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Greetings from ORU Women’s Basketball! Thank you for your interest and support in our program. It is a great time to be a Golden Eagle here at Oral Roberts University…our university, campus, and student body have experienced a resurgence of growth and vitality over the past few years, and we are on the threshold of an exciting new era in our own women’s basketball program as well. After spending the past two seasons as a member of the Southland Conference, we are looking forward to “going home” to the Summit League during the 2014-2015 season. We are excited to renew old rivalries and once again experience the tradition of this talented mid-major women’s basketball conference. This past summer we were fortunate to experience an international mission trip to Costa Rica, using basketball as a platform to share the love of Christ. That trip has been an incredible springboard into our off season, and we have seen a special chemistry develop within this year’s team. Our staff has also been excited to witness the growth and stability that has developed in this year’s senior class, resulting in high expectations for this team. These young women and this special staff define FAMILY, and it is a blessing to work with them every day. On behalf of our coaches and players, thank you for your support of ORU Women’s Basketball! We are proud to share our team with you. We are committed to the continued success of this program, and we know who we are – TRUE BLUE! Make no little plans here.
In Christ,
Misti Cussen
Head Women’s Basketball Coach Oral Roberts University
WELCOME FROM COACH CUSSEN
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THE ORU EXPERIENCE Welcome to Oral Roberts University The ORU Campus Eli Center The Mabee Center Athletics Tradition Success on a Global Stage Costa Rica 2014 J.L. Johnson Stadium Armand Hammer Alumni-Student Center Dr. Billy Wilson Kenneth H. Cooper Aerobics Center Case Soccer Complex City of Tulsa The Summit League Conference
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COACHING STAFF Head Coach Misti Cussen Assistant Coach Bojan Jankovic Assistant Coach Royce Samuels Assistant Coach Kyron Stokes
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2014-15 GOLDEN EAGLE OPPONENTS 91 Baylor, Tennessee 92 Tulsa, Missouri State, UALR 93 North Carolina A&T, Southern Miss, Austin Peay 94 Southwestern Christian, Eastern Michigan, Grand Canyon 95 Kansas State, Wisconsin, St. Gregory’s 96 North Dakota State, Denver 97 South Dakota, IPFW 98 IUPUI, Western Illinois 99 Omaha, South Dakota State 100 2014-15 Summit League Composite Schedule 101 20131-4 IN REVIEW 2013-1 Season In Review 2013-14 Season Box Score 2013-14 Season Results 2013-14 Individual Milestones 2013-14 Miscellaneous Statistics 2013-14 Statistical Highs 2013-14 Southland Recap 2013-14 SLC Statistics 2013-14 Game Recaps 2013-14 Departed Seniors
NCAA Tournament Records Single-Game Records Single-Season Records Career Records Mabee Center Records Miscellaneous Records The Last Time... Year-By-Year Statistics Yearly Leaders All-Time Letterwinners All-Time Coaching Records Year-By-Year Results Records vs. Current Conferences Records vs. Opponents
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CREDITS
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GOLDEN EAGLE HISTORY 137 All-Americans 138 Conference Award Winners 139 1,000-Point Club 140 1999 Mid-Con Champions 150 2001 Mid-Con Champions 151 2005 Mid-Con Champions 152 2007 Mid-Con Champions 153 2008 Summit League Champions 154 2013 Southland Champions 155 Tournament History 156
The 2014-15 Oral Roberts University Women’s Basketball Media Guide was written, designed and edited by the ORU Media Relations Department. Cover Design, Writing, Layout and Historical Research: Rob Walden | Editorial Assistance: Assistant AD for Media Relations Blake Freeland Director of Media Relations Phillip Dowden and Media Relations Assistant Eric Scott, along with current and former Media Relations Student Assistants Daniel Dauwe, Brookes Dowler, Sarah Johnson, Jordan Jones, Anastacia Kreider, Mallory Miller, Brian Nhira and Simone Wilson | Photo Credits: ORU Photography Coordinator Mark Moore, Shane Bevel, Ryan Duncan, Bill Powell and Austin St. John | Marketing: Associate Athletic Director for Marketing Scott Higgins, Associate Athletic Director for External Operations Sean Dolan, Assistant Athletic Director for Marketing Richard McCutchen, Marketing Director Brett Scott and Golden Eagle Club Administrative Assistant Debbie Gimlin | Special Thanks: Head Coach Misti Cussen, Assistant Coach Kyron Stokes and Director of Operations Janae Voelker | Book designed using Adobe InDesign CS5.5 and Adobe Photoshop CS5.1 software and printed by the Oral Roberts University Business Center
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ORU features world-class athletics and academics in a Christian environment, and its unique campus is located in beautiful Tulsa.
The ORU women’s basketball team experienced the trip of a lifetime in August volunteering, leading a basketball clinic, and sharing the Word.
With five seniors and seven new faces an exciting new look Golden Eagles squad will take the floor for the 2014-15 season.
Misti Cussen is in her third season leading the Golden Eagles. She is joined on the bench by Bojan Jankovic, Royce Samuels and Kyron Stokes.
In ORU’s first 40 seasons of basketball, they have produced 11 20-win campaigns, four AllAmericans and six conference tournament championships.
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COSTA RICA
2014-15 SQUAD
COACHES
HISTORY
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MEET THE 2014-15 GOLDEN EAGLES 41 2014-15 Golden Eagle Roster 42 2014-15 Roster Breakdown 43 #0 Atoe’ Jackson 44 #5 April Glisson 48 #12 Dorottya Balla 50 #13 Tysia Manuel 54 #14 Carolina Lopez 58 #23 Bernadett Balla 62 Newcomers 66
Dir. of Operations Janae Voelker Dir. of Player Development Jaci Bigham Athletic Director Mike Carter ORU Administrative Staff ORU Athletic Training Staff ORU Sports Performance Staff Support Staff ORU Head Coaches
Table of Contents
GENERAL INFORMATION Welcome from Coach Cussen Table of Contents 2014-15 Quick Facts Radio/TV Chart Season Outlook 2014-15 Schedule 2014-15 Travel Destinations 2014-15 Summit League Preseason Information Media Information Broadcast Information
the names: Trina Davis (1994-95) was the last ORU player to record a triple-double, on Feb. 13, 1995 in a 93-77 win over UMKC
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GENERAL INFORMATION
Location Tulsa, Okla. Founded 1963 Enrollment 3,481 Nickname Golden Eagles Colors Navy Blue, Vegas Gold, White Affiliation NCAA Division I Conference The Summit League President Dr. Billy Wilson Athletic Director Mike Carter Associate AD/SWA Rhonda Fowler Athletic Department Phone (918) 495-7151 Athletic Department Fax (918) 495-7123 Home Arena Mabee Center (10,575)
MEDIA RELATIONS
Asst. AD/Media Relations Blake Freeland Director of Media Relations/WBB Contact Phillip Dowden Office Phone (918) 495-7094 Cell Phone (417) 300-5248 Email Address pdowden@oru.edu Media Relations Assistant Eric Scott Media Relations Fax (918) 495-7142 Website www.ORUAthletics.com Mailing Address 7777 S. Lewis Ave., Tulsa, OK 74171 Press Row Phone (918) 495-7800
COACHING STAFF
Head Coach Misti Cussen Career Record (Years) 27-33 (2) Record At ORU (Years) same Alma Mater Southern Nazarene ‘93 Assistant Coach Bojan Jankovic (Univ. of the Ozarks ‘06) Assistant Coach Royce Samuels (Mount Senario ‘92) Assistant Coach Kyron Stokes (Oral Roberts ‘12) Director of Operations Janae Volker (Oral Roberts ‘10) Dir. of Player Development Jaci Inman (Oral Roberts ‘13) WBB Office Phone (918) 495-6215
TEAM INFORMATION
2013-14 Overall Record 9-20 2013-14 Southland Conference Record 8-10 (t8th) 2014 Postseason none Starters Returning/Lost 1/4 Letterwinners Returning/Lost 6/6 Newcomers 7
BASKETBALL HISTORY
First Year of Women’s Basketball 1975-76 All-Time Record 606-547 (.526) Regular Season Conference Championships 3 Conference Tournament Championships 6 NCAA Tournament Appearances 6 All-Time Record 0-6 (.000) Last Appearance 2013 OKC Regional First Round Result at Tennessee • L, 62-83 WNIT Appearances 4 All-Time Record 4-4 (.500) Last Appearance 2012 First Round Result at Wichita State • L, 57-79
NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name 0 Atoe’ Jackson 2 Jordan Doyle 4 Esther Udoumoh 5 April Glisson 10 Jayden Oliver 12 Dorottya Balla 13 Tysia Manuel 14 Carolina Lopez 15 Faith Ihim 22 Jordan Gilbert 23 Bernadett Balla 25 Jasauen Beard 34 Vicky McIntyre
Pos. G G F G G G F C F G F F C
Ht. Cl. Sr. 5-9 Fr. 5-6 Fr. 5-11 R-Fr. 5-9 Fr. 5-7 So. 6-1 Sr. 5-10 Sr. 6-2 Fr. 5-9 Fr. 5-10 Sr. 6-2 Fr. 5-11 R-Sr. 6-7
ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. Name 23 Bernadett Balla 12 Dorottya Balla 25 Jasauen Beard 2 Jordan Doyle 22 Jordan Gilbert 5 April Glisson 15 Faith Ihim 0 Atoe’ Jackson 14 Carolina Lopez 13 Tysia Manuel 34 Vicky McIntyre 10 Jayden Oliver 4 Esther Udoumoh
Pos. F G F G G G F G C F C G F
Ht. Cl. Sr. 6-2 So. 6-1 Fr. 5-11 Fr. 5-6 Fr. 5-10 R-Fr. 5-9 Fr. 5-9 Sr. 5-9 Sr. 6-2 Sr. 5-10 R-Sr. 6-7 Fr. 5-7 Fr. 5-11
Hometown Los Angeles, Calif. Broken Arrow, Okla. Broken Arrow, Okla. Sapulpa, Okla. Oklahoma City, Okla. Pecs, Hungary Marietta, Okla. Cali, Colombia Tulsa, Okla. Oklahoma City, Okla. Pecs, Hungary Oklahoma City, Okla. Omaha, Neb.
Previous School Panola College Broken Arrow HS Union HS Sapulpa HS Putnam City HS PTE Babits Mihaly Butler CC Tyler JC Tulsa Memorial HS Carl Albert HS Baar-Madus Reformatus Gimnaziu Midwest City HS Univ. of Florida
Hometown Pecs, Hungary Pecs, Hungary Oklahoma City, Okla. Broken Arrow, Okla. Oklahoma City, Okla. Sapulpa, Okla. Tulsa, Okla. Los Angeles, Calif. Cali, Colombia Marietta, Okla. Omaha, Neb. Oklahoma City, Okla. Broken Arrow, Okla.
Previous School Baar-Madus Reformatus Gimnaziu PTE Babits Mihaly Midwest City HS Broken Arrow HS Carl Albert HS Sapulpa HS Tulsa Memorial HS Panola College Tyler JC Butler CC Univ. of Florida Putnam City HS Union HS
ROSTER BREAKDOWN
STARTERS RETURNING (1) Name Pos. Cl. GP-GS PPG FG% Tysia Manuel F Sr. 29-17 2.8 35.4% OTHER LETTERWINNERS RETURNING (5) Name Pos. Cl. GP-GS PPG FG% Bernadett Balla F Sr. 23-10 6.9 42.2% Dorottya Balla G So. 26-6 7.5 39.9% April Glisson G R-Fr. 1-0 2.0 0.0% Atoe’ Jackson G Sr. 27-11 4.4 43.4% Carolina Lopez C Sr. 23-1 2.1 45.9% NEWCOMERS (7) Name Pos. Cl. Hometown Jasauen Beard F Fr. Oklahoma City, Okla. Jordan Doyle G Fr. Broken Arrow, Okla. Jordan Gilbert G Fr. Oklahoma City, Okla. Faith Ihim F Fr. Tulsa, Okla. Vicky McIntyre C R-Sr. Omaha, Neb. Jayden Oliver G Fr. Oklahoma City, Okla. Esther Udoumoh F Fr. Broken Arrow, Okla. STARTERS LOST (4) Name Pos. Cl. GP-GS PPG FG% Jenni Bryan G --- 16-12 4.8 32.4% Christian Key G --- 29-29 14.0 41.8% Kaylan Mayberry G --- 28-18 10.5 40.8% Sarah Shelton C --- 29-26 4.7 58.7% OTHER LETTERWINNERS LOST (2) Name Pos. Cl. GP-GS PPG FG% Noora Jaervikangas G --- 29-5 3.9 37.1% Alexus Wilson G --- 29-10 7.7 36.2%
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RPG APG SPG 2.4 0.5 0.9 RPG 6.3 1.2 1.0 2.8 1.9
APG 0.4 0.6 2.0 0.6 0.2
SPG 0.6 0.4 0.0 0.9 0.3 BPG
Previous School Midwest City HS Broken Arrow HS Carl Albert HS Tulsa Memorial HS Univ. of Florida Putnam City HS Union HS RPG 3.0 3.3 2.0 7.2
APG 1.7 3.2 2.2 0.3
SPG 0.6 1.1 1.0 2.2 BPG
RPG APG SPG 1.7 0.8 0.3 BPG 2.8 0.6 0.7
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Atoe’ Jackson
Jordan Doyle
Esther Udoumoh
April Glisson
Jayden Oliver
Guard | Senior | 5-9 Los Angeles, Calif. Panola College
Guard | Freshman | 5-6 Broken Arrow, Okla. Broken Arrow HS
Forward | Freshman | 5-11 Broken Arrow, Okla. Union HS
Guard | R-Freshman | 5-9 Sapulpa, Okla. Sapulpa HS
Guard | Freshman | 5-7 Oklahoma City, Okla. Putnam City HS
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Tysia Manuel
Carolina Lopez
Faith Ihim
Guard | Sophomore | 6-1 Pecs, Hungary PTE Babits Mihaly
Forward | Senior | 5-10 Marietta, Okla. Butler CC
Center | Senior | 6-2 Cali, Colombia Tyler JC
Forward | Freshman | 5-9 Tulsa, Okla. Memorial HS
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Jordan Gilbert
Guard | Freshman | 5-10 Oklahoma City, Okla. Carl Albert HS
Bernadett Balla
Jasauen Beard
Vicky McIntyre
Forward | Senior | 6-2 Pecs, Hungary Baar-Madus Reformatus Gimnaziu
Forward | Freshman | 5-11 Oklahoma City, Okla. Midwest City HS
Center | R-Senior | 6-7 Omaha, Neb. Univ. of Florida
Bojan Jankovic
Royce Samuels
Kyron Stokes
janae voelker
jaci inman
Assistant Coach 5th Season Univ. of the Ozarks ‘06
Assistant Coach 3rd Season Mount Senario ‘92
Assistant Coach 3rd Season Oral Roberts ‘12
Director of Operations 2nd Season Oral Roberts ‘10
Dir. of Player Development 2nd Season Oral Roberts ‘13
Misti Cussen Head Coach 3rd Season (19th at ORU) Southern Nazarene ‘93
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the teams: The 1986-87 ORU team won 16 games, including wins over Tulsa, Oklahoma State and SMU, and they finished 2nd in the MCC
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>>> Dorottya Balla is expected to become a major offensive weapon for ORU as a sophomore after hitting 24 three-pointers and averaging 7.5 points per game in her rookie year
Without a doubt, the 2014-15 edition of the Oral Roberts University women’s basketball team will be one of the youngest outfits in the country. The Golden Eagles bid farewell to three graduates that together totaled nearly 300 collegiate appearances, and new to the roster are seven true freshmen that have never played beyond the high school level. Add in three sophomores and only one player that has played more than a single season in an ORU uniform, and inexperience will be a theme throughout 2014-15. But while experience may be lacking, talent is most certainly not. Five of ORU’s rookies earned All-State honors in their final prep seasons, a new record for the ORU program. And the returning Golden Eagles are hungry, ready to get back on the winning track after an up-and-down 2013-14 campaign. POINT GUARD Who’s Back? The floor general position was perhaps the most unsettled spot on the court last season for ORU, as
a variety of players shuttled in and out. The spot is once again up for grabs heading into 2014-15, as the team returns just one of the players that logged point guard minutes last year. Redshirt freshman April Glisson is the only returner that worked at the point guard spot last season, and she played in just one game as a rookie before suffering a season-ending knee injury. She’ll provide depth at the point guard spot in 2014-15. Who’s New? All-State selection Jordan Doyle led Broken Arrow HS to an undefeated season and an OSSAA Class 6A State Championship in her final prep season. She will receive plenty of minutes as an ORU rookie, and will enter the season as the top choice to run the ORU offense in 2014-15. SHOOTING GUARD Who’s Back? A sophomore who showed tremendous potential in her rookie season will look to fill the void left by the graduation of all-conference performer Christian Key. Dorottya Balla proved more than capable of
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shouldering the scoring load in 201314, registering a 30-point explosion against Houston Baptist that ranked as ORU’s highest scoring output of the season. She also averaged 19.0 points per 40 minutes, making her ORU’s most dynamic scorer a season ago. Senior Atoe’ Jackson offered a terrific change of pace last season, serving as a dangerous slasher. The Los Angeles native started the final 10 games of the season and averaged 9.1 points per game in February. She also spent time honing her ballhandling skills during the offseason in preparation for a shift to point guard duties. Who’s New? Oklahoma City natives Jordan Gilbert and Jayden Oliver will look to make big contributions in their freshman seasons. Gilbert is an All-State pick out of Carl Albert HS, while Oliver was a two-time all-conference selection at Putnam City HS. SMALL FORWARD Who’s Back? Though ORU must cope with the graduation of Jenni Bryan, her old
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POWER FORWARD Who’s Back? Veteran Bernadett Balla battled a preseason foot injury but still had her most productive season in 201314. Despite playing in just 23 games, Balla set career highs in total minutes and rebounds while averaging nearly
CENTER Who’s Back? The graduation of shot-blocking powerhouse Sarah Shelton leaves senior Carolina Lopez as the lone returning center. The Tyler JC product averaged 2.1 points per game in 23 appearances last year. Who’s New? Redshirt senior Vicky McIntyre will be counted on to make a big contribution in her first and only
COACHING STAFF Who’s Back? ORU returns their entire coaching staff from a season ago. Misti Cussen is in her third year as head coach, while assistants Bojan Jankovic, Royce Samuels and Kyron Stokes are also back in the fold. Administrative staffers Janae Voelker and Jaci Inman are in their second season with ORU after completing standout collegiate careers. CONEFERENCE What’s New? ORU returns to the Summit League in 2014-15 after two seasons in the Southland Conference. ORU won the Summit Tournament five times from 1997-2012, and they took home regular season championships in two of their final three seasons in the league.
>>> 2014-15 newcomers Esther Udoumoh, Jasauen Beard, Jordan Doyle, Jordan Gilbert and Faith Ihim were selected to the 2014 OGBCA All-State Game. Each is expected to play a major role on the ORU team as a freshman
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small forward position is perhaps the most loaded one on the roster this season. Marietta native Tysia Manuel, an efficient rebounder and ace defender, is back for her final season after starting 17 games a year ago, while each of the returner at shooting guard are capable of sliding down the lineup to man the threespot. Who’s New? The most heralded member of ORU’s incoming class, Jasauen Beard chose the Golden Eagles over a host of highmajor suitors. She will be a big factor for ORU in 2014-15 after earning AllState honors as a high school senior. Esther Udoumoh, who led Union HS in rebounding in each of her final two prep seasons, is also a candidate to see time at small forward.
season in Tulsa. McIntyre starred for two years at Oklahoma State, averaging 11.2 points per game as a freshman, before playing the 201213 season at Florida. She graduated from Florida last December and has chosen to complete her eligibility at ORU, where, at 6-7, she is the tallest player in program history.
2014-15 Season Outlook
>>> Bernadett Balla set several career highs in 2013-14 and will be one of ORU’s veteran leaders this season
seven points per game. The 201112 Summit League All-Newcomer selection is the lone four-year senior on the roster in 2014-15. Milestone Watch Balla averaged 6.3 rebounds per game last season, and a slight improvement could see the Hungary native crack ORU’s career top-10 in the category. Who’s New? Freshman Faith Ihim was a late signee to the ORU roster, but the Memorial HS product possesses what coaches are calling the most athleticism on this year’s team. The All-State pick can play either forward position and looks to greatly improve ORU’s rebounding efforts in her rookie season.
the names: Connie Weeks (1975-78) led the first ORU team in scoring and is the only Tulsa native in the school’s 1,000-point club
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DAY DATE Sat. Nov. 1 Sat. Nov. 8 Fri. Nov. 14 Mon. Nov. 17 Fri. Nov. 21 Mon. Nov. 24 Wed. Nov. 26 Fri. Nov. 28 Sat. Nov. 29 Tue. Dec. 2 Sat. Dec. 6 Fri. Dec. 12 Sun. Dec. 14 Sat. Dec. 20 Mon. Dec. 29 Fri. Jan. 2 Sun. Jan. 4 Thu. Jan. 8 Sun. Jan. 11 Thu. Jan. 15 Sat. Jan. 17 Sat. Jan. 24 Thu. Jan. 29 Sat. Jan. 31 Wed. Feb. 4 Sat. Feb. 7 Wed. Feb. 11 Fri. Feb. 13 Thu. Feb. 19 Sat. Feb. 21 Sat. Feb. 28 March 7-10
OPPONENT Rockhurst (Ex.) East Central (Ex.) at Baylor at Tennessee Tulsa Missouri State at UALR vs. North Carolina A&T^ Southern Miss/Austin Peay^ Southwestern Christian Eastern Michigan Grand Canyon at Kansas State at Wisconsin St. Gregory’s at North Dakota State* at Denver* South Dakota* at IPFW* IUPUI* Western Illinois* Omaha* at South Dakota State* at South Dakota* at Omaha* Denver* North Dakota State* South Dakota State* at Western Illinois* at IUPUI* IPFW* Summit League Tournament
SITE Mabee Center Mabee Center Waco, Texas Knoxville, Tenn. Mabee Center Mabee Center Little Rock, Ark. Hattiesburg, Miss. Hattiesburg, Miss. Mabee Center Mabee Center Mabee Center Manhattan, Kan. Madison, Wis. Mabee Center Fargo, N.D. Denver, Colo. Mabee Center Ft. Wayne, Ind. Mabee Center Mabee Center Mabee Center Brookings, S.D. Vermillion, S.D. Omaha, Neb. Mabee Center Mabee Center Mabee Center Macomb, Ill. Indianapolis, Ind. Mabee Center Sioux Falls, S.D.
TIME 2 pm 2 pm 6 pm 6 pm 7 pm 7 pm 5 pm 5:30 pm TBA 12 pm 2 pm 7 pm 1 pm 5 pm 1 pm 4 pm 5 pm 7 pm 1 pm 7 pm 2 pm 2 pm 7 pm 2 pm 7 pm 2 pm 7 pm 7 pm 7 pm 1 pm 2 pm TBA
* Summit League matches ^ Southern Miss Tournament Dates and times subject to change
SCHEDULE NOTES
CHAMPIONSHIP PEDIGREE
ORU will start the season by facing a pair of teams that have won women’s basketball National Championships. The Golden Eagles will face two-time champion Baylor on Friday, Nov. 14 before taking on eight-time champion Tennessee three days later. ORU last beat a former National Champion in 2011, when they took down Louisiana Tech at the Mabee Center.
TOURNAMENT TEST
The Golden Eagles will compete in an in-season tournament for the first time since 2010 when they head to Hattiesburg, Miss., for the Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Tournament. ORU will face North Carolina A&T in the opener, on Friday, Nov. 28, before playing either host Southern Miss or Austin Peay the next day.
BACK TO THE SUMMIT LEAGUE
ORU is back in the Summit League after spending the last two seasons in the Southland Conference. The Golden Eagles won the Summit League/Mid-Con Tournament five times during their prior stint in the conference, from 19972012. During their two-year Southland tenure, which included regular season and tournament titles in 2012-13, ORU did not play a Summit League opponent.
REGIONAL RIVALRIES CONTINUED
ORU resumes three quality regional rivalries in 2014-15, with two of the opponents making trips to the Mabee Center. ORU will host Tulsa in the annual PSO Mayor’s Cup rivalry on Nov. 21 before facing Missouri State three days later. ORU has faced Tulsa every year since 1976 and MSU ten times in the last 12 seasons. On Nov. 26, ORU heads to Little Rock for a meeting with UALR. This is the fourth straight year ORU has faced the Trojans, with UALR holding a 2-1 edge.
MABEE CENTER TICKET INFORMATION Donor seating (Sections A-D and J-M) requires a per-seat donation to be given in addition to the season ticket price. A donation can be given at any level (Ultimate, Standard, Varsity) to qualify for donor seating. Priority seating donations will include both men’s and women’s basketball. Priority parking for basketball is available to all donors at the VIP ($6,000+) level and above. Director’s Lot parking permits will be distributed with Golden Eagle Club materials to donors in October.
PREMIUM SEATING DONOR SEATING
SEASON TICKET PRICING
Donor Seating* $219 each Non-Donor Seating $189 each Family Fun Zone (5 seats) $449 per package Additional Family Fun Zone $119 each Varsity Club $99 each Golden Eagle Club Jr. Membership (ages 23-35) $50 each ORU Faculty/Staff $50 each *- Donor Seating requires a minimum donation of $100 per seat to the Golden Eagle Club.
SINGLE-GAME TICKET PRICING NON-DONOR SEATING STUDENT SECTIONS FAMILY FUN ZONE
Men’s Games $10, $15, $20 Women’s Games $8 All men’s games are reserved seating; prices are based on location Discounted tickets are available for groups of 15 or more by calling (918) 495-7ORU
HOW TO ORDER TICKETS
Online ORUAthletics.com Phone (918) 495-7ORU
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BAYLOR (Waco, Texas) Dates Distance (Driving) Ticket Office
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TRAVEL INFORMATION Nov. 13-15 352 mi. 254-710-1000
WISCONSIN (Madison, Wis.) Dates Dec. 19-21 Distance (Driving) 753 mi. Ticket Office 1-800-GO-BADGERS
SOUTH DAKOTA (Vermillion, S.D.) Dates Jan. 30-Feb. 1 Distance (Driving) 517 mi. Ticket Office 605-677-5959
TENNESSEE (Knoxville, Tenn.) Dates Nov. 15-17 Distance (Driving) 792 mi. Ticket Office 865-656-1200
NORTH DAKOTA STATE (Fargo, N.D.) Dates Jan. 1-3 Distance (Driving) 803 mi. Ticket Office 701-231-6378
OMAHA (Omaha, Neb.) Dates Distance (Driving) Ticket Office
UALR (Little Rock, Ark.) Dates Distance (Driving) Ticket Office
Nov. 25-27 273 mi. 501-565-UALR
DENVER (Denver, Colo.) Dates Distance (Driving) Ticket Office
Jan. 3-4 693 mi. 303-871-2336
WESTERN ILLINOIS (Macomb, Ill.) Dates Feb. 18-20 Distance (Driving) 504 mi. Ticket Office 309-298-1190
S. MISS TOURNAMENT (Hattiesburg, Miss.) Dates Nov. 27-30 Distance (Driving) 618 mi. Ticket Office 1-800-844-TICK
IPFW (Ft. Wayne, Ind.) Dates Distance (Driving) Ticket Office
Jan. 10-11 760 mi. 260-481-6555
IUPUI (Indianapolis, Ind.) Dates Distance (Driving) Ticket Office
KANSAS STATE (Manhattan, Kan.) Dates Dec. 13-15 Distance (Driving) 307 mi. Ticket Office 1-800-221-CATS
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE (Brookings, S.D.) Dates Jan. 28-30 Distance (Driving) 618 mi. Ticket Office 1-866-GO-JACKS
Feb. 3-5 391 mi. 402-554-MAVS
Feb. 20-22 636 mi. 317-274-5453
SUMMIT LEAGUE TOURNAMENT (Sioux Falls, S.D.) Dates March 6-11 Distance (Driving) 564 mi. Ticket Office 630-516-0661
the names: Valeria Dos Santos (1995-96) pulled down 20 rebounds on Dec. 7, 1995 against UMKC, tied for 3rd-best in ORU history
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2014-15 PRESEASON SUMMIT LEAGUE POLL
Rk. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
School 1st Place Votes South Dakota State 27 South Dakota 4 IUPUI Western Illinois 1 Denver Fort Wayne Oral Roberts Omaha North Dakota State
2013-14 Record 26-10 (13-1) 19-15 (7-7) 23-10 (11-3) 14-16 (6-8) 9-23 (5-9) 15-15 (8-6) 9-20 (8-10) 12-16 (4-10) 6-24 (2-12)
Pts. 513 420 408 358 253 202 178 165 158
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Ashley Luke
Guard | Senior North Dakota State
Forward | Junior Western Illinois
2013-14 STATISTICS
Player Brooke LeMar Ashley Luke Nevena Markovic Nicole Seekamp Haley Seibert Megan Waytashek
Pos. Cl. G Sr. F Jr. F/C Sr. G Sr. G Sr. G/F Sr.
