ATHLETICS UPDATES
September 27, 2007
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Aubrey Phillips |
Phillips was the top finisher for the Green Wave with a time of 21:49.25, placing second behind Tinette Burger of McNeese State University. Behind Phillips for the Green Wave was Dalrymple in third place, first-year team member Rebecca Coady in fourth, senior Keriann Langley in sixth and junior Cecelia Clarke in twelfth place.
September 26, 2007
Football. After a stellar game gaining 303 yards rushing on Saturday (Sept. 22) against Southeastern Louisiana University, Tulane running back Matt Forté was named Conference USA and Louisiana Sports Writers Association Offensive Player of the Week. The Green Wave plays Louisiana State University at 11 a.m. on Saturday (Sept. 29) in the Louisiana Superdome.
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Bridget Wells |
September 13, 2007
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Jeremy Williams |
"They're the defending C-USA champions and they're returning 15 starters, so they're a good football team," said Bob Toledo, head coach. Tulane and Houston have identical records at 0-1.
Tulane sophomore wide receiver Jeremy Williams, junior linebacker James Dillard and sophomore kicker/punter Ross Thevenot were named the team's offensive, defensive and special teams players of the week, respectively, Toledo announced.
September 10, 2007
Watching Matt. Tulane University football standout Matt Forté was recognized as one of the nation's premier players as the senior from Slidell, La., was named to the 2007 Doak Walker Award Watch List.
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Forté has run for 2,138 yards and 16 touchdowns while hauling in 71 passes for 703 yards and an additional five scores. Entering his senior season in 2007, Forté already ranks seventh all-time in the Tulane career record books in rushing yards.
September 5, 2007
Pick Your Tix. Half-price season tickets are on sale for Green Wave football to Tulane faculty and staff members. The team launches the season this Saturday (Sept. 8), against Mississippi State University in the Louisiana Superdome. |
Employees must show faculty or staff identification at the Wilson Center on the uptown campus to purchase half-price season tickets or any individual game ticket. The ticket office is open Monday–Friday, 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m. For more information, call 504-861-WAVE (9283).
August 10, 2007
Ready for Action. Green Wave sports are gearing up to prepare for fall competition. Twenty-one freshman football players reported yesterday (Aug. 9) for preseason practice and members of the varsity followed today (Aug. 10). The first team for Bob Toledo, new head football coach, opens on Sept. 8 against Mississippi State University at 6 p.m. in the Louisiana Superdome.
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Fans are getting ready as well. "Let's Talk Tulane Football," sponsored by the Ray Hester Chapter of the Tulane Athletics Fund, will take place at Boomers, located at Boomtown Casino in Harvey, La., on Aug. 19 at 5 p.m. For information, call 504-251-4232.
Meanwhile, at Fogelman Arena, members of the women's volleyball team began fall practice on Wednesday (Aug. 8). Tulane opens the 2007 season on Aug. 24 at the Tulane Sugar Bowl Classic against the University of Colorado.
The fall sports luncheon is scheduled on Aug. 22 at 11:30 a.m. at the Bourbon House, 144 Bourbon St in New Orleans. For information, call 504-865-5356. The Green Wave's Fall Fan Day will take place on Aug. 29 at 5:30 p.m. at the Westfeldt Practice Facility on the uptown campus.
August 8, 2007
Early Pick. The Tulane volleyball program has been forecasted to finish second in Conference USA, picking up three first place votes in a poll of the conference's coaches. Junior outside hitter Sara Radosevic and sophomore libero Jenn Miller were named to the Preseason All-Conference USA Team. |
Sara Radosevic |
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Jenn Miller |
Radosevic, a two-time All-America selection, headlines the list of preseason All-Conference USA players. She was named to First Team All C-USA last year after finishing fifth in the nation in kills (5.50). She finished second in C-USA in points per game (6.24) and third in service aces per game (.54).
Miller was a Second Team All-Conference USA selection and C-USA All-Freshman team member last season after leading the conference in digs per game (5.17).
August 6, 2007
Honor to the Max. Former Tulane University football standout Max McGee was recognized for his athletic and professional careers as the former All-Southeastern Conference running back was named to the SEC's "Stories of Character" as part of the league's 75th Anniversary Team. |
Max McGee |
The SEC's “Stories of Character” features 75 former student-athletes and the contributions they have made to society after their collegiate careers. The list includes six individuals from each of the conference's 12 member institutions and one each from Georgia Tech, Sewanee and Tulane, three of the original members of the conference.
