NEW ORLEANS – The University of South Alabama women's basketball team fell in its final exhibition game in New Orleans to Tulane, 65-51.
 
The game was held to raise donations for the American Red Cross for hurricane relief efforts.

GAME FACTS
- Savannah Jones led all Jags with 11 points, going 4-for-10 from the field.
- Chyna Ellis and Antoinette Lewis each brought down eight boards.
- Ellis scored 10 points going 4-for-8 shooting.
- Lewis shot 4-for-6 from the field for eight points.
- Candice Williams scored eight points going 3-for-5 from the field and 2-of-4 from the charity strike,
- The Jaguars held the Green Wave scoreless for over four minutes during the second quarter (8:00-3:29).
- South Alabama forced 16 Tulane turnovers in the first, converting those into eight points.
- USA shot over 40 percent from the field in two of the four quarters.
- Tulane's Kolby Morgan led all scorers with 23 points, going 8-for-17 from the field.

NOTES
- All ticket revenue went to the American Red Cross for hurricane relief efforts.

THEY SAID IT
USA head coach Terry Fowler
On the game and turnovers tonight: "We had a couple of three-seconds, we had a charge called, we had an illegal screen, those don't' hurt our defense. We'll take those. That's us trying to be aggressive on offense. The thing that was disappointing to us was the rebounding. They have great length, but it was disappointing as we had our hands on some that we should have had. The free throw shooting was also disappointing. We can't shoot 48 percent from the line, yet we were still in the ballgame."
 
On Savannah Jones returning from her knee injury last season: "Just to see her come back from her situation is great. She is still getting her body into game shape. Even though she is back, she didn't participate in the first handful of practices. She is working her way back and we are excited to have her back on the floor. She gives us different options.

UP NEXT
The Jaguars open up the regular season at home in the Mitchell Center on Nov. 10. South Alabama will take on Georgia Southwestern with the opening tip scheduled for 7:35 p.m.

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