Nevena Markovic
Nicole Seekamp
Forward | Senior IUPUI
School North Dakota State Western Illinois IUPUI South Dakota Fort Wayne South Dakota State
GP-GS 30-30 30-30 33-31 28-25 30-29 36-35
Haley Seibert
Guard | Senior South Dakota
PPG 15.1 20.8 11.0 15.5 16.7 11.8
FG% 40.8% 54.4% 48.9% 38.0% 49.0% 37.3%
Guard | Senior Fort Wayne
3FG% 36.9% 25.0% 33.9% 31.9% 45.2% 32.3%
FT% 77.6% 40.0% 80.7% 88.5% 86.0% 91.8%
RPG 3.8 10.5 6.4 4.0 2.7 4.6
megan waytashek Forward | Senior South Dakota State
APG 5.3 2.8 1.6 1.6 1.1 0.7
SPG 1.0 2.1 0.8 1.9 1.4 0.8
BPG 0.1 1.0 0.8 0.5 0.1 0.3
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Paige Bradley
Raeshel Contreras
Tia Hemiller
Taijhe Kelly
Michelle Maher
Guard | Junior Denver
Guard | Senior South Dakota
Guard | Junior South Dakota
Center | Senior Omaha
Guard | Junior Western Illinois
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PAST TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS
1993 Northern Illinois 1994 Green Bay 1995 Western Illinois 1996 Youngstown State 1997 Troy 1998 Youngstown State 1999 Oral Roberts 2000 Youngstown State 2001 Oral Roberts 2002 Oakland 2003 Valparaiso 2004 Valparaiso 2005 Oral Roberts 2006 Oakland 2007 Oral Roberts 2008 Oral Roberts 2009 South Dakota State 2010 South Dakota State 2011 South Dakota State 2012 South Dakota State 2013 South Dakota State 2014 South Dakota
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Oral Roberts 5 South Dakota State 5 Youngstown State 3 Oakland 2 Valparaiso 2 Green Bay 1 Northern Illinois 1 South Dakota 1 Troy 1 Western Illinois 1 2014 TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
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GENERAL INFORMATION Date March 7-10, 2015 Location Sioux Falls, S.D. Arena Denny Sanford Premier Center Opened 2014 Capacity 12,000 TICKET INFORMATION All-Session Passes Adult $20 Youth (12 & under) $10 Single-Session Passes Adult $8 Youth (12 & under) $5 Summit League Students Free TOURNAMENT INFORMATION: The top eight finishers in the 2014-15 Summit League regular season standings will qualify for the singleelimination tournament.
the names: Savanna Buck (2010-13) won summit league sixth woman of the year honors in 2010-11
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ORU MEDIA RELATIONS STAFF
DEPARTMENT DIRECTORY
PHONE: (918) 495-7181 | EMAIL: bfreeland@oru.edu
Blake Freeland Assistant AD • Media Relations 4th Season Oklahoma State ‘04
Hired as the Assistant A.D. for Media Relations in July of 2011, Blake Freeland joined the Oral Roberts staff from Charleston Southern University, where he served in a number of capacities in the sports information office over the span of seven years. During his career of more than 10 years, Freeland has aided in the publicity of a national champion, and numerous AP All-
American selections including 2012 ORU men’s basketball selection, Dominique Morrison. He has covered the ORU women’s basketball team at the NCAA Tournament, the ORU men’s basketball team at a pair of postseason tournaments, and the CSU football team as they took on the defending national champion Florida Gators.
play-by-play for baseball.
Immediately after moving to ORU, Freeland went to work improving all facets of the Media Relations operations. In his first two years, he increased the size and content of the five existing media guides, including men’s and women’s basketball and baseball, and the department is producing publications for men’s golf, women’s golf and cross country guides for the first time.
Prior to CSU, Freeland spent two years in the media relations office at his alma mater, Oklahoma State, where he was a contact for tennis and cross country, and helped out with football, basketball and baseball, among others. While at OSU, Freeland had the opportunity to work the NCAA Men’s Basketball tournament in Oklahoma City, and worked a number of Big 12 Conference Championships.
Additionally, Freeland has overseen an increase in the number of live events streamed through ELIve, upgrading the quality as well with the use of
At CSU, Freeland was the main contact for the football, cross country, and track & field programs, while overseeing the coverage of all 16 Division I teams. He hosted the Big South Women’s Soccer Championship three times and the Big South Track & Field Championship once.
Married July 2007 to the former Katie Davis, he is a member of CoSIDA. The couple has one son, Beckett, born April 2011.
Phillip Dowden Director of Media Relations 1st Season Missouri Southern State ‘08
Phillip Dowden joined the Oral Roberts staff in October 2014 and serves as the primary contact for the Golden Eagles Women’s Basketball program. Dowden will also oversee the publicity efforts for the volleyball and men’s and women’s tennis teams and serve as a secondary play-by-play voice for ORU women’s basketball.
Dowden came to Southwestern after spending the 2011-12 and 2012-13 school years as the assistant athletic director of media relations at Northwest Missouri State. While at Northwest, he oversaw the publicity efforts of the school’s 16-sport programs, including nationally ranked football and men’s basketball programs. His media relations career includes student assistant stops at Missouri Southern State University and College of the Ozarks before working with the American Junior Golf Association in Braselton, Ga. Prior to his time with the AJGA he spent two years as the assistant director for media relations at Abilene
(918) 495-7094
Blake Freeland • Asst. AD/Media Relations (918) 495-7181 Phil Dowden • Director (WBB CONTACT) (918) 495-7094 Dowden Cell (417) 300-5248 Dowden Email pdowden@oru.edu Dowden Twitter @PhillipDowden Eric Scott • Media Relations Asst. (918) 495-6646 Media Relations Fax (918) 495-7142 WBB Press Row Phone (918) 495-7800 Mailing Address 7777 S. Lewis Ave. Tulsa, OK 74131 Website ORUAthletics.com Facebook facebook.com/ORUAthletics Twitter @ORUAthletics
ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT (918) 495-7151
Athletic Department Fax (918) 495-7123 Mike Carter • Director of Athletics Shanda Sampson • Administrative Assistant Stacey Williams • Business Manager
ATHLETIC BUSINESS
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COMPLIANCE
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Rhonda Fowler • Sr. Assoc. AD/Business Administration
Scott Williams • Sr. Associate AD Elizabeth Bacon • Director of Compliance
DEVELOPMENT
(918) 495-951
Sean Dolan • Associate AD/Development Brett Scott • Director of Development
MARKETING
(918) 495-7400
GOLDEN EAGLE CLUB
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Christian University where he was also a member of the Wildcat Sports Network radio team.
TICKETS
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He has served on the media relations staff during the 2010 Women’s Final Four and 2011 Men’s Southwest Regional in San Antonio, 2012 Men’s Midwest Regional in St. Louis and the 2012 Major League Baseball All Star Game in Kansas City. He has also been on the official scoring crew for the 2014 and 2011 FCS National Championship Game in Frisco, Texas.
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Dowden graduated from Missouri Southern with a communications degree in 2008. He is a member of the College Sports Information Director’s of America (CoSIDA), National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) and Football Writers Association of America (FWAA).
Bradley Ruhanen • Director of Sports Performance Tyler Whitmer • Asst. Director of Sports Performance
PHONE: (918) 495-7094 | EMAIL: pdowden@oru.edu Before coming to ORU, Dowden helped revive the football program at Southwestern University after a 63-year hiatus helping oversee game day operations, sponsorships and media relations for the Pirates.
MEDIA RELATIONS
Phillip and his wife, Cassi, were married in May of 2013 and reside in Tulsa.
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Scott Higgins • Sr. Associate AD/Marketing Richard McCutchen • Assistant AD/Marketing
Debbie Gimlin • Administrative Asst./Golden Eagle Club
Brandon Vaughn • Director of Ticket Sales Jasmine Cotton • Account Executive/Ticket Sales
Kyle Jones • Assistant AD/Academics Jaci Inman • Dir. of Athletic Academics/Eligibility Jamie Thomas • Dir. of Athletic Academics/Degree Advancement Terry Unruh • Faculty Athletics Representative
ATHLETIC TRAINING
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SPORTS PERFORMANCE
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W. BASKETBALL
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John Joslin • Director of Sports Medicine Emily Calder • Assistant Athletic Trainer Jacob Newby • Assistant Athletic Trainer Britni Baxter • Athletic Training GA (VB TRAINER) Brian Rios • Athletic Training GA
Misti Cussen • Head Coach Bojan Jankovic • Assistant Coach Royce Samuels • Assistant Coach Kyron Stokes • Assistant Coach Janae Voelker • Director of Operations Jaci Inman • Director of Player Development Candace Tripke • Manager Cheyenne Hurt • Manager Eddie Constant • Manager
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MEDIA POLICIES & PROCEDURES THE MABEE CENTER The home of the Golden Eagles is the 10,575-seat Mabee Center. Located on ORU’s main campus at 81st St. and Lewis Ave., the Mabee Center is eight miles south of downtown Tulsa. SCORE UPDATES The Mabee Center press row phone number is (918) 495-7800. A member of the ORU Media Relations Department is available to answer the phone and provide a brief live update during every home game. Live score tracking is also available on the internet at ORUAthletics.com, while Twitter updates will be provided at the @ORUWBB and @PhillipDowden accounts.
WORKING AREA The press row working area is located on the west end of the Mabee Center seating area. Press row seating is assigned by the Media Relations Office. THE PRESS ROOM The press room is located adjacent to the north corridor outside the arena. Refreshments will be available prior to the game and at halftime. Press room refreshments will not be provided to fans, guests of working media, or Golden Eagle Club members. MEDIA SERVICES Programs, statistics and game notes will be available in the press room prior to each game. Halftime statistics are provided on press row and in the press room, as are final game statistical packets. ORU uses the Stat Crew System software package. Fax requests should be made in advance.
Television stations should coordinate all plans through the Media Relations Office. Rights are subject to restrictions set forth by ORU. Requests to televise any live or delayed portion of the game should be made well in advance. PHOTOGRAPHERS All photographers must have their photo passes visible at all times and must shoot only from under the baskets, away from courtside advertisements. POSTGAME INTERVIEWS After a 10-minute cool down period, two ORU student-athletes and head coach Misti Cussen will proceed to the press room for the postgame press conference. If requested, the visiting coach and players will be made available to the media as well. Interviews with visiting student-athletes and coaches should be coordinated through the visiting media relations personnel, if possible. PRACTICES Players will be available for interviews up to 30 minutes before practices only with advance notification through the ORU Media Relations Office. Please contact Phillip Dowden, Director of Media Relations, if you plan to attend practice. Practice times vary throughout the season, and changes in practice times do occur, so please contact the Athletic Media Relations Office to confirm times. Practice requests that are not arranged through the Media Relations Office ahead of time WILL NOT be granted. INTERVIEWS Requests for coach and player interviews should be made at least one day in advance through Phillip Dowden, Director of Media Relations. Interview requests that are not coordinated through the Media Relations office WILL NOT be granted.
TULSA WORLD Michael Peters • Sports Editor P.O. Box 1770, Tulsa, OK 74102 Phone: (918) 581-8355, Fax: (918) 581-8352 Email: michael.peters@tulsaworld.com ASSOCIATED PRESS P.O. Box 1770, Tulsa, OK 74102 Phone: (918) 584-4346, Fax: (918) 584-4654 Email: apoklahoma@ap.org DAILY OKLAHOMAN Mike Sherman • Sports Editor P.O. Box 25125, Oklahoma City, OK 73125 Phone: (405) 475-3314, Fax (405) 475-3182 Tulsa office: (918) 481-5754 E-mail: msherman@oklahoman.com KJRH, Channel 2 - NBC Al Jerkens • Sports Director P.O. Box 2, Tulsa, OK 74101 Phone: (918) 742-6397, Fax: (918) 748-1566 Email: jerkens@kjrh.com KOKI, Channel 23 - FOX Nathan Thompson • Sports Director 2625 S. Memorial Ave., Tulsa, OK 74129 Phone: (918) 388-5263, Fax: (918) 388-0516 Email: nthompson@fox23.com KOTV, Channel 6 - CBS John Holcomb • Sports Director P.O. Box 6, Tulsa, OK 74101 Phone: (918) 732-6146; 6134, Fax: (918) 732-6185 Email: jholcomb@newson6.net KTUL, Channel 8 - ABC Chris Lincoln • Sports Director P.O. Box 8, Tulsa, OK 74101 Phone: (918) 445-9363, Fax: (918) 445-9359 Email: clincoln@ktul.com; rpendergraft@ktul.com KMMY FM 97.1 (The Sports Animal) Kevin Ward • Station Manager 8181 S Lewis Ave., Tulsa, OK 74137 Phone: (918) 492-2660 Email: kward@sportsanimaltulsa.com KQLL AM 1430 (The Buzz) Chris Plank • Sports Director 5801 E. 41st, Ste. 900, Tulsa, OK 74135 Phone: (918) 664-2810, Studio Line: (918) 460-1430 Email: plank@1430thebuzz.com KRMG AM 740 Rick Couri • Station Director 7136 S. Yale Ave., Tulsa, OK 74136 Phone: (918) 493-7111, Fax: (918) 493-2376 Email: scubafolk@aol.com GREATER TULSA REPORTERS Forrest Cameron • Editor P.O. Box 470645, Tulsa, OK 74147-0645 Phone: (918) 250-3425, Fax: (918) 254-1550 Email: info@gtrnews.com THE ORACLE 7777 S. Lewis Ave., Tulsa, OK 74136 Phone: (918) 495-6864, Fax: (918) 495-6626 Email: oraclesports@oru.edu
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MEDIA ENTRANCE Working media should enter through the service entrance of the Mabee Center, located on the southeast side of the arena. At that time, media credentials will be issued. Media parking passes are not required. There is ample free parking.
RADIO AND TELEVISION RIGHTS ORU provides two courtesy lines for the official visiting radio outlet. If any additional lines are needed, contact the ORU Athletic Media Relations Office at least one week in advance to make arrangements. A charge will accompany additional lines and is payable through the Mabee Center business office.
MEDIA INFORMATION
MEDIA CREDENTIALS All credentials will be issued to WORKING MEDIA ONLY and should be requested through the ORU Athletic Media Relations Office as early as possible. Credentials will not be mailed, nor will they be issued to spouses, dates or children.
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the teams: The 2009-10 ORU team won the program’s first-ever summit league regular season championship
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NATIONAL BROADCAST APPEARANCES With a challenging national schedule and a reputation as one of the country’s top mid-major programs, the ORU women’s basketball team continued to receive national television and internet coverage during the 2013-14 season. The Golden Eagles were feature on four national broadcasts last season after appearing six times in 2012-13 which was highlighted when ORU reached the NCAA tournament with their appearance against Tennessee attracting an audience of more than 600,000 viewers on ESPN2. Last year ORU appeared on the Big Ten Network against nationally-ranked Nebraska and ESPN3 three more times. That national broadcast exposure will continue in 2014-15, as no fewer than four ORU games will be covered nationally. Included in the schedule are trips to Baylor and Tennessee that will be the Golden Eagles first ever appearance on the SEC Network. Along with appearing on Fox Sports Southwest in the season opener on November 14 against Baylor, ORU will again play on ESPN3 and The Big Ten Network this season.
2013-14 NATIONAL BROADCAST SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT NETWORK TIME Nov. 14 at Baylor FX Sports Southwest 6 pm Nov. 17 at Tennessee SEC Network + 6 pm Dec. 20 at Wisconsin Big Ten Network + 5 pm Feb. 21 at IUPUI ESPN3 1 pm Mar. 7 Summit Quarterfinal ESPN3 TBA Mar. 8 Summit Quarterfinal ESPN3 TBA Mar. 9 Summit Semifinal ESPN3 TBA Mar. 10 Summit Championship ESPNU TBA RADIO COVERAGE Radio broadcasts of every ORU women’s basketball game are available in the Tulsa metro area on The Sports Animal, AM 1550, with select games simulcast on FM 97.1. The “Voice of the Golden Eagles”, Geoff Haxton, handles play-by-play duties, while director of media relations Phillip Dowden serves as play-by-play voice for select games. In addition, a free audio broadcast of every game is available on ORUGoldenEagles.com. ELIVE Live video coverage of every ORU home women’s basketball game is available on ORUGoldenEagles.com for ELIve subscribers. Packages cost as little as $7.95, and subscribers receive members-only access to behind-the-scenes feature stories, postgame highlights and press conference videos.
THE MISTI CUSSEN SHOW
Golden Eagle fans can get their midweek women’s basketball fix with “The Misti Cussen Show”, Monday nights at 6 pm CT on The Sports Animal 97.1. Emanating live from Tres Amigos Mexican Restaurant on Lewis Ave., “The Misti Cussen Show” features in-depth game breakdowns with the ORU Head Coach, student-athlete interviews, fan Q&A sessions and other special features. 2014-15 MISTI CUSSEN SHOW SCHEDULE DATE TIME Nov. 10 6 pm Nov. 17 6 pm Nov. 24 6 pm Dec. 1 6 pm Dec. 8 6 pm Dec. 15 6 pm Dec. 22 6 pm Dec. 29 6 pm Jan. 5 6 pm Jan. 12 6 pm Jan. 19 6 pm Jan. 26 6 pm Feb. 2 6 pm Feb. 9 6 pm Feb. 16 6 pm Feb. 23 6 pm March 2 6 pm
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In its fourth decade of Division I athletics, The Summit League offers 19 championship sports and has a combined enrollment of over 120,000 at nine institutions, including four located in top 60 U.S. metro populations and two landgrant universities. Member institutions include: Denver (University of Denver), Fort Wayne (Indiana UniversityPurdue University-Fort Wayne), IUPUI (Indiana UniversityPurdue University-Indianapolis), North Dakota State University, Omaha (University of Nebraska Omaha), Oral Roberts University, the University of South Dakota, South Dakota State University and Western Illinois University. Previously known as the Mid-Continent Conference, The Summit League rebranded in 2007 and has since produced eight NCAA Champions, and over 85 All-Americans and 63 Academic All-America selections. Each year, approximately 3,000 student-athletes continue to raise the bar and help The Summit League reach exceptional success and development. Within the past four years alone, The Summit League has produced six NCAA Champions, accounting for more than half of its all-time total. That level of success also carries into the classroom with record high team recognition for NCAA Academic Progress Rates (APR) in 2013-14 and recent prestigious individual academic honors such as the Walter Byers Postgraduate Scholarship, Division I-AAA Athletics Directors Association Scholar-Athlete of the Year and Capital One Academic All-American of the Year. The Summit League also produces the highest quality in competition as evidenced by representation in the National Basketball Association (NBA), Major League Baseball (MLB), Major League Soccer (MLS), Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) and Professional Golf Association (PGA) in 2014.
The Summit League 340 W. Butterfield Road Suite 3D Elmhurst, IL 60126 Phone - 630-516-0661 Fax - 630-516-0673
Tom Douple Commissioner
Within the past decade, The Summit League has … • Achieved a final national ranking in eight different sports. • Won NCAA Regional Championships in two sports and advanced in five additional NCAA team championship tournaments. • Had 61 teams receive NCAA Public Recognition Awards (among top 10 percent of Academic Progress Rate (APR) in their sport) since 2010. • Totaled 50 teams with maximum/perfect APR scores in the past three years. • Crowned eight of the league’s 10 NCAA Champions since 2007 and won five NCAA national championships and six NCAA statistical titles in the past three years. HISTORY Since its inception in 1982, The Summit League recorded several transcendent moments that resonate on the national stage. While known as the Mid-Continent Conference, the league’s first two decades produced a pair of appearances in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament’s “Sweet 16” and the Women’s College World Series as well as three individual NCAA Track and Field Champions. Oral Roberts gave The Summit League its initial baseball regional crown and Super Regional appearance in 2006 and three years later, North Dakota State became the league’s first softball team to achieve the same feat. The 2008-09 season also saw South Dakota State’s women’s basketball team carry a national ranking throughout a majority of the year and cap its season with an NCAA Tournament first round victory. In 2014, North Dakota State gained the national spotlight with a victory in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament Round of 64.
Name
Title
Tom Douple
Commissioner
Email douple@thesummitleague.org
Myndee Kay Larsen
Senior Associate Commissioner
larsen@thesummitleague.org
Angie Torain
Assoc. Commissioner of Admin. Services
torain@thesummitleague.org
Matthew Boyer
Asst. Commissioner for Compliance
boyer@thesummitleague.org
David Brauer
Asst. Commissioner for Communications
Vanessa Quimpo Obrochta
Director of Marketing
Greg Mette
Assoc. Director of Communications
Stephanie Sabaduquia
Asst. Director of Communications
Colleen Rott
Office Manager/Administrative Assistant
brauer@thesummitleague.org quimpo@thesummitleague.org mette@thesummitleague.org sabaduquia@thesummitleague.org rott@thesummitleague.org
School Denver IPFW IUPUI North Dakota State Omaha Oral Roberts South Dakota South Dakota State Western Illinois
Southland Conference Demographics
Location Population Denver, Colo. 634,265 Fort Wayne, Ind. 254,555 Indianapolis, Ind. 844,220 Fargo, N.D. 109,779 Omaha, Neb. 421, 570 Tulsa, Okla. 393,987 Vermillion, S.D. 10,811 Brookings, S.D. 22,591 Macomb, Ill. 19,254
Throughout its history, The Summit League has produced 10 NCAA Championships, three Olympic medalists and numerous All-Americans in the sports of track and field, swimming and diving and cross country. Several professional athletes and draft choices have come directly from The Summit League, including three Major League Baseball first round picks, a pair of NBA first round choices, and one WNBA selection. In addition, Summit Leaguers compete in the MLS, and on the PGA and LPGA Tours. Former Summit Leaguer Kevin Duckworth (NBA) was a two-time all-star during his professional career. To coincide with The Summit League’s 30th Anniversary Season in 2011-12, the league released a list of its Top 30 Distinguished Contributors from the Division I era as selected by a panel of voters from member schools and the media. Four individual NCAA champions and three Olympic medalists, along with four NBA players and two World Series Champions headlined The Summit League’s list of top student-athletes, coaches and administrators that was the jewel of the anniversary celebration. Included on the list where ORU alumni Andretti Bain, Dennis Bigley, Caleb Green, Prince Mumba, Krista Ragan, Jack Whitt and Ori Zuzic.
Enrollment 11,656 14,193 30,588 14,629 15,488 3,403 10,284 12,538 11,707
Basketball Arena Magness Arena Memorial Coliseum The Jungle Scheels Center Ralston Arena Mabee Center DakotaDome Frost Arena Western Hall
Capacity 7,200 5,800 1,125 5,700 3,500 10,525 10,000 6,063 5,139
DID YOU KNOW?
• The Summit League finished 2013-14 at an all-time high (No. 16) in the men’s basketball USA Today Sagarin Ratings and had a record three teams advance in national postseason tournaments. The league recorded a final No. 13 softball RPI, the sport’s all-time best and the second-highest for any league sport in history. • In 2013-14, Amanda Hyde (Fort Wayne) was named the women’s basketball Division I-AAA Athletics Director Association ScholarAthlete of the Year for the second consecutive season and Tim Colwell (North Dakota State) received the Capital One Baseball Academic AllAmerican of the Year award. • A record 10 former Summit Leaguers were on NBA or NBA D-League rosters in 2013-14, led by George Hill (IUPUI) and Nate Wolters (South Dakota State) as starting guards for their NBA teams. • The Summit League set all-time highs in 2013-14 with 21 teams recording perfect NCAA Academic Progress Rate (APR) scores and 22 teams publicly recognized for posting multi-year APRs in the top 10 percent of their respective sports. A total of 13 Academic All-Americans and 30 Academic All-District honorees hailed from The Summit League last season. • The Summit League Basketball Championships, called “March’s BestKept Secret” by USA Today, rank among the nation’s top mid-major tournament environments and continue to set attendance, revenue and sponsorship records. In 2015, The Summit League Basketball Championships move into the brand-new Denny Sanford PREMIER Center in Sioux Falls, S.D.
The newly constructed Denny Sanford Premier Center serves as the home for the Summit League’s Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournaments. The facility was opened in November of 2014 and has basketball seating for 12,000 spectators.
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# 0 2 4 5 10 12 13 14 15 22 23 25 34
Name Atoe’ Jackson Jordan Doyle Esther Udoumoh April Glisson Jayden Oliver Dorottya Balla Tysia Manuel Carolina Lopez Faith Ihim Jordan Gilbert Bernadett Balla Jasauen Beard Vicky McIntyre
Pos. G G F G G G F C F G F F C
Cl. Sr. Fr. Fr. R-Fr. Fr. So. Sr. Sr. Fr. Fr. Sr. Fr. R-Sr.
Ht. 5-9 5-6 5-11 5-9 5-7 6-1 5-10 6-2 5-9 5-10 6-2 5-11 6-7
Hometown Los Angeles, Calif. Broken Arrow, Okla. Broken Arrow, Okla. Sapulpa, Okla. Oklahoma City, Okla. Pecs, Hungary Marietta, Okla. Cali, Colombia Tulsa, Okla. Oklahoma City, Okla. Pecs, Hungary Oklahoma City, Okla. Omaha, Neb.
High School Previous College Narbonne HS Panola College Broken Arrow HS Union HS Sapulpa HS Putnam City HS PTE Babits Mihaly Marietta HS Butler CC Inem Jorge Isaacs Tyler JC Tulsa Memorial HS Carl Albert HS Baar-Madus Reformatus Gimnaziu Midwest City HS Marian HS Univ. of Florida
Cl. Sr. So. Fr. Fr. Fr. R-Fr. Fr. Sr. Sr. Sr. R-Sr. Fr. Fr.
Ht. 6-2 6-1 5-11 5-6 5-10 5-9 5-9 5-9 6-2 5-10 6-7 5-7 5-11
Hometown Pecs, Hungary Pecs, Hungary Oklahoma City, Okla. Broken Arrow, Okla. Oklahoma City, Okla. Sapulpa, Okla. Tulsa, Okla. Los Angeles, Calif. Cali, Colombia Marietta, Okla. Omaha, Neb. Oklahoma City, Okla. Broken Arrow, Okla.
