AAC Announces Women’s Basketball To Take On SMU In the First Round of the Tournament
Mar 6, 2024 | Women's Basketball
Irving, Texas – Tulane's women's basketball team (10-19, 3-15 AAC) enters the American Athletic Conference (AAC) Basketball Tournament as the No. 14 seed and will play against No. 11 seed SMU (14-15, 8-10 AAC) in the first round on Saturday at 6 p.m. in Fort Worth, Texas at Dickies Arena, the league office announced this afternoon.
Earlier this season, the Green Wave lost at home to the Mustangs by a 63-53 score at Devlin Fieldhouse on February 14. Kyren Whittington led the team with 15 points in shooting 6-for-7 from the field. Amira Mabry also reached double figures for Tulane with 10 points. Irina Parau recorded a team-high seven rebounds.
Tulane is 26-16 all-time against SMU and have now won three of the last five games against the Mustangs. This is the first and will be the last time, with the Mustangs joining the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) next season, that Tulane has faced off with SMU in the AAC Tournament. The program is 2-0 all-time against the No. 11 seed in the tournament with victories over Houston in 2015 and over Cincinnati in 2023.
The Green Wave are 7-9 all-time in AAC Tournament play including a 61-52 victory over Cincinnati last season in the opening round. The team has only lost once in five all-time appearances in the first round of the tournament since joining the conference in 2015. The team has won at least one game in the tournament six times in nine appearances. The program is 2-3 all-time in AAC Tournament games hosted in Fort Worth.
This season, Whittington leads the Green Wave at 16.4 points. She is ranked eighth in the conference in scoring. Whittington is also third in the AAC in steals (61), fourth in field goal percentage (49.8) and eighth in free throw percentage (78.6). The team has four players that are averaging in double figures this season with Marta Galic totaling 12.8 points per game, Mabry tallying 10.7 points a contest and Hannah Pratt totaling 10.3 points a game. Parau leads the team in both total rebounds (189) and rebounds per game (6.5). Kaylah Rainey is the club leader with 104 assists. As a team, Tulane leads the conference is assists per game (15.7) and free throw percentage (77.3). The squad is also third in three-pointers per game (7.2) and fourth in three-point percentage (32.3).
The winner of the Tulane – SMU game in the first round advances to take on No. 6 seed Charlotte in the second round at 8 p.m. on Sunday, March 10, in a game that will also be shown live on ESPN+.
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Earlier this season, the Green Wave lost at home to the Mustangs by a 63-53 score at Devlin Fieldhouse on February 14. Kyren Whittington led the team with 15 points in shooting 6-for-7 from the field. Amira Mabry also reached double figures for Tulane with 10 points. Irina Parau recorded a team-high seven rebounds.
Tulane is 26-16 all-time against SMU and have now won three of the last five games against the Mustangs. This is the first and will be the last time, with the Mustangs joining the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) next season, that Tulane has faced off with SMU in the AAC Tournament. The program is 2-0 all-time against the No. 11 seed in the tournament with victories over Houston in 2015 and over Cincinnati in 2023.
The Green Wave are 7-9 all-time in AAC Tournament play including a 61-52 victory over Cincinnati last season in the opening round. The team has only lost once in five all-time appearances in the first round of the tournament since joining the conference in 2015. The team has won at least one game in the tournament six times in nine appearances. The program is 2-3 all-time in AAC Tournament games hosted in Fort Worth.
This season, Whittington leads the Green Wave at 16.4 points. She is ranked eighth in the conference in scoring. Whittington is also third in the AAC in steals (61), fourth in field goal percentage (49.8) and eighth in free throw percentage (78.6). The team has four players that are averaging in double figures this season with Marta Galic totaling 12.8 points per game, Mabry tallying 10.7 points a contest and Hannah Pratt totaling 10.3 points a game. Parau leads the team in both total rebounds (189) and rebounds per game (6.5). Kaylah Rainey is the club leader with 104 assists. As a team, Tulane leads the conference is assists per game (15.7) and free throw percentage (77.3). The squad is also third in three-pointers per game (7.2) and fourth in three-point percentage (32.3).
The winner of the Tulane – SMU game in the first round advances to take on No. 6 seed Charlotte in the second round at 8 p.m. on Sunday, March 10, in a game that will also be shown live on ESPN+.
DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL TULANE ATHLETICS APP
Download the official mobile app of Tulane Athletics. Now, you can stay in touch with the Green Wave anytime and anywhere on your Android or iOS mobile device.
FOLLOW ON SOCIAL MEDIA
For behind-the-scenes coverage, follow Tulane women's basketball (@GreenWaveWBB) on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
TICKETS
Tickets for the men's basketball and baseball campaigns plus the upcoming football season can be purchased by calling 504-861-WAVE (9283), logging on to TulaneTix.com or visiting the ticket office at the James W. Wilson Jr. Center.
WE ARE NOLA BUILT
Tulane University is located in the city of New Orleans. It is a city built on tradition and resiliency. The lessons Green Wave student-athletes have learned through their connection with this university and city have BUILT doctors, lawyers, business leaders, conference champions, all-conference players, All-Americans, professional athletes and NCAA tournament teams. The city of New Orleans has shaped us into who we are today. We are One City. We are Tulane. We are NOLA BUILT. Check out at NolaBuilt.com.
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