SMU Hosts Tulane Saturday At 2 p.m. For Second Game In Three Days

SMU (8-6, 2-0 AAC) vs. Tulane (8-5, 0-2 AAC)
Moody Coliseum - Dallas, Texas
Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022 – 2 p.m.
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SETTING THE SCENE
•   SMU plays its second game in three days Saturday when it hosts Tulane at 2 p.m. in Moody Coliseum.
•   SMU enters the game with a 2-0 record in American Athletic Conference games, while Tulane is 0-2. Both teams have eight wins overall.

ABOUT SMU
•   The Mustangs are 8-6 overall and 2-0 in AAC games after 60-49 win against ECU to start 2-0 in league play for the first time since starting 9-0 during the 2012-13 season.
•   SMU is on a four-game win streak for the first time since winning four straight during the 2016-17 season.
•   SMU won its season opener, 75-63, in head coach Toyelle Wilson's debut on the Hilltop.
•   SMU won 79-53 at TCU in its last non-conference game.
•   Savannah Wilkinson is sixth in the NCAA with 10 double-doubles.
•   Jasmine Smith scored a career-high 25 points against UAPB, and tied the SMU single-game record with a career-high 11 assists at TCU.
•   Kayla White scored a career-high 34 points against ECU, the most by a Mustang since Nov. 26, 2017 (35 - McKenzie Adams).

ABOUT TULANE
•   Tulane is 8-5 overall and 0-2 in league play with losses to UCF and USF.
•   Moon Ursin leads the team in points, 13.8, rebounds, 9.6, and assists, 3.6.
•   Ursin is one of four players scoring at least 11 points per game.

SERIES HISTORY
•   SMU is 14-24 all-time against Tulane with an 8-12 record at home.
•   Tulane has won nine of the last 10 games, including a 67-66 win in Dallas on Jan. 15, 2020, the last meeting in the series.
•   Four of the nine losses in the last 10 were each decided by six points or less.
•   SMU's last win in the series came at Tulane on Feb. 24, 2019. The Mustangs won 64-60.

SAVANNAH WILKINSON
Savannah Wilkinson recorded double-doubles in the first five games of the season, setting a program record for most consecutive double-doubles. She ranks sixth in the NCAA with 10 this season. She averages 10.1 rebounds per game, 30th in the NCAA, and is seventh in the country with 8.4 defensive rebounds per game. The Florida State transfer scores a team-best 15.6 points per game, reaching double digits in all 14 games this season with a career-high 24 points against Oklahoma. Wilkinson scored 20 points against both Arkansas and North Texas, and grabbed a career-high 15 rebounds against Delaware and again at TCU. She played in more than 70 games in three seasons at Florida State with career highs of 14 points and nine rebounds.

KAYLA WHITE
Kayla White scored a career-high 34 points against ECU, the most by a Mustang since McKenzie Adams scored 35 on Nov. 26, 2017. She also scored what was a career-high 25 points against UAPB and finished with 21 at TCU. Over the past four games, White is averaging 20.3 points per game. She is second on the team averaging 14.0 points overall. The returning starter's previous season-high was 20 points against Oklahoma, and White has reached double figures nine times this season, including seven of the last eight games. She has scored more than 10 points 33 times in her career and eclipsed 20 eight times with a previous career-high 22 points twice.

SYDNE WIGGINS
Sydne Wiggins scored a career-high 26 points against Seattle in the South Point Shootout, and was named to the all-tournament team after averaging 21.0 points in the event. She has scored at least 10 points in seven of 11 games on the Hilltop and 33 times in her career. Wiggins won a WNIT championship during her four-year career at Rice. This season at SMU, Wiggins is shooting 39.5 percent from the field and 29.8 percent with 14 made 3-pointers.

JASMINE SMITH
Jasmine Smith leads the team in assists, 65, steals, 19, and 3-pointers made, 18. She scored a career-high 25 points against UAPB and tied the program single-game assists record with 11 at TCU. Smith averages 8.8 points and 4.6 assists per game. She totaled eight assists in the season opener, and now has at least eight assists in five game throughout her career. She tallied what was a career-high 10 assists during Rice's run to the 2021 WNIT championship. Smith's career high was 21 points during the 2019-20 season at Rice, the only other time in her career she scored at least 20 points.

PAIGE BAYLISS
With 12 points and 10 rebounds against Oral Roberts, Paige Bayliss posted her third career double-double. Bayliss posted the first double-double of her career as a sophomore with 14 points and 10 rebounds against UC-Irvine. She also had a double-double against Tulane in the same season, scoring 13 points with a career-high 15 rebounds. This season, Bayliss is averaging 3.5 points and 4.2 rebounds in 13.3 minutes per game.

DANIELLE SANDERLIN
Danielle Sanderlin scored a game-high 20 points in the season opener. She averages 4.5 points, shooting 46.3 percent from the field.

AMIRAH ABDUR-RAHIM
After missing the first game due to injury, Amirah Abdur-Rahim scored eight points against Oklahoma State in her first game on the Hilltop. She suffered a season-ending knee injury in practice prior to the game against Oral Roberts.

AMBER BACON
Three-year starter Amber Bacon suffered a season-ending knee injury late in the game against Oral Roberts. The senior scored eight points with four assists in 24 minutes off the bench this season.

BOLD: Big Opportunities Live in Dallas
As part of its goal of Shaping Champions and preparing students for life, SMU Athletics proudly announces the addition of its BOLD (Big Opportunities Live in Dallas) Program to its suite of student-athlete development tools, with the goal of helping student-athletes navigate and capitalize on new Name, Image, Likeness (NIL) legislation.

BOLD will provide SMU student-athletes with the means to navigate the evolving NIL landscape. The BOLD program will incorporate INFLCR, a comprehensive NIL education and compliance solution, and campus resources from the Cox School of Business, the Dedman School of Law, and the Meadows School of the Arts.

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Players Mentioned

Amirah Abdur-Rahim

Amber Bacon

Paige Bayliss

Danielle Sanderlin

Jasmine Smith

Kayla White

Sydne Wiggins

Savannah Wilkinson

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