Green Wave Ready for Home Matchup with Mustangs

NEW ORLEANS – Tulane University Women's Basketball (14-11, 4-8) will look to pick up back-to-back American Athletic Conference victories as it hosts SMU (15-7, 6-4) on Wednesday night. The matchup between the Green Wave and the Mustangs is set to tipoff at 6 p.m. in Avron B. Fogelman Arena in the Devlin Fieldhouse.

Fans can watch the game between the Green Wave and SMU on ESPN+ by clicking HERE. You can also listen live on the Tulane Sports Network from Learfield on 88.3 WRBH with Paul Boron or streaming on the Tulane Athletics App and The Varsity Network App.

This marks the 41st all-time meeting between Tulane and SMU with the Green Wave leading the series 25-15. The Green Wave and the Mustangs split their two matchups last season with each team winning at home. SMU took the first meeting 67-62 on January 15, 2022, in Dallas. Tulane won the latest matchup 67-58 on February 23, 2022, in New Orleans. The Wave holds a 13-6 record at home against SMU. The last time Tulane lost at home to SMU came on February 24, 2019, by a final score of 60-64.

In its last time out, Tulane snapped its four-game losing streak by defeating Tulsa 69-67 on the road on Sunday. Kierra Middleton recorded a career-high 18 points to lead the Green Wave in scoring. Marta Galic posted her fifth double-double of the season with 17 points and 10 rebounds while Irina Parau notched her first double-double of the year with 10 points and 11 boards.

Three players are averaging double figures in scoring for the Green Wave this season. Galic leads the team with 13.0 points per contest. Kyren Whittington follows with 12.0 points per game while Dynah Jones posts 11.9 points per game. Galic is third the AAC and ranks 51st nationally in three-pointers per game with 2.56.

Paced by Rachel Hakes who leads the conference in assists per game with 5.0 and total assists with 126, Tulane ranks second as a team in the league in assists per game at 15.4 and third in assist-to-turnover ratio at 0.96.

SMU enters the matchup with an 15-7 overall record and a 6-4 mark in league play after defeating Tulsa at home 81-58 in its last contest on Tuesday, February 7. The Mustangs rank second the conference in scoring defense holding opponents to 58.4 points per game. SMU is third in the league in steals (8.73) and fourth in blocks (4.09). Three players average double figures for SMU. Jasmine Smith leads the Mustangs with 13.8 points per contest. Chantae Embry is next with 12.4 points followed by Savannah Wilkinson with 10.6 points per game.

Following the matchup with the Mustangs, the Green Wave will go back on the road to visit Cincinnati on Saturday. Tipoff between Tulane and the Bearcats is set for 1 p.m. CT on ESPN+.

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Green Wave Ready for Home Matchup with Mustangs

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Marta Galic

Rachel Hakes

Dynah Jones

Kierra Middleton

Irina Parau

Kyren Whittington

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