The Tulane women’s team took on a solid Missouri State team and fell 72-66 in Fogelman Arena Thursday night. Coach Ashley Langford told the media after the game, it was not the Green Wave’s style of basketball. “I just told the team, we didn’t do the things we needed to do to win,” Langford said. Despite missing two-thirds of their layups and getting outrebounded 24-14 by the more physical Lady Bears, Tulane had a two-point advantage after the first two quarters. Senior forward Amira Mabry led the way for the Wave with 9-points, going 4-of-5 from the field, including a three from the top of the key. Mecailin Marshall, Jayda Brown, and CC May put in 5-points apiece. The Green Wave had a good offensive rhythm in the first two stanzas, hitting shots from inside the paint and from the outside. Led by Mabry, the Wave crashed for a dozen points from inside the blocks. Meanwhile, Tulane didn’t miss any of the four shots from beyond the three-point arc. The same could not be said for the Lady Bears from Conference U
