JSU Set For WNIT First Round Matchup at Tulane

NEW ORLEANS, LA – The Jacksonville State University women's basketball team will take on the Tulane University Green Wave on Thursday, Mar. 17 at 6 :30 p.m. in New Orleans, La. in the first round of the WNIT.

Thursday's game will mark the first all-time appearance in the WNIT for JSU and is the first postseason tournament appearance in the program's Division-I history.

The Gamecocks' trip to the WNIT continues a historic 24-7 season in which JSU advanced to the ASUN Championship Final for the first time since 1999. Seniors Kiana Johnson and Kennedy Gavin led the Gamecocks in the ASUN tournament and were both named to the All-Tournament Team.

Jax State enters the WNIT following a loss to FGCU, 69-54, in the ASUN Championship game and has not lost back-to-back games this season.

JSU and Tulane will meet for just the second time on Thursday. The Green Wave hold a 1-0 advantage in the series with a 54-51 win over the Gamecocks on Nov. 23, 2004 in New Orleans, La.

Tulane enters the postseason with a 20-9 record on the year following a quarterfinal exit in the American Athletic Conference Tournament with a 65-57 loss to Houston.

The game will be streamed live on ESPN3 with live stats available at JSUGamecocksports.com.

The winner of the matchup between Tulane and JSU will take on the winner between Alabama and Troy. The second round will take place between Mar. 19-22.

Imari Martin leads JSU with 10.8 points per game on the season while Kiana Johnson is averaging 17.6 points per game and shooting 64 percent from the field over the last three games. Johnson scored a career-high 21 points in the buzzer-beating win over Liberty in the ASUN Semifinals. Johnson's game-winner was featured on SportsCenter's Top-10 plays.

Moon Ursin leads Tulane with 13.7 points per game on the season.

There will be a WNIT watch party inside Pete Mathews Coliseum on Thursday to watch the Gamecocks take on the Green Wave. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the game will begin at 6:30 p.m. Concessions will be available for purchase.

Stay up to date with JSU women's basketball at JSUGamecocksports.com and on social media @JSUGamecocksWBB.

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