High School Previous College Baar-Madus Reformatus Gimnaziu PTE Babits Mihaly Midwest City HS Broken Arrow HS Carl Albert HS Sapulpa HS Tulsa Memorial HS Narbonne HS Panola College Inem Jorge Isaacs Tyler JC Marietta HS Butler CC Marian HS Univ. of Florida Putnam City HS Union HS
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# 23 12 25 2 22 5 15 0 14 13 34 10 4
Name Bernadett Balla Dorottya Balla Jasauen Beard Jordan Doyle Jordan Gilbert April Glisson Faith Ihim Atoe’ Jackson Carolina Lopez Tysia Manuel Vicky McIntyre Jayden Oliver Esther Udoumoh
Pos. F G F G G G F G C F C G F
COACHES & SUPPORT STAFF
COACHING STAFF Head Coach Misti Cussen (3rd season) Assistant Coach Bojan Jankovic (5th season) Assistant Coach Royce Samuels (3rd season) Assistant Coach Kyron Stokes (2nd season) Director of Operations Janae Voelker (2nd season) Director of Player Development Jaci Inman (2nd season) WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SUPPORT STAFF Director of Athletics Mike Carter (21st season) Media Relations Contact Phillip Dowden (1st season) Athletic Trainer Emily Calder (2nd season) Director of Sports Performance Bradley Ruhanen (4th season)
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE
Bernadett BALLA BALL-uh DOROTTYA BALLA dor-AH-tee-uh BALL-uh JASAUEN BEARD juh-SAWN BARED April GLISSON GLISS-un Faith IHIM EYE-him ATOE’ Jackson uh-TOY CAROLINA Lopez car-oh-LEE-nuh TYSIA MANUEL ty-EESH-uh MAN-yoo-ul Esther UDOUMOH OO-doh-mwoh Misti CUSSEN CUZ-en
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RETURNERS & NEWCOMERS
RPG APG SPG 2.4 0.5 0.9 RPG 6.3 1.2 1.0 2.8 1.9
APG 0.4 0.6 2.0 0.6 0.2
SPG 0.6 0.4 0.0 0.9 0.3 BPG
Previous School Midwest City HS Broken Arrow HS Carl Albert HS Tulsa Memorial HS Univ. of Florida Putnam City HS Union HS APG 1.7 3.2 2.2 0.3
SPG 0.6 1.1 1.0 2.2 BPG
RPG APG SPG 1.7 0.8 0.3 BPG 2.8 0.6 0.7
Guard 6 D. Balla, Doyle, Gilbert, Glisson, Jackson, Oliver Forward 5 B. Balla, Beard, Ihim, Manuel, Udoumoh Center 2 Lopez, McIntyre
GOLDEN EAGLES BY STATE
Oklahoma 8 Beard, Doyle, Gilbert, Glisson, Ihim, Manuel, Oliver, Udoumoh California 1 Jackson Nebraska 1 McIntyre --Hungary 2 B. Balla, D. Balla Colombia 1 Lopez
GOLDEN EAGLES BY CLASS
Seniors 5 B. Balla, Jackson, Lopez, Manuel, McIntyre Juniors 0 --- Sophomores 1 D. Balla Freshmen 7 Beard, Doyle, Gilbert, Glisson, Ihim, Oliver, Udoumoh
GOLDEN EAGLES BY HEIGHT 5-6 5-7 5-9 5-10 5-11 6-1 6-2 6-7
>>> Tysia Manuel is one of five seniors on the 2014-15 ORU roster, and one of just two regular starters back from last season’s club
Doyle Oliver Glisson Ihim Jackson Gilbert Manuel Beard Udoumoh D. Balla B. Balla Lopez McIntyre
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GOLDEN EAGLES BY POSITION
2014-15 Roster Breakdown
STARTERS RETURNING (1) Name Pos. Cl. GP-GS PPG FG% Tysia Manuel F Sr. 29-17 2.8 35.4% OTHER LETTERWINNERS RETURNING (5) Name Pos. Cl. GP-GS PPG FG% Bernadett Balla F Sr. 23-10 6.9 42.2% Dorottya Balla G So. 26-6 7.5 39.9% April Glisson G R-Fr. 1-0 2.0 0.0% Atoe’ Jackson G Sr. 27-11 4.4 43.4% Carolina Lopez C Sr. 23-1 2.1 45.9% NEWCOMERS (7) Name Pos. Cl. Hometown Jasauen Beard F Fr. Oklahoma City, Okla. Jordan Doyle G Fr. Broken Arrow, Okla. Jordan Gilbert G Fr. Oklahoma City, Okla. Faith Ihim F Fr. Tulsa, Okla. Vicky McIntyre C R-Sr. Omaha, Neb. Jayden Oliver G Fr. Oklahoma City, Okla. Esther Udoumoh F Fr. Broken Arrow, Okla. STARTERS LOST (4) Name Pos. Cl. GP-GS PPG FG% Jenni Bryan G --- 16-12 4.8 32.4% Christian Key G --- 29-29 14.0 41.8% Kaylan Mayberry G --- 28-18 10.5 40.8% Sarah Shelton C --- 29-26 4.7 58.7% OTHER LETTERWINNERS LOST (2) Name Pos. Cl. GP-GS PPG FG% Noora Jaervikangas G --- 29-5 3.9 37.1% Alexus Wilson G --- 29-10 7.7 36.2%
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the names: Nanette Ogden (1984-88) averaged 6.7 assists per game in 1987-88, an oru record that stood for 16 years
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Atoe’ Jackson
>>>THE Jackson FILE CAREER HIGHS Points Field Goals: FG Attempts: 3-Pointers: 3FG Attempts: Free Throws: FT Attempts Rebounds: Assists: Blocks: Steals: Minutes:
16 vs. Texas A&M-CC - 2/15/14 6 vs. Texas A&M-CC - 2/15/14 11 vs. Texas A&M-CC - 2/15/14 1 vs. SE Louisiana - 2/8/14 2 vs. SE Louisiana - 2/8/14 6 vs. C. Arkansas - 2/22/14 8 vs. C. Arkansas - 2/22/14 10 vs. Texas A&M-CC - 2/15/14 4 vs. Abilene - 1/16/14 1 - three times 3 vs. Sam Houston - 3/2/14 34 vs. Texas A&M-CC - 2/15/14
MISCELLANEOUS STATS Games as ORU’s Leading Scorer Games Scoring 10+ Points Games with 5+ Field Goals Games with 5+ Rebounds Games with 10+ Rebounds Double-Doubles Games with 3+ Steals
COACH CUSSEN ON ATOE’:
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“Toi’s creativity and aggressiveness make her a lot of fun to coach, and I expect her to have a breakout senior season. She tends to be the emotional heartbeat of our team as well.”
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SEASON HIGHLIGHTS Played in 27 games as a junior, with 11 starts... Got the starting nod in ORU’s final 10 games, seeing an increased role down the stretch... Averaged 4.4 points and 2.8 rebounds per game... Also collected 23 steals and 16 assists... Was an accurate shooter, going 43-for-99 (43.4%) from the floor... Was the top scorer among ORU’s four transfers... Reached double-figures three times, all of them coming in February, when she upped her production to 9.1 points per game. SINGLE-GAME HIGHLIGHTS Scored three points in her ORU debut, a win over USAO (11/8)... Scored the first two points of the game for ORU against Kansas (11/10)... Came off the bench to record three points, four rebounds and two assists against UALR (11/30)... Finished with five points and two steals at Missouri (12/4)... Scored seven points and picked up two steals at Northwestern (12/16)... Grabbed five rebounds in an overtime loss at Marquette (12/18)... Recorded a
steal at Nebraska (12/29)... Scored four points and added two steals in a crucial performance against Central Arkansas (1/11)... Scored six points and dished four assists at Abilene Christian (1/16)... Made her first career start at Incarnate Word (1/18)... Averaged 10.7 points per game in a six-game stretch from 2/627... Moved into the starting lineup and scored eight points against New Orleans (2/6)... Reached doublefigures for the first time with 11 points in a win over Southeastern Louisiana (2/8)... Tallied nine points at Houston Baptist (2/13)... Led ORU in scoring and recorded her first career double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (2/15)... Chipped in eight points and seven rebounds against Central Arkansas (2/22)... Nearly had a double-double with 12 points and nine rebounds in a win over Lamar (2/27)... Scored six points and grabbed three steals in the home finale, a win over Sam Houston State (3/2)... Scored eight points at Stephen F. Austin (3/6)... Tallied two points against Nicholls State (3/13) in the SLC Tournament 1st Round.
Guard | Senior | 5-9 Los Angeles, Calif. Panola College
#0 | Atoe’ Jackson
>>> Jackson’s first significant Southland Conference action came on Jan. 16, 2014 at Abilene Christian, where she set a season-high with four assists in addition to scoring six points
the names: Stacy Williams (1988-91) scored a school-record 1,060 points in 1989-90 and tallied oru’s only 50-point game
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Played in 28 games for Panola... Coached by Tracey Stellato... Ended her career as one of Panola’s topten career scorers... Led the Fillies in scoring and rebounding as a sophomore, tallying 11.6 points and 6.6 boards per game... Was an allconference selection... Shot 35.4% from the field and 63.9% from the free throw line... Added 1.5 steals per game on the defensive end of the floor... Scored 13 points and snatched 10 rebounds in the season-opener against Cisco College (11/2)... Added 15 points in a win over Austin Elite (11/23)
Made 27 appearances for Panola... Averaged 5.7 points and 5.7 rebounds per game... Tallied 21 steals and 15 blocked shots on the year... Helped Panola qualify for the NJCAA Region XIV Tournament.
>>> Jackson proved to be the most productive of the four transfers that ORU brought in prior to the 2013-14 season. She led the group in points and rebounds while shooting 43.4%
>>> Jackson hit her lone three-pointer of the season and scored in double-figures for the first time in a Homecoming victory over Southeastern Louisiana on Feb. 8, 2014. Making just her third start, she scored 11 points
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Played at Narbonne High School in Torrance, Calif., for Head Coach Victoria Sanders... Team finished as the State Runner-up in 2010 and 2011... Led the Gauchos to a 31-5 record as a senior, with a perfect 12-0 conference mark... Averaged 13.5 points per game in her final year... Was a 1st Team All-League selection... Named MVP of two different tournaments in her senior season... Also participated in the shot put in high school.
Daughter of Niecy Jackson... Majoring in sports management at ORU... Enjoys dancing and going shopping in her spare time... Favorite professional team is her hometown Los Angeles Lakers, and her favorite athlete is Lakers star Kobe Bryant... Aspires to play basketball overseas after graduation.
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>>>Jackson’s ORU Career Statistics OVERALL
2013-14 CAREER
GP GS Min Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct OR DR Reb Avg PF FO A TO B S Pts Avg 27 11 373 13.8 43-99 .434 1-8 .125 31-52 .596 28 47 75 2.8 38 1 16 32 3 23 118 4.4 27 11 373 13.8 43-99 .434 1-8 .125 31-52 .596 28 47 75 2.8 38 1 16 32 3 23 118 4.4
CONFERENCE GAMES
GP GS Min Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct OR DR Reb Avg PF FO A TO B S Pts Avg 2013-14 SLC 18 10 268 14.9 33-74 .446 1-3 .333 26-38 .684 20 33 53 2.9 26 1 13 20 3 16 93 5.2 CAREER 18 10 268 14.9 33-74 .446 1-3 .333 26-38 .684 20 33 53 2.9 26 1 13 20 3 16 93 5.2
POSTSEASON GAMES
2014 SLC CAREER
GP GS Min Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct OR DR Reb Avg PF FO A TO B S Pts Avg 1 1 7 7.0 1-2 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 2.0 1 1 7 7.0 1-2 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 2.0
#0 | Atoe’ Jackson
2013-14 GAME-BY-GAME STATS
USAO at Kansas at Arkansas Navy at Tulsa UALR at Missouri at Northwestern at Marquette at 18/15 Nebraska Houston Baptist Texas A&M-CC Central Arkansas at Abilene Christian at Incarnate Word SF Austin Northwestern St at Nicholls St at McNeese St New Orleans SE Louisiana at Houston Baptist at Texas A&M-CC at Central Arkansas Lamar Sam Houston at SF Austin at Northwestern St vs. Nicholls St (SLC) 27 games, 11 starts
Min FG 3FG FT O-D-R A B S Pts 17 1-4 0-1 1-2 1-5-6 0 0 1 3 9 1-2 0-1 0-2 0-0-0 0 0 0 2 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 DNP - COACHES’ DECISION DNP - COACHES’ DECISION 12 1-3 0-0 1-2 2-2-4 2 0 0 3 17 2-4 0-1 1-2 0-3-3 0 0 2 5 17 3-6 0-0 1-2 0-1-1 0 0 2 7 12 1-4 0-1 1-4 3-2-5 1 0 1 3 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 1 0 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 10 2-3 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 0 1 2 4 19 3-7 0-0 0-3 0-1-1 4 0 0 6 12* 0-4 0-0 1-2 0-0-0 0 0 0 1 3 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 6 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 0 0 1 2 3 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 24* 3-7 0-0 2-5 5-1-6 0 0 1 8 31* 5-8 1-2 0-0 2-5-7 2 0 0 11 16* 3-8 0-0 3-4 2-1-3 0 0 2 9 34* 6-11 0-1 4-5 4-6-10 1 1 1 16 20* 1-6 0-0 6-8 4-3-7 1 0 1 8 25* 4-7 0-0 4-5 2-7-9 1 0 1 12 23* 2-4 0-0 2-2 0-3-3 2 0 3 6 22* 2-4 0-0 4-4 1-2-3 0 1 2 8 13* 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 1 2 2 2 7* 1-2 0-1 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 2 4.4 ppg, 43.4% FG, 59.6% FT, 2.8 apg
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>>> With 16 points and 10 rebounds at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Feb. 15, 2014, Jackson was the lone ORU guard to record a double-double last season
the names: Helen Garrett (1990-93) averaged 9.9 rebounds per game in 1990-91 and recorded 11 double-doubles that season
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April Glisson
Daughter of Mike and Jenyfer Glisson… Plans to major in health & exercise science at ORU… Favorite professional athlete is WNBA star Diana Taurasi... Enjoys weightlifting and spending time with her fiveyear-old sister when not on the basketball court
Lettered at Sapulpa High School for Head Coach Darlean Calip… Was an All-Frontier Conference selection as a senior, when she averaged 8.6 points and 4.9 rebounds per game… Played in the OSSAA All-State game after her senior season… Also named an Academic All-Conference pick as a senior… Averaged 7.6 points per game as a junior, when she led Sapulpa to the semifinals of the OSSAA Class 6A State Tournament… Guided Sapulpa to area and regional championships in 2011-12… Put up 8.5 points and 3.6 rebounds per game as a sophomore in 2010-11… Was a top performer in the sport of powerlifting as a high school athlete, setting Oklahoma U17 state records in the deadlift, squat and bench press… Served on the student council as a high school student.
>>>THE Glisson FILE CAREER HIGHS
Points 2 vs. USAO - 11/8/13 Field Goals: --- FG Attempts: --- 3-Pointers: --- 3FG Attempts: --- Free Throws: 2 vs. USAO - 11/8/13 FT Attempts: 2 vs. USAO - 11/8/13 Rebounds: 1 vs. USAO - 11/8/13 Assists: 2 vs. USAO - 11/8/13 Blocks: --- Steals: --- Minutes: 6 vs. USAO - 11/8/13
COACH CUSSEN ON APRIL:
“April’s work ethic is second to none…we hated losing her energy and enthusiasm on the floor a year ago due to a season ending injury. She has done a fantastic job with her rehab in the off season, and is expected to contribute once again this year as a redshirt freshman.”
>>>GlissON’s Career Statistics OVERALL
2013-14 CAREER
GP GS Min Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct OR DR Reb Avg PF FO A TO B S Pts Avg 1 0 6 6.0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 0 1 1 1.0 3 0 2 0 0 0 2 2.0 1 0 6 6.0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 0 1 1 1.0 3 0 2 0 0 0 2 2.0
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SEASON HIGHLIGHTS Saw action in only one game, the season-opener against USAO (11/8)... Scored two points and dished two assists in her lone appearance of the season... Grabbed one rebound in her six minutes of court time... Sustained a season-ending knee injury prior to the Christmas Break road trip to Northwestern (12/16) and Marquette (12/18)... Did not log minutes in ORU’s last 28 games.
Guard | R-Freshman | 5-9 Sapulpa, Okla. Sapulpa HS
#5 | April Glisson
>>> Though her 2013-14 season was cut short due to injury, Glisson promises to be a major part of the ORU program going forward. In her lone appearance as a rookie, she recorded two points and two assists
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the names: brazilian Mariana Camargo (2005-09) was the first foreign-born player to join oru’s 1,000-point club
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Dorottya Balla
>>>THE Balla FILE CAREER HONORS
> Southland Conference honorable mention Player of the Week selection (1/6/14)
CAREER HIGHS Points Field Goals: FG Attempts: 3-Pointers: 3FG Attempts: Free Throws: FT Attempts: Rebounds: Assists: Blocks: Steals: Minutes:
30 vs. Houston Bapt. - 1/2/14 9 vs. Houston Bapt. - 1/2/14 16 vs. Houston Bapt. - 1/2/14 5 vs. Houston Bapt. - 1/2/14 8 vs. Houston Bapt. - 1/2/14 8 vs. Marquette - 12/18/13 10 - twice 5 vs. UALR - 11/30/13 5 vs. Northwestern St - 1/25/14 1 - three times 3 vs. Houston Bapt. - 1/2/14 36 vs. Marquette - 12/18/13
MISCELLANEOUS STATS Games as ORU’s Leading Scorer Games Scoring 10+ Points Games Scoring 20+ Points Games Scoring 30+ Points Games with 5+ Field Goals Games with Multiple 3-Pointers Games with 5+ 3-Pointers Games with 5+ Rebounds Games with 5+ Assists Games with 3+ Steals
COACH CUSSEN ON DORKA:
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“Dorka is coming off of a strong freshman year, where she gained confidence along with a feel for the American style of game. I look for her to continue to build on that good start and become even more of a consistent scorer for us this year.”
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SEASON HIGHLIGHTS Played in 26 games as a rookie, averaging 7.5 points per appearance... Made six consecutive starts between 12/18 and 1/16... Averaged 13.9 points per game in an eight-game stretch from 11/30-1/11... Scored 19.0 points per 40 minutes, best on the ORU club... Shot 39.9% from the field and 29.6% from three-point range... Recorded 16 assists and 11 steals... Played in 15.9 minutes per game... Led ORU in scoring six times, including three times off the bench... Had ORU’s best individual scoring effort of the season with 30 points in the SLC opener, against Houston Baptist (1/2). SINGLE-GAME HIGHLIGHTS Scored four points in her first collegiate appearance, a win over USAO (11/8)... Played briefly against Kansas (11/10), missing much of the game with a minor knee injury... Missed over two weeks with the knee injury, but came back to score eight points in the PSO Mayor’s Cup game against Tulsa (11/26)... Followed that performance with a team-high
14 points and five rebounds against UALR (11/30)... Set a career high for the third straight game with a teamhigh 15 points at Missouri (12/4)... Went 6-for-10 from the floor in her first appearance vs. a Southeastern Conference opponent... Came up with nine points at Northwestern (12/16)... Recorded yet another career high, her fourth in five games, with 19 points in an overtime loss at Marquette (12/18)... Tallied career highs with 30 points and three steals in her Southland Conference debut, a win over Houston Baptist... Became the first ORU freshman since 2010 to score 30 points in a game... Went 9-for-18 from the floor and 5-for-8 from three-point range against the Huskies... Added 11 points against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (1/4)... Named a Southland Conference Player of the Week honorable mention selection for her efforts against HBU and AMCC, the first such honoree for ORU in 201314... Led the team with 13 points in a win over Central Arkansas (1/11)... Scored seven points at Abilene Christian (1/16) and then nine points at Incarnate Word (1/18)...
Guard | Sophomore | 6-1 Pecs, Hungary PTE Babits Mihaly
#4 | Dorottya Balla
>>> Balla’s SLC debut, against Houston Baptist on Jan. 2, 2014, ranked as the highest-scoring game from an ORU player last year. In just her ninth collegiate appearance, Balla scored 30 points, the most by an ORU freshman since 2010
the teams: The 1977-78 Lady Titans won the first of ORU’s four straight AIAW State Championships, beating Tulsa in the title game
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CONTINUED Scored 10 points in a win over Stephen F. Austin (1/23)... Dished a personal-best five assists in a victory over Northwestern State (1/25)... Scored seven points in only seven minutes in a win over Southeastern Louisiana (2/8)... Snapped a fourgame scoreless streak with a teamhigh 17-point effort in ORU’s final home game, against Sam Houston State (3/2)... Went 4-for-5 from three-point range against the Bearkats... Collected five points in ORU’s last regular season game, at Northwestern State (3/8)... Poured in seven points in the season finale, against Nicholls State (3/13) in the SLC Tournament.
>>> Few players on the ORU roster showed the raw scoring ability that Balla flashed on multiple occasions in 2013-14. As a freshman, she averaged 19.0 points per 40 minutes, the highest mark on the club
>>> Balla’s breakout performance came on Nov. 30, 2013, when she led ORU in scoring against UALR. After playing just 28 minutes in the team’s first five games, the freshman logged 24 minutes and scored 14 points
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Attended school at PTE Babits Mihaly... Played club basketball for PEAC-Pecs in 2012-13, averaging 1.5 points per game in 18 appearances... Was a regular fixture on Hungary’s youth international teams... Played for Hungary at the 2012 FIBA U18 European Championship, averaging 3.5 points and 1.5 rebounds per game... Also represented her national team at the 2010 FIBA U16 European Championship, averaging 4.2 points and 1.3 rebounds per game... Was a star at the Hungarian Junior Championship in 2012, averaging 17.5 points per game... Coached by Zeljko Djokic and Ajtony Imreh.
Goes by “Dorka”... Daughter of Attila and Krisztina Balla... Sister of junior forward Bernadett Balla... Exploratory major at ORU... Wants to play basketball professionally after college... Lists Oklahoma City Thunder star Kevin Durant as her favorite professional athlete... Enjoying swimming and cycling in her free time.
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>>>Balla’s Career Statistics OVERALL
2013-14 CAREER
GP GS Min Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct OR DR Reb Avg PF FO A TO B S Pts Avg 26 6 413 15.9 71-178 .399 24-81 .296 30-40 .750 3 28 31 1.2 34 0 16 35 3 11 196 7.5 26 6 413 15.9 71-178 .399 24-81 .296 30-40 .750 3 28 31 1.2 34 0 16 35 3 11 196 7.5
CONFERENCE GAMES
GP GS Min Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct OR DR Reb Avg PF FO A TO B S Pts Avg 2013-14 SLC 17 4 262 15.4 43-108 .398 17-52 .327 17-21 .810 3 15 18 1.1 18 0 13 21 2 6 120 7.1 CAREER 17 4 262 15.4 43-108 .398 17-52 .327 17-21 .810 3 15 18 1.1 18 0 13 21 2 6 120 7.1
POSTSEASON GAMES
GP GS Min Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct OR DR Reb Avg PF FO A TO B S Pts Avg 2014 SLC 1 0 9 9.0 3-7 .429 0-3 .000 1-1 1.000 0 1 1 1.0 2 0 1 1 1 0 7 7.0 CAREER 1 0 9 9.0 3-7 .429 0-3 .000 1-1 1.000 0 1 1 1.0 2 0 1 1 1 0 7 7.0
#4 | Dorottya Balla
2013-14 GAME-BY-GAME STATS
USAO at Kansas at Arkansas Navy at Tulsa UALR at Missouri at Northwestern at Marquette at 18/15 Nebraska Houston Baptist Texas A&M-CC Central Arkansas at Abilene Christian at Incarnate Word SF Austin Northwestern St at Nicholls St at McNeese St New Orleans SE Louisiana at Houston Baptist at Texas A&M-CC at Central Arkansas Lamar Sam Houston at SF Austin at Northwestern St vs. Nicholls St (SLC) 26 games, 6 starts
Min FG 3FG FT O-D-R A B S Pts 7 2-6 0-1 0-0 0-1-1 0 0 0 4 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 DNP - INJURY DNP - COACHES’ DECISION 19 3-8 1-4 1-3 0-3-3 0 0 1 8 24 6-13 2-4 0-0 0-5-5 0 0 0 14 23 6-10 1-5 2-3 0-1-1 1 0 2 15 20 3-8 2-4 1-2 0-2-2 0 0 1 9 36* 5-13 1-7 8-10 0-0-0 1 0 1 19 11* 0-5 0-1 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 33* 9-16 5-8 7-10 0-3-3 0 0 3 30 26* 5-12 1-4 0-0 0-3-3 0 0 1 11 23* 4-10 2-4 3-4 1-0-1 2 0 0 13 15* 3-7 1-4 0-0 0-2-2 0 0 0 7 15 3-6 1-2 2-2 1-0-1 2 0 1 9 24 4-10 0-4 2-2 0-1-1 1 0 0 10 24 3-9 1-4 0-0 0-0-0 5 0 0 7 17 1-8 0-5 0-0 0-2-2 2 1 0 2 14 0-3 0-2 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 9 1-3 0-1 0-0 0-1-1 0 0 0 2 7 3-4 1-2 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 7 9 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0-0 0 1 0 0 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 8 0-3 0-2 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 DNP - COACHES’ DECISION 14 5-7 4-5 3-3 1-1-2 0 0 0 17 12 0-5 0-2 0-0 0-2-2 0 0 1 0 9 2-4 1-2 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 5 9 3-7 0-3 1-1 0-1-1 1 1 0 7 7.5 ppg, 39.9% FG, 29.6% 3FG, 1.2 rpg
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>>> A veteran of international basketball, Balla represented her native Hungary at the 2010 U16 and 2012 U18 FIBA European Championship tournaments
the names: Dorottya Balla (2013-Pres.) scored 30 points in her conference debut, vs. houston baptist on jan. 2, 2014
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Tysia Manuel
>>> Manuel’s best scoring output came on Feb. 13, 2014, when she scored eight points in a road game at Houston Baptist
>>>THE Manuel FILE CAREER HIGHS Points Field Goals: FG Attempts: 3-Pointers: 3FG Attempts: Free Throws: FT Attempts Rebounds: Assists: Blocks: Steals: Minutes:
8 vs. Houston Bapt. - 2/13/14 3 - three times 7 vs. Houston Bapt. - 2/13/14 1 vs. Northwestern - 12/16/13 2 vs. Northwestern - 12/16/13 4 - twice 6 vs. Kansas - 11/10/13 6 - twice 3 vs. Lamar - 2/27/14 1 - twice 4 vs. Incarnate Word - 1/18/14 31 vs. UALR - 11/30/13
MISCELLANEOUS STATS Games with 5+ Rebounds Games with 3+ Steals
COACH CUSSEN ON TYSIA:
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“Ty came to us as a defensive stopper, but has put in a lot of work to round out her game. She is one of the hardest working players we have ever coached, day in and day out.”
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SEASON HIGHLIGHTS Saw action in all 29 games in her first season with ORU... Started 17 times and played 18.5 minutes per game... Averaged 2.8 points and 2.4 rebounds per game... Finished with 26 steals and 13 assists... Grabbed multiple steals in six different games... Connected on 29-of-82 (35.4%) field goal attempts and 23of-38 (60.5%) free throws SINGLE-GAME HIGHLIGHTS Played 19 minutes in her ORU debut, scoring three points against USAO (11/8)... Had three points in Allen
Fieldhouse against Kansas (11/10)... Scored her first ORU field goal and blocked a shot against Arkansas (11/13)... Scored four points against Navy (11/22)... Played 31 minutes against UALR (11/30), crossing the 30-minute mark for the first time at ORU.... Scored four points and picked two steals against Missouri (12/4)... Scored five points at Northwestern (12/16), including her lone threepointer of the season... Pilfered three steals in back-to-back games, against Northwestern and Marquette (12/18)... Scored four points in the SLC opener, against Houston Baptist (1/2)... Scored four points and...
Forward | Senior | 5-10 Marietta, Okla. Butler Community College
#13 | TYSIA MANUEL
>>> One of ORU’s fiercest defenders, Manuel is often called upon to guard the other team’s top scorer. She tallied 39 steals in her final junior college season and 26 in her first year with the Golden Eagles
the names: Kathy Paden (1979-83) led oru in assists three times, including the undefeated 1982-83 season
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CONTINUED ... picked a career-high four steals at Incarnate Word (1/18)... Had her best game at ORU with six points and six rebounds in a win over Northwestern State (1/25)... Followed that with six points against Nicholls State (1/30)... Scored a career-best eight points against Houston Baptist (2/13)... Grabbed six rebounds against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (2/15)... Started and played 20 minutes against Lamar (2/27), dishing a personal-best three assists... Nabbed two points in the home finale, a win over Sam Houston (3/2)... Scored six points and grabbed three rebounds in ORU’s season finale, against Nicholls State (3/13) at the SLC Tournament.
Averaged 8.1 points and 4.1 rebounds per game as a sophomore, helping head coach Mike Helmer’s team post a 26-7 record... Started 31 of Butler’s 33 games and established herself as a defensive ace, recording 1.2 steals per game... Shot 49.5% from the floor as a sophomore, including a 55.1% mark in Jayhawk Conference play... Averaged 20.2 points per 40 minutes... Scored in double-figures nine times as a sophomore, including a career-high of 18 points against St. Gregory’s JV (11/9) and Pratt CC (1/19)... Grabbed a career-high nine rebounds in a victory over Murray State CC (12/5)... Averaged 7.7 points per game over Butler’s run to the NJCAA Region VI Semifinals.
Played in 26 games as a freshman, averaging 3.6 points and 1.8 rebounds per game... Shot 44.3% from the field and collected 22 steals... Finished with 24 assists, dishing multiple helpers in five games... Scored four points and dished an assist in her collegiate debut, against Bethel (11/1)... Scored in double-figures for the first time with 10 points against Southwestern JV (11/21)... Scored eight points against Dodge City CC (2/1)... Put up seven points and four rebounds against Seward County, CC (1/28)... Had a terrific game against Barton CC (2/15), tallying five assists and six steals... Notched a seasonhigh of four rebounds on three separate occasions.
