MOBILE, Ala. – South Alabama women's basketball dropped their third straight game, losing to Tulane 79-46. 
 
Freshman Kelsey Thompson led the Jags in scoring with 11 points, her second double digit game of the season. Thompson also clocked the most minutes, playing 31.
 
Nadia Howard was South's second highest scorer with nine points. Zena Elias led the team in rebounds with eight.  
 
The Green Wave offense was led by Kyren Whittington, who totaled 19 points. Amira Mabry totaled 11 points for the Green Wave.
 
The Jags continue their home stand, hosting Southeastern Louisiana on Tuesday, Nov. 22 at 7 p.m.
  
GAME FACTS 

• Tulane went on a 9-0 run to start the game.
• South battled back, but were unable to stop the Green Wave momentum, and were down 21-11 after the first quarter.
• Tulane used an 11-3 scoring run to extend their lead to 31-14 with four minutes left in the half.
• Tulane extended their lead even more, leading 48-21 at the half.
• The Jags used an 8-3 run to open the third quarter to cut Tulane's lead to 22 points.
• Some free throws by the Green Wave extended their lead again, with the Jags trailing by 29.
• Tulane continued to extend their lead late into the game, leading 69-36 with seven minutes remaining.
• South's first points of the fourth quarter came from a Nadia Howard layup with three and a half minutes remaining in the game.

 
NOTES

• Casey Ferguson earned her first start of the season, the 13^th of her career.
• Thompson led the Jags in scoring for the second time this season.
• South totaled 18 bench points.
• South recorded 36 rebounds.
• Every Jag that dressed played in the game.

 
QUOTABLE
Head Coach Terry Fowler:
Opening statement:
"It's just disappointing. It just felt like we got out of the blocks so slow. When you're playing a team that's a top 100 NET team from a bigger league, you've got to be able to come out and start fast, and we weren't able to do that, and they were. They got off to a great start and shot the ball extremely well early, especially from three, and that's something they have been doing all year. We had a couple of stretches where we did a few good things, but overall we couldn't make shots and they made them. We've gotta go back and regroup and come out here and be ready to go next week against Southeastern Louisiana, but it starts with us getting better everyday in practice." 

On what the team can take from the loss: 
"We've had shot opportunities, but we have to make those shots too. We've gotta be better too at giving them some solutions. The biggest thing is that the group stays together. It's November basketball, and a lot of teams are going though this and trying to figure things out, so when you get to conference play, you're playing your best basketball." 
 
UP NEXT
The Jaguars continue their home stand with a matchup against Southeastern Louisiana on Tuesday, Nov. 22, at 7 p.m.
 
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