McGee added to his legacy in 1999 when he founded the Max McGee National Research Center for Juvenile Diabetes at the Children's Hospital of Wisconsin to raise money for diabetes research.
A native of Longview, Texas, McGee led the Green Wave in rushing during his collegiate career. McGee currently ranks 10th in Tulane history in career kickoff return average, total punts and yards per rush (4.46).
In 1954, McGee was drafted in the fifth round by Green Bay and starred at wide receiver and punter for the Packers for 12 seasons. After his retirement, McGee was the team's color commentator on radio and was named Wisconsin “Sportscaster of the Year” 10 times from 1979-98.
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August 1, 2007
Volleyball Action. Tournaments in Los Angeles and Arizona, in-state matches against the University of New Orleans and Louisiana State University, and a 16-match Conference USA slate highlight the 2007 Tulane volleyball schedule announced by head coach Liz Kritza.
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Liz Kritza |
"We bring back nearly all of our starters who are committed to putting themselves in the position to reach the top of our league and NCAA tournament play,” says Kritza.
Seven of Tulane's 2007 opponents were NCAA Tournament participants, including the University of Wisconsin, the University of Colorado, Stephen F. Austin State University, Arizona State University, Florida A&M University, LSU and the University of Alabama-Birmingham.
The Green Wave open the 2007 season at home with the Sugar Bowl Tournament at Fogelman Arena on Aug. 24 and 25. Tulane will face Big XII foe Colorado, which finished ranked No. 22 last season, in the season-opener on Aug. 24.
July 26, 2007
New Assistant Coach. Billy Mohl has joined the Tulane University baseball team coaching staff. Head baseball coach Rick Jones announced that Mohl, a four-year letterman in 2003-06, will take on assistant coaching duties. Mohl, a pitcher during his Green Wave career, will work with outfielders, assist with pitchers and hitters, coach first base and serve as camp director for the Rick Jones Tulane Baseball Camp program.
July 17, 2007
Football Spotlight. A special 30-minute segment featuring the 2007 Tulane University football team will air on Cox Sports Television (local channel 37) beginning on Sunday, July 15, at 1 p.m. (CDT).
The CST Spotlight will featured interviews with new head coach Bob Toledo and selected student-athletes, including 2006 All-Conference USA honorees Matt Forté and David Skehan.
For Tulane fans unable to watch the initial broadcast of the CST Spotlight, it will air six more times following Sunday's showing — the next scheduled time is Saturday, July 21, at 9:30 p.m.
The Tulane football team opens the 2007 season on Saturday, Sept. 8, when the Green Wave take on Mississippi State University at 6 p.m. in the Louisiana Superdome.
Season tickets remain on sale through the Tulane athletics ticket office. For ticket information, visit the ticket office on the first floor of the James W. Wilson Jr. Center or call 504-861-WAVE.
July 13, 2007
Advantage, Tulane. With the Green Wave women's tennis team slated to return to action for the 2008-09 academic year, Tulane University Director of Athletics Rick Dickson on Wednesday (July 11) announced Terri Sisk as the program's new head coach.
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Terri Sisk |
Sisk also becomes the second coach hired by Tulane to restart a suspended program, joining new women's golf head coach John Thomas Horton, who was hired on July 4.
With the Samford Bulldogs, Sisk led the program to three Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) Championships -- two tournament titles (2004, 2006) and one regular-season crown (2007) -- and a pair of NCAA Regional Tournament appearances (2004, 2006). The team's trip to the NCAAs in 2004 marked the first time in program history the Bulldogs advanced to the postseason and Samford finished one win shy of Sisk's third NCAA berth after finishing as runners-up in the 2007 OVC Tournament.
"Moving to Tulane University is one of the most exciting things that has ever happened to me in my professional career," Sisk said.
July 6, 2007
John Thomas Horton, a two-time All-American as a student-athlete and an assistant coach for Georgia Southern University, will join the Tulane University athletics staff as coach of the Green Wave women's golf team, which is slated to return to action for the 2008-09 academic year.
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Rick Dickson, Tulane director of athletics, announced Horton's appointment. Horton inherits a program that had advanced to five NCAA Regionals in 2000-05 before being suspended in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
"We are certainly pleased to have the services of John Thomas to rebuild our golf program,” Dickson said. "He really fits the model we have used here to hire head coaches – a former elite player with a passion for the game who has the innate ability to teach the next generation of collegiate golfers."
