Tulane Tops Shockers to Claim Third-Straight AAC Win

Saturday, January 22

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2:00 P.M.

Tulane University

11-6,3-3AAC

Wichita State University

10-7,1-3AAC

Wichita St.

Tulane

Photo by: Parker Waters

Tulane Tops Shockers to Claim Third-Straight AAC Win

Jan 22, 2022 | Women's Basketball

Box Score

NEW ORLEANS – Tulane University women's basketball (11-6, 3-3) grabbed its third straight American Athletic Conference victory this afternoon with a 67-52 win over Wichita State (10-7, 1-3). The Green Wave used a 17-4 run to open the second half to claim control of the contest and secure the victory to improve to 7-2 at home this season.

Redshirt junior Dynah Jones led the Tulane attack with 17 points, three steals and two assists. Redshirt senior Arsula Clark followed closely behind finishing with 16 points for the Green Wave to go with five rebounds and three steals.

As a team Tulane shot 41 percent from the field doing most of its damage in the paint and in transition. The Green Wave scored 36 points in the paint and converted 12 steals into 22 points off turnovers, 15 of those coming on fast breaks. Tulane also cleaned the glass against the Shockers outrebounding Wichita State 41-33 including 16-10 on the offensive glass.

The Green Wave came out flat to start the first quarter shooting just 29.4 percent from the field and committing five turnovers. Head coach Lisa Stockton turned to her bench to raise the energy with 3:42 remaining in the frame. Stockton got the spark she was looking for as Tulane scored six-straight points on buckets from Irina Parau, Kaila Anderson, and Marta Galic. The Shockers knocked down the final shot of the quarter, but the Green Wave bench had begun shifting the momentum as Tulane hit the break trailing 18-10.

Sierra Cheatham set the tone for Tulane early in the second quarter converting a WSU turnover into a quick layup to cut the deficit to six. A back-and-forth battle would ensure for the next eight minutes before Clark would pick off a Shocker pass and convert it into an and-one to give Tulane its first lead of the game at 28-26. However, WSU got the final points of the frame again and the Wave hit the locker room down by one, 29-28.

Creating takeaways & passing out dimes.@Golden_girl__4 finished the half with 4⃣ assists and 3⃣ steals!#RollWave pic.twitter.com/jiIRbhpxpP
— Tulane Women's Hoops (@GreenWaveWBB) January 22, 2022

In the third quarter the Green Wave changed the tide for good to claim control of the contest. Tulane opened the second half with a 17-4 run and took 46-33 lead. Jones and Clark found their rhythm in the quarter to lead the attack for Tulane scoring nine and eight points, respectively, in the frame. Fellow starters Moon Ursin and Mia Heide also brought a spark to begin the second half each posting six points in the third quarter while Cheatham added another six off the bench. The Green Wave closed the third frame with 56-42 advantage and did not look back.

The final quarter began with four-straight points from Wichita State to cut Tulane's lead to 10, but the Green Wave responded with back-to-back three-pointers from Jones and Cheatham to extend its advantage to 62-46. Tulane forced the Shockers into five turnovers and only allowed them to attempt seven shots in the quarter. Redshirt senior Krystal Freeman gave the Green Wave its largest lead of the day with a three-pointer to put Tulane up 17 with 3:40 left to play before the Wave closed out its third consecutive conference victory 67-52.

Up next, the Green Wave will hit the road to face UCF in Orlando, Florida, on Wednesday, January 26. Tipoff is set for 5 p.m. CT and will be aired live on ESPN+.

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