena in the Devlin Fieldhouse on Sunday. Tipoff between the pair of undefeated teams is set for 4 p.m.

Sunday's game will be Pride Day for Tulane women's basketball. Rainbow koozies will be available, and fans can also get cake and one free beverage to help celebrate the 125th anniversary of the Green Wave football team.

STARTING FIVE

Tulane picked up a huge win over LSU on Thursday night, beating the Tigers in their home building by a 56-54 to move to 2-0 on the season. The Green Wave are 2-0 for the first time since 2015-16.
Thursday's win was a total team effort with only one player scoring in double figures and five others recording at least 6 points.
Krystal Freeman has seen a vast improvement between her freshman and sophomore years, recording double-digit scoring in each game and leading Tulane in scoring and rebounding.
Tulane ended the 2017-18 season with a 14-17 record overall, missing the national postseason for the first time in nine years. Tulane was the No. 9 seed in the American Athletic Conference Tournament.
Sunday will mark the first all-time meeting between Tulane and Washington. The Green Wave are 3-6 lifetime against Pacific-12 Conference foes.

SERIES HISTORY – WASHINGTON

The Green Wave and Huskies have never met before; Sunday's game will be the first all-time between the two sides.
Sunday's game will also be Tulane's third-ever game against a Division I school from Washington. The Green Wave are 2-0 lifetime against Eastern Washington but have never faced Gonzaga, Seattle, Washington or Washington State.
Against current members of the Pacific-12 Conference, Tulane is 3-6 all-time. That record includes a 1-0 mark against Oregon and 1-1 records against Colorado and Oregon State.

SCOUTING THE HUSKIES

The Huskies, based out of Seattle, Washington, hold a 2-0 mark so far this season after wins against Cal State Fullerton and Northern Arizona at home to begin the year. Sunday's game against Tulane will be the Huskies' first road game this year.
Amber Melgoza is the team's top scorer, averaging 19.0 points per game. She is joined in double-figure scoring by Hannah Johnson and her 14.0 points per game.
On the boards, Johnson tops the team with 8.0 rebounds per game while Melgoza is second at 7.5. Washington has outrebounded its opponents 86-63 so far this year.
Melgoza also leads Washington with nine total assists and is tied for the team high with five steals.
Coach Jody Wynn is in her second year coaching Washington and holds a 9-23 record with the Huskies.

THE BIG 700
Besides being a big victory over an in-state rival, Thursday's win at LSU was also a milestone for the Tulane women's basketball program. The Green Wave have now compiled 700 victories in their existence. Coach Lisa Stockton has been responsible for 495 of those 700 wins.

A QUARTER CENTURY WITH COACH
Now entering her 25th year with the Green Wave women's basketball program in 2018-19, it's hard to imagine anyone else at the helm besides Coach Lisa Stockton. Her numbers are staggering: three different conferences, four conference tournament championships, two conference regular-season championships, six All-Americans, 11 NCAA Tournament berths, seven WNIT spots and a boatload of wins. No one in the history of Tulane women's basketball is even close to Stockton's career numbers.

STOCKTON NEARS 500
Entering Sunday's game against Washington, Stockton has amassed 495 career victories at Tulane. She is just five wins shy of 500. Stockton has more than nine times as many wins as the second-winningest coach in program history.

TAMING THE TIGERS
Tulane got a huge victory on Thursday night, defeating in-state rival LSU on the Tigers' home court. Tulane has now won six of the last nine contests against LSU dating back to 2010. The Green Wave have also won three of the last four at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center. Tulane's win over LSU was its first against a Power 5 Conference opponent since it beat Vanderbilt on Nov. 17, 2017.

SECOND-HALF SURGE
After shooting just 35.4 percent from the field in the first half against the Tigers, Tulane found its rhythm in the second. The Green Wave went 50 percent from the field in the third quarter and 42.9 percent from the floor in the fourth, posting a 46.1 percent performance in the half overall. Tulane has shot 47.5 percent from the field overall this year.

FREEMAN SCORING IN DOUBLE FIGURES
Sophomore Krystal Freeman was Tulane's lone player to reach double figures in scoring on Thursday night, getting to 10 points in the game on a 5-of-12 effort from the field. Freeman is Tulane's only player to reach double figures in both games this season and is averaging 13 points per game.

GUTIERREZ GETS GOING
Following a respectable four-point, two-assist showing in her career debut, freshman Erin Gutierrez really made herself known on Thursday at LSU. The Florida native finished second on the team with nine points, second on the team with four assists and led Tulane with five steals. Gutierrez also had two rebounds and played 27 minutes of action off the bench.

UNDERCLASSMEN OVERPERFORMING
Tulane's roster is seeing a youth movement so far in 2018-19 with underclassmen getting a supermajority of minutes played, points scored and assists. Freshmen and sophomores have combined for 67 percent of Green Wave scoring, 67 percent of Tulane minutes and 73 percent of Tulane's assists. Tulane's underclassmen have also contributed 58 percent of the team rebounding.

CAREER NUMBERS WATCH
Against LSU:

Kayla Manuirirangi scored her 300th point.
Kaila Anderson and Krystal Freeman snagged their 50th rebounds.
Meredith Schulte played her 100th game.

Coming up soon:

Kaila Anderson needs 11 points for 100.
Meredith Schulte's next made field goal will be her 200th.
Kayla Manuirirangi needs 10 rebounds for 100.
Ksenija Madzarevic is one point away from 100.

NEXT UP
Tulane heads to the west coast next week for two games in San Diego. The Green Wave start their California trip with a contest against California on Friday at 6 p.m. central and then face Cleveland State on Saturday at 4 p.m. central.

Women's Basketball Looks to Stay Undefeated Sunday vs. Washington

Players Mentioned

Kaila Anderson

Krystal Freeman

Erin Gutierrez

Ksenija Madzarevic

Kayla Manuirirangi

Meredith Schulte

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Women's Basketball Looks to Stay Undefeated Sunday vs. Washington

Players Mentioned

Kaila Anderson

Krystal Freeman

Erin Gutierrez

Ksenija Madzarevic

Kayla Manuirirangi

Meredith Schulte

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