While at GSU, Horton helped the Eagles win the 2006 Southern Conference Championship and advance to the NCAA East Regionals.
July 5, 2007
Stockton Stays.
Tulane women's basketball head coach Lisa Stockton
has signed a seven-year contract extension, director
of athletics Rick Dickson announced. The extension
will keep Conference USA's all-time winningest coach
at Tulane at least through the 2013-14 season.
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Lisa Stockton |
Under Stockton, the 2007 C-USA Coach of the Year, the Green Wave women's basketball program has earned nine NCAA Tournament bids, reached the post-season in 10 of her 13 seasons and earned four C-USA tournament titles and three regular season championships. During Stockton's tenure, all women's basketball players who have completed their eligibility have earned degrees from Tulane University.
July 2, 2007
State Track Honors.
The 2007 Louisiana Sportswriters Association (LSWA) has named nine different Tulane student-athletes to the statewide women's track and field team. Green Wave track athletes made the team in seven events.
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Gloria Asumnu |
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Aubrey Phillips |
The teams were determined by the top three times in each of the major outdoor events. State college sports information directors nominated athletes for special awards categories, which were voted on by an LSWA panel.
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Chris Hawkins |
Hawkins, 36, comes to Tulane after seven seasons as assistant coach at the University of Buffalo. He also coached at Radford University, where he played in 1988-92.
June 20, 2007
Wave Donations. Members of the Tulane athletics staff are teaming up with the Tulane Athletics Fund for its annual phone-a-thon today and Thursday (June 20-21) from 3 to 6 p.m. in the atrium of the James W. Wilson Jr. Center. The fund provides critical support to Tulane athletics and its student-athletes.
Today from 3 to 4 p.m., Tulane head coaches and Rick Dickson, director of athletics, will contact past donors, those who have not yet renewed for 2007 and new donors. Fans and current and former Green Wave student-athletes also will make calls.
More information about the fund drive, which continues through June 30, is available by calling 504-865-5356.
Athlete Honored. Tulane senior basketball guard Jami Montagnino has been named the Conference USA 2006-07 Scholar Athlete of the Year. The 2007 graduate was a first team All-C-USA selection on the court and a C-USA All-Academic Team honoree in the classroom.
Montagnino (pictured), a May graduate with a 3.57 GPA, was a member of the Tulane Dean's List, 3.0 Club and C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll all four years. She finished her basketball career with 1,111 points. Tulane’s fourth-place leader in three-point shots, she led C-USA in free-throw percentage, ranking fifth in the NCAA.
June 13, 2007
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Daniel Latham |
They join day-one pick Sean Morgan, taken in the fourth round by the Arizona Diamondbacks, to set a Tulane record for players drafted in a single year.
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Brandon Gomes |
The draft choices were Emaus, 11th round (355th overall), Toronto Blue Jays; Latham, 15th round (482nd overall), Minnesota Twins; Gomes, 17th round (537th overall), San Diego Padres; McFadden, 28th round (871st overall), Detroit Tigers; and Everett, 44th round (1,312th overall), Houston Astros.
Emaus started every game during his three years at Tulane and hit .313. Latham finished his collegiate career No. 6 among all NCAA Division I pitchers with 43 career saves.
Gomes posted a career 24-15 win-loss record, 276 strikeouts and 75 walks in 351.1 innings. McFadden, a right fielder, concluded the 2007 season hitting .340. Everett started the last two seasons at shortstop.
June 12, 2007
Tulane on Track. Green Wave senior sprinter Gloria Asumnu, pictured, finished eighth in the 200-meter NCAA National Championship on Saturday (June 9) in Sacramento, Calif., as the Mideast Regional runner-up posted a time of 23.44.
Asumnu had advanced to the final with a 23.20 time in the semifinals on Thursday (June 7). She finished ninth in the country in the 100-meter dash on Friday (June 8) with a time of 11.57, and she had advanced with a time of 11.28 on Wednesday (June 6).
Asumnu saw her final times dip from her preliminary times after a strenuous week in Sacramento. She was one of four sprinters to make the finals in both the 100-meter and 200-meter races and pulled triple duty by running the anchor leg of Tulane's 4x100-relay team, which qualified for the NCAA Championships and ran Wednesday.
The Tulane relay team finished 13th in the preliminiaries in Sacramento after qualifying for the nationals by placing fourth in the Mideast Regionals.
Asumnu's college career was capped by an impressive run to the National Championship finals, as she set a pair of school records and placed in the top two at the Conference USA and Mideast Regional championships. She also broke the school record in the 200-meter race with a time of 22.70.
