Nov. 15, 2007

THIBODAUX, La. - The Colonels will play the Tulane Green Wave on Friday night in Fogelman Arena at 7 p.m. in search of their first win in the series.

"Tulane is off to a great start this season, and really has a very sound and talented team," said head coach J.P. Piper. "They (Tulane) will be a good test for us."

The Colonels (1-1) are 0-15 in the series against the Green Wave dating back to the 1981-82 season. Nicholls last contest against Tulane (2-0) was in the 2003-04 season, and the Colonels, who led at the half in the game, lost 61-56.

The game against Tulane also marks the start of a seven game road trip for the Colonels with games at Cal, UC Davis, St. Mary's, LSU, New Orleans, and Alabama.

Nicholls opened up the season with a loss at Florida State, but followed that up with a victory in Stopher Gym over Huston-Tillotson on Tuesday night. In the 92-55 victory over the Rams, the Colonels shot 58.1 percent for the game, which included a 24-point effort by sophomore Michael Czepil. Czepil was 6-of-10 from three-point land in the game.

Tulane enters the game having won its first two contests of the season with wins over Auburn, 77-62, and at Charleston-Southern, 66-60. In their most recent victory over Charleston-Southern, senior David Gomez led all scorers with 22 points in the win.

Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. in Fogelman Arena, and the game will be broadcasted on 105.9 FM KBZE and on 640 AM KTIB by Brennan Matherne. The game can also be heard on the internet at www.kbze.com, and be followed by way of live stats on www.geauxcolonels.com, clicking on the basketball schedule link and selecting the game.

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