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Tulane sits in sole possession of first place in the league at 10-3 with three games to play.

	Chassity Brown, Tulane

Feb. 22, 2010

IRVING, Texas - At 10-3 in Conference USA action, Tulane is currently one game ahead of Memphis (9-4) and would hold any tie-breaker over the Tigers courtesy of the head-to-head win. Tulane also holds a three-game lead over SMU, East Carolina and Houston - who all currently sport a 7-6 league record. With a pair of wins this week, the Green Wave would earn a first-round bye in the 2010 Conference USA Women's Basketball Championship, which is slated to start on Monday, March 8, in Tulsa, Okla.

C-USA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL NOTEBOOK & STATISTICS

While Thursday's win over Memphis gave Tulane sole possession of first place in the Conference USA standings, it also allowed the Green Wave to become the first league team this season to surpass the 20-win plateau. At 21-5 following a 2-0 week, Tulane has its first 20-win season since the 2006-07 season when they went 26-7, won the Conference USA regular-season championship and advanced to the second round of the WNIT. In the 34-year history of Tulane women's basketball, the Green Wave have now posted nine 20-win seasons and all of them have come under head coach Lisa Stockton.

Tulane ranks second in the league in points per game (70.4), just one member of the squad averages more than 11.0 points per game (Chassity Brown at 13.8 ppg). For the year, however, six players average nearly 8.0 points per game. After Brown, junior forwards Danielle Nunn and Tiffany Aidoo are next with identical 10.3 averages, followed junior point guard Roshaunda Barnes at 9.1, freshman guard Olivia Grayson at 8.5 and sophomore center Brett Benzio at 7.9.

UPCOMING GAMES (all times central)

Thur., February 25
UTEP at Houston 7 p.m.
Marshall at Memphis 7 p.m.
Tulane at Rice 7 p.m.
UCF at SMU 7 p.m.
Southern Miss at Tulsa 7 p.m.
East Carolina at UAB 7 p.m.

Sat., February 27
East Carolina at Memphis (CBS C) 1 p.m.
Tulane at Houston 2 p.m.
UTEP at Rice 2 p.m.
Southern Miss at SMU 2 p.m.
UCF at Tulsa 2 p.m.
Marshall at UAB 6 p.m.

Wed., March 3
East Carolina at Marshall 6 p.m.
Tulsa at SMU (TXTW) 7 p.m.
UCF at Southern Miss 7 p.m.
Tulane at UTEP 8:05 p.m.

Thur., March 4
Rice at Houston 7 p.m.
Memphis at UAB 7 p.m.

END OF REGULAR SEASON

CO-PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
PAULINE LOVE, SOUTHERN MISS
6-0, SR, F (Luxora, Ark.)
Love averaged 18 points and 13 rebounds while shooting 43.2 percent from the field in Southern Miss' two C-USA home wins. She did most of her damage down the stretch against Houston (W, 77-68) after spending the majority of the first half in foul trouble. Love scored 11 of her 15 points and grabbed 10 of her 11 rebounds in the final 20 minutes. She followed that performance with team highs of 21 points and 15 rebounds over Rice (W, 68-60). Southern Miss has won four of its last six games. This is Love's second Player of the Week honor this season and fourth of her career.

ROSHAUNDA BARNES, TULANE
5-5, JR, G (Baton Rouge, La.)
Barnes averaged 16.5 points, 5.0 steals, 4.5 assists and 2.0 rebounds per game during Tulane's 2-0 week. She also recorded a 1.5 assist-to-turnover ratio for the week (9 assists/6 turnovers). Barnes hit nine of her 10 attempted free throws (90.0%) and was 11-of-22 (50.0%) from the field, including a 33.3 clip from beyond the 3-point arc (2-of-6). She scored a game-high 21 points in Tulane's 86-61 win over previous-conference co-leader Memphis on Thursday and added 12 in Saturday's 64-56 victory over UAB. She also had five steals in each game while posting five assists against the Tigers and four against the Blazers. This is Barnes' first career Player of the Week honor.

FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK
OLIVIA GRAYSON, TULANE
5-8, G (Metairie, La.)
Grayson averaged 9.0 points, 4.5 rebounds, 3.5 blocks, 2.5 assists and 2.0 steals per game in the Green Wave's 2-0 week which included wins over previous-conference co-leader Memphis and UAB. For the week, Grayson connected on 7-of-13 shots from the field (.538) and registered seven blocks. She scored 11 points on 4-of-7 shooting from the field, including a 2-of-3 showing from 3-point land, had five rebounds and two blocks against Memphis. She also recorded a career-high five blocks against the Blazers to go along with seven points, four rebounds, four assists and three steals in Saturday's regular-season home finale. This is Grayson's first Freshman of the Week honor.

2009-10 C-USA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL WEEKLY HONORS
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
N16 Pauline Love, Southern Miss
N23 Courtney Taylor, Houston
N30 Brittany Carter, Memphis
D7 Jackie Stanley, Rice
D14 Sviatlana Trukshanina, UTEP
D21 Emma Cannon, UCF
J4 Larrissa Williams, Tulsa
J11 Tynikki Crook, Marshall
J18 D'Frantz Smart, Rice
J25 Brittany Gilliam, SMU
F1 Kendra King, Marshall
F8 Courtney Taylor, Houston and Dietra Caldwell, UTEP
F15 Larrissa Williams, Tulsa
F22 Pauline Love, Southern Miss and Roshaunda Barnes, Tulane

FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK
N16 Jala Harris, UAB
N23 Nicole Dickson, Memphis
N30 Danielle Johnson, Southern Miss
D7 Jessica Goswitz, Rice
D14 Taleya Mayberry, Tulsa
D21 Gevenia Carter, UCF
J4 Amber Jones, UAB
J11 Jala Harris, UAB
J18 Jala Harris, UAB
J25 Jala Harris, UAB
F1 Jala Harris, UAB
F8 Anete Steinberga, UTEP
F15 Taleya Mayberry, Tulsa
F22 Olivia Grayson, Tulane