Green Wave Rolls Past Delaware State

Saturday, December 20

NEW ORLEANS

12:00 p.m.

Tulane University

5-6,0-0American

Delaware State University

3-10,0-0MEAC

Delaware St.

Tulane

Photo by: Taylor Blumberg

Dec 20, 2025 | Women's Basketball

Box Score Postgame Press Conference

By: Wyatt Streett

NEW ORLEANS – Behind 10 blocks, the Tulane women's basketball team trounced Delaware State 76-44 at Avron B. Fogelman Arena in the Devlin Fieldhouse Saturday afternoon. The triumph moves the Green Wave to 5-6 on the season and into the championship of the Tulane Holiday Tournament. The Hornets drop to 3-10.

Tulane shot a blistering 51.0 percent with a 37.5 percent mark from three. Delaware State was held to just 28.1 percent from the floor with a 29.4 percent clip beyond the arc. Tulane won the glass 37-29 and owned the paint with 30 points to the 18 of the Hornets. The Wave blocked a season-high 10 shots, the highest block total for the team under head coach Ashley Langford. The 10 denials are the most for Tulane since posting 10 blocks against New Orleans on December 6, 2023.

Mecailin Marshall and Kayla Hampton tied for the team lead with 12 points each. Hampton's mark is a career high as she knocked down all four of her shot attempts, all from three. A quartet of Wave players tallied eight points: Dyllan Hanna, CC Mays, Amira Mabry, and Kanija Daniel. Mabry had 11 rebounds to lead the team, and Hanna added seven. Hanna recorded five blocks to match her career best and account for half of the Tulane total. Mays had four assists to tie for the team lead with Kendall Sneed and Shiloh Kimpson. The four helpers are a new high for Kimpson.

Tulane scored first after an Amira Mabry bucket. Delaware State pulled level, but Mecailin Marshall scored a layup to push Tulane back in front, and the Wave never looked back. An eight-point run pushed the Wave lead to 10-2. The Hornets scored, but Tulane began to roll again with another run, including a three by Marshall. The Hornets scored with just over a minute left in the quarter, but Kayla Hampton immediately parried with a three-ball. This concluded the quarter with Tulane ahead 19-6.

Kendall Sneed opened the second quarter with a pair of free throws, and Tulane kept its foot on the gas from there. Kanija Daniel swished a trey, and the Wave rolled throughout the second frame. The offense was nearly unstoppable, shooting a sweltering 75.0 percent in the second stanza while locking down the Hornets on the defensive end. Delaware State was in danger of being blanked until finally scoring a layup with 1:40 on the clock to mark a scoreless drought of almost a full quarter, nine minutes and 38 seconds to be exact. Despite the bucket, Daniel popped another three, and the final 11 points of the frame belonged to Tulane. The half ended with back-to-back treys by CC Mays and Hampton as the Wave's advantage at halftime stood tall at 48-8. Tulane outscored Delaware State 29-2 in the second quarter with the 29 points tying the Wave's season high for a quarter. The 40-point halftime lead is the program's largest at the break since leading Puerto Rico – Mayaguez 60-14 at half on November 23, 2001.

Mabry kicked off the third frame with a pair at the charity stripe, and the first four points belonged to Tulane after a Dyllan Hanna put-back. The Hornets responded with a three and later put together an eight-point run to make the margin 56-21. After trading free throws, Delaware State added another three, but Marshall put home one of her own with 29 seconds remaining as Tulane's lead entering the final frame was 61-27.

Delaware State scored the first five points of the fourth quarter, but Marshall's jumper broke the run. Hampton added another trey. Despite the Hornets scoring beyond the arc as well, the first-half hole proved too large for them to overcome. The Wave raced away with a 76-44 victory to advance to the championship of the Tulane Holiday Tournament.

Tulane will face Mercer for the tournament championship tomorrow afternoon at 1:30 p.m. The title bout takes place after the third-place match-up between Delaware State and Detroit Mercy at 11:00 a.m. Tulane's game will be streamed on ESPN+.

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