Starred at Marietta HS in Marietta, Okla., for head coaches Duane Shaw and Mike Fitts... Graduated in 2011... Won an OSSAA Class 3A State Track & Field Championship in 2009... Ran both the 200m and 400m dashes for Marietta’s track & field squad... Was an All-Ardmoreite Super Team selection in basketball, fastpitch softball and track & field as a senior... Named Tournament Most Valuable Player at the Madill Winter Classic in 2010 and 2011... Rebounded from a season-ending shoulder injury in 2009-10 to average 11.8 points, 10.1 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game as a senior in 2010-11... Led her conference in rebounding as a senior... Played summer basketball for the Oklahoma City Trotters AAU team
>>> An incredibly versatile player, Manuel can play both the forward and guard positions for the Golden Eagles. That adaptability allowed Manuel to start 17 games for ORU in her first season
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Daughter of Clifton and Vanessa Wright... Plans to major in prephysical therapy at ORU... Favorite professional team is the Oklahoma City Thunder and favorite athlete is Thunder star Kevin Durant
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>>>Manuel’s ORU Career Statistics OVERALL
2013-14 CAREER
GP GS Min Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct OR DR Reb Avg PF FO A TO B S Pts Avg 29 17 536 18.5 29-82 .354 1-2 .500 23-38 .605 34 37 71 2.4 56 2 13 25 2 26 82 2.8 29 17 536 18.5 29-82 .354 1-2 .500 23-38 .605 34 37 71 2.4 56 2 13 25 2 26 82 2.8
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GP GS Min Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct OR DR Reb Avg PF FO A TO B S Pts Avg 2013-14 SLC 18 11 306 17.0 16-47 .340 0-0 .000 15-20 .750 21 26 47 2.6 32 1 6 15 1 14 47 2.6 CAREER 18 11 306 17.0 16-47 .340 0-0 .000 15-20 .750 21 26 47 2.6 32 1 6 15 1 14 47 2.6
POSTSEASON GAMES
2014 SLC CAREER
GP GS Min Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct OR DR Reb Avg PF FO A TO B S Pts Avg 1 0 20 20.0 3-6 .500 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2 1 3 3.0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6 6.0 1 0 20 20.0 3-6 .500 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2 1 3 3.0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6 6.0
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2013-14 GAME-BY-GAME STATS
USAO at Kansas at Arkansas Navy at Tulsa UALR at Missouri at Northwestern at Marquette at 18/15 Nebraska Houston Baptist Texas A&M-CC Central Arkansas at Abilene Christian at Incarnate Word SF Austin Northwestern St at Nicholls St at McNeese St New Orleans SE Louisiana at Houston Baptist at Texas A&M-CC at Central Arkansas Lamar Sam Houston St at SF Austin at Northwestern St vs. Nicholls St (SLC) 29 games, 17 starts
Min FG 3FG FT O-D-R A B S Pts 19* 0-3 0-0 3-4 2-0-2 2 0 0 3 29* 0-3 0-0 3-6 3-1-4 0 0 0 3 19* 1-5 0-0 0-2 1-2-3 0 1 0 2 20* 1-1 0-0 2-2 0-1-1 0 0 0 4 8 1-1 0-0 0-1 0-0-0 1 0 1 2 31* 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-2-2 0 0 2 0 15* 2-3 0-0 0-0 1-0-1 0 0 2 4 16 2-3 1-2 0-1 1-2-3 2 0 3 5 27 2-5 0-0 0-0 1-1-2 0 0 3 4 26 1-4 0-0 0-2 2-1-3 1 0 1 2 19* 1-2 0-0 2-3 2-1-3 0 0 0 4 18* 0-2 0-0 0-0 1-1-2 0 0 0 0 8* 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 2 23* 1-4 0-0 0-0 1-2-3 0 0 0 2 22* 0-1 0-0 4-5 1-2-3 0 0 4 4 13* 0-4 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 0 0 1 0 26* 1-2 0-0 4-4 3-3-6 1 0 1 6 20* 3-6 0-0 0-0 2-1-3 0 0 1 6 18* 1-3 0-0 0-0 1-0-1 0 0 0 2 13 2-5 0-0 0-0 1-0-1 0 0 3 4 3 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 16 3-7 0-0 2-4 4-1-5 0 0 1 8 23 1-2 0-0 0-0 3-3-6 0 0 0 2 22* 0-2 0-0 1-2 0-2-2 0 0 1 1 20* 1-3 0-0 0-0 2-1-3 3 1 0 2 9 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-2-2 1 0 0 2 20 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-3-3 1 0 1 2 13 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-3-3 0 0 1 0 20 3-6 0-0 0-0 2-1-3 1 0 0 6 2.8 ppg, 35.4% FG, 60.5% FT, 2.4 rpg
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>>> Manuel is not afraid to go down low and mix it up on the glass. She averaged 2.4 rebounds per game in 2013-14 and hit the five-board plateau in three Southland Conference games
the names: Shannon Mims (1998-02) was the first ORU player to shoot 60% from the floor in a season, doing so in 2001-02
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Carolina Lopez
>>>THE Lopez FILE CAREER HIGHS
Points 7 vs. Northwestern St - 3/8/14 Field Goals: 3 vs. Northwestern St - 3/8/14 FG Attempts: 4 vs. Arkansas - 11/13/13 3-Pointers: --- 3FG Attempts: --- Free Throws: 6 vs. Nicholls St - 1/30/14 FT Attempts 6 vs. Nicholls St - 1/30/14 Rebounds: 5 - three times Assists: 2 vs. SF Austin - 1/23/14 Blocks: 2 vs. McNeese St - 2/1/14 Steals: 1 - twice Minutes: 1 - twice
MISCELLANEOUS STATS Games with 5+ Rebounds
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COACH CUSSEN ON CAROLINA:
“Lina’s size and quickness are a great combination in some of the things we like to do defensively. Coupled with her international experience, she has the ability to play some important minutes for us throughout this season.”
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SEASON HIGHLIGHTS Played in 23 games, with one starting nod... Averaged 2.1 points and 1.9 rebounds per games... Averaged 9.5 minutes per appearance... Blocked seven shots... Finished with four assists and two steals... Knocked down 17-of-37 (45.9%) her field goal attempts and 15-of-27 (55.6%) free throw attempts... Was her most efficient in the final two months, when she shot 53.8% from the floor SINGLE-GAME HIGHLIGHTS Scored five points in her ORU debut, a win over USAO (11/18)... Grabbed four rebounds in 17 minutes of action at Allen Fieldhouse against Kansas (11/10)... Had four points and five boards against Arkansas (11/13)... Played a season-high 18 minutes against the Razorbacks... Posted two points against UALR (11/30)... Tallied two points and a block in 16 minutes against Marquette (12/18)... Blocked a shot at No. 18/15 Nebraska... Played a key role in ORU’s win over Central Arkansas (1/11), tallying three points and a block, all in the second half, in a close victory... Recorded
two points and two rebounds at Incarnate Word (1/18)... Scored four points and dished her first two assists as a Golden Eagle in a win over Stephen F. Austin (1/23)... Was 3-for-4 from the line and scored three points vs. eventual Southland Conference champion Northwestern State (1/25)... Was a perfect 6-for-6 from the stripe and set highs with six points and five rebounds against Nicholls State (1/30)... Also matched her season-high with 18 minutes against the Colonels... Earned her first career start at McNeese State (2/1) and blocked two shots, a season-high... Scored two points and snared five rebounds in a 31-point win over New Orleans (2/6)... Scored two points and added two rebounds in a Homecoming victory over Southeastern Louisiana (2/8)... Grabbed her first steal in over two months in the home finale, a win over Sam Houston State (3/2)... Chipped in four points against Stephen F. Austin (3/6)... Had her best performance in her final appearance, a seven-point effort in the regular season finale against Northwestern State (3/8).
Center | Senior | 6-2 Cali, Colombia Tyler Junior College
#14 | Carolina Lopez
>>> Lopez’s 45.9% field goal percentage was the highest recorded by a Golden Eagle in 2013-14. She shot 50% or better from the field in 11 different games, tops on the squad
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Played in all 30 games for Tyler, earning five starts... Averaged 7.1 points and 3.8 rebounds per game... Shot 44.9% from the field and 62.5% from the free throw line... Increased her averages to 8.1 points and 3.9 rebounds per game in conference play... Scored in double-figures on seven occasions... Scored 16 points and hit 6-for-7 shots in a 20-point victory over Collin County CC (11/10)... Set a career high with 20 points against Angelina (2/13)... Had a season-best nine rebounds against Trinity Valley CC (2/9).
Played in 29 games as a freshman at Tyler, averaging 2.9 points and 1.3 rebounds per game... Was an efficient scorer, hitting 53.1% of her field goal attempts... Helped Tyler go 25-8 on the season, with an appearance in the NJCAA Region XIV Championship Game... Scored in double-figures for the first time with 15 points against Mountain View (1/18)... Added 10 points in a win over Jacksonville College (2/22)... Grabbed six rebounds, a personal high for the season, against Trinity Valley (1/11)
Played at Inem Jorge Isaacs in Cali, Colombia for head coaches Sergio Cardona and Luis Cuenta... Led the team to four consecutive state championships from 2008-11.
Daughter of Manuel Lopez and Lucia Gonzalez... Majoring in criminal justice at ORU, with the career goal of becoming a detective... Favorite professional team is the Miami Heat... Favorite professional athlete is Phoenix Mercury star Brittney Griner
>>> Lopez served as a valuable reserve post player in her first season with the Golden Eagles, logging double-digit minutes on 10 different occasions
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>>>Lopez’s ORU Career Statistics OVERALL
2013-14 CAREER
GP GS Min Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct OR DR Reb Avg PF FO A TO B S Pts Avg 23 1 218 9.5 17-37 .459 0-0 .000 15-27 .556 24 19 43 1.9 42 0 4 15 7 2 49 2.1 23 1 218 9.5 17-37 .459 0-0 .000 15-27 .556 24 19 43 1.9 42 0 4 15 7 2 49 2.1
CONFERENCE GAMES
GP GS Min Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct OR DR Reb Avg PF FO A TO B S Pts Avg 2013-14 SLC 15 1 140 9.3 11-23 .478 0-0 .000 13-20 .650 16 11 27 1.8 27 0 4 1 5 1 35 2.3 CAREER 15 1 140 9.3 11-23 .478 0-0 .000 13-20 .650 16 11 27 1.8 27 0 4 1 5 1 35 2.3
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2013-14 GAME-BY-GAME STATS
USAO at Kansas at Arkansas Navy at Tulsa UALR at Missouri at Northwestern at Marquette at 18/15 Nebraska Houston Baptist Texas A&M-CC Central Arkansas at Abilene Christian at Incarnate Word SF Austin Northwestern St at Nicholls St at McNeese St New Orleans SE Louisiana at Houston Baptist at Texas A&M-CC at Central Arkansas Lamar Sam Houston at SF Austin at Northwestern St vs. Nicholls St (SLC) 23 games, 1 start
Min FG 3FG FT O-D-R A B S Pts 10 2-3 0-0 1-2 2-2-4 0 0 0 5 17 0-3 0-0 1-2 2-2-4 0 0 0 1 18 2-4 0-0 0-3 3-2-5 0 0 0 4 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 7 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 2 DNP - COACHES’ DECISION DNP - COACHES’ DECISION 16 1-1 0-0 0-0 1-1-2 0 1 1 2 5 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 1 0 0 2 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-0-1 0 0 0 0 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0-1 0 0 0 0 8 1-2 0-0 1-2 1-0-1 0 1 0 3 DNP - COACHES’ DECISION 9 1-1 0-0 0-0 1-1-2 0 0 0 2 12 2-2 0-0 0-0 1-0-1 2 1 0 4 8 0-1 0-0 3-4 1-0-1 0 0 0 3 18 0-3 0-0 6-6 3-2-5 0 0 0 6 15* 0-1 0-0 0-1 2-0-2 1 2 0 0 8 1-1 0-0 0-0 1-4-5 0 0 0 2 12 1-2 0-0 0-0 1-1-2 1 1 0 2 9 0-1 0-0 1-2 1-0-1 0 0 0 1 10 0-2 0-0 0-0 2-1-3 0 0 0 0 DNP - COACHES’ DECISION DNP - COACHES’ DECISION 4 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0-0 0 0 1 1 9 2-3 0-0 0-1 0-1-1 0 0 0 4 13 3-3 0-0 1-2 0-1-1 0 0 0 7 DNP - COACHES’ DECISION 2.1 ppg, 45.9%% FG, 55.6% FT, 1.9 rpg
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>>> An efficient scorer, Lopez shot 47.8% from the field and 65.0% from the free throw line in 15 appearances against Southland Conference opponents
the names: Rachel Watman (2005-08) holds oru’s ncaa tournament single-game assist record, dishing six in 2008 against tennessee
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BERNADETT BALLA
>>>THE Balla FILE CAREER HONORS
> Summit League All-Newcomer Team selection (2011-12) > Summit League All-Academic Team selection (2011-12)
CAREER HIGHS
Points 26 vs. Arkansas - 11/19/12 Field Goals: 8 - twice FG Attempts: 15 vs. Arkansas - 11/19/12 3-Pointers: --- 3FG Attempts: 1 - twice Free Throws: 12 vs. Arkansas - 11/19/12 FT Attempts: 13 vs. Arkansas - 11/19/12 Rebounds: 13 vs. Texas A&M-CC - 2/15/14 Assists: 2 - six times Blocks: 4 - twice Steals: 4 vs. IPFW - 1/23/12 Minutes: 40 vs. Arkansas - 11/19/12
MISCELLANEOUS STATS Games as ORU’s Leading Scorer Games Scoring 10+ Points Games Scoring 20+ Points Games with 5+ Field Goals Games as ORU’s Leading Rebounder Games with 5+ Rebounds Games with 10+ Rebounds Double-Doubles Games with 3+ Steals Games with 3+ Blocks
COACH CUSSEN ON DETTI:
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“Detti’s versatility is one of her greatest strengths. She has great shooting range, but possesses strong back to the basket skills as well. I look for her to have a great final season in our program.”
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SEASON HIGHLIGHTS Played in 23 games as a junior, with 10 starts... Averaged 6.9 points and 6.3 rebounds per game, career highs in both categories... Shot 42.2% from the field and 67.3% from the free throw line... Recorded nine blocks, 10 assists and 13 steals... Logged 536 total minutes, a career high despite playing in only 23 games... Averaged 23.3 minutes per game... Finished 16th in the Southland Conference in rebounding... Upped her averages to 7.8 points and 7.2 rebounds per game in Southland play. SINGLE-GAME HIGHLIGHTS Missed the first six games due to a foot injury suffered in preseason workouts... Made her season debut at Missouri (12/4), tallying seven points and five rebounds... Scored four points against Northwestern (12/16)... Put up nine points and eight rebounds against Texas A&MCorpus Christi (1/4)... Came close to a double-double with 10 points and nine rebounds in a victory over Central Arkansas (1/11)... Led ORU with eight rebounds at Abilene Christian
(1/16)... Scored 12 points in a win over Stephen F. Austin (1/23)... Had her best performance of the season with 19 points and eight rebounds against eventual SLC champion Northwestern State (1/25)... Led ORU with eight rebounds at Nicholls State (1/30)... Nearly had a doubledouble with nine points and 12 rebounds at McNeese State (2/1)... Tallied four straight games with double-digit rebound totals from 2/13-27... Recorded seven points and ten rebounds against Houston Baptist (2/13)... Had five points and a career-best 13 rebounds at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (2/15)... Tallied double-digits rebounds for the third straight game with 10 boards against Central Arkansas (2/22)... Finished her streak with 12 points on 5-of6 shooting, along with 11 rebounds in a win over Lamar (2/27), her first career double-double... Scored 12 points in the home finale, a win over Sam Houston State (3/2)... Came up with 10 points in ORU’s final regular season game, against Northwestern State (3/8)... Tallied five points and six rebounds against Nicholls State (3/13) in the SLC Tournament.
Forward | Senior | 6-2 Pecs, Hungary Baar-Madas Reformatus Gimnaziu
#23 | Bernadett Balla
>>> An offseason foot injury couldn’t keep Balla from making significant improvement as a rebounder. She pulled down a career-high 13 boards at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Feb. 15, 2014 and averaged 7.2 per game in SLC play
the names: bernadett balla (2011-Pres.) was a summit league all-newcomer selection in 2011-12
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SEASON HIGHLIGHTS Played in all 31 games as a sophomore, with four starts... Averaged 5.1 points per game, tops among ORU reserves... Also averaged 3.2 rebounds per game... Had her best performances against power conference opponents, averaging 11.0 points per game against them... Shot a spectacular 78.7% from the free throw line, connecting on 37-of47 attempts... Blocked 12 shots, 5thbest on the ORU club. SINGLE-GAME HIGHLIGHTS Scored 10 points in a win over UTArlington (11/16)... Exploded for a career-high 26 points against Arkansas (11/21)... Went 12-of-13 from the free throw line against the Razorbacks and matched her previous career high of 18 at the halftime break... Nearly led ORU to a second half comeback with 16 points at Louisiana Tech (12/5)... Hit double-figures against consecutive major conference opponents, with 17 points at No. 21 Nebraska (12/20) and 12 points at DePaul (12/28)... Blocked three shots, a season-high, and dished a career-best two assists in a victory over Lamar (1/24)... Scored five points and snatched three
rebounds at Northwestern State (2/7)... Had seven points and seven rebounds in a huge SLC victory over league-leading Sam Houston State... Chipped in six points and five boards as ORU took over the SLC lead with a win over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (2/16)... Had a strong performance in the final home game of the season, with five points and seven rebounds in a win over Central Arkansas (2/19)... Scored eight points and pulled down five rebounds in a win over Central Arkansas (3/9) in the regular season finale, helping ORU clinch a share of the SLC title... Scored three points, including a crucial late basket, in ORU’s SLC Tournament semifinal win over McNeese State (3/15).
SEASON HIGHLIGHTS Was the only ORU freshman to see action in all 31 games... Made 12 starts as a rookie, playing 17.2 minutes per game... Became the first Golden Eagle to earn Summit League All-Newcomer honors since the 2009-10 season... Averaged 6.5 points and 3.8 rebounds per game... Blocked 0.7 shots per game, 12th in the Summit League... Shot 46.0% from the floor and 76.0% from the free throw line.
>>> Balla’s finest performance came on Nov. 19, 2012 against Arkansas. A sophomore at the time, Balla went off for 26 points, including a 12-for-13 effort from the free throw line
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SINGLE-GAME HIGHLIGHTS Tallied double-digits for the first time with 12 points in a win over Louisiana Tech (11/19)... Exploded at Houston (11/22), with 17 points and four blocked shots... Hit seasonhighs with 18 points, nine rebounds, four steals and four blocks against IPFW (1/23)... Hit her stride in the month of February, averaging 11.9 points per game over the sevengame stretch... Kicked off the month with a 10-point, eight-rebound effort at North Dakota State (2/4)... Added 16 points against Western Illinois (2/11)... Collected 16 points and seven rebounds at Oakland (2/20)... Had an 11-point, seven-rebound night as ORU topped Southern Utah (2/25) to end the regular season... Scored six points in the Summit League Quarterfinal game against Western Illinois (3/3) and two more points in the WNIT 1st Round against Wichita State (3/16).
Graduated from Baar-Madas Reformatus Gimnaziu in 2011... Was a highly-decorated youth player in Hungary, winning three U18 Hungarian Championships and one U20 Hungarian Championship... Averaged 11.7 points and 6.0 rebounds per game at the 2011 FIBA U20 European Championship event... Played club basketball for MBK Euroleasing Vasas Budapest in 2010-11, averaging 9.0 points and 6.1 rebounds per game.
Goes by “Detti”... Daughter of Attila and Krisztina Balla... Sister of freshman guard Dorrottya Balla... Majors in health and exercise science... Wants to play basketball professionally after college... Came to ORU “to make (her) dreams come true, both in basketball and education”... Favorite professional athlete is Tim Duncan.
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>>>BALLA’s Career Statistics OVERALL
2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 CAREER
GP GS Min Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct OR DR Reb Avg PF FO A TO B S Pts Avg 31 12 533 17.2 81-176 .460 0-0 .000 38-50 .760 50 69 119 3.8 89 3 8 76 21 22 200 6.5 31 4 472 15.2 61-151 .404 0-1 .000 37-47 .787 54 45 99 3.2 75 4 7 41 12 9 159 5.1 23 10 536 23.3 62-147 .422 0-1 .000 35-52 .673 46 98 144 6.3 79 3 10 74 9 13 159 6.9 85 26 1541 18.1 204-474 .430 0-2 .000 110-149 .738 150 212 362 4.3 243 10 25 191 42 44 518 6.1
CONFERENCE GAMES
GP GS Min Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct OR DR Reb Avg PF FO A TO B S Pts Avg 2011-12 Summit 18 8 357 19.8 57-115 .496 0-0 .000 28-36 .778 26 49 75 4.2 54 1 8 37 12 15 142 7.9 2012-13 SLC 18 0 207 11.5 23-60 .383 0-0 .000 13-16 .813 27 27 54 3.0 45 2 4 17 7 4 59 3.3 2013-14 SLC 18 6 423 23.5 58-122 .475 0-1 .000 25-40 .625 39 90 129 7.2 62 2 5 52 7 11 141 7.8 Summit 18 8 357 19.8 57-115 .496 0-0 .000 28-36 .778 26 49 75 4.2 54 1 8 37 12 15 142 7.9 SLC 36 6 630 17.5 81-182 .445 0-1 .000 38-56 .679 66 117 183 5.1 107 4 9 69 14 15 200 5.6 CAREER 54 14 987 18.3 138-297 .465 0-1 .000 66-92 .717 92 166 258 4.8 161 5 17 106 26 30 342 6.3
POSTSEASON GAMES
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GP GS Min Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct OR DR Reb Avg PF FO A TO B S Pts Avg 2012 Summit 1 0 26 26.0 2-10 .200 0-0 .000 2-3 .667 3 3 6 6.0 2 0 0 6 1 2 6 6.0 2012 WNIT 1 0 13 13.0 1-4 .250 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 2.0 2013 SLC 2 0 22 11.0 1-4 .250 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 2 2 4 2.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 3 1.5 2013 NCAA 1 0 6 6.0 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 2014 SLC 1 1 26 26.0 2-7 .286 0-0 .000 1-3 .333 3 3 6 6.0 2 0 2 6 2 1 5 5.0 CAREER 6 1 93 15.5 6-27 .222 0-1 .000 4-8 .500 8 8 16 3.2 9 0 2 16 4 3 16 3.2
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>>> Balla’s 2013-14 season high was 19 points vs. Northwestern State
>>> Balla is the last player left from ORU’s 2013 NCAA Tournament team
>>> Balla’s first double-digit effort came as a rookie vs. Louisiana Tech
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USAO at Kansas at Arkansas Navy at Tulsa UALR at Missouri at Northwestern at Marquette at 18/15 Nebraska Houston Baptist Texas A&M-CC Central Arkansas at Abilene Christian at Incarnate Word SF Austin Northwestern St at Nicholls St at McNeese St New Orleans SE Louisiana at Houston Baptist at Texas A&M-CC at Central Arkansas Lamar Sam Houston at SF Austin at Northwestern St vs. Nicholls St (SLC) 23 games, 10 starts
Min FG 3FG FT O-D-R A B S Pts DNP - INJURY DNP - INJURY DNP - INJURY DNP - INJURY DNP - INJURY DNP - INJURY 20 1-6 0-0 5-5 3-2-5 0 0 1 7 32* 0-6 0-0 4-4 0-2-2 1 0 0 4 14* 1-4 0-0 0-0 1-0-1 2 0 0 2 21* 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 10 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 23 3-6 0-0 3-4 2-6-8 1 0 2 9 26 3-7 0-0 4-4 5-4-9 0 0 0 10 29 1-6 0-0 0-0 1-7-8 0 0 0 2 22 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-2-2 1 1 0 2 22 6-7 0-0 0-1 0-5-5 1 0 0 12 28 7-12 0-0 5-6 4-4-8 0 0 2 19 26 3-8 0-0 0-0 3-5-8 0 1 1 6 31* 3-7 0-0 3-5 4-8-12 0 0 0 9 17 3-6 0-0 2-2 1-5-6 0 1 2 8 17 2-6 0-0 2-2 1-4-5 0 0 0 6 27 2-7 0-0 3-8 4-6-10 0 1 1 7 27 2-9 0-0 1-3 2-11-13 0 1 1 5 29* 4-9 0-0 0-2 2-8-10 2 0 1 8 26* 5-6 0-0 2-3 2-9-11 0 1 0 12 18* 6-10 0-0 0-0 3-1-4 0 0 1 12 15* 2-6 0-0 0-0 4-0-4 0 0 0 4 30* 5-8 0-0 0-0 1-4-5 0 1 0 10 26* 2-7 0-0 1-3 3-3-6 2 2 1 5 6.9 ppg, 42.2% FG, 67.3% FT, 6.3 rpg
Min FG 3FG FT O-D-R A B S Pts Tulsa 17* 3-4 0-0 0-2 1-1-2 0 0 1 6 at UT-Arlington 15* 4-6 0-0 2-3 1-1-2 0 1 1 10 Arkansas 40* 7-15 0-0 12-13 3-2-5 1 0 0 26 at UALR 27* 1-7 0-0 0-0 1-2-3 0 0 0 2 at Missouri St 20 1-5 0-0 2-2 2-2-4 0 1 0 4 Evangel 14 1-3 0-0 2-2 0-1-1 0 0 0 4 at 3/3 Baylor 22 0-7 0-0 0-0 5-1-6 0 0 0 0 at Louisiana Tech 22 7-12 0-0 2-2 4-0-4 0 0 0 16 at RV/21 Nebraska 31 8-13 0-0 1-2 4-2-6 0 1 1 17 at DePaul 29 5-13 0-0 2-3 4-4-8 2 0 2 12 at SE Louisiana 7 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 0 0 0 2 at Nicholls St 12 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 Northwestern St 13 3-7 0-0 0-0 3-0-3 0 0 0 6 SF Austin 17 2-8 0-0 0-0 1-3-4 0 1 0 4 at Texas A&M-CC 20 3-6 0-0 2-4 2-2-4 1 0 1 8 at Sam Houston St 12 0-2 0-0 0-0 1-1-2 1 1 1 0 Lamar 18 2-5 0-0 0-0 1-5-6 2 3 1 4 McNeese St 8 1-3 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 0 0 1 2 Nicholls St 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 SE Louisiana 6 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 at Northwestern St 9 2-8 0-0 1-1 2-1-3 0 0 0 5 at SF Austin 7 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 Sam Houston 15 3-5 0-0 1-1 4-3-7 0 0 0 7 Texas A&M-CC 8 1-2 0-0 4-4 4-1-5 0 0 0 6 Central Arkansas 23 2-3 0-0 1-2 4-3-7 0 1 0 5 at McNeese St 11 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-3-3 0 1 0 2 at Lamar 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1-2 0 0 0 0 at Central Arkansas 13 2-4 0-0 4-4 4-1-5 0 0 0 8 vs. McNeese St (SLC) 13 1-2 0-0 1-2 1-1-2 0 1 0 3 vs. Sam Houston (SLC) 9 0-2 0-0 0-0 1-1-2 0 0 0 0 at 10/9 Tenn (NCAA) 6 0-2 0-1 0-0 0-0-0 0 1 0 0 31 games, 4 starts 5.1 ppg, 40.4% FG, 78.7% FT, 3.2 rpg
Min FG 3FG FT O-D-R A B S Pts Drury 7 1-4 0-0 0-0 1-0-1 0 0 0 2 at Wisconsin 7 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 at North Texas 10 0-2 0-0 2-2 2-0-2 0 0 0 2 Louisiana Tech 17 5-7 0-0 2-3 3-1-4 0 3 1 12 at Houston 20 7-12 0-0 3-3 1-4-5 0 4 1 17 Missouri St 8 2-2 0-0 0-0 1-1-2 0 0 0 4 at Tulsa 13 1-3 0-0 0-1 3-2-5 0 1 1 2 Southern Utah 14* 2-5 0-0 2-2 1-2-3 2 0 0 6 at Arkansas 15* 1-5 0-0 1-2 1-3-4 0 0 0 3 UALR 17* 3-5 0-0 0-0 3-5-8 0 0 1 6 Grambling 13* 1-3 0-0 0-0 4-0-4 0 0 0 2 at Kansas 10 0-3 0-0 0-0 2-0-2 0 0 1 0 at South Dakota 21* 4-7 0-0 0-0 0-2-2 1 0 1 8 at UMKC 13* 0-3 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 South Dakota St 7 1-3 0-0 3-4 0-2-2 0 0 0 5 North Dakota St 18 4-6 0-0 0-0 3-2-5 0 0 0 8 at IUPUI 15 2-4 0-0 0-1 1-2-3 0 0 0 4 at Western Illinois 7 1-3 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 0 0 1 2 Oakland 11 2-4 0-0 0-1 1-1-2 0 0 1 4 IPFW 17 5-5 0-0 8-8 4-5-9 0 4 4 18 UMKC 13 0-2 0-0 0-0 2-2-4 1 3 0 0 South Dakota 21 2-6 0-0 0-0 5-4-9 0 0 0 4 at North Dakota St 29 5-11 0-0 0-0 3-5-8 1 2 0 10 at South Dakota St 29* 3-5 0-0 2-3 0-2-2 0 0 1 8 Western Illinois 26* 8-12 0-0 0-0 2-2-4 1 0 0 16 IUPUI 20 5-8 0-0 0-1 0-2-2 0 0 1 10 at IPFW 38* 4-8 0-0 4-6 2-2-4 0 0 2 12 at Oakland 29* 6-12 0-0 4-4 1-6-7 2 0 1 16 at Southern Utah 29* 3-11 0-0 5-6 1-6-7 0 3 3 11 vs. W. Illinois (SL) 26 2-10 0-0 2-3 3-3-6 0 1 2 6 at Wichita St (WNIT) 13* 1-4 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 2 31 games, 12 starts 6.5 ppg, 46.0% FG, 76.0% FT, 3.8 rpg
the teams: The 2011-12 oru team opened on a five-game winning streak, with victories over wisconsin, houston and louisiana tech
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Jordan Doyle
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Guard | Freshman | 5-6 Broken Arrow, Okla. Broken Arrow HS
Graduated from Broken Arrow HS, where she was coached by Mike Hughes... Led Broken Arrow to the OSSAA Class 6A State Championship as a senior... Averaged 10.3 ppg and 2.9 apg as a senior... Scored 10 points in the State Championship Game, a 70-51 win over Edmond Santa Fe HS in the Mabee Center... Named an OGBCA All-State selection after her senior season... Spent her first three prep season at Will Rogers HS and led the state of Oklahoma in scoring as a sophomore, when she averaged 26.7 points per game... Was coached by Jennifer Lawrence at Rogers... Led Rogers to a district championship as a junior... Was an honor roll student in high school.