June 7, 2007
Preparations for the fall Green Wave football season are warming up, with announcements of a return to night games and a special discount offer on season tickets.
Tulane athletics has mailed out renewal information to last year's season-ticket holders and is offering a 10 percent discount for fans who renew or buy new season ticket packages by July 20.
Ticket information is available by calling 504-861-WAVE.
The Bob Toledo — Tulane's new head coach — era officially begins on Sept. 8 as the Green Wave opens the season versus Mississippi State University in the Louisiana Superdome. The schedule features seven home games, including the University of Houston (the defending Conference USA champion), and the return of long-time rival Louisiana State University to the Superdome on Sept. 29 for a nationally televised game on ESPN.
The team returns to its traditional schedule of playing home football games at night this fall, as four of the Green Wave's seven home games will kick off at 6 p.m., and one starts at 6:30 p.m.
The 2007 homecoming contest on Oct. 27 versus the University of Memphis will start at 2 p.m. The kick-off time for the Tulane-LSU match-up has not been set.
June 5, 2007
The Green Wave men's basketball team has a new assistant coach. Tulane head basketball coach Dave Dickerson announced the hiring of Dick Bender (pictured) to replace Benjy Taylor, an assistant coach who left the program last month to become the head coach at Chicago State University.
Bender comes to Tulane from Indiana State University, where he recently completed his 10th overall season on the Sycamores' staff, and his fifth campaign as an associate head coach.
Bender, who also served as a former top assistant at DePauw University in Greencastle, Ind., was responsible for the Sycamores' daily basketball operations and assisted in individual player development, scouting, game preparation and academic support. Bender will assist in every aspect of the men's program at Tulane.
Bender and Dickerson both served on the men's basketball staff at Radford University for four seasons (1992-96).
"I am ecstatic to be reunited with Dick Bender," Dickerson said. “He has seen success as a player and coach and I believe he will help us duplicate that success here at Tulane."
A native of Grantsville, Md., Bender graduated from Western Maryland College in 1986 and received his master's degree from DePauw University in 1989.
May 31, 2007
After a narrow fourth-place finish at the NCAA Mideast Regional on Saturday (May 26), the Green Wave women's 4x100-meter relay team will compete in the NCAA Championships, scheduled June 6-9 in Sacramento, Calif. The team's time of 45.25 at the regional was among the top 12 in the country.
The 4x100 team of junior Taneekwa Ross, freshman Jasmine Momoh, sophomore Shaina Pelham (pictured) and senior Gloria Asumnu helped the Green Wave place eighth overall at the regional meet.
Asumnu set school records in the 100-meter dash, taking first place, and the 200-meter dash, finishing second, to advance to the NCAA Championships in each event.
"Our regional experience was awesome," said Heather Van Norman, head Tulane coach of the women’s track and field team.
May 30, 2007
The Green Wave baseball team finished the 2007 season with a 34-26 record after dropping a 9-4 decision to East Carolina University on Saturday (May 26) in the Conference USA Tournament semifinal game in Greenville, N.C. Conference foe Rice University went on to win the Conference USA title in Sunday's championship game, defeating East Carolina 16-8.
Several members of the Green Wave ended the season on a high note, being honored by Conference USA on the eve of the conference tournament.
Wycoff, N.J., native Shooter Hunt (pictured) was named first-team All-Conference USA in his first season with the Wave, while Sean Morgan and Preston Claiborne claimed second-team and All-Freshman Team honors, respectively.
Hunt led the team in ERA (2.44) and ranked second on the team in strikeouts (95), opponent batting average (.238) and innings pitched (92.1) and third in wins (six).
Morgan claimed second-team All C-USA honors after leading Tulane and C-USA with 116 strikeouts. He also led the club in innings pitched (96.0) and opponent batting average (.235) while ranking second in wins (seven) and ERA (4.05). Morgan was second in the league in innings pitched and strikeouts looking (31), tied for sixth in wins and eighth in opponent batting average.
Claiborne, meanwhile, appeared in 26 games as a rookie and led Tulane
relievers in ERA (2.32), innings pitched (42.2) and strikeouts (44). He
ranked second on the club in appearances and third among bullpen arms with a
.274 opponent batting average.
May 22, 2007
In a game that featured a special sendoff for its six-member senior class (pictured) and the awarding of seven diplomas, the Tulane University baseball team closed out the regular season on a high note as the Green Wave posted a 7-0 shutout victory over Chicago State University Saturday afternoon (May 19) at Zephyr Field in Metairie, La.
