Tulane Welcomes LSU New Orleans for Crescent City Clash

NEW ORLEANS – Crosstown foe LSU New Orleans makes the trek over from the Lakeshore to face Tulane tomorrow night at 6:30 p.m. in Avron B. Fogelman Arena in the Devlin Fieldhouse. The contest will be streamed on ESPN+ and can be heard on WRBH 88.3 FM and through the Varsity Network App.

This will be the 55^th all-time meeting between the Green Wave and the Privateers. New Orleans holds the all-time series lead 30-24, but the last two decades of the rivalry have heavily favored Tulane. The Wave has claimed seven-straight wins in the series and 16 of the last 18 games. This includes a 95-71 triumph last season. Each of those seven wins have come at home for Tulane with tomorrow's tilt marking the eighth-straight meeting between the programs to take place at Fogleman in Devlin. Tulane has scored 90-plus in each of the last three games with the Privateers.

Tulane is led by third-year head coach Ashley Langford as the Wave sits at 1-1 on the season. Khadee Hession is the leading scorer with 16.5 points per game. Edina Strausz boasts 9.0 rebounds per game to pace the squad after a career-high 13 boards last time out against Alabama as part of her first-career double-double. Freshman Ja'Kyah Smith tops the team in assists (4.5) and steals (3.5). As a squad, Tulane is scoring 77.5 points per game with a scoring margin of +24.5. The Wave shoots 36.3 percent from the floor and secures 48.0 rebounds per game.

New Orleans is led by fourth-year head coach Trelanne Powell. The Privateers are 0-3 on the campaign after opening with three-straight games at SEC foes (Arkansas, Alabama, and Texas A&M). New Orleans scored 52.0 points per game and is currently being outscored by 59.7 points per game. The Privateers shoot 35.5 percent overall and secure 38.3 rebounds per game while committing 38.3 turnovers per game. Rhian Comery leads the Privateers in most categories, including scoring (16.3), rebounding (7.7), and steals (2.3). Tajenae Gooden leads the team is assists with 3.0 per game.

Tulane hosted Alabama last time out and fell just short, 68-63, after a hard-fought battle on ESPN2. New Orleans last played at Texas A&M, suffering a 90-63 defeat.

The Wave has protected the rock quite well this season, committing just 11 and 14 turnovers against Texas Southern and Alabama, respectively. With an average of 12.5 per game, Tulane boasts the second-lowest clip in the American behind only Rice (12.0) while ranking 49^th nationally. Tulane's assist/turnover ratio of 1.48 is the best in the conference and 31^st nationally. Of the 11 players to see game action thus far for the Wave, none have totaled more than four turnovers to this point in the campaign.

Tulane is one of the top shot-blocking teams in the country thus far, boasting an average of 8.5 blocks per game. This number is tops in the league and tied for fourth in the country with Saint Louis. Only Hawaii (10.5), Troy (9.0), and Virginia Tech (8.7) average more blocks per game.

Further emphasizing Tulane's defensive prowess, the Wave is holding opponents to a 28.4 percent field goal clip, which is 19^th best in the country. Tulane is second in the conference to only Memphis and its field goal defense of 26.0 percent.

Edina Strausz saw her breakout performance on Sunday against Alabama, delivering her first-career double-double by way of 13 points and 13 rebounds. The boards were a new career high. Strausz is one of just three players in the American to record a double-double thus far in the campaign, joining Rice's Hailey Adams and North Texas's Cherie Spencer. Strausz is the only one of the three to notch her double-double against a Power Conference foe, however, as Adams did so against Richmond with Spencer's coming against San Diego State.

Tulane will continue its five-game season-opening homestand on Monday, November 16, by hosting another in-state foe in McNeese State. Tip-off is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. at Fogleman in Devlin with the game streaming on ESPN+. It can be heard on WRBH 88.3 FM and through the Varsity Network App.

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Players Mentioned

Khadee Hession

Ja'Kyah Smith

Edina Strausz

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