Daughter of Keith and Katrina Doyle... Plans to major in pre-physical therapy, with plans to become a nurse after graduation... Favorite professional team is the Boston Celtics... Chose ORU over Oregon State, Tulsa and Central Arkansas.
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Esther Udoumoh
jayden Oliver
Forward | Freshman | 5-11 Broken Arrow, Okla. Union HS
Guard | Freshman | 5-7 Oklahoma City, Okla. Putnam City HS
Lettered at Union HS in Tulsa for head coach Jim Stacy... Earned a spot on the 2014 OGBCA All-State team as a senior... Tallied 10.5 ppg and 7.2 rpg in her final prep season... Was named the team’s Rookie of the Year as a freshman... Led Union to the JenksUnion Tournament title in 2013 and the Putnam City Invitational crown in 2014... Was named MVP of the 2014 Putnam City Invitational... Led her team in rebounding in her final two seasons... Also ran track & field, winning the 4x100 and 4x200 OSSAA Class 6A State Championships as a sophomore.
Daughter of Christian and Linda Udoumoh... Has a brother, Peter, who plays football at Northeastern State... Is a fan of the Oklahoma City Thunder and Kevin Durant... Is an exploratory major at ORU.
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Played at Putnam City HS... Was an All-State honorable mention selection after her junior season... Also named a two-time allconference selection... Led Putnam City to a region championship in 2013, scoring a career-high 29 points in the region tournament... Named the team’s Newcomer of the Year as a freshman... Played 10 years of AAU basketball for the Oklahoma Lady Heat, where she was coached by her father, Micah... Also lettered in softball for four seasons.
Daughter of Micah and Shandalyn Oliver... Has two younger sisters, Jacy and Saige... Is a member of the Kiowa Tribe of Oklahoma... In an exploratory major... Enjoys rooting for Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers... Enjoys playing softball and drawing in her free time... Chose ORU over Central Arkansas and Mercer, among other
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Daughter of Anthony and Florence Ihim... Father is a pastor... Is a native of San Diego, Calif... Plans to major in accounting at ORU... Enjoys rooting for the Oklahoma City Thunder and star Kevin Durant.
Jordan Gilbert
Jasauen Beard
Guard | Freshman | 5-10 Oklahoma City, Okla. Carl Albert HS
Forward | Freshman | 5-11 Oklahoma City, Okla. Midwest City, Okla.
Lettered at Carl Albert HS in Midwest City, Okla., under head coach Tim Price... Led the Titans to the semifinals of the OSSAA Class 5A State Tournament as a senior after making a State Championship Game appearance in 2013... Recorded 13.9 ppg and 6.8 rpg in her final high school season... Named to the OGBCA and OCA All-State Teams after her senior season...Guided Midwest City to the 2013 Titan Classic championship, winning tournament MVP honors.
Daughter of Darrell Gilbert and Carmell Howell... Plans to pursue a career as a criminal profiler after graduating from ORU... Favorite professional team is the Miami Heat... Enjoys rooting for Heat star LeBron James... Chose ORU over Lamar, UMKC and several other suitors.
Starred at Midwest City HS for head coach Art Bode... Led the Bombers to the quarterfinals of the OSSAA Class 6A State Tournament as a senior... Scored 12.3 ppg while averaging 1.8 bpg in 2013-14... Played in the Class 6A State Championship Game as a sophomore in 2012... Named to the OCA and OGBCA All-State Teams in 2014... Was a three-time allconference selection and a two-time all-city pick... Scored 975 points in her high school career... Also ran track & field in high school, qualifying for the state meet three times.
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Starred at Memorial HS in Tulsa, where she was coached by Rabu Leyva... Was an OCA and OGBCA AllState selection in 2014... Averaged 17.1 ppg and 11.5 rpg in 2013-14... Named to the KUTL Ch. 8 Elite Eight in her final two seasons... Led Memorial to the OSSAA Class 5A State Tournament twice... Was a 1st Team All-Green County Conference selection in her final two seasons... Tallied 1,613 points and 1,079 rebounds in her varsity career, setting Memorial HS records in both categories... Selected to the Vype Magazine Top-100 in 2013... Also participated in volleyball and track & field, and was an honor roll student.
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Forward | Freshman | 5-9 Tulsa, Okla. Memorial HS
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Daughter of Darrick and Sharhonda Beard... Plans to major in sports management at ORU... Wants to play basketball professionally and become a coach after graduation... Enjoys rooting for the Oklahoma City Thunder and star Kevin Durant... Chose ORU over Oklahoma State, Texas Tech, New Mexico, Louisville, Arizona, Arkansas State, Tulsa and Denver.
the names: Cari Chamberlin (1985-89) is one of just seven players to average 20 points per game in a season, with 21.4 ppg as a senior
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Vicky McIntyre
Center | R-Senior | 6-7 Omaha, Neb. University of Florida SENIOR (2013-14) Redshirted the season... Graduated from the University of Florida in December with a B.A. in advertising... Spent the second semester at ORU, practicing with the team and is eligible to play for ORU at the start of the 2014-15 season. JUNIOR (2012-13 AT FLORIDA) Played in 29 games for the Gators, with three starting nods... Averaged 4.8 points and 3.8 rebounds per game... Shot 44.4% from the field and 82.4% from the free throw line... Blocked 36 shots, 2nd-most on the team... Averaged 1.2 blocks per game, 9th in the Southeastern Conference... Led the Gators in scoring in her first game with the team, a win over Fairfield (11/9)... Also blocked four shots against the Stags... Scored four points and had seven rebounds against NC State
(11/23)... Tallied a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds against Troy (12/4)... Snatched 10 rebounds in a victory over Savannah State (12/20)... Got the start and collected 10 points, with eight rebounds, in a victory over Mississippi State (1/10)... Tallied eight points and six rebounds in an overtime loss to eventual SEC champion Tennessee (1/13)... Accumulated 12 points in consecutive games, against Missouri (1/31) and Alabama (2/3)... Missed Florida’s final eight games. SOPHOMORE (2011-12 AT OSU) Played in all 34 games, starting nine, as the Cowgirls made a run to the Women’s NIT Championship... Averaged 4.0 points and 4.1 rebounds per game... Shot 49.5% from the field and blocked 66 shots, tops on the club... Averaged 1.3 blocks per game, 8th in the Big 12... Scored 13 points and grabbed seven boards in a season-opening win over Rice (11/13)... Added 13 points and nine rebounds against UTPA (12/18)... Scored eight points in the regular season finale, a win over Missouri (3/3)... Averaged 5.0 points and 2.3 rebounds per game during OSU’s WNIT run... Had 11 points in a WNIT 3rd round win over Missouri State (3/22)... Tallied five points and four rebounds in the WNIT Championship Game win over James Madison (3/31). FRESHMAN (2010-11 AT OSU) Played in 31 games, with 17 starts, as a rookie with the Cowgirls... Averaged 11.2 points and 5.5 rebounds per game... Finished 6th in the Big 12 with a field goal percentage of 49.5%... Ranked 4th in the league
with 2.1 blocks per game... Scored 12 points in her collegiate debut, against Texas Southern (11/13)... Put up 20 points against New Mexico (11/27)... Scored 16 points, with eight rebounds, in a victory over Vermont (1/4)... Reached double-figures for the first time in Big 12 play with 14 points against Colorado (1/18)... Set a career-high with 24 points against Iowa State (2/2)... Scored in doublefigures in the final six games of the year... Had a double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds against Texas Tech (2/26)... Scored 21 points and blocked five shots in a Big 12 Tournament loss to Texas Tech (3/8)... Finished the season with 16 points in the WNIT 2nd Round, at Wyoming (3/21). HIGH SCHOOL Played at Marian HS in Omaha... Named a 1st Team All-State selection by the Lincoln Journal Star and the Associated Press after her senior season... Was a WBCA High School All-American as a senior... Averaged 18.5 points, 13.9 rebounds and 4.8 blocks per game as a senior... Led the Crusaders to three state tournament appearances... Finished as Marian’s school record holder with 845 career rebounds and 266 career blocks. PERSONAL Daughter of Larry and Pamela McIntyre... Graduated from the University of Florida in December of 2013... Has one sister, Amanda.
>>>McIntyre’s Career Statistics OVERALL
GP GS Min Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct OR DR Reb Avg PF FO A TO B S Pts Avg 2010-11 OSU 31 17 624 20.1 139-281 .495 0-2 .000 69-103 .670 65 106 171 5.5 64 2 16 45 66 12 347 11.2 2011-12 OSU 34 9 388 11.4 59-145 .407 0-0 .000 18-27 .667 53 85 138 4.1 50 0 4 28 44 2 136 4.0 2012-13 UF 29 3 391 13.5 55-124 .444 0-3 .000 28-34 .824 47 63 110 3.8 58 0 12 27 36 6 138 4.8 2013-14 ORU DNP - NCAA Transfer Requirements CAREER 94 29 1403 14.9 253-550 .460 0-5 .000 115-164 .701 165 254 419 4.5 172 2 32 100 146 20 621 6.6
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Misti Cussen
On April 27, 2012, long-time assistant coach Misti Cussen was named the 10th head coach in the history of the Oral Roberts University women’s basketball program.
Cussen guided the Golden Eagles back to the NCAA Tournament in her first season at the helm of the ORU program, as the team won the 201213 Southland Conference regular season and tournament titles. The NCAA berth was the first for ORU since 2008. In two seasons at the helm, Cussen’s overall record is 27-33, and she sports a 23-16 mark in conference play. ORU posted a 9-20 record in 201314, as a young team with only three returners gained experience against an daunting schedule. The non-conference slate was ranked as the 8th-toughest in America as postseason clubs from Navy, Marquette, Missouri and Nebraska dotted the early-season calendar.
ORU was able to slay each of the Southland’s best programs during Cussen’s second season. The Golden Eagles were the only team to beat each of the Southland’s top four finishers in 2013-14, including a Jan. 25 win over eventual champion Northwestern State. With the win, ORU has now beaten an NCAA Tournament qualifier in five straight seasons, a first for the Golden Eagle program. A large and highly-touted recruiting class started to bear fruit as the 2013-14 season wound down. Three of the top four scorers on Cussen’s second club were rookies, including Hungarian sensation Dorottya Balla, who exploded for 30 points in her second ever conference game.
Cussen by the Numbers
.722
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Postseason bids that ORU has received during Cussen’s career, including six NCAA Tournaments and three WNITs
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All-Americans that have played under Cussen at ORU - Kisa Bradley, Krista Ragan and Kevi Luper
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It took her less than a year to lead the Golden Eagles to the promised land.
Despite the rough start, ORU found its footing late in the 201314 season and set the foundation for future success. Cussen’s team won their final seven Mabee Center appearances and rallied to clinch a Southland Conference Tournament berth on the regular season’s final day.
Head Coach | 3rd Season Southern Nazarene ‘93 Career Record: 27-33
HEAD COACH MISTI CUSSEN
>>> Cussen is the only coach in Oral Roberts University basketball history to make the NCAA Tournament in their first season. The 2012-13 Golden Eagles faced Tennessee on March 23, 2013
the teams: The 1998-99 team won ORU’s first Mid-Con title and played purdue in the program’s first ncaa tournament game
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>>>The Cussen FILE FULL NAME
Misti Chennault Cussen
HOMETOWN
HIGH SCHOOL
El Reno, Okla.
El Reno High School ‘89
ALMA MATER
Southern Nazarene ‘93 B.A., Speech Communication
MASTER’S DEGREE
Southern Nazarene ‘94 M.S., Communication Education
HUSBAND
Kyle Head Women’s Soccer Coach • Univ. of Tulsa
CHILDREN
Cassie (10) Caia (6)
PLAYING EXPERIENCE 1989-91 1991-93
University of Kansas Southern Nazarene
COACHING EXPERIENCE
1996 Assistant Coach • Southern Nazarene 1996-2012 Assistant Coach • Oral Roberts 2012-Present Head Coach • Oral Roberts
HEAD COACHING RECORD
Player development, long a staple of Cussen’s coaching philosophy, was also on display in 2013-14, as long-time role player Christian Key blossomed into an All-Southland Conference performer. A singledigit scorer in each of her first three seasons, Key led ORU with 14.0 points per game in her final collegiate season, good enough to nab a spot on the SLC’s postseason honor roll. ORU was 18-13 in Cussen’s first season as head coach, with a 15-5 record against Southland Conference rivals. Under Cussen’s direction, Kevi Luper and Jaci Bigham earned AllSouthland honors as seniors, while Luper was named Most Valuable Player at the SLC Tournament. Cussen led the Golden Eagles through a brutal opening stretch in her first season. After playing a nonconference schedule that ranked as the 13th-toughest in the nation according to one publication, with road trips to nationally-ranked clubs from Baylor, Nebraska and DePaul, ORU was just 3-8 heading into the Southland Conference schedule. But Cussen didn’t let the Golden Eagles fold the tents after their
rough start, leading the team to their first NCAA Tournament appearance in five years. Under Cussen’s watch, the Golden Eagles won eight of their last ten games, including SLC Tournament victories over two-time defending champion McNeese State and regular season co-champion Sam Houston State. Cussen’s ORU club gave No. 2 seed Tennessee a strong effort in their NCAA Tournament appearance. Playing in front of nearly 7,000 fans on women’s college basketball’s most hallowed court, the Golden Eagles scored the first two baskets of the game and led throughout the first half. ORU eventually succumbed to the Lady Vols, 83-62. Cussen’s first season as head coach was one of the most successful debut campaigns in ORU women’s basketball history. Her 18 victories were the most for an ORU rookie head coach since Dixie Woodall won 31 games in 1977-78. She also led ORU to a .722 Southland Conference winning percentage in 2012-13, the highest mark by a new SLC member in 25 years. ORU became just the third first-
27-33 (two seasons)
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27-33 (two seasons)
ALL-AMERICANS AT ORU
1996 Kisa Bradley Basketball Times • Honorable Mention 2002 Krista Ragan Kodak • Honorable Mention 2010 Kevi Luper Associated Press • Honorable Mention 2011 Kevi Luper Associated Press • Honorable Mention 2012 Kevi Luper College Sports Madness • Mid-Major 2nd Team 2013 Kevi Luper Full Court Press • Mid-Major 1st Team College Sports Madness • Mid-Major 3rd Team
COACH CUSSEN ON TWITTER
@MistiCussen
The Cussen family (L-R): Kyle, Cassie, Caia and Misti
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>>>The Cussen FILE CAREER RECORD
AS AN ASSISTANT COACH 1996-97 13-14 1997-98 7-20 1998-99 17-13 NCAA Tournament 1999-00 12-16 2000-01 20-11 NCAA Tournament 2001-02 13-16 2002-03 18-10 2003-04 17-13 2004-05 22-9 NCAA Tournament 2005-06 16-12 2006-07 22-11 NCAA Tournament 2007-08 19-14 NCAA Tournament 2008-09 11-17 2009-10 23-10 WNIT 2010-11 23-11 WNIT Sweet 16 2011-12 20-11 WNIT OVERALL 273-208 5 NCAAs, 3 WNITs
season titles, and they made the program’s first five trips to the NCAA Tournament.
“I am very grateful to Mr. Carter for this opportunity, and I can’t wait to begin this new chapter as the head coach at ORU,” said Cussen upon her appointment as head coach. “I love this University, and I am thrilled to continue coaching at a place where I have spent so many great years. I am also excited to continue working with such an outstanding group of young women, and I look forward to continued success in the future.”
Cussen also led ORU to three Women’s National Invitation Tournament appearances as an assistant, including a pair of WNIT wins in 2011 over TCU and Tulane that were the program’s first postseason tournament victories in 28 years. ORU hosted both Tulane and Arkansas during their 2011 WNIT run, the first home postseason games in program history.
Cussen spent 16 seasons as the program’s top assistant coach, ranking as one of the nation’s longest-tenured assistants at one school. She also led ORU’s summer camp efforts during that time and served as Director of Operations. During Cussen’s tenure as an assistant coach, ORU experienced an unprecedented run of success. The Golden Eagles won five Summit League Tournament titles and a pair of Summit League regular
ORU achieved 273 victories during Cussen’s time as an assistant coach, including five 20-win seasons. In 2011-12, the Golden Eagles posted their third consecutive 20-win campaign, a first for the program in nearly 30 years. As both an assistant and the program’s head coach, Cussen helped the Golden Eagles to 84 victories from 2009-13, the program’s best four-year stretch since 1976-80. Cussen has recruited and coached some of the finest players in ORU
MILESTONE WINS
1 Tulsa 64-53 Nov. 9, 2012 5 Northwestern St 66-55 Jan. 10, 2013 10 SE Louisiana 90-48 Feb. 2, 2013 15 Lamar 62-55 March 2, 2013 18* Sam Houston St 72-66 March 16, 2013 20 Houston Baptist 85-73 Jan. 2, 2014 25 SE Louisiana 81-78 Feb. 8, 2014 * Won Southland Conference Tournament title
RECORD BY OPPONENT Abilene Christian Arkansas UALR Baylor Central Arkansas DePaul Evangel Houston Baptist Incarnate Word Kansas Lamar Louisiana Tech Marquette McNeese State Missouri Missouri State Navy Nebraska New Orleans Nicholls State Northwestern Northwestern State Sam Houston State Southeastern Louisiana Stephen F. Austin Tennessee UT-Arlington Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Tulsa USAO OVERALL
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year Southland member to win the league’s postseason tournament, and the first since 1988.
HEAD COACH MISTI CUSSEN
>>> Cussen immediately vaulted ORU to the top of the Southland Conference. Under her guidance, ORU earned three wins each against league stalwarts Central Arkansas, Lamar, Sam Houston, Southeastern Louisiana and Stephen F. Austin
AS HEAD COACH 2012-13 18-13 NCAA Tournament 2013-14 9-20 OVERALL 27-33 1 NCAA
13-14 TOTAL 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-2 0-1 0-2 --- 0-1 1-1 3-1 --- 0-1 --- 1-0 1-1 1-1 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-1 1-0 3-0 --- 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-1 1-3 0-1 0-1 --- 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-2 1-0 1-0 0-2 1-3 0-1 0-1 1-1 2-2 1-0 3-1 1-0 3-0 1-1 3-1 --- 0-1 --- 1-0 0-2 2-2 0-1 1-1 1-0 1-0 9-20 27-33
the names: Misti Cussen (1997-Pres.) led ORU to the Southland Conference title in her first season as head coach
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2013 Southland Conference Champions
Cussen led the Golden Eagles on a magical ride to the 2013 Southland Conference regular season and tournament championships, earning the program’s sixth NCAA Tournament bid and first since 2008. ORU was just 10-11 and stuck in 4th place in the SLC standings with a month left in the regular season, but Cussen made adjustments and led ORU to six wins in their final seven regular season games. The run helped ORU clinch the top seed in the SLC Tournament, where they captured the crown on their first try 1 The ORU team celebrates after defeating Sam Houston State, 72-66, in the 2013 SLC Tournament Championship Game 2 ORU players (L-R) Kevi Luper, Sarah Shelton and Jaci Bigham play defense in the opening minutes of the NCAA Tournament matchup with No. 2 seed Tennessee 3 ORU and Tennessee players huddle at center court for prayer after the Lady Vols came away victorious, 83-62. history during her time in Tulsa. AllAmerican Kisa Bradley was part of Cussen’s first ORU team, in 1996, while Oklahoma natives Krista Binam and Kevi Luper have also earned AllAmerican status during Cussen’s tenure. Seven Golden Eagles have earned conference player of the year honors under Cussen, and 33 of Cussen’s student-athletes have earned all-conference designations. During the 18 season that she has been on the Golden Eagle bench, Cussen has coached 55 conference players of the week, 12 conference all-newcomer team selections, five conference newcomers of the year, two conference defensive players of the year and a pair of Naismith Trophy Watch List nominees. Success in the classroom is also a hallmark of Cussen’s leadership. In the last two seasons, Key, Luper and Bigham each earned Southland Conference All-Academic Team selections after their senior seniors. The three All-Academic selections tie for the most in the league during ORU’s two-year tenure.
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ORU has not shied away from facing top-level opponents during Cussen’s two seasons. The Golden Eagles have faced 11 power conference foes since 2012, tops among Southland Conference schools and second among Summit League rivals. Cussen has scheduled games against defending National Champion Baylor and traditional powers Nebraska, Arkansas, Kansas and DePaul during her time in charge. “Misti Cussen is the right coach for this program,” said ORU Athletic Director Mike Carter upon Cussen’s hiring. “She has all the attributes we look for in a coach for our women’s basketball team. She is an outstanding recruiter with strong ties in Oklahoma and Texas and has been a vital part of our team for the last 16 years. Misti has demonstrated her ability to lead the program and to build upon the successes that we have enjoyed in past seasons.” As a player, Cussen began her collegiate career at the University of Kansas (1989-91) before transferring to Southern Nazarene to finish her
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final two years. Cussen joined the SNU coaching staff in 1996 before moving to ORU before the 1996-97 season. During the summer of 2006, Cussen had the opportunity to serve as a head coach for Athletes in Action, as she took a team of current and former college players on a month-long tour of India. During their stay, the team played in various exhibition contests against local universities while also volunteering in humanitarian relief efforts. Cussen received her Bachelor of Arts degree in speech communication from SNU in 1993 before earning a master of arts in communication education in 1994. An Oklahoma native, Cussen prepped at El Reno High School, where she was an All-State selection, named to the Super Five team, and selected as the Fellowship of Christian Athletes Female Athlete of the Year. Misti and her husband, Kyle, currently live in Broken Arrow with their two children, Cassie (10) and Caia (6).
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“Misti Cussen is the right coach for this program. She has demonstrated her ability to lead the program and to build upon the successes that we have enjoyed in past seasons.” - ORU Athletic Director Mike Carter the teams: The 2010-11 ORU team earned the program’s first postseason wins in 28 years
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Bojan Jankovic Assistant Coach 5th Season University of the Ozarks ‘06
>>>The Jankovic FILE PERSONAL
Experience 5th year at ORU Date Hired August 31, 2010 Hometown Belgrade, Serbia Alma Mater Univ. of the Ozarks (Ark.), 2006 B.S., Physical Education Wife Bojana Children Daughter, Anja (15) Son, Vuk (5)
COACHING CAREER 1999-2004 2004-05 2005-06 2006-09 2009-10 2010-Pres. 2013-Pres.
Head Coach, Radnicki U18 (M) Student Asst., A&M Commerce (M) Asst. Coach, Univ. of the Ozarks (M) Asst. Coach, Centenary Head Coach, Centenary Asst. Coach, Oral Roberts Asst. Coach, Serbia NT
Bojan Jankovic, the former head women’s basketball coach at Centenary, is in his fifth season on the ORU women’s basketball staff. Jankovic joined the ORU staff on August 31, 2010. At ORU, Jankovic is responsible for international recruiting and scheduling, and he does individual work with the team’s post players. He also performs a key role in ORU’s game day preparation, often leading the scouting efforts for ORU’s most important games.
>>> The Golden Eagles have made three postseason appearances during Boajn Jankovic’s four-year tenure as an assistant coach at ORU, including a trip to the 2013 NCAA Tournament PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES: RECRUITING, SCOUTING, SCHEDULING
Jankovic plays a vital role in the development of ORU’s post players. The former professional center led a group of Golden Eagle post players that led the SLC in blocked shots in 2012-13, and his guidance helped transform then-junior Sarah Shelton into an All-Conference selection.
over the head coaching duties for the 2009-10 season. Prior to his time in Shreveport, Jankovic assisted at the University of the Ozarks, where he helped the men’s basketball team achieve the most conference wins in team history.
Since coming to Tulsa, Jankovic has helped guide the ORU program to much success. ORU has won 70 games in Jankovic’s four seasons on the bench, and they have made three postseason appearances, including a 2013’s trip to the NCAA Tournament.
Jankovic also spent five years with Radnicki, a Division I Professional team in Serbia, where he served as the head coach for the U18 team. In 2004, Jankovic led Radnicki’s U18 team to a win in one of the largest tournaments on the European circuit in Goteborg, Sweden.
Jankovic has experience coaching at the highest levels of international basketball. During the summer of 2013, Jankovic served as an assistant coach for the Serbian national team, helping the squad finish 4th at the European Championship. The 4thplace finish was the highest in the nation’s history.
Jankovic started his playing career with Radnicki, and he also played at Belgrade Basketball Club before coming to the United States. Collegiately, he played at Mount Senario College in Ladysmith, Wis., leading the team to the National Small College National Championship in 1996.
Jankovic spent four seasons at Centenary, serving as assistant coach for three years before taking
Jankovic and his wife Bojana reside in Tulsa with their daughter Anja (14) and son Vuk (5).
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Royce Samuels
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3rd year at ORU May 18, 2012 El Reno, Okla. Mount Senario (Wis.), 1992 B.S., Criminal Justice and Special Education Son, TJ (22)
COACHING CAREER 2002-03 2003-04 2010-11 2012-Pres.
Asst. Coach, Wisconsin-Stout Asst. Coach, Olivet College Asst. Coach, Detroit-Mercy Asst. Coach, Oral Roberts
Royce Samuels is in his third season as an assistant coach at Oral Roberts University. Samuels is responsible for recruiting, scouting, conditioning programs and practice plans on Head Coach Misti Cussen’s staff, and he played a key role as the Golden Eagles won the Southland Conference Championship in 2013. Samuels played a key role in landing the eight-player recruiting class that joins the ORU roster in 2014-15. He also led ORU’s efforts to bring in nine new players last season as the Golden Eagles restocked the roster following the 2013 NCAA Tournament season.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES: RECRUITING, CONDITIONING, POST DEVELOPMENT
Samuels’ influence on ORU’s post players can not be overstated. In his first season, he helped a struggling unit lead the SLC in blocked shots, and ORU ranked second in the league last year. Under the guidance of Samuels, 2014 alumnus Sarah Shelton blocked 99 shots - 5th-most in program history - despite playing only two seasons at ORU. Prior to ORU, Samuels coached at the University of Detroit-Mercy, where he was an assistant in 2010-11. While at Detroit, Samuels was part of 13 wins, including a 19-point victory over Big Ten program Michigan. Samuels guided many of Detroit’s top talents during his lone season with the Titan program, including Horizon League award winners Dominique Dixon and Yar Shayok. A longtime coach in the Amateur Athletic Union ranks, Samuels has tallied 18 years of AAU experience. Most recently, Samuels was the head coach of Team Wisconsin, where he mentored former University of Oklahoma standout Courtney Griffin.
Samuels also has collegiate coaching experience with the men’s basketball programs at the University of Wisconsin-Stout and Olivet (Mich.) College, where he was a chief recruiter and in charge of the program’s summer training schedules.
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>>> An ORU’s chief recruiter, Samuels has played a major role in signing eight newcomers to the ORU program since 2012. The third-year lieutenant also manages ORU’s post players and conditioning programs
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Samuels helped Wisconsin-Stout to a 14-11 record for the 2002-03 season. During Samuels’ tenure at Olivet, the Comets posted two seasons of double-digit victories and produced five players who earned allconference honors. Samuels has also served at a number of high school stops, including Douglass High School in Oklahoma City and El Reno High School in El Reno, Okla.
Samuels is a native of El Reno and graduated from Wisconsin’s Mount Senario College in 1992 with degrees in criminal justice and special education. He spent many years working in special education programs at several schools.
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Kyron Stokes Assistant Coach 3rd Season Oral Roberts ‘12
>>>The Stokes FILE PERSONAL
Experience 3rd year at ORU Date Hired June 8, 2012 Hometown Mansfield, Texas Alma Mater Oral Roberts, 2012 B.S., Marketing Wife Brittany Children Briley
COACHING CAREER 2011-12 2012-13 2013-Pres.
Grad. Asst., Oral Roberts (M) Ops Director, Oral Roberts Asst. Coach, Oral Roberts
Kyron Stokes is in his third season with the Oral Roberts University women’s basketball program and his second year as an Assistant Coach. In his position, Stokes shares responsibility for all aspects of the Golden Eagle team, including recruiting, scouting and player development. During individual sessions, Stokes works primarily with ORU’s backcourt players. Under his leadership, three of ORU’s top four scorers in 2013-14 hailed from the freshman class. He also played a major role in recruiting ___ new players to the ORU roster in the last two offseasons.