Prior to the start of the ballgame, the Tulane athletics department recognized seniors J.R. Crowel, Matt Goebel, Brandon Gomes, Tim Guidry, Daniel Latham and Ty Wallace, awarded bachelor degrees to Crowell, Goebel, Gomes, Latham and fourth-year junior Devin Barnett and bestowed a master's degree on Guidry.
In the game, the Green Wave plated five runs over the first two innings and never looked back. Three of the five Tulane pitchers to see action on the day were seniors — starter Gomes, middle reliever Goebel and closer Latham — as the Green Wave conclude with a regular season record of 32-24.
Tulane, the No. 7 seed in the upcoming Conference USA Tournament, will take on No. 2 seed and host East Carolina University in the first round on Wednesday (May 23) at Clark-LeClair Field in Greenville, N.C. It is a double-elimination tournament.
All of the Green Wave's tournament games will be broadcast on the flagship radio station of Tulane baseball, WRBH 88.3 FM. Live online game stats are available for free.
May 16, 2007
Tulane senior Gloria Asumnu (pictured) won the 100-meter dash and placed second in the 200-meter dash in the final day of the 2007 Conference USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships on May 12.
Tulane's 4x100 relay team came in second and the 4x400 relay team also placed second. Junior Aubrey Phillips was sixth in the 5000-meter run. In the field events, freshman Nicolette Taku came in fifth in the triple jump. Tulane finished overall in seventh place with 50 points.
May 11, 2007
If you’re a Tulane Green Wave baseball fan, it’s white-knuckle time. Only 2 series remain – six games – in the regular season. First up is a three-game series this weekend, today through Sunday (May 11-13) at the home of Conference-USA leader Rice University in Houston.
The opening game against Rice is at 7 p.m. today, with Saturday’s game at 2 p.m. and Sunday’s
contest at 1 p.m. CSTV Networks has announced that the Friday contest featuring
Tulane and Rice will be available across the nation as part of a special pay-per-view
event. Details are listed online.
Tulane is coming off a 2-1 win over the University of Alabama-Birmingham, snapping a six-game losing streak on May 6. The Wave is now 30-20 on the season and 9-12 in C-USA competition.
The third-ranked Rice Owls have 37-11 season record and lead C-USA with a 16-2 league record.
For Tulane, the final home series of the regular season takes place May 17, 18 and 19 against Chicago State University at Zephyr Field in Metairie, La. The C-USA Tournament starts May 23 in Greenville, N.C.
April 30, 2007
Junior football athlete Matt Forte and senior
track standout Gloria Asumnu (pictured) were
named Tulane's 2007 Male/Female Student-Athletes
of the Year at the athletics department's annual
banquet.
Ashley Bernards and Shane Hannabury received the honor of Scholar Athletes of the Year, awarded to student-athletes with the highest cumulative grade point average after at least three semesters at Tulane. Both Bernards, a sophomore volleyball athlete, and Hannabury, a senior on the football team, are finance majors and recently received Conference USA Commissioner's Academic Medals.
The Tulane volleyball squad was named the Team of the Year for their hard work in the classroom, around the Tulane campus and New Orleans community and for their performance on the court.
The athletic banquet, held April 22, was a joint effort with Tulane athletics staff and the department's Student-Athlete Advisory Council, which is composed of 21 current Green Wave student-athletes. At the event, Tulane's five head coaches each gave out team awards and discussed their respective seasons, and the 2006-07 senior class was honored for contributions both on and off the playing field.
April 9, 2007
Tulane University announced that the rebuilding of Turchin Stadium, the home field of the Green Wave's nationally ranked baseball team, will not be completed for the 2007 spring season, and Tulane will not serve as the host site for the 2007 Conference USA Tournament this May.
Delays in the completion of the state-of-the art stadium (illustrated) were due to a combination of inclement weather this past winter, design alterations and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. The stadium currently is scheduled for completion this summer.
"Although we are disappointed with today's news in regards to this season, we remain upbeat and confident that we will soon occupy one of the finest collegiate baseball facilities in the country," said Rick Dickson, Tulane director of athletics.
The $10.3 million project will feature a new playing surface and an increase in seating from 3,000 to a maximum of 5,000 seats. In cooperation with the New Orleans Zephyrs, Tulane will play all of its remaining home dates at Zephyr Field.
