Tulane Concludes Nonconference Play Against Georgia Southern

When:	Monday, Dec. 30 \| 7 p.m.
Where:	New Orleans \| Avron B. Fogelman Arena in the Devlin Fieldhouse
Watch:	Tulane All-Access
Radio:	WRBH 88.3 FM \| Listen Online
Notes:	Tulane (PDF) \| Georgia Southern (PDF)
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NEW ORLEANS – The Tulane women's basketball team will conclude nonconference play for the 2019-20 season as it hosts Georgia Southern on Monday, Dec. 29. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. at Avron B. Fogelman Arena in the Devlin Fieldhouse.

SERIES HISTORY – GEORGIA SOUTHERN
• The Eagles lead the all-time series 2-0 against the Green Wave with both wins coming prior to coach Stockton's time in New Orleans.

SCOUTING THE EAGLES
• Georgia Southern comes into the game with a 3-7 record coming into the game in New Orleans. The Eagles beat St. Francis Brooklyn in its last game.
• Georgia Southern shoots 72.6 percent from the free throw line, which leads the Sun Belt Conference.
• The Eagles have averaged 40.2 rebounds per game this season.
• GSU forces opponents to turn the ball over 18.8 times per game and score 18.2 points off said turnovers.
• Tatum Barber leads the team with 11.5 points per game and snags 5.8 rebounds, which is second for the Eagles.
• Nikki McDonald grabs a team-high 6.1 rebounds per game.
• Amira Atwater is the facilitator on the team with 3.2 assists per contest. She also adds 4.0 points.
• Head coach Anita Howard holds an all-time record of 148-62 and a 3-7 record during her time in Statesboro, Georgia.
• Fowler previously made stops at Salem College, Columbus State and Livingston.

AGAINST THE SUN BELT
• Tulane is 55-30 all-time against teams from the Sun Belt and 28-3 against Sun Belt teams under Stockton.
• The Green Wave have collected a 32-11 record against teams from the Sun Belt at Fogelman in Devlin.
• The Olive and Blue's last win against a Sun Blet team came on Dec. 22, 2018, when Tulane beat Texas State, 67-61.

DOUBLE DOUBLE-DOUBLES
• Juniors Arsula Clark and Krystal Freeman both logged double-doubles against South Alabama. Clark recorded 14 points and 15 rebounds, while Freeman added 12 points and 12 boards.
• This was the first time two Tulane players registered double-doubles in the same game since Tiffany Dale (12 points and 12 rebounds) and Chinwe Duru (13 points and 11 rebounds) achieved the feat on Dec. 28, 2013 against Northeastern.

SPREADING THE BALL AROUND
• On the 2017-18 roster, only six players averaged at least 4.0 points per game. Last season, eight players averaged at least 4.0 points per game.
• Through game 12 this season, six players are averaging at least 4.0 points per game and two players are averaging double-figures.

ANDERSON DISHING DIMES
• Kaila Anderson dished out a career-high 10 assists against MTSU. She logged seven of the 10 in the first half.
• Anderson started the season with high assist numbers as she logged six assists against the Jackson State Nov. 5.
• The Kenner, Louisiana, native ranks ninth in the AAC in assists per game at 3.7.

CLARK LEADS THE WAY
• Transfer junior Arsula Clark has led the Green Wave in scoring in five games this season. She scored a season-high 23 points on Nov. 14 against MTSU after logging 18 at Washington on Nov. 10.
• Clark logged double-doubles in two straight games with a team-high 17 points and 11 rebounds against LSU and 13 points and 10 rebounds in the win over Central Arkansas.
• She was named to the AAC's weekly honor roll after the first two weeks of the season.

THREE-POINT DEFENSE
• Green Wave opponents are shooting 27.0 percent from behind the arc this season. This figure ranks first in the AAC.
• The good 3-point defense started the 2019-20 season as Jackson State shot 15.8 percent from behind the arc. This was the lowest 3-point percentage by a Tulane opponent since Memphis shot 11.1 percent on 2/2/2019.
• Tulane held Central Arkansas to 17.6 percent from 3-point range.
• The Wave held Charlotte to 16.7 percent shooting from behind the arc on Nov. 29.
• The Olive and Blue continued the good defense holding Colorado to 16.7 percent shooting from three on Dec. 21.

DEFENSE DOES IT
• The Green Wave defense was strong last season, giving up fewer than 60 points 15 times and fewer than 50 points four times. On December 30, 2018, against FAMU, Tulane allowed just 34 points. The team's scoring defense of 59.9 points per game ranked 67th nationally, and opponents' .367 field goal percentage ranked 34th in the nation.
• The good defense continued this season as the Green Wave held Jackson State to 46 points on 22.7 percent shooting. Tulane's opponents are averaging 60.5 points per game this season.
• The Green Wave held LSU to 59 points and 39.6 percent shooting. This included holding the Tigers to two points in the second quarter, which marked the 15th time Tulane has held an opponent to five or fewer points in a quarter since the NCAA moved to the four quarters format in the 2015-16 season.
• Tulane has held opponents to 9.1 points during the second quarter of home games this season.
• Central Arkansas' 38 total points were the fewest points allowed by the Green Wave since FAMU scored 32 in 2018.

ROLLING DEEP
• Through the regular season, the Green Wave bench played a huge part of the offense. Tulane bench players combined for 21.2 points per game in 2018-19, and Green Wave opponents averaged just 14.1 points per game off the bench.
• The bench is averaging 21.6 points per game through the first 12 games of the season.
• Arsula Clark was a spark off the bench scoring 15 and 18 points in the first two games of the season, respectively. She scored 13 of her game-high 18 in the fourth quarter at Washington. Clark started her first game of the season against MTSU.
• Dynah Jones provided 11 points off the bench against Central Arkansas. Mia Heide scored 12 and added five blocks off the bench against Alabama.
• The team scored a season-high 56 points off the bench on Nov. 28 against Boston College

CAREER NUMBERS WATCH
Coming up soon:
• Sierra Cheatham is 24 points from 500.
• Krystal Freeman is 60 points from 700.
• Arsula Clark is 128 points from 1,000.

UP NEXT
The Green Wave will begin American Athletic Conference travel to play Wichita State on Sunday, Jan. 5. Tip-off is set for 2 p.m.

TICKETS
Tickets for the 2019-20 season can be purchased by calling 504-861-WAVE (9283), logging on to TulaneTix.com or visiting the ticket office at the James W. Wilson Jr. Center.

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