Green Wave Rolls Past South Alabama

Saturday, November 20

New Orleans

4:00 P.M.

Tulane University

4-0,0-0AAC

University of South Alabama

2-2,0-0Sun Belt

South Alabama

Tulane

Nov 20, 2021 | Women's Basketball

Box Score

NEW ORLEANS – Tulane women's basketball put on an offensive clinic to roll to its first 4-0 start since the 2014-15 season, as the Green Wave defeated South Alabama 86-53 Saturday at Avron B. Fogelman Arena in the Devlin Fieldhouse.

All 14 players on the Tulane roster got into the scoring column in the victory with three finishing in double figures. Arsula Clark led the Wave with 17 points along with seven rebounds and three assists. Krystal Freeman and Moon Ursin followed with 10 points apiece.

As a team, Tulane took care of business inside and out against the Jaguars. The Green Wave outscored USA 36-22 in the paint and dominated the glass with a 60-27 advantage. Redshirt sophomore Marta Galic led the Wave on the boards pulling down 10 rebounds to match her career high. From the outside, the Olive and Blue shot 37 percent (10-of-27) from downtown as eight different players made at least one three.

Tulane came out on fire in the opening quarter to take the early advantage. The Green Wave shot 71.4 percent from the field including 6-of-8 from beyond the arc. Meanwhile, on the other end of the floor the defense limited USA to just 35.7 percent from the field. Kaila Anderson knocked down her first triple of the afternoon at the buzzer to give Tulane a 31-14 advantage at the break.

This marks the first time the wave has scored at least 30 points in a quarter since posting 30 points in the third quarter against Temple on Jan. 30, 2021. The last time Tulane scored 30 points in the first quarter of a contest came at home against Troy on Dec. 21, 2017.

The shooting stroke cooled off a bit for the Green Wave in the second quarter, but the lead expanded as the Olive and Blue's defense held the Jaguars to single digits at just nine points. It's the second time Tulane has held its opponent to fewer than 10 points in quarter this season and the 21^st time since NCAA moved to the four quarters format in the 2015-16 season. Clark paced the Tulane offense with 11 points on 5-of-8 shooting in the first half. Ursin and Freeman each chipped in eight points as Tulane hit the locker room up 46-23.

The Wave and the Jaguars traded baskets in the third quarter, but Tulane ended with the final bucket as Kahia Warmsley scored her first points with the Olive and Blue on a put-back layup with 20 second remaining in the quarter. Warmsley's basket gave the Green Wave the 15-13 advantage in the quarter to head into the final 10 minutes up 61-36.

With the score well in hand in the fourth quarter, Coach Stockton turned to the bench to get everyone involved. The Green Wave bench outscored the Jaguars 19-17 in the quarter as Tulane closed out the win with 25 points in the final 10 minutes. Five different players for the Green Wave scored their first points of the season as Tulane defeated USA 86-53.

The Green Wave will be back in action Tuesday, Nov. 23, as it travels to face in-state foe LSU in Baton Rouge. Tipoff is scheduled for 6 p.m. CT and will be aired on SECN+.

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