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Green Wave struggle in Death Valley

Posted on August 28, 2013 at 03:13 PM.

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Green Wave struggle in Death Valley
by David Sinclair

The Green Wave rode the wave of a solid win at home against UMass early this week, into the confines of Death Valley, Tiger Stadium. While they weren't mauled by the Bayou Bengals during their visit, they failed to come out on top. In an unusual Friday night game in Week 2, the Wave dropped a 21-13 decision to LSU, in a game where many felt Tulane didn't stand a chance. It was expected that LSU's stout run defense would run Tulane's still-developing Killer Option into a brick wall. Rather, the Wave put up 207 yards on 48 carries. The passing game would become a factor as the game progressed, especially after QB Devin Powell went down early with a rib injury. This promoted true Freshman Jeff Shelby into action, having only one series of action in the last game.

Shelby played well in relief, going 10 for 14 for 128 yards. But the Option game suffered. The Wave put up 65 rushing yards on the first drive with Powell, scoring on a 6-yd run by RB Orleans Darkwa. But Darkwa would too go down with an injury, and the ground game mustered only 142 yards for the remainder of the game. Shelby struggled to hit his receivers, and the pass protection was lackluster, surrendering four sacks. For Coach Kaelyn Willingham and Crew, they must now pick up the pieces and move forward, going into the Bye week.

"We didn't play a great game today on offense. My playcalling wasn't good, the execution was poor. Just an all-around bad day." said Coach Willingham after the game.

The defense, surprisingly put up a good performance. In a game where LSU was predicted to win by 30, the Wave defense held the Tiger offense to just over 300 yards and only three touchdowns, helping LSU fail to cover the spread. Sorry odds-makers. LSU QB Zach Mettenberger had a decent day in the air, throwing for two TD's. But the run game, LSU's bread-and-butter, failed to garner any big plays.

"Not a great day running the ball. For either team." said Coach Les Miles after the game. "We'll have to improve on that for next week. Thankfully it's only Week One."

While Week One was a success for the Tigers, Week Two for the Green Wave was a disappointment.

Coach Willingham: "While expectations for us winning today were rather low, we practiced what we preach every day of the week. Practice hard, play hard. Our guys played hard today and that's all that really matters. We'll learn from this, study the tape, and get ready for BYU."

While LSU will spend the week preparing to play TCU in Dallas, the Green Wave will have the week off, then prepare to face BYU in the Superdome. The Athletic Department expects the game to be a sellout, but tickets are still available.

The BYU game will be an evening kickoff, starting at 7:00 CST (8:00 EST). Tickets are available through TicketMaster and the Tulane Athletic Office. Just call (504)212-0234.

See you at the game!

Courtesy of NOLA.com.

Tulane Green Wave at LSU Tigers
Aug 27, 2013	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Tulane Green Wave (1-1 (0-0 C-USA))	7	3	0	3	13
#11 LSU Tigers (1-0 (0-0 SEC))	7	7	7	0	21

Team Stats Comparison
	TULN	LSU
Total Offense	335	305
Rushing Yards	207	87
Passing Yards	128	218
First Downs	20	15
Punt Return Yards	26	17
Kick Return Yards	55	0
Total Yards	416	322
Turnovers	4	0
3rd Down Converstion	4-12 (33%)	6-11 (54%)
4th Down Conversion	4-4 (100%)	0-0
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	3-1-0 (33%)	1-1-0 (100%)
Penalties	3-25	1-10
Posession Time	16:48	15:12

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		TULN	LSU
4:25	(TULN) O. Darkwa, 6 Yd run (C. Santos kick)	7	0
0:13	(LSU) K. Boone, 30 Yd pass from Z. Mettenberger (J. Hairston kick)	7	7
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		TULN	LSU
4:27	(LSU) J. Landry, 45 Yd pass from Z. Mettenberger (J. Hairston kick)	7	14
0:21	(TULN) J. Ginsburgh, 49 Yd FG	10	14
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		TULN	LSU
0:19	(LSU) M. Ford, 3 Yd run (J. Hairston kick)	10	21
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		TULN	LSU
4:51	(TULN) J. Ginsburgh, 41 Yd FG	13	21

Tulane Green Wave
PASSING	C/A	YDS	TD	INT
J. Shelby	10/14	128	0	0
D. Powell	0/2	0	0	0
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD
D. Butler	14	53	3.7	0
J. Shelby	12	17	1.4	0
D. Powell	8	62	7.7	0
R. Kelley	5	10	2.0	0
O. Darkwa	3	19	6.3	1
J. Ginsburgh	3	27	9.0	0
S. Berry	2	1	0.5	0
D. Breaux	1	18	18.0	0
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD
D. Breaux	4	65	16.2	0
W. Van Hooser	2	32	16.0	0
S. Berry	2	0	0.0	0
J. Shackleford	1	25	25.0	0
D. Butler	1	6	6.0	0
DEFENSE	TACK	SACK	INT	TD
R. Thomas	9	0.0	0	0
D. Monroe	8	0.0	0	0
K. Davis	6	0.0	0	0
R. LaFrance	6	0.0	0	0
J. Baker	5	0.0	0	0
M. Bailey	5	0.0	0	0
Z. Davis	5	0.0	0	0

LSU Tigers
PASSING	C/A	YDS	TD	INT
Z. Mettenberger	16/24	218	2	0
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD
A. Blue	19	88	4.6	0
M. Ford	6	13	2.1	1
Z. Mettenberger	4	-24	-6.0	0
J. Landry	1	10	10.0	0
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD
J. Wright	4	36	9.0	0
J. Landry	4	80	20.0	1
K. Boone	3	57	19.0	1
A. Blue	2	20	10.0	0
O. Beckham Jr	1	10	10.0	0
DEFENSE	TACK	SACK	INT	TD
T. Simon	9	0.0	0	0
J. Mills	9	1.0	0	0
M. Eugene	8	0.0	0	0
K. Minter	8	0.0	0	0
L. Barrow	8	0.0	0	0
R. Martin	6	0.0	0	0
C. Loston	6	0.0	0	0
B. Mingo	6	2.0	0	0
T. Jones	5	1.0	0	0