Tulane also must relinquish the host role for the 2007 Conference USA Baseball Tournament, which was expected to be held at Turchin Stadium on May 23-27.
April 5, 2007
Baseball. All nine Green Wave hitters tallied at least two hits, including a 4-for-6 showing by sophomore right fielder Warren McFadden, as Tulane University defeated rival Louisiana State University, 16-9, on Tuesday (April 3) at Zephyr Field. The Green Wave held on to complete the regular-season sweep of LSU for the third time since 2001.
Track and field. Senior Gloria Asumnu and junior Aubrey Phillips (pictured) led the Tulane women's team to high marks at the Tiger Classic in Baton Rouge, La..
Phillips took home first place in the 5,000-meter run with a time of 17:38.84. Asumnu placed third in the 200-meter dash, giving her a qualifying mark for the NCAA Mideast Regionals scheduled in May at the University of Missouri. Asumnu also helped the 4x100-meter relay team to a second-place finish that qualified the team for the regionals.
April 2, 2007
Single-game tickets are now on sale for tomorrow's (April 3) baseball game between the Tulane Green Wave and rival Louisiana State University. Game time is 7 p.m. at Zephyr Field in Metairie, La. Tickets can be purchased online, in person at the Tulane athletics ticket office, or at 504-861-WAVE (9283).
March 26, 2007
SPRING SPORTS. The Tulane athletics department will host its spring sports luncheon at noon on Thursday (March 29) at the Bourbon House, 144 Bourbon St. Guests speakers will include Rick Jones, Green Wave head baseball coach, and Heather Van Norman, head track and field coach, along with Rick Dickson, director of athletics.
Under Jones' leadership, the Green Wave baseball team posted a 16-7 record prior to the start of Conference USA play on Friday (March 23), when the team was scheduled for a three-game series against Marshall University in Charleston, W.Va. Tulane returns home for a game at Zephyr Field in Metairie, La., on Tuesday (March 27) at 6:30 p.m. against Nicholls State University.
Van Norman has the Green Wave track and field team off and running in its outdoor season after posting a successful indoor campaign. Senior Gloria Asumnu (pictured) earned All-America honors when she registered a fourth-place finish in the national finals of the 60-meter dash.
The spring sports luncheon is the latest in a continuing series of downtown New Orleans luncheons featuring Green Wave coaches and staff. Limited space is available and the cost is $35 per person. For reservations, call 504-865-5356.
March 20, 2007
• Baseball. After ending a three-game sweep of Siena College with a 19-0 decision on Sunday (March 18), the Tulane Green Wave returns to action tonight (March 20) against the University of New Orleans at the Privateers' field.
The Wave, now 16-6 on the year, will open Conference USA play on Friday (March 23) with a three-game slate against Marshall University in Charleston, W. Va.
In the final game of the Siena College series, senior right-hander Brandon Gomes fanned seven in a 6.0-inning start and the Green Wave offense pounded out a season-best 24 hits.
Sophomore catcher Jared Dyer, junior second baseman Brad Emaus and sophomore third baseman Seth Henry (pictured) all hit home runs on Sunday. Henry had three hits and led all players with career-best five RBI.
The shutout was the fourth in a row for the Green Wave, marking the first time in program history that Tulane has held an opponent scoreless in four consecutive ballgames.
• Women's Basketball. The Tulane women's basketball team fought back from being down seven points in the second half, but the Mississippi State University Lady Bulldogs escaped with a 79-73 win in the second round of the Women's National Invitation Tournament on Sunday (March 18). Jennifer Sands (pictured) led Tulane with 18 points while Nikki Luckhurst added 16.
Mississippi State (18-13), out-rebounded Tulane 56-34, including 23 on the offensive end. Tulane finished the season at 26-7, the third-most wins in school history.
March 16, 2007
Women's basketball. The Green Wave scored a 76-43 victory over the Jackson State University Tigers in the Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) on Wednesday (March 14) at Fogelman Arena.
The team was led by a career-high 19 points from Alendra Brown (pictured). The team faces Mississippi State University on Sunday (March 18) in Starkville, Miss., at 2 p.m. in the second round.
Baseball. Senior right-hander Matt Goebel scattered four hits over six scoreless innings and senior closer Daniel Latham picked up his fifth save of the year as the Green Wave defeated the University of New Orleans, 2-0, on Tuesday (March 13).
The team opens a three-game series against Siena College today (March 16).