>>> A two-year member of the Golden Eagle men’s team, Kyron Stokes joined the ORU women’s staff prior to the 2012-13 season. He’s in his second year as an assistant coach PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES: RECRUITING, SCOUTING, SKILL DEVELOPMENT
Stokes joined the ORU women’s basketball staff as Director of Operations on June 6, 2012, He tasted postseason glory in his first season on the Golden Eagle bench, as Oral Roberts won the 2013 Southland Conference Championship and advanced to the NCAA Tournament. Stokes averaged 4.8 points per game over his 77-game collegiate career, and he was a member of two 20-win teams for the ORU men’s program. “Bringing a young, up-and-coming coach like Kyron into the mix will be a great benefit for our staff, and I know our players will enjoy working with him,” said head coach Misti Cussen. “Kyron is already a member of the ORU basketball family, and I am very happy that we will be able to keep him here for another season.” “It’s always been a dream of mine to make my career coaching basketball,” said Stokes. “I am honored and excited that I can start here at ORU, a school where I have spent many great years already.”
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A native of Mansfield, Texas, Stokes spent the 2011-12 season as a graduate assistant on the ORU men’s basketball coaching staff. In that capacity, Stokes assisted with practices, film exchange and stat keeping, helping the Golden Eagles to a 27-7 record and a Summit League regular season title. ORU also participated in the National Invitation Tournament during Stokes’ season on the bench, and they earned victories over Texas Tech, Missouri State, SMU and No. 8 Xavier. “Kyron has a great work ethic and is going to have a fantastic coaching career,” said Cussen upon the hiring of Stokes. “It excites me that we will be able to help him get that career started.” Stokes graduated from ORU in May of 2012 with B.S. in Marketing, and he is currently pursuing a MBA. He and his wife Brittany reside in Tulsa, and they have a daughter, Briley, who was born in June.
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Janae Voelker
Former all-conference standout Janae Voelker is in her second season as a member of the Oral Roberts women’s basketball coaching staff.
Statistically, Voelker’s best individual season was 2008-09, her junior campaign, when she led the Golden Eagles with 16.5 points per game and was a 1st Team All-Summit League selection.
Voelker was a four-year member of the ORU women’s basketball program and is one of only four players in program history to earn four all-conference designations. The Newton, Kan., native led ORU to the 2007 Mid-Continent Conference and 2008 Summit League Tournament Championships, making two appearances in the NCAA Tournament.
For her career, Voelker scored 1,421 points, placing her as the 9th-highest scorer in Golden Eagle history and the 27th-leading scorer in Summit League history prior to the 2013-14 season. She also added 955 rebounds in her four season, placing 3rd on ORU’s career charts and 6th on the Summit League’s
Voelker was also a key member of ORU’s 2009-10 squad, the first Golden Eagle club to capture the Summit League regular season title and advance to the WNIT.
An incredibly versatile player, Voelker is one of only three ORU players to tally 1,000 points, 500 rebounds and 250 assists in her career.
program. In her position on the staff, Inman works in all aspects of the day-to-day operation of the ORU team, including serving as the team’s academic liason, while pursuing her master’s degree.
Jaci Inman Dir. of Player Development 2nd Season Oral Roberts ‘13 Legendary Golden Eagle point guard Jaci Inman is in her second season as the Director of Player Development with the ORU women’s basketball
Inman was a four-year standout for the Golden Eagles, earning allconference recognition after her freshman, sophomore and senior seasons. The McAlester native guided the Golden Eagles to their first two Summit League regular season championships in 2009-10 and 2010-11, and she capped her career with a Southland Conference Championship and an NCAA Tournament bid in 2012-13. Inman burst on to the scene as a freshman in 2009-10, scoring 17.1 points per game and knocking down a Summit League single-season
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In her position, Voelker assists with all administrative aspects of the Golden Eagle program, including team travel, film exchange, studentathlete scheduling and practice coordination.
record 99 three-point field goals. A year later, Inman earned her second straight 1st Team All-Summit selection despite tearing her ACL.
The injury spurred Inman to remake herself as one of the most dynamic floor generals in the country, and in 2012-13 she led the Southland Conference and finished 8th in NCAA Division I by tallying 6.7 assists per game. Still a savvy scorer as a senior, Inman chipped in 12.4 points per game and led ORU to their first NCAA Tournament bid in five seasons. Inman finished her career with 1,505 points, 8th-most in ORU program history, and she ranks as the school’s career leader in assists, with 668.
The former Jaci Bigham, Inman and her husband, Tyler, were married in the summer of 2014.
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Mike Carter Director of Athletics 21st Season Oklahoma State ‘70 To say Mike Carter had his work cut out for him when he accepted the director of athletics position at Oral Roberts University on Nov. 7, 1994, is quite an understatement. It was hard enough for Carter to leave a successful business and sports law practice to embark on a career change. But combined that with the fact ORU was just beginning its second year back to active NCAA Division I status with only three full-time support personnel and no conference affiliation, and his endeavor was even more challenging. However, more than two decades later, it’s clear that Carter’s vision and guidance -- along with a strong commitment to athletics by the University -- has led the department to dramatic enhancements and unprecedented success. His leadership earned him the 201112 Division I Central Region Under Armour AD of the Year honors after yet another banner season for the Golden Eagle athletic department.
>>> ORU athletic teams have appeared in 79 NCAA Tournaments, three NITs and two WNITs during Mike Carter’s two decades at the helm, including the 2013 NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship
Under Carter’s leadership, the department is now properly staffed with support personnel. During his tenure he has developed positions in athletic development, business administration, academic services, compliance, sports medicine, strength training, marketing and media relations. All of these support services have proven to be necessary for ORU to compete successfully in today’s world of Division I athletics. Across the board, each athletic program has thrived with Carter at the helm. That success can be traced directly to the fact that Carter has chosen outstanding coaches and administrators to lead the Golden Eagle athletic programs. Another key component in ORU’s recent athletic success was the acceptance into the Summit League (formerly the Mid-Continent Conference) on July 1, 1997. The formal announcement was made on Sept. 17, 1996, and came after years of hard work and dedication by Carter and University leaders. After two years in
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the Southland Conference, ORU will return to their old home at the start of the 2014-15 season. In their first Summit League experience, the Golden Eagles were a perennial favorite for the league’s Commissioner’s Cup, awarded to the league’s best overall athletic department. ORU captured nine Cups in 15 years. Over the past 20 years, the Golden Eagles have totaled 79 NCAA Tournament appearances and two National Invitation Tournament appearances, three Women’s NIT appearances, 84 All-America selections, and four Olympians. In 2008, track & field athlete Andretti Bain became ORU’s first national champion in any sport when he captured NCAA titles in both the indoor and outdoor 400 meters. Bain went on to win a silver medal at the Beijing Olympics as part of the Bahamian 4x400 meter relay team. Pole vaulter Jack Whitt became the second National Champion, winning the 2012 Outdoor Pole Vault Championship.
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Part of the reason for those honors was Carter’s creation of the Eli Academic Learning Center, one of the many facility upgrades he has directed. Others include the construction and/or improvement of the volleyball, baseball, basketball and soccer facilities. New locker rooms, playing surfaces, sound systems, signage, and additional seating have assured ORU that its athletic facilities can rival most NCAA Division I universities. Yet, Carter isn’t resting on his laurels. New men’s and women’s basketball locker rooms, women’s basketball offices and a sports medicine facility in the Mabee Center have been constructed in recent years. ORU opened the Golden Eagle Sports Complex in 2006, a multi-purpose facility located at J.L.
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Johnson Stadium which features a 2,500-square foot strength and conditioning center, the Grand Slam Room for boosters, and new offices for the baseball coaching staff. A 35,000-square foot indoor practice facility opened as part of the Golden Eagle Sports Complex in the summer of 2009. The Mabee Center basketball arena received a new state-of-theart video scoreboard in the fall of 2008, while a video conference room and renovated athletic training suite were unveiled in 2013. ORU also opened the brand-new 1,000-seat Case Soccer Complex prior to the 2011 soccer campaigns All of these enhancements have been made in an effort to maintain ORU’s athletic success, and advance to the next level in the near future. Carter and his wife, Paula have two grown children, Lizz and Cason, and three grandchildren. They are also the parents of a late son, Scott, who died in December 1993 of childhood cancer.
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CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS
Volleyball 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2006 Baseball 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 Women’s Tennis 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012 Men’s Tennis 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010 W. Indoor T&F 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007 M. Indoor T&F 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006 W. Outdoor T&F 2002, 2006 M. Outdoor T&F 2003 Women’s Soccer 1999, 2004 Men’s Soccer 1999 Women’s Basketball 1999, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2013 Men’s Basketball 2006, 2007, 2008 Women’s Golf 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 Men’s Golf 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2009, 2010 Women’s Cross Country 2005, 2007
POSTSEASON HONOR ROLL
Academic All-Conference Selections 1,275 All-Conference Selections 1,089 Conference Players of the Year 128 All-Americans 85 Conference Coaches of the Year 73 Conference Newcomers of the Year 50 Conference Student-Athletes of the Year 6 Olympians 4 NCAA National Champions 3
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ORU’s athletic success hasn’t just been limited to wins on the field. The Golden Eagles have been extremely successful in the classroom as well, earning an overall GPA of 3.0 or better in 16 out of the last 17 years.
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Director of Athletics Mike Carter
Under Mike Carter’s leadership, the Oral Roberts University athletic department continues to build facilities that are the envy of teams across the nation. Nearly every Golden Eagle team has seen an increase or improvement in their playing facilities since 2009, augmenting what was already one of the finest collection of facilities in America. 1 The 1,000seat Case Soccer Complex opened in 2011, providing a permanent home for the Golden Eagle men’s and women’s soccer teams. 2 A new theater-style video conference room was built in the Mabee Center prior to the 2013-14 basketball season. 3 The Burkhardt Family Strength & Conditioning Center, which is open to all ORU student-athletes, was opened in 2006 and is constantly being updated. Athletes train under the supervision of ORU’s full-time sports performance staff. 4 The ORU baseball team trains indoors at the H.A. Chapman Practice Facility, which opened in 2009.
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her role managing ORU’s day-to-day business affairs, Fowler also serves as Senior Woman Administrator in the ORU athletic department.
Rhonda Fowler Sr. Associate AD/SWA 29th Season Rhonda Fowler, currently the associate athletic director for business, has served the Oral Roberts University athletic department for more than 25 years. In addition to
Fowler served as the manager of the ORU athletic ticket office from 197486, then returned to the University in September of 1997 as athletic business administrator. In between her stints with the Golden Eagles, Fowler worked in the corporate sector as a certified legal analyst.
Department, and she ensures the representation of female studentathlete interests on the campus of ORU, in the Southland Conference and on the national level.
In January of 2000, Fowler was promoted to her current position. In the role, Fowler is responsible for all athletic personnel budgets and financial matters, including arranging team travel for each sport. As the senior woman administrator, Fowler is the highest-ranking woman in the Golden Eagle Athletic PHONE: (918) 495-7400 | EMAIL: shiggins@oru.edu
At ORU, Higgins oversees the athletic department’s marketing efforts, which include ticket sales, advertising, radio and television packages, game operations and sponsorships.
Scott Higgins Sr. Associate AD • Marketing 16th Season Scott Higgins joined the ORU athletic department in February of 2000 after a three-year stint as a sports anchor for KOTV, Channel 6, Tulsa’s local CBS affiliate
As part of his duties, Higgins also hosts the ORU Sports Report television show, which airs weekly on KGEB Channel 53 in Tulsa and around the world on ORU’s digital media platforms. Higgins is the Southland Conference representative for the National Association of Collegiate Marketing Administrators and is a member of the Rotary Club of Tulsa. A longtime Tulsa resident, Higgins graduated from Jenks High School in 1983 and graduated Magna
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Cum Laude from Oklahoma State University in 1987 with a bachelor’s degree in Radio/TV/Film – News and Public Affairs. Higgins anchored sportscasts in Joplin, Mo., and Las Vegas before returning to Tulsa in 1997. Higgins married the former Dawn Burmaster in 1987. They live in Tulsa and have three sons, Troy, Sean and Ryan.
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for Compliance. In his current role, Williams will oversee compliance operations and facilities and will oversee the soccer, track & field and tennis programs.
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Most recently, Williams was the Senior Associate Athletic Director at the University of Central Oklahoma,
Williams is married to the former Tammy Raye Love of Laverne, Okla., and the couple has four kids; James Ray (J.R.) (9), Matthew Scott (7), Hannah Grace (6) and Luke Scott (3).
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sources of revenue generation and strategic initiatives for the Golden Eagle athletic department. “I am very excited to be joining the athletics department at Oral Roberts University,” said Dolan upon his hiring. “I appreciate Mike Carter giving me this opportunity and I look forward to being part of such a successful department.”
Sean Dolan Associate AD • Development 3rd Season Sean Dolan joined the ORU staff in October, 2012, as the associate athletic director for development. In his role, Dolan directs capital fundraising, major gifts and other
“When I began the hiring process for this position, I was looking for a highcharacter person who knew Tulsa and was connected in this community,” said Carter. “I believe we found exactly that person in Sean. He is a great fit for our department and we are happy to have him join our staff.” Prior to joining the staff at ORU, Dolan was the director of project
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Scott Williams returned to the ORU athletics department as the Senior Associate A.D. in May of 2014. He previously served for seven years (1998-2005) as the Assistant A.D.
A 1995 graduate of Oklahoma State, Williams earned his Bachelor of Science degree in business administration and went on to earn a Juris Doctorate from the University of Oklahoma in 1998.
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After leaving ORU in 2005, Williams went to Oklahoma State, where he was the Assistant A.D. for Compliance for one year before being promoted to Associate A.D. for Compliance. He spent three years (2006-09) in that capacity was a member of the NCAA Athletic Certification Steering Committee. Williams also served as the tournament director for the 2008 NCAA Baseball Stillwater Regional and the 2009 NCAA Men’s Golf Stillwater Regional.
where he spent five years (2009-14) handling the internal operations of the department. While in Edmond, Williams was in charge of budgeting, and negotiating contracts to purchase assets. He was also in charge of facility and event management, and was the NCAA tournament director for six different NCAA regional events.
management for Builders Steel and Crane Company, managing projects in excess of five million dollars. Dolan also spent time working with Cedar Ridge Country Club, and the Golf Club of Oklahoma, assisting in various operations of the clubs. Dolan is the secretary/treasurer of the Cedar Ridge Country Club board, and also serves as the president of the Broken Arrow Youth Basketball Association. He also served as a cochair for the Sooner Chapter Cystic Fibrosis Charity Golf Tournament from 2006-2012, helping raise more than 1.4 million dollars.
Along with his wife of 21 years, Jeni, Dolan has three kids, Brady (18), Logan (14) and Peyton (8).
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Richard McCutchen Assistant AD • Marketing 8th Season Richard McCutchen is in his eighth season with the Oral Roberts University athletic department and his third as the assistant athletic director for marketing. In his role,
McCutchen coordinates and executes all ticketing and promotional activities for ORU home events, and he is instrumental in the athletic department’s efforts to develop and manage sponsorship opportunities.
efforts, promoting the Golden Eagle brand inside of the stadium, across the ORU campus and throughout the city of Tulsa. He also manages ORU’s ticketing operations and continues to oversee marketing operations.
McCutchen has played an integral role in the transformation of ORU athletic marketing efforts since he arrived on campus in January of 2007. The Tulsa native created ORU’s first Game Operations Marketing Plan, consulted the department during its purchase of a new center-hung Mabee Center video scoreboard and dramatically increased the amount of in-game giveaways and promotions at ORU athletic events.
Prior to joining the ORU athletic department, McCutchen served as a marketing services coordinator for the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets of the National Basketball Association. With the Hornets, McCutchen was a vital member of the staff as the Hornets built community goodwill, laying the groundwork for the Oklahoma City Thunder to relocate to the city in 2008.
In his new role as assistant athletic director, McCutchen coordinates all of the athletic department’s marketing
McCutchen is a 2005 graduate of Oklahoma State University, where he earned his B.S. in business administration.
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His current responsibilities include overseeing the academic progress of student-athletes, acting as a liaison between professors and the athletic department and overseeing the life skills/community service component of the athletic department. Prior to his role in athletic academics, Jones served for two years as ORU’s assistant director of compliance.
Kyle Jones Assistant AD • Academics 9th Season Kyle Jones is in his seventh year serving as the assistant athletic director for academics at Oral Roberts University and his ninth season overall at the school.
Before returning to his alma mater in the fall of 2006, Jones was the head golf coach at Mars Hill College in Mars Hill, N.C., from 2004-2006. Prior his time at Mars Hill, in addition to owning a business, Jones was the golf coach at Asheville Christian Academy and was an assistant coach for the men’s soccer team at Owen High School in Black Mountain, N.C.
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Jones earned a B.A. in history from ORU in 2001 and a Masters of Management from ORU in 2009. He lives in Tulsa with his wife, the former Allison Linder (ORU ‘01), their daughter Caroline and son Hayden.
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department. He serves as the liason between ORU’s athletic department and academic faculty, and he assists all Golden Eagle student-athletes in their academic endeavors. Unruh is an assistant professor of accounting at ORU, where he has taught since 1980. He has served on several committees, and has been co-advisor for the Accounting Society since 1980.
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Unruh is a certified public accountant who earned his B.S. and M.B.A. from ORU. From 1974-77, he pitched for the ORU baseball team. Unruh has been married since 1977 to the former Kim Clift. They have one child, 20-year-old Andrea.
In the 1983-84, 1989-90, and 200304 academic years, Unruh was PHONE: (918) 495-6646 | EMAIL: escott@oru.edu
for the Golden Eagle baseball, men’s and women’s soccer and men’s and women’s indoor track & field programs.
Eric Scott Media Relations Assistant 3rd Season Eric Scott is in his third year as the media relations assistant in the Oral Roberts University athletic department. In his role, he handles all of the communications efforts
A 2007 graduate of Northwestern Oklahoma State University, Scott received his Bachelor of Science degree in mass communications, with a minor in history. During his undergrad, he was a sports reporter and columnist for the student-run newspaper and was an anchor for NWTV, the college’s cable access channel. He was also a student assistant in the sports information department, working to maintain records, track statistics and manage the department’s photography efforts. In 2012, Scott obtained his Master’s of Education degree with an
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In his 18th year as ORU’s NCAA faculty representative, Terry Unruh ensures the academic integrity and institutional control of the Oral Roberts University athletic
Unruh also serves as a faculty advisor for ORU’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, guiding student-athlete leaders as they volunteer in service projects and shape the athletic experience for all student-athletes at ORU.
From 1978-80, Unruh was a baseball coach, faculty sponsor for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, and an accounting instructor at Friends University in Wichita, Kan.
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Terry Unruh
named Oral Roberts University’s Outstanding Faculty Member.
emphasis in sports administration from East Central University in Ada, Okla.
Prior to joining the Golden Eagle staff, Scott spent one season as the sports information director at Lyon College in Batesville, Ark., and he spent three seasons at Oklahoma Wesleyan, where he handled all of the athletic publicity efforts. Scott also spent a year at his alma mater, Northwestern Oklahoma State, serving as interim SID. While at OKWU, Scott also spent two years as an assistant coach with the women’s basketball program.
Married to the former Hannah Haltom, the couple has one daughter, Arianna (2), and lives in Glenpool, Okla.
the Teams: The 1979-80 ORU team beat Oklahoma, 73-60, in the finals of the AIAW State Tournament on feb. 22, 1980
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medicine efforts for each of ORU’s 16 intercollegiate athletic teams. During the winter season, Joslin travels with ORU’s men’s basketball team, and he is often present at ORU home events in every sport. Joslin came to ORU after spending the previous three years as head athletic trainer for the Tulsa 66ers of the NBA Developmental League.
John Joslin Director of Sports Medicine 7th Season John Joslin has been at ORU since 2008 and he is in his seventh athletic season as the school’s director of sports medicine. Joslin supervises all athletic training and sports
A 1988 graduate of the University of Tulsa, Joslin worked at EOOC for 20 years, where was responsible for patient education, outreach programs for local high schools and contract event coverage. He also assisted athletic training students during clinical rotations.
Ambush of the National Professional Soccer League from 1991-1992. He also served an internship with the New England Patriots of the National Football League in 1986. A member of the National Athletic Trainers Association and the former chairman of the Oklahoma Athletic Trainers Association (1997-2005), Joslin is certified by the Oklahoma State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision, as well as the NATA. Joslin has a daughter, Mikayla, and a granddaughter, Cheyenne.
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ORU’s women’s basketball program, and she is present at all practices and events, both home and away. At KU, Calder worked with the swimming and diving programs, and assisted with the athletic training needs for women’s basketball, women’s tennis, football and the KU Relays track and field event.
Emily Calder Assistant Athletic Trainer 2nd Season Emily Calder joined the ORU Sports Medicine staff in August of 2013 after serving two years as a graduate assistant at the University of Kansas. Calder is the main athletic trainer for
While in Lawrence, Calder had the opportunity to work with the MLB All-Star Fantasy camp, the Youth Soccer President’s Cup and a number of KU summer camps. While working with the OrthoKansas Orthopedic Group, Calder covered other local high school events. During the summer of 2012, Calder was the Gatorade Camp manager at the University of Kansas, supervising
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25 employees to cover football, men’s and women’s basketball, baseball, softball, track, soccer, tennis, swimming and volleyball camps. Calder graduated Suma Cum Laude from Park University with a 3.97 GPA, while earning NAIA Academic All-American honors as the captain of the softball team. While a student, she worked with the Avila University football and men’s basketball programs, the Kansas City Community College men’s soccer and men’s basketball programs and various programs at Park Hill South HS. As a senior, she worked with rehabilitation services at Centerpointe Medical Center.
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sports performance department in March of 2014 after serving as assistant director for three seasons. In his role, Ruhanen supervises the training regimens for all 16 of ORU’s intercollegiate athletic teams, and he manages daily operations in ORU’s state-of-the-art Burkhardt Family Strength and Conditioning Center.
Director of Sports Performance 4th Season
Before going to NDSU, Ruhanen was the assistant strength and
Ruhanen has reached Level 1 Sports Performance Certification through the USAW and is CPR/AED certified.
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training programs for the Golden Eagle volleyball, men’s soccer and baseball teams while assisting in the training regimens of ORU’s 13 remaining intercollegiate athletics teams. As a member of ORU’s sports performance staff.
Tyler Whitmer Asst. Dir. of Sports Performance 2nd Season Tyler Whitmer is in his second season at Oral Roberts University and his first as Assistant Director of Sports Performance. In his role, Whitmer develops and implements
In his first season at ORU, Whitmer was responsible for the training programs of ORU’s track & field, golf and tennis teams while assisting with basketball and baseball. Whitmer led the baseball team’s training efforts and coached six AllSLC selections, including SLC Relief Pitcher of the Year Jordan Romano. Whitmer spent a year and a half as a graduate assistant strength & conditioning coach at Mid-America Nazarene University in Olathe, Kan., where he was directly responsible
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Bradley Ruhanen is in his fourth season at ORU and his first full year as the director of sports performance at Oral Roberts University. Ruhanen was elevated to the lead role in ORU’s
Ruhanen graduated from Michigan Tech with a degree in management information systems after finishing up a four-year playing career as a wide receiver, kick returner and punt returner on the Huskies’ football team. He was the team captain and named the squad’s most outstanding freshman during the 2002 season. An outstanding student, Ruhanen was twice named to the GLIAC AllAcademic team.
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Bradley Ruhanen
Ruhanen came to ORU in September of 2011, joining the Golden Eagles from former Summit League rival North Dakota State. While at NDSU, Ruhanen was a graduate assistant and worked with the Bison football, men’s golf, the men’s and women’s track & field, wrestling and softball programs.
conditioning coach at NCAA Division II member Michigan Technological University for one year. Ruhanen also has experience as a graduate assistant football coach.
for the strength & conditioning programs for Mid-America’s men’s basketball and football teams. Whitmer also spent the summer of 2011 as a strength & conditioning coach at the University of Denver.
Whitmer is Strength & Conditioning Coach Certified by the Collegiate Strength & Conditioning Coaches’ Association, and he’s a Level I Sport Performance Coach through United States of America Weightlifting. Whitmer obtained his B.S. in Health & Exercise Science from Colorado State University in 2011 and went on to earn a M.S. in education from the University of Kansas is 2013. A native of Highlands Ranch, Colo., Whitmer and his wife, Auston, reside in Tulsa.
the names: Kim Ogden (1984-88) was an all-midwestern collegiate conference selection in 1986-87, oru’s only year in the league
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Brett Scott
Jaci Inman
Jamie Thomas
Liz Bacon
Shanda Sampson
Stacey Williams
Debbie Gimlin
Branon VaughAn
jasmine cotton
Jacob Newby
BrIan Rios
Britini Baxter
Jensen Cooper
Jared Jones
Immer Parada
Dir. of Development 3rd Season
Administrative Asst. 4th Season
Dir. of Academics 2nd Season
Dir. of Ticket Sales 3rd Season
Dir. of Academics 2nd Season
Ticket Sales Executive 1st Season
Dir. of Compliance 6th Season
Asst. Athletic Trainer 2nd Season
Administrative Asst. 15th Season
Athletic Training GA 1st Season
Administrative Asst. 4th Season
Athletic Training GA 1st Season
ORU MEDIA RELATIONS STUDENT ASSISTANTS
Jordan Jones
Brookes Dowler
Andrew King
Israel Ceballos
Student Assistant 3rd Season
Student Assistant 1st Season
Student Assistant 3rd Season
Faith Storie
Student Assistant 2nd Season
Student Assistant 1st Season
Student Assistant 1st Season
Student Assistant 1st Season
Student Assistant 1st Season
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ORU HEAD COACHES
Evan Blackburn
Lance Watson
Ryan Bush
Roger Bush
M & W Cross Country 5th Season
Men’s Soccer 2nd Season
Men’s Basketball 16th Season
M & W Golf 15th Season
Women’s Soccer 2nd Season
Mark Milner
Beverly Dawson
Men’s Tennis 3rd Season
Women’s Tennis 3rd Season
Joe Dial
Sheera Sirola
M & W Track & Field 20th Season
Volleyball 12th Season
Sara Pope
Jennifer Abernathy
JORDAN ROMANO
Madison Reynolds
Volleyball SLC Newcomer of the Year
Baseball SLC Relief Pitcher of the Year
Women’s Soccer NSCAA 1st Team All-Central Region
Women’s Outdoor Track & Field SLC 400m Dash Champion
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Scott Sutton
Baseball 3rd Season
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Ryan Folmar
Overall SLC SLC SLC Championship Team W-L W-L Finish Result Baseball 30-26 15-15 9th Did Not Qualify Men’s Basketball 17-16 10-8 t5th 1-1, Quarterfinals Women’s Basketball 9-20 8-10 t8th 0-1, 1st Round M. Cross Country --- --- --- 9th W. Cross Country --- --- --- 11th M. Golf --- --- --- 11th W. Golf --- --- --- 2nd M. Soccer 6-8-4 3-2-1* 2nd* 0-1, Semifinals* W. Soccer 15-4-1 10-2 2nd 0-1, Semifinals M. Tennis 7-13 0-6 7th Did Not Qualify W. Tennis 4-16 0-12 13th Did Not Qualify M. Indoor Track & Field --- --- --- 10th W. Indoor Track & Field --- --- --- 10th M. Outdoor Track & Field --- --- --- 9th W. Outdoor Track & Field --- --- --- 10th Volleyball 22-7 14-4 3rd 0-1, Quarterfinals * - ORU men’s soccer competed in the Summit League in 2013 National Award Winners Men’s Cross Country USTFCCCA All-Academic Team Jennifer Abernathy, W. Soccer NSCAA 2nd Team Scholar All-American Women’s Soccer NSCAA Team Academic Award Volleyball AVCA Team Academic Award All-Americans Madison Reynolds, W. Outdoor Track & Field NCAA 2nd Team; USTFCCCA 2nd Team (400m Dash) Southland Conference Award Winners Samantha Watson, W. Cross Country Student-Athlete of the Year Jennifer Abernathy, W. Soccer Student-Athlete of the Year Kaily Cox, W. Soccer Newcomer of the Year Sara Pope, Volleyball Newcomer of the Year Jordan Romano, Baseball Relief Pitcher of the Year Madison Reynolds, W. Outdoor Track & Field Conference Champion (400m Dash) All-Region/All-District Selections Marco Hernandez, M. Soccer NSCAA All-Midwest 3rd Team Jennifer Abernathy, W. Soccer NSCAA All-Central 1st Team Kaily Cox, W. Soccer NSCAA All-Central 3rd Team Sara Pope, Volleyball AVCA All-South Honorable Mention Jose Trevino, Baseball ABCA All-Midwest 1st Team (Shortstop)
the names: Lynette eggers (1986-88) led ORU in rebounding in her first season and scored in double-figures 44 times
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ROCKHURST @RUhawks
BAYLOR
@BaylorAthletics
TENNESSEE
Saturday, Nov. 1, 1 pm Mabee Center (Exhibition)
Friday, Nov. 14, 7 pm Waco, Texas
Monday, Nov. 17, 7 pm Knoxville, Tenn.
