Tulane Opens the Air Force Reserve AAC Championship Against Tulsa Friday

When:	Friday, March 6 \| 11 a.m.
Where:	Uncasville, Conn. \| Mohegan Sun Arena
Watch:	ESPN3
Radio:	WRBH 88.3 FM \| Listen Online
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NEW ORLEANS – The Tulane University women's basketball team will head to the 2020 American Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Championship in Uncasville, Connecticut. The Green Wave will take on No. 12 Tulsa in the first round at 11 a.m. CT on Friday, March 6, in the Mohegan Sun Arena.

STARTING FIVE
1.            Tulane has made three 17-plus-point comeback wins on the road this season. The Green Wave got their third big comeback win with an 18-point come-from-behind win at SMU.
2.            The Green Wave made the biggest comeback in American Athletic Conference play this season when they fought back from down 18 at SMU on Jan. 15. Wichita State has the second-largest at 13 points against Tulsa.
3.            Junior Krystal Freeman scored a career-high 30 points in the 67-66 win at SMU on Jan. 15. This eclipsed her previous career-high of 27 at Houston on Feb. 20, 2019.
4.            Tulane ranks second in the American Athletic Conference and 30th in the NCAA in 3-point field goal defense as it has held opponents to 27.8 percent from behind the arc.
5.            Junior Arsula Clark was the second Green Wave player to hit 30 points or more in a game this season. She logged a season-high 31 points on Feb. 16 against Wichita State.

SERIES HISTORY – TULSA
• The Green Wave lead the all-time series 22-9 against the Golden Hurricane.
• This season, the Olive and Blue took both meetings between the two teams. Tulane won the first game 64-62 in overtime and the second game 50-46.
• The Green Wave are 2-1 against Tulsa in a conference tournament setting. The Olive and Blue beat Tulsa 71-53 in the 2015 American Athletic Conference Tournament.
• The Olive and Blue have collected a 21-9 record against Tulsa under head coach Lisa Stockton.

SCOUTING THE GOLDEN HURRICANE
• Tulsa comes into the American Athletic Conference Tournament with an 9-20 overall record and a 4-12 conference mark. The Golden Hurricane are the No. 12 seed in the tournament.
• Tulsa has averaged 56.7 points on 36.6 percent from the field this season and 53.4 points on 35.6 percent shooting in conference play.
• Tulsa ended the season winning two straight games over Temple and Houston.
• Tulsa has grabbed 34.4 rebounds and 9.3 steals this season.
• The Golden Hurricane have dished out 13.1 assists per game on the year.
• Kendrian Elliott has led Tulsa with 12.9 points and 8.5 rebounds per game on the season. Elliott ranks fifth in the AAC in rebounds per game.
• Alexis Gaulden has dished out a team-high 83 assists.
• Head coach Matilda Mossman has collected a 114-161 record during her nine seasons at Tulsa.
• She has a 264-256 career record and previously made stops at Kansas State and Arkansas.

AGAINST THE AMERICAN
• Tulane is 47-53 in American Athletic Conference play.
• Under coach Stockton, Tulane is 236-169 in conference games.
• The Olive and Blue are 4-5 all-time in the American Athletic Conference Tournament. They have earned a 1-2 record as the No. 5 seed.
• Tulane won the only meeting with Tulsa in the AAC Tournament.

CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT RECORD
• Tulane has collected a 35-30 record in conference tournaments.
• The Green Wave are 4-5 record as a No. 5 seed in all conference tournaments.

LAST MATCHUP
• The Green Wave took the last matchup between the two teams, 50-46, earlier this season in Tulsa.
• Tulane opened the second half with a 9-2 run to take a 35-21 lead with 6:16 left in the third quarter. The Green Wave held Tulsa scoreless for more than four minutes of the third period during the run.
•Tulsa cut the score to 48-46 with five seconds remaining, but Tulane was able to hold on to the victory.
• Senior Kayla Manuirirangi led the team with 18 points.
• Junior Krystal Freeman grabbed a team-high six rebounds and five steals and added 10 points. Sophomore Mia Heide blocked four shots and snagged five rebounds.

COMEBACK KIDS
• Tulane trailed by 18 points with 1:24 remaining in the third quarter at Washington. Tulane then went on a 31-11 run to close the game and take a 64-62 win.
• Junior Arsula Clark knocked down the game winner with 0.5 seconds remaining to cap off the comeback. She scored 14 of her game-high 18 points in the second half.
• The Green Wave rallied from down 17 in the third at Southern Miss. on Dec. 4 and pulled out the win.
• Tulane went on a 23-3 run from the six-minute mark in thethird to the 8:19 mark in the fourth quarter to take the lead over the Lady Eagles and finish the game with a win.
• Clark scored 17 of her 20 points in the second half to lead the charge.
• The Green Wave fell behind 55-37 with 17 seconds remaining in the third quarter at SMU.
• Tulane reeled off runs of 8-2, 6-0 and 10-1 to tie the game at 64 with a minute left. After two free throws from SMU, junior Krystal Freeman knocked down a three to win the game.
• Freeman scored eight points, sophomore Dynah Jones added seven and Clark logged five during the run.