March 7, 2007
One day after helping the Green Wave put the finishing touches on a perfect 4-0 week, Tulane University baseball standout Nate Simon (pictured) claimed Conference USA Co-Hitter of the Week, the league announced Monday (March 5).
A sophomore from Duvall, Wash., Simon earned the honor after hitting .500 (6-for-12) with a 1.000 slugging percentage courtesy of two doubles and two home runs, while driving in six runs and sporting a .556 on-base percentage. He had at least one hit and one RBI in all four games, and provided the game-winning hit in two of the Green Wave's victories. The honor is the first of Simon's career, and the first for a Green Wave position player in 2007.
March 6, 2007
Men's Basketball. Tulane University senior Andrew Garcia (pictured) was selected to the 2007 Conference USA All-Academic team. He is from Pittsburgh, Pa. Junior David Gomez, from Baton Rouge, La., has been named to the 2007 National Association of Basketball Coaches All-District 8 second team, becoming the first Green Wave athlete to receive all-district honors since 2003.
Women's Basketball. Senior guard Jami Montagnino was named First Team All C-USA while guards D'Aundra Henry and Ashley Langford each earned Third Team honors. Montagnino, who also earned All-Academic honors, is from Baton Rouge. Henry, a senior from Houma, La., also was named to the C-USA All-Defensive Team, and Langford is a sophomore from Harrisburg, Pa.
February 8, 2007
The Green Wave baseball team opens its 2007 season at 6:30 p.m. tomorrow (Feb. 9) at the team's current New Orleans home, Zephyr Field, in Metairie, La., against Southeastern Louisiana University. It will be a three-game series, with Tulane traveling to Southeastern's home field in Hammond, La., for a 1 p.m. Saturday (Feb. 10) contest and wrapping up the series at 1 p.m. Sunday (Feb. 11) back at Zephyr Field.
Tulane, ranked No. 15 in a preseason poll by Baseball America, also has a new television commercial that is running in the New Orleans area, to the enjoyment of Wave fans.
Februrary 6, 2007
• Track and Field. The Green Wave's Gloria Asumnu (pictured) won the 60-meter dash with a school record of 7.32 seconds and finished second in the 200-yard dash in 24.11 at a track meet in South Bend, Ind., on Saturday (Feb. 3).
Shanon Beelendorf also placed fourth in the 300-yard dash (40.08) and freshman Olivia Kizzee advanced to the finals in the 60-meter dash, running it in 7.74 seconds to finish 10th.
• Men's Basketball. Freshman Kevin Sims scored a career-high 23 points and senior Chris Moore notched his first career double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds to help the Green Wave to a 79-64 victory on Saturday (Feb. 3) over the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, Miss.
Tulane returns home to Fogelman Arena tomorrow (Feb. 7) to play the University of Texas-El Paso.
• Women's Basketball. Senior guard D'Aundra Henry scored 23 points as the Tulane women's basketball team pulled out a 71-68 road victory at Rice University on Saturday (Feb. 3) to win its seventh straight game and remain in first in C-USA at 8-2 (19-4 overall). Tulane plays on Wednesday (Feb. 7) at the University of Memphis at 7 p.m.
• Baseball. Four pitchers, including freshman Drew Zizinia (pictured) combined for 14 strikeouts as the Tulane University baseball team defeated the Green Wave Alumni, 3-2, on Saturday (Feb. 3) in the seventh annual Alumni Game at Zephyr Field.
January 23, 2007
• Men's Basketball. Marshall University used a free throw to snap a 69-69 tie, followed by a three-point shot to take a 79-73 victory over Tulane in Fogelman Arena on Saturday (Jan. 20).
Marshall built a 13-point lead at halftime but the Green Wave went on a 21-3 run and got back in the game. Chris Moore led Tulane with 18 points, while Donnie Stith (pictured) finished with 16 points and a game-high nine rebounds.
• Women's Basketball. Sophomore guard Ashley Langford tied her own school record for assists with 14 as Tulane avenged an earlier loss at the University of Texas-El Paso by dismantling the Miners, 81-56 on Saturday (Jan. 20).
Langford recorded her fourth double-double of the season with 10 points. Senior guard Jami Montagnino led all scorers with 19 points.
• Track and Field. Green Wave athletes posted 10 personal-best marks as Tulane placed fifth among the 16 teams at the Leonard Hilton Memorial Invitational in Houston on Friday (Jan. 19). Tulane also won the 4 X 400 meter relay.
January 22, 2007
• Women's Basketball.