General Information Location Kansas City, Mo. Enrollment 3,000 Founded 1910 Nickname Hawks Colors Blue and White Conference NCAA II - Great Lake Valley President Rev. Thomas Curran S.J. Director of Athletics Gary Burns Team Information 2013-14 Record 9-18 Series Information Series vs. ORU N/A Coaching Staff Head Coach Larry Park Media Relations WBB Contact John Dodderidge
EAST CENTRAL @ECUTigers
Saturday, Nov. 8, 1 pm Mabee Center (Exhibition) General Information Location Ada, Okla. Enrollment 5,727 Founded 1909 Nickname Tigers Colors Orange and Black Conference NCAA II - Great American President John R. Hargrave Director of Athletics Dr. Jeff Williams Team Information 2013-14 Record 19-9 Series Information Series vs. ORU ORU leads 4-2 Coaching Staff Head Coach Matt Cole Media Relations WBB Contact Teri LaJeunesse
Kim Mulkey Head Coach
Sune Agbuke Senior Center
General Information Location Waco, Texas Enrollment 15,364 Founded 1845 Nickname Lady Bears Colors Green and Gold Conference Big 12 Home Arena Ferrell Center (10,284) President Ken Starr Athletic Director Ian McCaw Team Information 2013-14 Record 32-5 2013-14 Conf. Record/Finish 16-2/1st 2014 Postseason NCAA Elite 8 Last NCAA Tournament Appearance 2014 Starters Returning/Lost 3/2 Lettermen Returning/Lost 9/3 Newcomers 5 Top Returners Nina Davis • So. • C • 15.0 ppg, 8.9 rpg Sune Agbuke • Sr. • C • 5.9 ppg, 7.6 rpg Niya Johnson • Jr. • G • 5.3 ppg, 3.5 rpg Series Information Series vs. ORU Baylor leads, 6-2 Last Meeting 12/12/12 • Baylor 94, ORU 56 Current Streak L6 Cussen vs. Baylor 0-1 Coaching Staff Head Coach Kim Mulkey Record at School 404-86 (15) Overall Record same Assistant Coaches Bill Brock Sytia Messer Toyelle Wilson Basketball Phone (254) 710-3947 Media Relations WBB Contact Julie Bennett E-Mail julie_bennet@baylor.edu Office Phone (254) 710-3043 Cell Phone (254) 09-9657 Athletics Website BaylorBears.com Press Row Phone (254) 710-2743
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@Vol_Sports
Holly Warlick Head Coach
Isabelle Harrison Senior Center
General Information Location Knoxville, Tenn. Enrollment 27,523 Founded 1794 Nickname Lady Volunteers Colors Orange and White Conference Southeastern Home Arena Thompson-Boling Arena (21,678) President Dr. Joe DiPietro Director of Athletics Dave Hart Team Information 2013-14 Record 29-6 2013-14 Conf. Record/Finish 13-3/2nd 2014 Postseason NCAA Sweet 16 Last NCAA Tournament Appearance 2014 Starters Returning/Lost 4/1 Lettermen Returning/Lost 9/1 Newcomers 5 Top Returners Isabelle Harrison • Sr. • C • 13.6 ppg, 9.3 rpg Ariel Massengale • Sr. • G • 12.5 ppg, 5.8 apg Bashaara Graves • Jr. • F • 9.3 ppg, 6.8 rpg Series Information Series vs. ORU Tennessee leads, 2-0 Last Meeting 3/23/13 • Tennesse 83, ORU 62 Current Streak L2 Cussen vs. Tennessee 0-1 Coaching Staff Head Coach Holly Warlick Record at School 56-14 (2) Overall Record same Assistant Coaches Kyra Elzy Jolette Law Dean Lockwood Basketball Phone (865) 974-0600 Media Relations WBB Contact Eric Trainer E-Mail etrainer@utk.edu Office Phone (865) 974-8173 Cell Phone (865) 603-2916 Athletics Website UTSports.com Press Row Phone (865) 974-0110
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TULSA
MISSOURI STATE @MissouriStBears
@UALRAthletics
Friday, Nov. 21, 7 pm Mabee Center (PSO Mayor’s Cup)
Monday, Nov. 24, 7 pm Mabee Center
Wednesday, Nov. 26, 7 pm Little Rock, Ark.
@TulsaHurricane
Matilda Mossman Head Coach
Kelsee Grovey Junior Guard
Kenzie Williams Junior Guard
Taylor Gault Senior Guard
General Information Location Little Rock, Ark. Enrollment 12,927 Founded 1927 Nickname Trojans Colors Maroon, Black and Silver Conference Sun Belt Home Arena Jack Stephens Center (5,600) Chancellor Joel E. Anderson Director of Athletics Chris Peterson Team Information 2013-14 Record 18-12 2013-14 Conf. Record/Finish 12-6/3rd 2014 Postseason none Last NCAA Tournament Appearance 2012 Starters Returning/Lost 4/1 Lettermen Returning/Lost 8/3 Newcomers 3 Top Returners Taylor Gault • Sr. • G • 15.2 ppg, 2.6 rpg Shanity James • Jr. • F • 10.1 ppg, 6.3 rpg Keira Clark • Sr. • F • 9.7 ppg, 6.2 rpg Series Information Series vs. ORU Tied, 2-2 Last Meeting 11/30/13 • UALR 53, ORU 51 Current Streak L1 Cussen vs. UALR 0-2 Coaching Staff Head Coach Joe Foley Record at School 215-126 (11) Overall Record 671-207 (25) Assistant Coaches Robert Dallimore Alicia Cash Bobby Brasel Basketball Phone (501) 569-3464 Media Relations WBB Contact Evan Drexler E-Mail esdrexler@ualr.edu Office Phone (501) 569-3403 Cell Phone (501) 529-4157 Athletics Website UALRTrojans.com Press Row Phone (501) 683-7004
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General Information Location Springfield, Mo. Enrollment 24,489 Founded 1905 Nickname Lady Bears Colors Maroon and White Conference Missouri Valley Home Arena JQH Arena (11,000) President Clif Smart Director of Athletics Kyle Moats Team Information 2013-14 Record 14-17 2013-14 Conf. Record/Finish 8-10/t6th 2014 Postseason none Last NCAA Tournament Appearance 2006 Starters Returning/Lost 3/2 Lettermen Returning/Lost 7/6 Newcomers 4 Top Returners Kenzie Williams • Jr. • G • 14.8 ppg, 4.8 rpg Tyonna Snow • Jr. • G • 13.3 ppg, 4.4 rpg Lexi Hughes • So. • G • 4.5 ppg, 1.4 apg Series Information Series vs. ORU ORU leads, 8-7 Last Meeting 11/29/12 • Missouri St 73, ORU 72 OT Current Streak L2 Cussen vs. Missouri State 0-1 Coaching Staff Head Coach Kellie Harper Record at School 14-17 (1) Overall Record 181-146 (10) Assistant Coaches Jon Harper Jackie Stiles Jennifer Sullivan Basketball Phone (417) 836-4136 Media Relations WBB Contact Ben Adamson E-Mail benadamson@missouristate.edu Office Phone (417) 836-4584 Cell Phone (405) 742-7585 Athletics Website MissouriStateBears.com Press Row Phone (417) 836-8145
Joe Foley Head Coach
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General Information Location Tulsa, Okla. Enrollment 4,597 Founded 1894 Nickname Golden Hurricane Colors Old Gold, Royal Blue and Crimson Conference American Home Arena Reynolds Center (8,355) President Dr. Steadman Upham Director of Athletics Dr. Derrick Gragg Team Information 2013-14 Record 12-16 2013-14 Conf. Record/Finish 6-10/10th (C-USA) 2014 Postseason none Last NCAA Tournament Appearance 2013 Starters Returning/Lost 4/1 Lettermen Returning/Lost 10/4 Newcomers 4 Top Returners Ashley Clark • Jr. • G • 14.6 ppg, 6.4 rpg Kelsee Grovey • Jr. • G • 12.5 ppg, 3.2 apg Mariah Turner • Sr. • F • 10.8 ppg, 5.4 rpg Series Information Series vs. ORU ORU leads, 30-8 Last Meeting 11/26/13 • Tulsa 72, ORU 58 Current Streak L1 Cussen vs. Tulsa 1-1 Coaching Staff Head Coach Matilda Mossman Record at School 42-48 (3) Overall Record 189-141 (11) Assistant Coaches Shane Coffey Britney Brown Megan Robbins Basketball Phone (918) 631-2391 Media Relations WBB Contact Stephanie Hall E-Mail stephanie-hall@utulsa.edu Office Phone (918) 631-2163 Cell Phone (918) 232-2393 Athletics Website TulsaHurricane.com Press Row Phone (918) 631-5400
Kellie Harper Head Coach
UALR
the teams: The 1980-81 ORU squad beat Tulsa twice in a five-day span by a combined 42 points
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NORTH CAROLINA A&T
SOUTHERN MISS
AUSTIN PEAY
Friday, Nov. 28, 5 pm Hattiesburg, Miss.
Saturday, Nov. 29, TBD Hattiesburg, Miss. (Potential Opponent)
Saturday, Nov. 29, TBD Hattiesburg, Miss. (Potential Opponent)
@ncatsuaggies
Tarrell Robinson Head Coach
Christina Carter R-Junior Guard
General Information Location Greensboro, N.C. Enrollment 11,325 Founded 1891 Nickname Aggies Colors Blue and Gold Conference Mid-Eastern Athletic Home Arena Corbett Sports Center (5,700) Chancellor Dr. Harold L. Martin, Sr. Athletic Director Earl M. Hilton III Team Information 2013-14 Record 24-7 2013-14 Conf. Record/Finish 13-3/1st 2014 Postseason WNIT 1st Round Last NCAA Tournament Appearance 2009 Starters Returning/Lost 3/2 Lettermen Returning/Lost 10/2 Newcomers 6 Top Returners Christina Carter • R-Jr. • G • 9.6 ppg, 5.1 apg April McRae • R-Jr. • C • 8.9 ppg, 5.0 rpg Ariel Bursey • Sr. • G • 8.5 ppg, 3.4 rpg Series Information Series vs. ORU First Meeting Last Meeting --Current Streak --Cussen vs. NC A&T --Coaching Staff Head Coach Tarrell Robinson Record at School 46-17 (2) Overall Record same Assistant Coaches Shavon Earp Franklin Scott Jessica Smith Basketball Phone (336) 256-2648 Media Relations WBB Contact Britney Reddick E-Mail bdreddick@ncat.edu Office Phone (336) 285-3609 Cell Phone (336) 272-3800 Athletics Website NCATAggies.com Press Row Phone (336) 334-7272
@USMGoldenEagles
Joye Lee-McNelis Head Coach
Tamara Jones Senior Forward
General Information Location Hattiesburg, Miss. Enrollment 16,000 Founded 1910 Nickname Golden Eagles Colors Black and Gold Conference Conference USA Home Arena Reed Green Coliseum (8,095) Interim President Dr. Rodney D. Bennett Athletics Director Bill McGillis Team Information 2013-14 Record 27-7 2013-14 Conf. Record/Finish 13-3/2nd 2014 Postseason WNIT 2nd Round Last NCAA Tournament Appearance 1996 Starters Returning/Lost 4/1 Lettermen Returning/Lost 9/3 Newcomers 5 Top Returners Tamara Jones • Sr. • F • 14.4 ppg, 6.0 rpg Jerontay Clemons • Jr. • G • 11.2 ppg, 5.1 rpg Brittanny Dinkins • So. • G • 9.2 ppg, 1.7 spg Series Information Series vs. ORU Southern Miss leads, 1-0 Last Meeting 1/4/92 • Southern Miss 82, ORU 66 Current Streak L1 Cussen vs. Southern Miss --Coaching Staff Head Coach Joye Lee-McNelis Record at School 153-157 (10) Overall Record 382-313 (23) Assistant Coaches Jordan Dupuy Alaura Sharp Pauline Love Basketball Phone (601) 266-6444 Media Relations WBB Contact Shirley Hill E-Mail shirley.jones-hill@usm.edu Office Phone (601) 266-4506 Cell Phone (601) 520-3708 Athletics Website SouthernMiss.com Press Row Phone (601) 266-5428
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@letsgopeay
Carrie Daniels Head Coach
Tiasha Gray Junior Guard
General Information Location Clarksville, Tenn. Enrollment 10,597 Founded 1927 Nickname Lady Govs Colors Red and White Conference Ohio Valley Home Arena Winfield Dunn Center (7,257) President Alisa White Athletics Director Derek van der Merwe Team Information 2013-14 Record 9-20 2013-14 Conf. Record/Finish 6-10/6th West 2014 Postseason none Last NCAA Tournament Appearance 2010 Starters Returning/Lost 4/1 Lettermen Returning/Lost 10/3 Newcomers 5 Top Returners Tiasha Gray • Jr. • G • 15.1 ppg, 3.9 apg Tearra Banks • So. • C • 9.6 ppg, 6.0 pg Beth Rates • So. • C • 9.6 ppg, 6.6 rpg Series Information Series vs. ORU First Meeting Last Meeting --Current Streak --Cussen vs. Austin Peay --Coaching Staff Head Coach Carrie Daniels Record at School 88-157 (8) Overall Record same Assistant Coaches Brooke Armstead Jerome Jackson Seth Ralston Basketball Phone (931) 221-7202 Media Relations WBB Contact Cody Bush E-Mail bushc@apsu.edu Office Phone (931) 221-7561 Cell Phone (931) 980-4940 Athletics Website LetsGoPeay.com Press Row Phone (931) 221-7191
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SOUTHWESTERN EASTERN MICHIGAN @SCUEagles
@emueagles
Tuesday, Dec. 2, 12 pm Mabee Center (TTCU Best Field Trip Ever)
Saturday, Dec. 6, 7 pm Mabee Center
Darrick Matthews Head Coach
Adrianna White Sophomore Forward
Cha Sweeney Sophomore Guard
Friday, Dec. 12, 7 pm Mabee Center
Trent May Head Coach
August Touchard Sophomore Guard
General Information Location Phoenix, Ariz. Enrollment 44,000 Founded 1949 Nickname Antelopes (‘Lopes) Colors Purple, Black and White Conference Western Athletic Home Arena GCU Arena (5,000) President Brian Mueller Director of Athletics Keith Baker Team Information 2013-14 Record 21-9 2013-14 Conf. Record/Finish 10-6/3rd 2014 Postseason WBI Last NCAA Tournament Appearance 2013(NCAA II) Starters Returning/Lost 0/5 Lettermen Returning/Lost Newcomers Top Returners August Touchard • 4.6 ppg, 1.4 rpg Asha McDonnell • 3.7 ppg, 3.4 rpg Madison Craig • 2.9 ppg, 0.6 rpg Series Information Series vs. ORU First Meeting Last Meeting vs. ORU --Current Streak --Cussen vs. Grand Canyon --Coaching Staff Head Coach Trent May Record at School 130-46 (7) Overall Record 257-103 (13) Assistant Coaches Cory Cole Erin Scholz Milee Karre Basketball Phone (602) 639-6036 Media Relations WBB Contact Steve Heath E-Mail Steven.Heath@gcu.edu Office Phone (602) 639-6514 Cell Phone (602) 403-4732 Athletics Website GCULopes.com Press Row Phone
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General Information Location Ypsilanti, Mich. Enrollment 25,503 Founded 1849 Nickname Eagles Colors Green and White Conference Mid-American (MAC) Home Arena Convocation Center (8,754) President Dr. Susan W. Martin Director of Athletics Heather Lyke Team Information 2013-14 Record 18-14 2013-14 Conf. Record/Finish 7-11/5th-West 2014 Postseason WBI Last NCAA Tournament Appearance 2012 Starters Returning/Lost 2/3 Lettermen Returning/Lost 6/4 Newcomers 7 Top Returners Cha Sweeney • 17.4 ppg, 3.5 rpg Janay Morton • 13.0 ppg, 3.2 rpg Jamaica Bucknor • 5.1 ppg, 4.1 rpg Series Information Series vs. ORU First Meeting Last Meeting vs. ORU --Current Streak --Cussen vs. Eastern Michigan --Coaching Staff Head Coach Tony Verdi Record at School 26-36 (2) Overall Record 29-43 (2+) Assistant Coaches Mike Groulx Candice Finley Carly Thibault Basketball Phone (734) 487-0481 Media Relations WBB Contact Greg Steiner E-Mail greg.steiner@emich.edu Office Phone (734) 487-0318 Cell Phone (734) 845-1132 Athletics Website EMUEagles.com Press Row Phone (734) 484-0612
@GCULopes
2014-15 Opponents
General Information Location Bethany, Okla. Enrollment 850 Founded 1946 Nickname Eagles Colors White and Blue Conference NAIA - Sooner Athletic Home Arena Prather Coliseum (18,900) President Dr. Reggies Wenyika Director of Athletics Mark Arthur Team Information 2013-14 Record 11-19 2013-14 Conf. Record/Finish 9-13 2014 Postseason none Last NCAA Tournament Appearance --Starters Returning/Lost --Lettermen Returning/Lost --Newcomers --Top Returners Vanessa Bledsoe • 13.3 ppg, 7.5 rpg Adrianna White • 15.6 ppg, 1.6 spg Kim Hayes • 10.3 ppg, 1.8 apg Series Information Series vs. ORU First Meeting Last Meeting vs. ORU --Current Streak --Cussen vs. SCU --Coaching Staff Head Coach Darrick Matthews Record at School First Season Overall Record same Assistant Coaches Sirena Matthews Phylis Hadley Krista Ford Basketball Phone 318-357-5891 Media Relations WBB Contact Matt Stephens E-Mail matthew.stephens@swcu.edu Office Phone (405) 401-3395 Cell Phone Athletics Website SCUEagles.com Press Row Phone
Tony Verdi Head Coach
GRAND CANYON
the names: Dominique Allen (2008-12) represented Great Britain in the 2012 London Summer Olympics
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The 40th season NON-CONFERENCE OPPONENTS
KANSAS STATE
WISCONSIN
ST. GREGORY’S
Sunday, Dec. 14, 2 pm Manhattan, Kan.
Saturday, Dec. 20, 2 pm Madison, Wis.
Monday, Dec. 29, 1 pm Mabee Center
@kstatesports
Jeff Mittie Head Coach
Ashia Woods Senior Guard
General Information Location Manhattan, Kan. Enrollment 24,581 Founded 11863 Nickname Wildcats Colors Purple, Silver and White Conference Big 12 Home Arena Bramlage Coliseum (12,528) President Dr. Kirk Schulz Athletics Director John Currie Team Information 2013-14 Record 11-19 2013-14 Conf. Record/Finish 5-13/9th 2014 Postseason none Last NCAA Tournament Appearance 2012 Starters Returning/Lost 2/3 Lettermen Returning/Lost 10/4 Newcomers 4 Top Returners Ashia Woods • Sr. • G • 10.1 ppg, 2.0 spg Haley Texada • Sr. • G • 7.5 ppg, 4.3 rpg Kindred Wesemann • So. • G • 5.8 ppg, 1.9 rpg Series Information Series vs. ORU K-State leads, 5-2 Last Meeting 12/10/92 • K-State 77, ORU 44 Current Streak L3 Cussen vs. K-State --Coaching Staff Head Coach Jeff Mittie Record at School First Season Overall Record 454-234 (22) Assistant Coaches Brian Ostermann Ebony Gilliam Claire Coggins Basketball Phone (785) 532-6970 Media Relations WBB Contact Randy Peterson E-Mail rpeterson@kstatesports.com Office Phone (785) 532-7975 Cell Phone (785) 587-7769 Athletics Website K-StateSports.com Press Row Phone (785) 539-3423
@UWBadgers
Bobbie Kelsey Head Coach
Michala Johnson R-Senior Forward
General Information Location Madison, Wis. Enrollment 43,275 Founded 1848 Nickname Badgers Colors Cardinal and White Conference Big Ten Home Arena Kohl Center (17,122) Chancellor Rebecca Blank Athletic Director Barry Alvarez Team Information 2013-14 Record 10-19 2013-14 Conf. Record/Finish 3-13/11th 2014 Postseason none Last NCAA Tournament Appearance 2010 Starters Returning/Lost 4/1 Lettermen Returning/Lost 10/1 Newcomers 4 Top Returners Michala Johnson • R-Sr. • F • 16.6 ppg, 7.3 rpg Jacki Gulczynski • Sr. • F • 7.9 ppg, 6.7 rpg Cassie Rochel • R-Sr. • F • 7.0 ppg, 2.7 bpg Series Information Series vs. ORU ORU leads, 1-0 Last Meeting 11/13/11 • ORU 80, Wisconsin 63 Current Streak W1 Cussen vs. Wisconsin --Coaching Staff Head Coach Bobbie Kelsey Record at School 31-48 (3) Overall Record same Assistant Coaches Jayme Stewart Stacy Cantley Alysiah Bond Basketball Phone (608) 265-3737 Media Relations WBB Contact Diane K. Nordstrom E-Mail dkn@athletics.wisc.edu Office Phone (608) 262-9024 Cell Phone (608) 658-3644 Athletics Website UWBadgers.com Press Row Phone (608) 265-4333
the teams that will never be forgotten. the names that will never die.
@SGUCavaliers
Josiah White Head Coach
Stacy Lee Senior Guard
General Information Location Shawnee, Okla. Enrollment 744 Founded 1875 Nickname Cavaliers Colors Red and Blue Conference NAIA - Sooner Athletic Home Arena W.P. Wood Field House President Rt. Rev. Lawrence Stasyszen, O.S.B. Director of Athletics John Martin Team Information 2013-14 Record 4-24 2013-14 Conf. Record/Finish 2-18/11th 2014 Postseason none Last NCAA Tournament Appearance none Starters Returning/Lost Lettermen Returning/Lost Newcomers Top Returners Stacey Lee • 11.9 ppg, 4.5 apg Series Information Series vs. ORU ORU leads, 4-0 Last Meeting 12/16/06 • ORU 111, SGU 42 Current Streak W4 Cussen vs. SGU --Coaching Staff Head Coach Josiah White Record at School 4-24 (2) Overall Record same Assistant Coaches Jenone Bell Basketball Phone (405) 878-5293 Media Relations WBB Contact Brad Collins E-Mail bmcollins@stgregorys.edu Office Phone (405) 878-5657 Cell Phone Athletics Website SGUCavaliers.com Press Row Phone
The 40th season SUMMIT LEAGUE OPPONENTS
NORTH DAKOTA STATE
DENVER
@NDSUBison
@DU_Pioneers
Friday, Jan. 2 • 7 pm • Fargo, N.D. Wednesday, Feb. 11 • 7 pm • Mabee Center
Sunday, Jan. 4 • 2 pm • Denver, Colo. Saturday, Feb. 7 • 2 pm • Mabee Center
Maren Walseth Head Coach
Hometown Previous School Canyon, Calif. Southern Illinois Univ. Thief River Falls, Minn. Lincoln HS Spicer, Minn. New London-Spicer HS Minot, N.D. Minot HS Brandon, Manitoba Crocus Plains HS Lino Lakes, Minn. Centennial HS Hastings, Minn. Hastings HS Casselton, N.D. Central Cass HS Buffalo, Minn. Buffalo HS Sioux Falls, S.D. O’Gorman HS Vermont South, Victoria Caulfield HS Coon Rapids, Minn. Providence Academy
General Information Location Denver, Colo. Enrollment 11,778 Founded 1864 Nickname Pioneers Colors Crimson and Gold Conference The Summit League Home Arena Magness Arena (7,200) President Rebecca Chopp Director of Athletics Peg Bradley-Doppes ` Team Information 2013-14 Record 9-23 2013-14 Conf. Record/Finish 5-9 / 6th 2014 Postseason none Last NCAA Tournament App. 2001 Starters Returning/Lost 3/2 Lettermen Returning/Lost 7/5 Newcomers 5 Top Returners Paige Bradley • 12.5 ppg, 4.9 apg Morgan Van Riper-Rose • 9.0 ppg, 1.7 rpg Teresa Wirth • 10.8 ppg, 3.7 rpg Series Information Series vs. ORU First Meeting Last Meeting --Current Streak --Cussen vs. Denver --Coaching Staff Head Coach Kerry Cremeans Record at School 23-40 (2) Overall Record same Assistant Coaches Seth Kushkin Ashley Langford Molly Marin Basketball Phone (303) 871-4793 Media Relations WBB Contact Brad Thompson E-Mail brad.m.thompson@du.edu Office Phone (303) 871-4990 Cell Phone (44) 897-8400 Athletics Website DenverPioneers.com Denver Roster # Name Pos. Cl. Ht. 10 Morgan Van Riper-Rose G Sr. 5-10 11 Jordan Johnston G Sr. 5-10 12 Jacqlyn Poss G So. 5-9 15 Alecia Espinoza F So. 6-1 20 Ciera Morgan G Fr. 5-9 22 Paige Bradley G Jr. 5-9 23 Kaila Burroughs G Fr. 6-1 24 Tamara Lee G Fr. 5-8 31 Jesse Spittel F So. 6-2 32 Tori Bryant F R-Fr. 6-0 34 Theresa Wirth F Sr. 6-0 40 Avery Queen F Fr. 6-2 45 Jordyn Alt F Fr. 6-2
Paige Bradley Junior Guard 2014-15 Schedule November 16 Hawaii 1 pm 21 at Wyoming 7 pm 25 Colorado 7 pm 28-29 Denver Tournament • Denver, Colo. 28 Siena 2:30 pm 29 Akron/Belmont TBA December 3 Cal State Fullerton 7 pm 6 UMKC 1 pm 8 Air Force 1 pm 11 at Colorado State 7 pm 15 at Weber State 12 pm 19-21 World Vision Classic • W. Lafayette, Ind. 19 vs. Wright State 2:30 pm 20 at Purdue 2:30 pm 21 vs. UC Irvine 12 pm 28 at North Texas 1 pm January 2 at South Dakota St* TBA 4 Oral Roberts* 3 pm 8 Omaha* 7 pm 11 North Dakota State* 1 pm 15 Western Illinois* 7pm 22 at IUPUI* 1:30 pm 24 at IPFW* 1 pm 28 at South Dakota* 6 pm February 4 IUPUI* 7 pm 7 at Oral Roberts* 6 pm 11 South Dakota State* 7 pm 14 IPFW* 1 pm 18 South Dakota* 7 pm 21 at Western Illinois* 3:30 pm 26 at North Dakota St* TBA 28 at Omaha* 1 pm March 7-10 Summit League Tournament (Sioux Falls, S.D.) * Summit League Game All Times MT Hometown Previous School Eden Prairie, Minn. Eden Prairie HS Waterloo, Iowa Waterloo West HS Shoreview, Minn. Roseville Area HS Hacienda Heights, Calif. Troy Tech HS Parker, Colo. Highlands Ranch HS The Woodlands, Texas The Woodlands HS St. Cloud, Minn. Cloud Technical HS Edmond, Okla. Edmond Santa Fe HS Yorba Linda, Calif. Orange Luthern HS Brea, Calif. Brea Olinda HS Mesa, Ariz. Seton Catholic HS Boerne, Texas Boerne HS North Oaks, Minn. Cretin-Derham Hall HS
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2014-15 Schedule November 7 Bemidji State (Ex.) 7 pm 14 Kent State 12 pm 16 Milwaukee 2 pm 19 at Western Michigan 6 pm 28-29 FAU Tournament • Boca Raton, Fla. 28 vs. Northeastern 1:30 pm 29 vs. TBA TBA December 2 at Mississippi State 7 pm 6 North Dakota 7 pm 8 Mayville State 7 pm 11 at Northern Iowa 7 pm 14 at New Mexico State 3 pm 19 at Cal State Fullerton 9 pm 21 at Grand Canyon 3 pm 29 Brandon (Ex.) 7 pm January 2 Oral Roberts* 4 pm 4 South Dakota State* 1 pm 8 IUPUI* 7 pm 11 at Denver* 2 pm 15 at South Dakota* 7 pm 17 IPFW* 2 pm 22 at Omaha* 7 pm 24 at Western Illinois* 4:30 pm 31 at South Dakota St* 4 pm February 6 Western Illinois* 7 pm 8 South Dakota* 2 pm 11 at Oral Roberts* 7 pm 14 Omaha* 2 pm 19 at IUPUI* TBA 21 at IPFW* 1 pm 26 Denver* 7 pm March 7-10 Summit League Tournament (Sioux Falls, S.D.) * Summit League Game All Times CT
Kerry Cremeans Head Coach
2014-15 Opponents
General Information Location Fargo, N.D. Enrollment 14,747 Founded 1890 Nickname Bison Colors Yellow and Green Conference The Summit League Home Arena Bunker Fieldhouse (1,183) President Dr. Dean L Bresciani Women’s Athletic Director Lynn Dorn Team Information 2013-14 Record 6-24 2013-14 Conf. Record/Finish 2-12/8th 2014 Postseason none Last NCAA Tournament App. none Starters Returning/Lost 4/1 Lettermen Returning/Lost 8/2 Newcomers 4 Top Returners Brooke LeMar • Sr. • G • 15.1 ppg, 5.3 apg Marena Whittle • Jr. • F • 13.4 ppg, 7.1 rpg Holly Johnson • Jr. • F • 13.0 ppg, 5.9 rpg Series Information Series vs. ORU ORU leads, 7-4 Last Meeting 2/4/12 • ORU 84, NDSU 75 Current Streak W5 Cussen vs. North Dakota St --Coaching Staff Head Coach Maren Walseth Record at School First Season Overall Record First Season Assistant Coaches Kachine Alexander Keith Dickhudt Patrick Harrison Basketball Phone (701) 231-7804 Media Relations WBB Contact Ryan Anderson E-Mail ryan.k.anderson@ndsu.edu Office Phone (701) 231-5591 Cell Phone (701) 412-6788 Athletics Website GoBison.com Press Row Phone (701) 231-8611 North Dakota State Roster # Name Pos. Cl. Ht. 4 Brooke LeMar G Sr. 5-6 5 Brooke Yaggie G Fr. 5-9 11 Taylor Thunstedt G Fr. 5-8 12 Holly Johnson F Jr. 6-0 14 Brittany Wiebe G R-So. 5-9 20 Kahla Becken G Jr. 5-9 21 Liz Keena F Sr. 6-0 25 Hannah Breske F So. 6-0 30 Emily Spier F So. 6-1 31 Alisa Brown F Sr. 5-11 32 Marena Whittle F Jr. 5-11 44 McKenna Happke F Fr. 6-1
Brooke LeMar Senior Guard
the teams: The 2006-07 team won ORU’s first ever meeting with North Dakota State, 82-67, on Nov. 11, 2006
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The 40th season SUMMIT LEAGUE OPPONENTS
SOUTH DAKOTA
IPFW
@SDCoyotes
@IPFWAthletics
Thursday, Jan. 8 • 7 pm • Mabee Center Saturday, Jan. 31 • 2 pm • Vermillion, S.D.
