Green Wave Takes Down Central Michigan in the Cancun Challenge

Friday, November 25

Cancun, Mexico

8:00 p.m.

Tulane University

4-2,0-0AAC

Central Michigan University

0-6,0-0MAC

Central Mich.

Tulane

Green Wave Takes Down Central Michigan in the Cancun Challenge

Nov 25, 2022 | Women's Basketball

Box Score

CANCUN, Mexico – The duo of Rachel Hakes and Marta Galic paced Tulane University Women's Basketball to close out the Green Wave's trip to Cancun with a 78-66 win over Central Michigan Friday night in the Cancun Challenge. Hakes and Galic combined for 41 points as the Green Wave outscored the Chippewas in three of the four quarters.

Four players scored finish with double figures in scoring for the Green Wave with Hakes leading the way with 23 points on 6-of-8 shooting including three three-pointers. Galic followed by posting her third double-double of the year with 18 points and 11 rebounds. Rounding out the top scorers for Tulane were Anijah Grant and Kyren Whittington with 13 points each. The scoring total for Grant set a career-high for the redshirt junior out of Orlando, Florida.

Galic was also named to the Cancun Challenge Riviera Division All-Tournament team following Tulane's victory. The graduate from Croatia averaged 13.5 points and 10 rebounds in two games in the tournament.

After falling behind by five early in the first quarter, the Green Wave began going back-and-forth with the Chippewas exchanging buckets throughout the frame. With just under three minutes to play in the quarter Grant gave Tulane its first lead 15-13 converting an offensive rebound into points. The Wave finished the quarter on 14-5 scoring run to hold a 22-18 advantage heading into the second quarter.

Tulane extended its lead to as many as eight points in the opening minutes of the second frame before Central Michigan mounted its response to reclaim the lead 35-32 with 3:58 on the clock. Grant scored on a pair of smooth assists from Dynah Jones down the stretch to lead the Wave into the locker room tied 36-36.

The second half began with a 14-4 run by Tulane sparked by eight points and a pair of threes by Galic to build a 50-40 lead four minutes into the third quarter. As a team the Wave shot 50 percent from the field and 57.1 percent from beyond the arc outscoring the Chippewas 21-13 in the quarter to take a 57-49 advantage into the final frame.

Hakes converted a four-point play early in the fourth to give Tulane a double-digit lead at 61-51 with 8:35 to play. The Green Wave did not look back extending its lead to as many as 16 before closing out the victory from the charity stripe for a final score off 78-66.

Up next, the Green Wave will return to New Orleans to face crosstown rival UNO on Wednesday, November 30. Tulane and the Privateers will tipoff at 6 p.m. inside Avron B. Fogelman Arena in the Devlin Fieldhouse.

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