Tulane guard Jami Montagnino (pictured) is having a stellar season for the Green Wave. She recently ranked second in the NCAA in free-throw shooting and 10th in three-point shooting percentage. The senior captain has averaged 22.6 points per game in Conference-USA and on Jan. 15 was named C-USA women's basketball player of the week.
• Baseball. Overcast skies and misty weather didn't affect the spirit of the Green Wave as the Tulane baseball team hit the field for its first spring practice session Thursday (Jan. 18) at Zephyr Field in Metairie, La.
Four players were named to the Preseason All C-USA Team — junior second baseman Brad Emaus, senior pitcher Daniel Latham, sophomore outfielder Warren McFadden and junior right-hander Sean Morgan.
January 9, 2007
• Women's Basketball. With 19 points and 19 rebounds from Valeriy Berezhynska, Rice University handed the Tulane women's basketball team its second Conference USA loss, 61-52, on Sunday (Jan. 7) at Fogelman Arena in a nationally televised game on CSTV. Senior guard Jami Montagnino led Tulane again with 19 points.
Junior Wave forward Dominique Philpots finished with 11 rebounds and four blocked shots that matched her career best. Tulane falls to 12-4 overall, 1-2 in C-USA.
The Green Wave notched a victory on Friday (Jan. 5) in Fogelman Arena when Montagnino lit up the scoreboard for 33 points, including seven three-pointers, beating the University of Houston, 83-61. Philpots recorded her first career double-double with 12 points and a career-high 11 rebounds.
Tulane takes to the road for C-USA action at the University of Tulsa (Friday, Jan. 12, 7 p.m.) and at Southern Methodist University (Sunday, Jan. 14, 4 p.m.). The match-up with the SMU Mustangs will air live on ESPN2, Tulane's second national TV appearance in eight days.
• Men's Basketball. The Green Wave men's team returns to action on the road against Rice University in Houston on Wednesday (Jan. 10) and will be back in Fogelman Arena on Saturday (Jan. 13) at 7 p.m. against the University of Alabama-Birmingham.
January 4, 2007
• Women's Basketball. The Tulane women's basketball team suffered its first loss of the season against an unranked team, falling 80-76 to the University of Texas-El Paso Miners in the Conference USA opener for both teams Tuesday (Jan. 2) in El Paso, Texas.
Senior guard Jami Montagnino scored 21 points, connecting on five three-pointers, to lead Tulane (11-3, 0-1 Conference USA). Sophomore guard Ashley Langford (pictured) finished with a double-double for the second-straight game, this time turning in a 10-point, 10-assist effort.
The Green Wave returns home to Fogelman Arena on Friday (Jan. 5) at 7 p.m. to play the University of Houston.
• Men's Basketball. Junior David Gomez led all scorers with a career-high 32 points, but the University of New Orleans defeated the Green Wave 84-77 on Monday (Jan. 1) on the UNO campus. Tulane returns to action Jan. 10 against Rice University in Houston.
• Baseball. Season tickets for the 2007 Tulane University baseball team's 38-game home schedule are now available through the Tulane University Athletics ticket office.
Season tickets can be purchased online or at 504-861-WAVE.
Season-ticket renewals have also been mailed out to all 2006 season ticket holders. The deadline for renewals to be mailed back to the ticket office is Monday, Jan. 22.
January 2, 2007
Retired jersey. The Tulane women's basketball team has honored all-time leading scorer Grace Daley by retiring her No. 4 jersey. She received the honor at halftime of the Dec. 29 game against Fordham University at the Tulane DoubleTree Classic.
Daley, who scored 2,249 points in her career — the most of any basketball player in school history — was a three-time All-American guard for the Green Wave and led Tulane to the NCAA Tournament in each of her four years from 1997-2000. She was an integral part of two Conference USA regular season championship teams and three C-USA tournament championships, winning the tournament MVP trophy in 1999.
Inducted into the Tulane Hall of Fame in 2006, she was named the C-USA Freshman of the Year in 1997 and scored more than 550 points, pulled down at least 100 rebounds and compiled at least 70 assists in each of her last three seasons.
After graduating from Tulane with a degree in English, Daley, from Ocala, Fla., was a first-round draft pick and fifth overall selection in the 2000 WNBA Draft, by the Minnesota Lynx. She spent four seasons in the WNBA with the Lynx, New York Liberty, Houston Comets and Phoenix Mercury. She also has played basketball professionally in Europe. Currently, she is playing with USK Praha of the Czech Pro League.
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