Green Wave Rolls Past Saint Francis to Open Tulane Holiday Tournament

Tuesday, December 20

NEW ORLEANS

12:00 P.M.

Tulane University

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Saint Francis University

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Saint Francis (PA)

Tulane

Photo by: Parker Waters

Green Wave Rolls Past Saint Francis to Open Tulane Holiday Tournament

Dec 20, 2022 | Women's Basketball

Box Score

NEW ORLEANS –Tulane University Women's Basketball dominated the paint and forced a season-high 28 turnovers to roll past Saint Francis 84-41 in the first game of the Tulane Holiday Tournament on Tuesday. The Green Wave outscored the Red Flash 48-16 in the painted area and turned Saint Francis' 28 turnovers into 31 points.

With the victory, Tulane improves to 8-3 on the season and 5-2 inside Avron B. Fogelman Arena in the Devlin Fieldhouse. The win also marked the Green Wave's third consecutive victory.

All 11 players reached the scoring column for Tulane in the contest with three tallying double figures. Marta Galic led all scorers with 16 points with four made three-pointers. Dynah Jones and Kyren Whittington followed scoring 12 points each. The Green Wave bench posted 30 points as Kierra Middleton led the way off the bench with seven.

The domination in the paint included the work on the glass for the Wave as Tulane won the rebounding battle 46-30. Anijah Grant posted a career-day on the boards pulling down a game-high 13 rebounds including eight offensive rebounds.

Tulane got the offense clicking early against the Red Flash shooting an impressive 70 percent from the field in the opening frame. Galic posted nine points and Whittington tallied eight in the quarter as the Green Wave scored a season-high in a single quarter with 35 points. On the defensive end Tulane forced nine turnovers while holding Saint Francis to just 11 points.

The offense slowed down a bit in the second quarter for the Green Wave, but the lead continued to expand. Back-to-back buckets by Whittington and Jones off Saint Francis turnovers sparked a 10-0 run to build Tulane's largest advantage of the half at 33 points. The Wave outscored the Red Flash 19-13 in the frame to hit the locker room up 54-24.

In the third quarter the Green Wave defense shined holding Saint Francis to just five points on 2-of-13 shooting to increase its lead to 67-29 heading into the final frame.

The bench led the way for the Wave in the fourth quarter scoring all 17 of Tulane's points in the frame. Middleton and Amira Mabry each scored four points in the quarter as the Green Wave led by as many as 45 before closing out the win 84-41.

Up next, the Green Wave will face Tennessee Tech on the second day of the Tulane Holiday Tournament on Wednesday. Tipoff between Tulane and the Golden Eagles is set for 12:30 p.m.

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