2008–09 Tulane Green Wave women's basketball team

Intercollegiate basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Women's Basketball 2008–09 Tulane Green Wave Conference USA C-USA 18–14 Lisa Stockton Shanna Cook Alan Frey Michele Savage Fogelman Arena Conference USA Tournament Second Round The 2008–09 Tulane Green Wave women's basketball team represented Tulane University in the 2008–09 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Green Wave were coached by Lisa Stockton. The Green Wave were a member of Conference USA. Exhibition Date Location Opponent Green Wave Points Opp. Points Record Nov. 8/08 Fogelman Arena Houston Jaguars 59 34 1-0http://www.tulanegreenwave.com/sports/w-baskbl/sched/tul-w-baskbl-sched.html Tulane University Official Athletic Site 2009-06-17 2014-10-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20141011164310/http://www.tulanegreenwave.com/sports/w-baskbl/sched/tul-w-baskbl-sched.html dead Preseason WNIT Date Location Opponent Green Wave Points Opp. Points Record Nov. 14/08 Fogleman Arena Illinois State 75 62 1-0 Nov. 16/08 Tempe, AZ Arizona State 53 86 1-1 Nov. 21/08 Richmond, VA VCU 49 65 1-2 Regular season Roster Number Name Height Position Class 23 Tiffany Aidoo 5-9 Guard Junior 11 Roshaunda Barnes 5-5 Guard Junior 44 Brett Benzio 6-3 Center Sophomore 32 Chassity Brown 5-7 Guard Senior 21 Olivia Grayson 5-8 Guard Freshman 33 Indira Kaljo 5-10 Guard Senior 35 Brittany Lindsey 6-1 Forward Redshirt Junior 31 Brittany Chantel McDonald 6-1 Forward Freshman 20 Danielle Nunn 5-9 Guard Junior 42 Jennifer Nwokedi 6-1 Forward Sophomore 25 Tyria Snow 5-8 Guard Freshmanhttp://www.tulanegreenwave.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/tul-w-baskbl-mtt.html Official Athletics Site of the Tulane University Green Wave 2009-06-16 2008-09-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20080905130715/http://tulanegreenwave.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/tul-w-baskbl-mtt.html dead Schedule The Green Wave hosted the UNO-Tulane Big Easy Classic on December 6, 2008. In addition, the Green Wave also hosted the Tulane Double Tree Classic from December 20 to December 21. On January 9, Brett Benzio had seven blocked seven shots against Houston.http://www.tulanegreenwave.com/sports/w-baskbl/recaps/010909aaa.html Houston Stuns Tulane Women's Basketball, 58-56, On Late Free Throws - Tulane Official Athletic Site 2009-06-17 2011-07-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20110725031526/http://www.tulanegreenwave.com/sports/w-baskbl/recaps/010909aaa.html dead Date Location Opponent Green Wave Points Opp. Points Record Nov. 24/08 Baton Rouge, LA Louisiana State 47 63 0-1 Nov. 26/08 Fogelman Arena Louisiana-Lafayette 80 65 1-1 Nov. 28/08 Monroe, LA Louisiana-Monroe 62 60 2-1 Dec. 5/08 Lake Front Arena Jackson State 74 48 3-1 Dec. 6/08 Fogelman Arena Indiana State 66 55 4-1 Dec. 17/08 Thibodaux, LA Nicholls State 108 66 5-1 Dec. 20/08 Fogelman Arena Alabama State 80 48 6-1 Dec. 21/08 Fogelman Arena Providence 68 46 7-1 Dec. 28/08 Fogelman Arena Temple 71 75 7-2 Dec. 30/08 Fogelman Arena South Florida 66 80 7-3 Jan. 2/09 El Paso, TX UTEP 57 48 8-3 Jan. 4/09 Atlanta, GA Georgia Tech 52 69 8-4 Jan. 9/09 Fogelman Arena Houston 56 58 8-5 Jan. /09 Jan. /09 Player stats 22em GP: Games played MPG: Minutes per game FG%: Field goal percentage 3FG%: 3-point field goal percentage FT%: Free throw percentage RPG: Rebounds per game APG: Assists per game PPG: Points per game Player GP MPG FG % 3FG% FT% RPG APGSteals Blocks PPG Brittany Lindsey 32 25.2 .483 .000 .544 4.6 0.9 28 3311.8 Indira Kaljo 32 21.5 .415 .420 .659 2.4 0.8 291 9.4 Megan Valicevic 32 27.5 .412 .316 .766 4.5 1.5 362 9.2 Chassity Brown 32 24.2 .366 .277 .552 3.1 1.9 59 118.6 Brett Benzio 32 29.6 .468 .000 .634 9.3 1.4 32 478.6 Ashley Langford 32 31.4 .341 .348 .811 3.3 5.8 59 36.7 Tiffany Aidoo 32 15.8 .306 .179 .557 2.0 0.9 30 14.3 Roshaunda Barnes 32 14.7 .315 .125 .565 2.1 1.9 366 3.8 Tia Jackson 19 6.2 .474 .000 .533 0.5 0.5 5 11.4 Kiara Slaton 19 7.6 524 .000 .400 1.7 0.2 3 11.3 Jennifer Nwokedi 17 5.2 .350 .000 .000 1.0 0.0 2 50.8http://www.tulanegreenwave.com/sports/w-baskbl/stats/2008-2009/teamcume.html#TEAM.OCF March 4: Indira Kaljo was named the Conference USA Newcomer of the Year. She was a transfer from Ventura College in California. Statistically, she has posted three-point shooting numbers on pace to set Tulane records in career three-point percentage. During the season, Kaljo ranked 14th in the NCAA in three-point percentage at .428 (62-of-145) and third in C-USA (which has lower per game requirements for rankings). Kaljo's 62 three-pointers are tied for fourth most in Tulane single-season history with Nikki Luckhurst (2007–08). Her 2.07 made three-pointers per game are third in C-USA.http://www.tulanegreenwave.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/030409aab.html Indira Kaljo Named C-USA Women's Basketball Newcomer of the Year - Tulane Official Athletic Site 2009-06-16 2011-07-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20110717112708/http://www.tulanegreenwave.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/030409aab.html dead Ashley Langford finished her Tulane career by setting new single-season assist records. She has had 10 games with 10 or more assists, and holds 10 of the top 13 single-game assists records. Her 722 assists have led to 1,685 Tulane points (280 layups, 202 jumpers, 228 three-pointers). During this season, she reached the 1,000-point plateau. Between points and assists combined, Langford has led to 2,732 of Tulane's 8,021 points (34.0 percent).http://www.tulanegreenwave.