The team debuted against neighbor Loyola New Orleans on Thursday, Nov. 5 in Devlin Fieldhouse and gave fans a preview of a promising season. The Tulane women scored almost double the points of their opponent, finishing at 90-48. Freshman guard Taylor Emery, junior guard Courtnie Latham, sophomore guard Kolby Morgan and junior guard Leslie Vorpahl all recorded double-digit points for the Wave.
At 3:45 left in the first quarter, the Green Wave had their biggest deficit of the game trailing the Wolf Pack 16-6. The game took a turn when Tulane had a 13-4 run and forced five Loyola turnovers in the remaining time of the first quarter.