ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands – Tyana Walker scored a season-high 22 points, but the Elon women's basketball team came up just short in a 64-61 loss to Tulane on Thanksgiving in its Paradise Jam opener at the UVI Sports & Fitness Center.

Walker reached double figures for the second time this season, leading the Phoenix and shooting 6-of-9 from beyond the arc.

Elon fell to 2-4, while Tulane improved to 3-3.

THE RUNDOWN

• Tulane opened on a 13-2 run before three straight threes by Ashanti Fox and Ashlee Shaw pulled Elon within 13-11 with 3:34 left in the first. The Phoenix later hit back-to-back threes to take an 18-17 lead, but the Green Wave scored late to go up 19-18 after one.
• Elon started the second quarter with an 8-0 run to build a 26-19 advantage, only for Tulane to counter with its own 8-0 spurt to move ahead 27-26 at the 6:09 mark. The Phoenix then held the Green Wave scoreless the rest of the half and carried a 35-27 lead into the break.
• Tulane scored first in the third and trimmed the deficit to 35-31 before tying it at 40-40. The Green Wave closed the period on a 16-4 run to take a 56-44 lead into the fourth.
• Elon responded with a 13-2 run, sparked by two more threes from Walker, to pull within 58-57 with 4:43 remaining. The teams traded baskets from there, with Walker hitting another three to put Elon ahead 61-60. But back-to-back Tulane buckets pushed the Green Wave back in front 64-61, and the Phoenix couldn't reclaim the lead.

NOTES

• Tyana Walker scored a season-best 22 points on 8-of-16 shooting.
• Maraja Pass, Ashlee Shaw, Walker and Ruby Willard shared the team lead with five rebounds each.
• LaNae' Corbett recorded three steals for the third straight game, while Pass posted five assists for the third time this season.
• Elon shot 50% (7-for-14) from three in the first half, with Walker going 3-for-3.
• The Phoenix held Tulane to 2-of-19 (10.5%) from three, the lowest percentage by an opponent this season.
• Elon finished 11-of-31 (35.5%) from beyond the arc, its second-best three-point performance of the season.
• The 11 made threes marked a season high and the program's most in a game since hitting 11 against William & Mary on March 3, 2022.

UP NEXT
The Phoenix will face North Dakota on the second day of the Paradise Jam on Friday. Tipoff is at 12:30 p.m. ET.
 
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