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/041309aaa.html Langford, Benzio Garner All-Louisiana Women's Basketball Honors - Tulane University Official Athletic Site 2009-06-17 2016-01-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20160128094238/http://www.tulanegreenwave.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/041309aaa.html dead Brett Benzio averaged 9.3 rebounds per game in her freshman year. Among all freshmen in the NCAA, her average was tied for second with Ashley Palmer of Long Island, only 0.2 rebounds back of UNLV's Jamie Smith. The 296 rebounds she gained during the season were the fourth most in a single-season in Tulane history, and the most ever among freshmen. She averaged 8.9 points per game, and was the only freshman in the nation averaging a double-double before a mid-January bout with mono limited her productivity. In addition, she ranked seventh in C-USA with 1.47 blocks per game. She turned in nine double-doubles with 13 double-digit scoring games and 15 double-figure rebounding games. Postseason Conference USA Tournament March 3:The Conference USA Women's Basketball Championship will be hosted by Tulane's Fogelman Arena for the first time since 1999. The tournament will be played from March 5–8.http://www.tulanegreenwave.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/030309aaa.html Tulane Poised to Host C-USA Women's Basketball Championship for First Time Since 1999 - Tulane Official Athletic Site 2009-06-16 2011-07-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20110717112713/http://www.tulanegreenwave.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/030309aaa.html dead March 5:The sixth seeded Green Wave played its first game of the Conference USA Tournament and beat Tulsa 49–44. Brett Benzio recorded a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds, while Indira Kaljo scored 12 points. The victory was Lisa Stockton's 300th win at Tulane. The Green Wave forced 22 Tulsa turnovers. In the second half, the Green Wave scored the first fifteen points.http://www.tulanegreenwave.com/sports/w-baskbl/recaps/030509aaa.html Lisa Stockton Notches 300th win at Tulane as Wave Survive Tulsa in C-USA First Round - Tulane Official Athletic Site 2009-06-16 2011-07-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20110717112717/http://www.tulanegreenwave.com/sports/w-baskbl/recaps/030509aaa.html dead March 6: The Green Wave fell in the C-USA tournament at Fogelman Arena for the first time. Southern Mississippi picked up their first win over Tulane in New Orleans since 1997 with a 72–55 win in the quarterfinals of the C-USA tournament.http://www.tulanegreenwave.com/sports/w-baskbl/recaps/030609aaa.html Southern Miss Bounces Host Tulane from C-USA Tournament, 72-55 - Tulane Official Athletic Site 2009-06-16 2011-07-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20110717112721/http://www.tulanegreenwave.com/sports/w-baskbl/recaps/030609aaa.html dead Brittany Lindsey led Tulane with 16 points and tied her career-high in rebounds with 11. Junior guard Indira Kaljo added 12 points. Senior Ashley Langford handed out seven assists to finish with 722 for her career. Langford finishes her Tulane career 19th in scoring with 1,047 points. Awards and honors Brett Benzio, Conference USA All-Freshmen Teamhttp://tulane.edu/news/newwave/0309_newssplash.cfm Tulane University - News Splash & Galleries March 2009 2015-11-10 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160303173709/http://tulane.edu/news/newwave/0309_newssplash.cfm 2016-03-03 Brett Benzio, Doubletree Classic All-Tournament Team Brett Benzio, Doubletree Classic Most Valuable Playerhttp://www.tulanegreenwave.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/tul-double-tree-08.html Tulane University Official Athletic Site 2009-06-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20150914231819/http://www.tulanegreenwave.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/tul-double-tree-08.html 2015-09-14 dead Brett Benzio, Honorable Mention list by the Louisiana Sports Writer's Association Indira Kaljo, Conference USA Newcomer of the Year Ashley Langford, recipient of the Conference USA Spirit of Service awardhttp://www.tulanegreenwave.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/040809aaa.html Ashley Langford Named C-USA Spirit of Service Award Recipient - Tulane Official Athletic Site 2009-06-16 2011-07-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20110717112725/http://www.tulanegreenwave.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/040809aaa.html dead Ashley Langford, Conference USA Scholar Athlete for Women's Basketballhttp://www.tulanegreenwave.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/060809aaa.html Ashley Langford Named C-USA Scholar Athlete of the Year for Women's Basketball - Tulane Official Athletic Site 2009-06-16 2011-07-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20110717112729/http://www.tulanegreenwave.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/060809aaa.html dead Ashley Langford, Doubletree Classic All-Tournament Team Ashley Langford, Third Team All-Louisiana Team players drafted into the WNBA No one from the Green Wave was selected in the 2009 WNBA draft. 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