NEW ORLEANS – The University of New Orleans (0-1) will host the consolation round of the 2017 Preseason WNIT November 17-18 at Lakefront Arena and welcome CSUN (0-2), Milwaukee (0-1) and Houston (0-1). The Panthers and Cougars battle at 5 p.m. Friday with the Privateers following versus the Matadors at 7:30 p.m.
On day two, New Orleans will play the latter game regardless of outcome with tipoff scheduled for 4:30 p.m. Saturday's begins at 2 p.m.
"We are grateful to director of athletics
Derek Morel for working with Renee Carlson of the WNIT so that we could host this tournament," said head coach
Keeshawn Davenport. "It's a great opportunity for us to get two additional nonconference home games in front of family and friends. We went 10-4 on our home court last season."
Here are the Consolation Round 1 matchups:
Friday, Nov. 17 at Lakefront Arena
Milwaukee vs. Houston, 5 p.m. CT
CSUN vs. New Orleans, 7:30 p.m. CT
Saturday, Nov. 18 at Lakefront Arena
Milwaukee/Houston winner vs. CSUN 2 p.m. CT or 4:30 p. m. CT
Milwaukee/Houston winner/loser vs. New Orleans 2 p.m. or 4:30 p. m. CT.
****New Orleans will play at 4:30 p.m. CT Saturday regardless of Friday's outcome.
In the season opener at Louisiana,
Shania Woods led the club with 13 points and
Halie Matthews added a game-high 10 rebounds. Preseason All-Southland Conference first team selection
Randi Brown chipped in 10 points and
Jada Swafford followed with nine.
"Although we had a lull in the second quarter, we responded well in our first game," commented Davenport. "We won just about every category in the game except the score. We don't want to be in that situation again. We want to correct our mistakes quickly and turn it around in the tournament this weekend."
The CSU Matadors are led by senior forward Tessa Boagni averaging 11.5 points and 7.5 rebounds.
Tickets for the Preseason WNIT are priced at $5 for adults and $3 for youth (ages3-12). One ticket per day covers both games.
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