Hot-Shooting Women’s Basketball Earns 75-64 Victory over UTSA

Sunday, February 4

San Antonio, TX

2 p.m.

Tulane University

10-11,3-7AAC

UTSA

11-10,5-5AAC

Tulane

UTSA

Hot-Shooting Women’s Basketball Earns 75-64 Victory over UTSA

Feb 4, 2024 | Women's Basketball

Box Score

SAN ANTONIO, Texas – Amira Mabry, in a homecoming game for her, led the Tulane women's basketball team (10-11, 3-7 AAC) to a sweet-shooting 75-64 victory over UTSA (11-10, 5-5 AAC) on Sunday afternoon at the Coliseum in San Antonio, Texas. Tulane knocked down 13 threes in the game to earn their second straight conference victory.

Mabry scored 15 points and shot 6-for-8 from the field plus 2-for-3 from three-point range in the victory. Marta Galic totaled 14 points, three rebounds and two assists. Kyren Whittington picked up 14 points, three steals and two assists. Hannah Pratt chipped in with nine points, five rebounds and four assists. Irina Parau totaled seven points, four rebounds and four assists. Kaylah Rainey tallied six points and three assists. Joy Madison-Key contributed four points, four assists and a steal. Chiara Grattini recorded six points.

UTSA was led by 21 points and 12 rebounds from Elyssa Coleman. She was one of three that reached double figures as Aysia Proctor recorded 14 points while Sidney Love picked up 10 points.

Tulane's largest lead was 22 points early in the fourth quarter, 60-38. The game only featured one lead change as Tulane took control after allowing the Roadrunners to score the first seven points of the game. Tulane shot 55.1 percent from the field (27-for-49), 46.4 percent from three-point range (13-for-28) nd 88.9 percent from the free throw line (8-for-9). The Green Wave also had 21 rebounds, 19 assists, seven steals and five blocks.

UTSA's largest advantage was seven twice in the game, 7-0 and 10-3. The Roadrunners shot 39.4 percent from the field (26-for-66), 27.3 percent from three-point range (6-for-22) and 75 percent from the free throw line (6-for-8). UTSA dominated the boards with 39 rebounds and 36 points in the paint. The program also had 14 assists, nine steals and two blocks.

Tulane started slowly as they program trailed 7-0 before catching up and leading 11-10 at the end of the first quarter. The second quarter was a shooting display for the Green Wave as the program outscored the Roadrunners 25-13 to lead at the break 36-23. Tulane extended the lead to 56-38 through three quarters with a 20-15 advantage in the third stanza. The Roadrunners had their best quarter of the afternoon in the fourth as they outscored Tulane 26-19 to make the final score 75-64.

Next, Tulane returns home to host UAB on Wednesday, Feb. 7, at 6 p.m. at Devlin Fieldhouse.

Notables:
The victory was the second straight for Tulane…The win improved Tulane to 4-2 all-time against UTSA…The Green Wave have won their last four games against the Roadrunners…Amira Mabry led the team in scoring for the fourth time this season…It was her seventh straight double figure scoring performance on the year…Hannah Pratt's four blocks were a career-high.

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