CLARK SNAGS 500
• With her second rebound at Memphis on Feb. 24, junior Arsula Clark logged the 500th board of her career.

CLARK'S CAREER DAY
• Junior Arsula Clark scored the 1,000th point of her career with an and-one to start the game against Wichita State on Feb. 16. She scored a season-high 31 points against the Shockers. During her career day, she made the first three of her career.
• She was named to the AAC Weekly Honor Roll for the fourth time this season after the historic game.

BEST CONFERENCE START
• Tulane started the American Athletic Conference slate with a 6-0 record. This is the first time in program history the Green Wave started conference play with six straight wins. The sixth win surpassed the 5-0 start by the 2002-03 team in Conference USA.

CAREER NUMBERS WATCH
Coming up soon:
• Krystal Freeman is 90 points from 1,000.
• Krystal Freeman is nine rebounds from 500.
• Sierra Cheatham is six points from 600.

FREEMAN DROPS 30
• Junior Krystal Freeman scored 30 points in the win at SMU. She was the first Tulane player to score 30 points since Kolby Morgan dropped 30 against Houston on Jan. 6, 2018.
• With her first three of the game at SMU, Freeman logged the 700th point of her career. She scored the first 14 points for the Green Wave against the Mustangs.
• She currently ranks seventh in points per game in conference play at 14.6.

GETTING IT DONE IN THE CLASSROOM
• Junior Sierra Cheatham gets it done on and off the court. She is currently averaging 6.4 points and 3.9 rebounds on the court. The Houston native registered at 4.0 GPA while majoring in neuroscience in the fall semester.

FREEMAN EARNS AAC HONORS
• Freeman was named to the AAC Honor Roll on Dec. 30 after logging a double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds against Georgia Southern. This marked her fifth double-double in six games.
• She earned the honor a second time this season on Dec. 20 after 30 points at SMU and recording nine rebounds, four assists and three steals against Cincinnati.
• Freeman was named to the AAC Honor Roll on Jan. 27 after logging 19 points, nine rebounds, three assists and three steals in the win over UCF. She had 13 points, nine rebounds and one steal at USF.
• She earned her fourth time on the Honor Roll on March 3 after dropping 21 points and 10 rebounds on both ECU and Temple.

IT'S A BLOCK PARTY
• Tulane blocked a season-high 12 shots against Georgia Southern on Dec. 30. This was the most blocked shots by a Green Wave team since the Olive and Blue swatted 12 shots on Dec. 9, 2002 against Drake.
• The Olive and Blue rank second in the AAC and 50th in the NCAA in the category with 4.3 blocks per game.
• Sophomore Mia Heide ranks second in the American and 43rd in the NCAA in blocked shots per game at 1.9.

THREE-POINT DEFENSE
• Green Wave opponents are shooting 27.8 percent from behind the arc this season. This figure ranks first in the AAC and 30th in the NCAA.
• 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.
• The Green Wave added Georgia Southern to the list of under 20 percent shooting when they held the Eagles to 10.0 percent shooting from behind the arc. This was the lowest mark by a Tulane opponent since SMU shot 6.7 (1-15) percent from behind the arc on Jan. 12, 2019.
• The Green Wave have held 12 opponents to 25.0 percent or lower from the three this season.

KEEPING OPPONENTS UNDER 60
• Tulane has held strong on the defensive end, holding eight opponents under sixty points thus far this season. The Green Wave are 10-4 when their opponent scores 60 points or fewer.
• Tulane's opponents are averaging 60.7 points per game this season.
• The Green Wave held Jackson State to 46 points on 22.7 percent shooting.
• Central Arkansas' 38 total points were the fewest points allowed by the Green Wave since FAMU scored 32 in 2018.
• The Green Wave held Georgia Southern to 40 points on Dec. 30 and Wichita State to 56 points on Jan. 5.
• The Olive and Blue held Tulsa to 46 on the road Jan. 29.

SINGLE-DIGIT QUARTERS
• The Olive and Blue have made a point to be strong defensively under coach Stockton. Tulane held LSU to two points in the second quarter on Nov. 17. They held Temple to four points in the third quarter March 3.
• The Olive and Blue have held opponets to five or fewer points in a quarter 16 times since the NCAA moved to the four quarters format in the 2015-16 season.
• The Green Wave only allowed Georgia Southern to score in double-digits in the third quarter.
• Tulane has held opponents to single-digits in a quarter 15 times this season.

UP NEXT
• The winner of this game will move on to play No. 4 USF on at 11 a.m. CT on Saturday, March 7.

TICKETS
Tickets for the 2020 American Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Championship can be purchased by logging on to TicketMaster.com.

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Tulane Opens the Air Force Reserve AAC Championship Against Tulsa Friday

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