Women's Hoops Ready for Senior Night vs. SMU

GAME 29: TULANE GREEN WAVE (12-16, 4-11 AAC) vs. SMU MUSTANGS (10-18, 4-11)
When:	Monday, February 26 \| 7 p.m. CST
Where:	New Orleans \| Fogelman in Devlin
Watch:	ESPN3
Radio:	WRBH 88.3 FM \| Listen Online
Live Scoring:	Sidearm Stats
Notes:	Tulane
Social:	@GreenWaveWBB

NEW ORLEANS – The Green Wave women's basketball team will host SMU at Avron B. Fogelman Arena in the Devlin Fieldhouse on Monday night where the team will honor seniors Caylah Cruickshank and Kolby Morgan before and after the game for Senior Night.

All fans can get into Monday's game for just $3, and fans are encouraged to wear green for our Green Out. Fans will also receive green T-shirts upon entry while supplies last. Students who attend the game will receive free breakfast sandwiches as part of the Breakfast for Dinner promotion.

Saturday's game will be televised live on ESPN3 with Tim Grubbs and Victor Howell on the call. The game will also be broadcast on the radio in New Orleans on WRBH 88.3 FM with Gus Kattengell providing commentary.

STARTING FIVE
1.   Tulane got career scoring highs from Harlyn Wyatt (18 points) and Tatyana Lofton (16) but could not stop Wichita State's offense in an 81-70 loss to the Shockers on Saturday afternoon.
2.   Tulane is currently on a four-game losing streak and a six-game losing streak on the road. The team's last win was against Temple on February 7.
3.   Now at 752 career made field goals, Kolby Morgan passed up all-time leading scorer Grace Daley on that list. To break the school record, Morgan needs to make just six more field goals to surpass Stacey Gaudet's 757 career made field goals.
4.   Tulane is currently in a tie for eighth in the conference standings with SMU. A victory against the Mustangs combined with a Memphis loss against Temple on Monday will secure the No. 8 seed for the Green Wave.
5.   Since joining the AAC for the 2014-15 season, the Green Wave holds a 33-34 record in conference play. Tulane has finished fifth in the league standings during all three of its seasons. Tulane is 21-13 all-time against SMU.

SERIES HISTORY – SMU
•   Tulane and SMU have faced off 34 times in their history, and Tulane owns a 21-13 edge in the lifetime series.
•   Tulane won the first three meetings between the sides in 1980, 1981 and 1987, and the Green Wave are currently on a six-game winning streak against the Mustangs that dates back to February 2013.
•   SMU's last win in the series was in January 2013. When the teams met last year, Tulane won 71-58 in Dallas.

SCOUTING THE MUSTANGS
•   The Mustangs, based in Dallas, Texas, hold a 10-18 overall record this season and are tied with Tulane at 4-11 in the AAC. In the league, SMU's wins came against East Carolina, Temple, Tulsa and Memphis.
•   McKenzie Adams is the Mustangs' top scorer with 16.7 points per game, and Kiara Perry is also in double figures with 10.1 points per game.
•   Dai'ja Thomas tops the team in rebounding with 6.8 boards per game, and Mikayla Reese has a team-high 2.4 assists per game.
•   SMU is currently on a three-game losing streak with losses to USF, Wichita State and UConn.

TULANE IN THE AAC
Since joining the AAC for the 2014-15 season, the Green Wave holds a 33-34 record in conference play. Tulane has finished fifth in the league standings during all three of its seasons. This is Tulane's fourth season in the league after spending the previous 19 seasons in Conference USA.

CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT SCENARIOS
With one game remaining in the regular season, Tulane finds itself in the bottom half of the conference standings. The Green Wave can no longer finish higher than eighth in the conference and can finish as low as 10th. Here are the scenarios for the Green Wave on Monday, the regular-season's final day:
•   Win vs. SMU AND Memphis loss vs. Temple = Tulane No. 8 seed
•   Win vs. SMU AND Memphis win vs. Temple = Tulane No. 9 seed
•   Loss vs. SMU = Tulane No. 10 seed

CAREER HIGH FOR WYATT
Junior Harlyn Wyatt had the best offensive night of her career at Wichita State on Saturday, scoring 18 points and making nine field goals. Wyatt's previous career high of 16 points came against Eastern Washington in December 2016, and her previous best in field goals made was just six. Wyatt scored 10 points in the second quarter alone on Saturday and had 12 consecutive Green Wave points during a stretch spanning the second and third quarters.

CAREER HIGH FOR LOFTON
Tatyana Lofton had the best game of her Tulane career scoring on Saturday at Wichita State, dropping 16 points. Lofton went 6 of 14 from the field and drained a career-high three 3-pointers as well. The junior's previous career high in scoring was 13 against Tulsa in January, and she had never made more than two 3-pointers in a game for the Green Wave.

SENIOR NIGHT
Tulane will honor seniors Caylah Cruickshank and Kolby Morgan during festivities before and after Monday's game. Cruickshank is known for her energy on and off the court, and she has played in 92 games for Tulane with a career-high of 13 points. Morgan is in the top 10 all-time in Tulane history in almost every statistical category and has more than 2,000 points in her career.

CAREER NUMBERS WATCH
at Wichita State:
•   Kolby Morgan earned her 250th career steal and made her 750th career field goal.
Coming up soon:
•   Caylah Cruickshank needs six more rebounds for 100.
•   Ksenija Madzarevic is 4 points shy of 100.
•   Tatyana Lofton is 7 points away from 100.
•   Kolby Morgan will tie the school record for made field goals with five more.
•   Meredith Schulte will reach 100 offensive rebounds with two more and 500 points with 16 more.
•   Tene Thompson is four field goals away from 100.

NEXT UP
Tulane will play next in Uncasville, Connecticut, for an opening-round game of the American Athletic Conference Tournament. Tipoff time and opponent are still to be determined, but the Green Wave is guaranteed to play on Saturday.

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Players Mentioned

Caylah Cruickshank

Tatyana Lofton

Ksenija Madzarevic

Kolby Morgan

Meredith Schulte

Tene Thompson

Harlyn Wyatt

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