Sunday, Jan. 11 • 2 pm • Ft. Wayne, Ind. Saturday, Feb. 28 • 2 pm • Mabee Center
Amy Williams Head Coach General Information Location Vermillion, S.D. Enrollment 10,284 Founded 1862 Nickname Coyotes Colors Red and White Conference The Summit League Home Arena DakotaDome (10,000) President James W. Abbott Director of Athletics David Herbster Team Information 2013-14 Record 19-14 2013-14 Conf. Record/Finish 19-14/4th 2014 Postseason NCAA Tournament 1st Rd. Last NCAA Tournament App. 2014 Starters Returning/Lost 4/1 Lettermen Returning/Lost 10/4 Newcomers 3 Top Returners Nicole Seekamp • Jr. • G • 15.5 ppg, 3.8 apg Raeshel Contreras • Jr. • G • 12.8 ppg, 1.5 spg Tia Hemiller • So. • G • 9.5 ppg, 6.5 rpg Series Information Series vs. ORU Tied, 1-1 Last Meeting 1/30/12 • USD 60, ORU 57 Current Streak L1 Cussen vs. South Dakota --Coaching Staff Head Coach Amy Williams Record at School 38-30 (2) Overall Record 135-95 (7) Assistant Coaches Chuck Love Josh Hutchinson Tandem Mays Basketball Phone (605) 677-5941 Media Relations WBB Contact Jarrod Tell E-Mail jarrod.tell@usd.edu Office Phone (605) 677-8813 Cell Phone (641) 420-6932 Athletics Website GoYotes.com Press Row Phone South Dakota Roster # Name Pos. Cl. Ht. 2 Bailey Milne G/F R-Fr. 5-11 4 Tia Hemiller G So. 5-8 5 Madeleine White F Fr. 5-11 15 Kelly Stewart G So. 6-0 20 Taylor Moore G So. 5-10 22 Bridget Arens F Fr. 6-0 23 Raeshel Contreras G Jr. 5-7 24 Jaylah Jackson G Fr. 5-7 30 Margaret McCloud C So. 6-2 32 Emily Smith C Fr. 6-3 33 Polly Harrington F Sr. 5-11 35 Nicole Seekamp G Jr. 5-10 42 Heidi Hoff G So. 5-10 44 Lisa Loeffler F Jr. 6-1
Nicole Seekamp Junior Guard 2014-15 Schedule November 11 at Drake 7 pm 16 at Kansas TBA 19 at Portland State 9 pm 20 at Washington TBA 24 UC Irvine 7 pm 30 Marquette TBA December 4 Northern Iowa 7 pm 6 Cal State Fullerton TBA 9 Valparaiso 7 pm 18 Saint Mary 5 pm 21 North Dakota 2 pm 28-29 UTSA Tournament • San Antonio, Texas 28 at UTSA 2:30 pm 29 vs. Chattanooga 12 pm January 2 at Omaha* TBA 8 at Oral Roberts* 7 pm 10 at Western Illinois* 4:30 pm 15 North Dakota State* 7 pm 17 South Dakota State* 2 pm 22 at IPFW* TBA 24 IUPUI* TBA 28 Denver* 7 pm 31 Oral Roberts* 2 pm February 6 IPFW* 7 pm 8 at North Dakota St* TBA 12 Omaha* 7 pm 18 at Denver* TBA 21 at South Dakota St* TBA 26 IUPUI* 7 pm 28 Western Illinois* 2 pm March 7-10 Summit League Tournament (Sioux Falls, S.D.) * Summit League Game All Times CT Hometown Previous School Madison, S.D. Madison Central HS Watertown, S.D. Watertown HS Warrnambool, Australia Geelong College Amery, Wis. Amery HS Milford, Neb. Milford HS Crofton, Neb. Crofton HS San Francisco, Calif. Foothill College Olathe, Kan. Northwest HS Rapid City, S.D. Stevens HS Ocean Springs, Miss. Ocean Springs HS Kansas City, Mo. Johnson Co. CC Renmark, Australia Brighton Secondary HS Brandon, S.D. Brandon Valley HS Maplewood, Minn. North St. Paul HS
Chris Paul Head Coach General Information Location Fort Wayne, Ind. Enrollment 13,459 Founded 1964 Nickname Mastodons Colors Royal Blue and White Conference The Summit League Home Arena Gates Sports Center (2,000) President Vicky L. Carewin Athletic Director Kelley Hartley Hutton Team Information 2013-14 Record 15-15 2013-14 Conf. Record/Finish 8-6/3rd 2014 Postseason WBI 1st Round Last NCAA Tournament App. --Starters Returning/Lost 2/3 Lettermen Returning/Lost 9/6 Newcomers 4 Top Returners Haley Seibert • Sr. • G • 16.7 ppg, 2.6 apg Mur Hagerman • R-Sr. • G • 4.2 ppg, 2.8 rpg Rachel Rinehart • So. • G • 4.9 ppg, 1.9 rpg Series Information Series vs. ORU ORU leads, 8-3 Last Meeting 2/18/12 • ORU 62, IPFW 61 Current Streak W4 Cussen vs. IPFW --Coaching Staff Head Coach Chris Paul Record at School 109-151 (9) Overall Record same Assistant Coaches Kip Jones Marcie Albers Anna Patritto Basketball Phone (260) 481-6970 Media Relations WBB Contact Brian Alden E-Mail aldenb@ipfw.edu Office Phone (260) 481-6646 Cell Phone (859) 468-8963 Athletics Website GoMastodons.com Press Row Phone (859) 468-8963 IPFW Roster # Name Pos. Cl. Ht. 2 KeShyra McCarver F Fr. 5-10 3 Courtney Ogle G Jr. 6-0 4 Kamilah Carter G Jr. 5-4 10 Haley Seibert G Sr. 5-5 15 Hillary Moore F Sr. 6-1 22 Mur Hagerman G R-Sr. 5-10 23 Brett Green F So. 5-10 31 Rachel Rinehart G So. 5-8 32 Danielle Wilmoth C Jr. 6-4 33 Allyson Bunch F Fr. 5-10 35 Hannah Lee F Jr. 6-2 40 Keanna Gary F R-Fr. 6-1 42 Alexis Richards F Jr. 6-1
the teams that will never be forgotten. the names that will never die.
Haley Seibert Senior/Guard 2014-15 Schedule November 14 at Illinois 18 Grace 21 Evansville 23 at USC Upstate 25 at Coastal Carolina December 2 Detroit 4 at Chicago State 6 Northern Kentucky 10 at Indiana 13 at West Virginia 22 Oakland 28 Milwaukee 30 Trine January 2 Western Illinois* 4 at IUPUI* 9 South Dakota State* 11 Oral Roberts* 17 at North Dakota St* 22 South Dakota* 24 Denver* 29 Omaha* 31 at Western Illinois* February 6 at South Dakota* 8 at South Dakota St* 11 IUPUI* 14 at Denver* 21 North Dakota State* 26 at Omaha* 28 at Oral Roberts*
TBA 11:30 am 7 pm 3 pm 7 pm 7 pm TBA 4:30 pm 7 pm TBA 7 pm 2 pm 5:30 pm 7 pm TBA 7 pm 2 pm 3 pm 7 pm 3 pm 7 pm 5:30 pm 8pm 5 pm 7 pm 3 pm 2 pm 8 pm 3 pm
March 7-10 Summit League Tournament (Sioux Falls, S.D.) * Summit League Game All Times ET
Hometown Toledo, Ohio Columbus, Ind. Ann Arbor, Mich. Terre Haute, Ind. Otterbein, Ind. Pendleton, Ind. Camby, Ind. Angola, Ind. LaGrange, Ohio Columbus, Ind. Terre Haute, Ind. Fort Wayne, Ind. Miami, Fla.
Previous School Whitmer HS Columbus East HS Owens CC Terre Haute South HS Benton Central HS Wright State Univ. Mooresville HS Angola HS Keystone HS Columbus East HS Terre Haute South HS Leo HS Miami Palmetto HS
The 40th season SUMMIT LEAGUE OPPONENTS
IUPUI
WESTERN ILLINOIS
Thursday, Jan. 15 • 7 pm • Mabee Center Saturday, Feb. 21 • 2 pm • Indianapolis, Ind.
Saturday, Jan. 17 • 2 pm • Mabee Center Thursday, Feb. 19 • 7 pm • Macomb, Ill.
@IUPUIJaguars
Austin Parkinson Head Coach
Nevena Markovic Senior Forward
Hometown Previous School Crawfordsville, Ind. North Montgomery HS Louisville, Ky. Butler HS Kokomo, Ind. Western HS Naperville, Ill. Montini Catholic HS Otterbein, Ind. Benton Central HS Dakar, Senegal Lake Forest Academy Fishers, Ind. Coastal Carolina Univ. Kankakee, Ill. Bradley Bourbonnais HS Indianapolis, Ind. Ben Davis HS Wilmette, Ill. Valparaiso Univ. Fort Wayne, Ind. Snider HS Mason, Ohio Mason HS Indianapolis, Ind. Lawrence North HS Wheaton, Ill. Glenbard South HS
General Information Location Macomb, Ill. Enrollment 11,707 Founded 1899 Nickname Fighting Leathernecks Colors Purple and Gold Conference The Summit League Home Arena Western hall (5,139) President Dr. Jack Thomas Director of Athletics Tommy Bell Team Information 2013-14 Record 14-16 2013-14 Conf. Record/Finish 6-8/5th 2014 Postseason none Last NCAA Tournament App. 1995 Starters Returning/Lost 4/1 Lettermen Returning/Lost 10/2 Newcomers 5 Top Returners Ashley Luke • 20.8 ppg, 10.5 rpg Michelle Maher • 13.8 ppg, 4.0 apg Tori Niemann • 13.5 ppg, 5.7 rpg Series Information Series vs. ORU ORU leads, 19-17 Last Meeting 3/3/12 • ORU 71, WIU 83 Current Streak L1 Cussen vs. Western Illinois --Coaching Staff Head Coach JD Gravina Record at School 40-51 (9) Overall Record 154-112 Assistant Coaches Seth Minter Kierra McCleary Bailey Beale Basketball Phone (309) 298-1893 Media Relations WBB Contact Dan Wallace E-Mail dj-wallace2@wiu.edu Office Phone (309) 298-1133 Cell Phone ((630) 450-2077 Athletics Website GoLeathernecks.com Press Row Phone (309) 298-1227 Western Illinois Roster # Name Pos. Cl. Ht. 4 Ciara Marlow G So. 5-7 5 Ashley Luke F Jr. 6-1 10 Mallory Boyle G So. 5-11 12 Faith Lois G Jr. 5-11 14 Michelle Maher G Jr. 5-9 15 Emily Clemens G Fr. 5-4 21 Tori Niemann G Sr. 5-11 22 Michelle Farrow G R-Fr. 5-10 23 Taylor McClintock G So. 5-10 24 Krystal Corhn G Jr. 5-6 25 Liz Skotowski G Jr. 5-9 32 Paige Harmon F Jr. 6-0 34 Tayler Miller G Fr. 5-11 42 Jenna Mueller F Sr. 6-2 44 Sophie Reichelt F Jr. 6-2
Ashley Luke Junior Forward 2014-15 Schedule November 6 William Jewell (Ex.) 7pm 15 at Missouri TBA 17 William Woods 7 pm 20 at Chicago State 7pm 23 at Florida Atlantic 1pm 25 UMKC 11 am 29 North Dakota 4:30 pm December 3 at SE Missouri State TBA 6 at UIC TBA 9 at Bradley 7 pm 12 Easten Illinois 7 pm 21 at Marquette TBA 28 Eureka 4:30 pm 30 Milwaukee 5:30 pm January 2 at IPFW* 6 pm 4 Omaha* 4:30 pm 10 South Dakota* 4:30 pm 15 at Denver* TBA 17 at Oral Roberts* 2 pm 21 South Dakota State* 7 pm 24 North Dakota State* 4:30 pm 29 IUPUI* 7 pm 31 IPFW* 4:30 pm February 6 at North Dakota St* TBA 8 at Omaha* 2 pm 14 at IUPUI* TBA 19 Oral Roberts* 7 pm 21 Denver* 4:30 pm 26 at South Dakota St* TBA 28 at South Dakota* 1 pm March 7-10 Summit League Tournament (Sioux Falls, S.D.) * Summit League Game All Times CT
Hometown Roseville, Ill. Oak Creek, Wis. New Sharon, Iowa Burlington, Wis. Park Ridge, Ill. Muscatine, Iowa Canton, Mo. Waukesha, Wis. Glasford, Ill. Milwaukee, Wis. Mt. Vernon, Iowa Oswego, Ill. St. Louis, Mo. Clarence, Mo. Mill Creek, Wash.
Previous School Monmouth-Roseville HS Oak Creek HS North Mahaska HS Westosha Central HS Maine South HS Muscatine HS Canton R-V HS Waukesha West HS Illini Bluffs HS Topeka HS Mt. Vernon HS Oswego HS Metro HS South Shelby HS Holy Names Academy
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2014-15 Schedule November 10 Oakland City (Ex.) 7 pm 14 Louisville TBA 18 Eastern Illinois 7 pm 23 at Michigan State TBA 25 SIU-Edwardsville 7 pm 28-29 Cal State Northridge Tourn. • Northridge, Calif. 28 vs. Texas Southern 8 pm 29 vs. CSUN/Montana St TBA December 4 Indiana State 7 pm 7 at Indiana 2 pm 11 IU-Kokomo 7 pm 14 at Missouri State 3 pm 18 IU-Southeast 7 pm 21 Evansville TBA 30 at Northern Kentucky TBA January 4 IPFW* TBA 8 at North Dakota St* TBA 11 South Dakota State* TBA 15 at Oral Roberts* 6 pm 17 at Omaha* TBA 22 Denver* TBA 24 South Dakota* TBA 29 at Western Illinois* TBA 31 Omaha* TBA February 4 at Denver* TBA 11 at IPFW* TBA 14 Western Illinois* TBA 19 North Dakota State* TBA 21 Oral Roberts* TBA 26 at South Dakota* TBA 28 at South Dakota St* TBA March 7-10 Summit League Tournament (Sioux Falls, S.D.) * Summit League Game All Times ET
JD Gravina Head Coach
2014-15 Opponents
General Information Location Indianapolis, Ind Enrollment 30,690 Founded 1969 Nickname Jaguars Colors Red, Gold and Black Conference The Summit League Home Arena The Jungle (1,215) President Charles R. Bantz Director of Athletics Michael R. Moore Team Information 2013-14 Record 23-10 2013-14 Conf. Record/Finish 11-3/2nd 2014 Postseason none Last NCAA Tournament App. none Starters Returning/Lost 3/2 Lettermen Returning/Lost 8/5 Newcomers 6 Top Returners Nevena Markovic • 11.0 ppg, 6.4 rpg Akilah Sims • 8.7 ppg, 4.8 rpg Nicole Rogers • 7.5 ppg, 0.8 rpg Series Information Series vs. ORU ORU leads, 17-12 Last Meeting 2/13/12 • ORU 67, IUPUI 55 Current Streak W1 Cussen vs. IUPUI --Coaching Staff Head Coach Austin Parkinson Record at School 60-65 (4) Overall Record same Assistant Coaches Alex Mislan Kristin Drabyn Janese Banks Basketball Phone (317) 278-1397 Media Relations WBB Contact John Berry E-Mail jmberry@iupui.edu Office Phone (317) 278-3619 Cell Phone (614) 557-7933 Athletics Website IUPUIJags.com Press Row Phone (317) 274-4558 IUPUI Roster # Name Pos. Cl. Ht. 3 Kelsi Byrd G So. 5-9 4 Danielle Lawrence G Fr. 5-9 10 Nicole Rogers G Jr. 5-11 11 Sara Ross G/F Fr. 5-10 12 Caitlyn Tolen G So. 5-10 20 Khadidiatou Diouf C Fr. 6-2 21 Shanika Maddox F R-Sr. 6-2 22 Martha Burse G Fr. 5-6 23 Shawnece Teague C Jr. 6-3 25 Shaquira Scott G Sr. 5-10 30 Akilah Sims F Jr. 5-10 32 Jenna Gunn F Fr. 6-0 33 Mikale Rogers C So. 6-2 34 Nevena Markovic F/C Sr. 6-4
@WIUAthletics
the names: Stephanie Clark (2001-03) snatched 18 rebounds vs. iupui on Feb. 15, 2003, matching an ORU Summit League ERA record
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OMAHA
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE
Saturday, Jan. 24 • 2 pm • Mabee Center Thursday, Feb. 5 • 7 pm • Omaha, Neb.
Thursday, Jan. 29 • 7 pm • Brookings, S.D. Friday, Feb. 13 • 7 pm • Mabee Center
@omavs
Brittany Lange Head Coach General Information Location Omaha, Neb. Enrollment 15,227 Founded 1908 Nickname Mavericks Colors Crimson and Black Conference The Summit League Home Arena Sapp Fieldhouse (2,500) President Dr. John Christensen Director of Athletics Trev Alberts Team Information 2013-14 Record 12-16 2013-14 Conf. Record/Finish 4-10/7th 2014 Postseason none Last NCAA Tournament App. none Starters Returning/Lost 4/1 Lettermen Returning/Lost 10/1 Newcomers 5 Top Returners Lanese Bough • 5.4 ppg, 4.8 rpg Mikaela Shaw • 10.4 ppg, 10.4 rpg Taijhe Kelly • 9.8 ppg, 3.5 bpg Series Information Series vs. ORU Tied 1-1 Last Meeting 1/4/1979 • ORU 63, UNO 64 Current Streak L1 Cussen vs. Omaha --Coaching Staff Head Coach Brittany Lange Record at School 12-16 (1) Overall Record same Assistant Coaches Lee Aduddell Kirk Walker Rodney Rogan Basketball Phone (402) 554-2002 Media Relations WBB Contact Shad Beam E-Mail sbeam@unomaha.edu Office Phone (402) 554-2140 Cell Phone (402) 306-1150 Athletics Website OMavs.com Press Row Phone --Omaha Roster # Name Pos. Cl. Ht. 0 Felicia Anderson G Sr. 5-6 2 Felicia Coleman G So. 5-5 4 Brianna Bogard G Jr. 5-7 5 Lanese Bough G Sr. 5-10 10 Madi Robson G So. 5-7 14 Marissa Preston G So. 5-8 15 Victoria Trowbridge F So. 6-1 20 Cat Cox G Jr. 5-9 22 Mikaela Shaw G So. 6-0 24 Bobbi Beckwith G Jr. 5-10 31 Sami Pawlak F So. 6-0 32 Vanessa Barajas C Fr. 6-3 33 Remy Davenport G Fr. 5-8 34 Annie Penquite G Fr. 5-11 45 Taijhe Kelly C Sr. 6-4
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Taijhe Kelly Senior Center 2014-15 Schedule November 6 Rockhurst (Ex.) 7 pm 15 Alcorn State 2 pm 17 at Air Force 8 pm 21 Graceland 7 pm 26 North Dakota TBA 28 Northern Colorado TBA December 1 Peru State 7 pm 5 at Eastern Illinois 7 pm 7 at Milwaukee 2 pm 11 Bakersfield 7 pm 14 SIUE 2 pm 20 Creighton TBA 29 at Utah Valley 3 pm January 2 South Dakota* 7 pm 4 at Western Illinois* 2 pm 8 at Denver* 8 pm 15 at South Dakota St* 7 pm 17 IUPUI* 2 pm 22 North Dakota State* 7 pm 24 at Oral Roberts* 2 pm 29 at IPFW* 6 pm 31 at IUPUI* 1 pm February 4 Oral Roberts* 7 pm 8 Western Illinois* 2 pm 12 at South Dakota* 7 pm 14 at North Dakota St* 2 pm 18 South Dakota State* 7 pm 26 IPFW* 7 pm 28 Denver* 2 pm March 7-10 Summit League Tournament (Sioux Falls, S.D.) * Summit League Game All Times CT
Hometown Previous School Menlo Park, Calif. Mission College Winter Park, Fla. Trinity Prep HS Georgetown, Texas East Tennessee St. Univ. Christiansted, U.S.V.I. Panola College Ankeny, Iowa Ankeny HS Kansas City, Mo. Wichita State Univ. Naperville, Ill. Naperville Central HS Elkhorn, Neb. Elkhorn HS Deweese, Neb. Sandy Creek HS Albion, Neb. Indiana State Univ. Geneva, Ill. Geneva HS Gilbert, Ariz. Mesquite HS Blue Springs, Mo. Blue Springs South HS Altoona, Iowa Southeast Polk HS Carson, Calif. Long Beach Poly HS
Aaron Johnston Head Coach General Information Location Brookings, S.D. Enrollment 12,557 Founded 1881 Nickname Jackrabbits Colors Blue and Yellow Conference The Summit League Home Arena Frost Arena (6,100) President Dr. David L. Chicone Athletic Director Justin Sell Team Information 2013-14 Record 26-10 2013-14 Conf. Record/Finish 13-1/1st 2014 Postseason WNIT Semifinals Last NCAA Tournament App. 2013 Starters Returning/Lost 3/2 Lettermen Returning/Lost 9/3 Newcomers 5 Top Returners Megan Waytashek • Sr. • G • 11.8 ppg, 4.6 rpg Mariah Clarin • Sr. • F • 8.9 ppg, 6.7 rpg Kerri Young • So. • G • 7.1 ppg, 2.3 rpg Series Information Series vs. ORU Tied, 6-6 Last Meeting 2/6/12 • SDSU 70, ORU 51 Current Streak L1 Cussen vs. South Dakota St --Coaching Staff Head Coach Aaron Johnston Record at School 363-126 (14) Overall Record same Assistant Coaches Mike Jewett Katie Falco Carissa Nord Basketball Phone (605) 688-6336 Media Relations WBB Contact Michele Schmidt E-Mail fowlerm@nsula.edu Office Phone (605) 688-4932 Cell Phone (605) 695-0704 Athletics Website GoJacks.com Press Row Phone (605) 688-4623 South Dakota State Roster # Name Pos. Cl. Ht. 0 Chynna Stevens G/F 6-0 So. 1 Alexis Alexander G 5-7 Fr. 3 Megan Stuart F 6-2 Sr. 4 Gabrielle Boever G 5-9 Sr. 5 Kaitlyn Severyn G/F 6-0 Fr. 10 Kerri Young G/F 6-0 So. 12 Macy Mille G 6-0 Fr. 21 Clarissa Ober C 6-2 So. 22 Chloe Cornemann G 5-8 Jr. 23 Walters, Rachel G/F 6-1 Sr. 24 Megan Waytashek G/F 6-0 Sr. 35 Tiffaney Flaata C 6-2 RFr. 40 Mariah Clarin F 6-1 Sr. 45 Ellie Thompson F 6-1 Fr.
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Megan Waytashek Senior Guard 2014-15 Schedule
October 30 South Dakota Tech (Ex.) TBA November 8 Northern State (Ex.) TBA 14 BYU TBA 18 Creighton TBA 22 at DePaul TBA 24 Sam Houston State TBA 29-30 Ldy Rebel Round-Up • Las Vegas, Nev. 29 vs. Northern Illinois 12:30 pm 30 vs. UNLV/Delaware St TBA December 4 at Arkansas TBA 6 at Northern Colorado TBA 10 Green Bay TBA 15 Middle Tennessee TBA 18 UALR TBA 21 at Marist TBA 29 at Nothern Iowa TBA January 2 at Denver* TBA 4 at North Dakota St* TBA 9 at Fort Wayne* TBA 11 at IUPUI* TBA 15 Omaha* TBA 17 at South Dakota* TBA 21 at Western Illinois* TBA 24 Oral Roberts* TBA 31 North Dakota Sate* TBA February 08 Fort Wayne* TBA 11 at Denver* TBA 13 at Oral Roberts* 7 pm 18 Omaha* TBA 21 South Dakota* TBA 26 Western Illinois* TBA 28 IUPUI* TBA March 7-10 Summit League Tournament (Sioux Falls, S.D.) * Summit League Game All Times CT
Hometown Previous School Clark, S.D. Clark HS Brooklyn Park, Minn. Champlin Park HS Roseville, Minn. Roseville Area HS Worthington, Minn. Worthington HS Pierre, S.D. Pierre T.F. Riggs HS Mitchell, S.D. Mitchell HS Mitchell, S.D. Mitchell HS Glencoe, Minn. Glencoe-Silver Lake HS Yankton, S.D. Yankton HS Sioux Falls, S.D. Washington HS Lino Lakes, Minn. Centennial HS Savage, Minn. Prior Lake HS Princeton, Minn. Princeton HS Chaska, Minn. Chaska HS
The 40th season 2014-15 SUMMIT LEAGUE COMPOSITE SCHEDULE
Nov. 14
Kent St. at North Dakota State Fort Wayne at Illinois Louisville at IUPUI Oral Roberts at Baylor South Dakota at Drake BYU at South Dakota State
12 pm 3 pm 4 pm 6 pm 7:05 pm 8 pm
Nov. 15
Western Illinois at Missouri Alcorn St. at Omaha
2 pm 2 pm
Nov. 16
South Dakota at Kansas Wis.-Milwaukee at North Dakota State Hawaii at Denver
Nov. 17
Oral Roberts at Tennessee William Woods at Western Illinois Omaha at Air Force
7 pm 7 pm 8 pm
Nov. 18
Grace College at Fort Wayne Eastern Illinois at IUPUI Creighton at South Dakota State
10:30 am 6 pm 7 pm
Nov. 19
Nov. 20
Western Illinois at Chicago St. South Dakota at Washington
7:05 pm 9 pm
Nov. 21
Evansville at Fort Wayne Tulsa at Oral Roberts Graceland (Iowa) at Omaha Denver at Wyoming
6 pm 7 pm 7 pm 8 pm
Nov. 22
South Dakota State at DePaul
7 pm
Nov. 23
Western Illinois at Fla. Atlantic IUPUI at Michigan St. Fort Wayne at S.C. Upstate
1 pm 1 pm 2 pm
Sam Houston St. at South Dakota State Missouri St. at Oral Roberts UC Irvine at South Dakota
Nov. 25
Kansas City at Western Illinois Fort Wayne at Coastal Carolina SIUE at IUPUI Colorado at Denver
6 pm 9 pm
6 pm 7 pm 7 pm
11 am 6 pm 6 pm 8 pm
North Dakota at Omaha Oral Roberts at Ark.-Little Rock
Nov. 28
Northeastern at North Dakota State Siena at Denver N.C. A&T at Oral Roberts Northern Colo. at Omaha Texas Southern at IUPUI
Nov. 29
TBA vs Denver TBA vs IUPUI TBA vs North Dakota State TBA vs Oral Roberts North Dakota at Western Illinois Northern Ill. at South Dakota State
Nov. 30
TBA vs South Dakota State South Dakota at Marquette
Dec. 01
Peru St. at Omaha
Dec. 02
Southwestern Christ. at Oral Roberts Detroit at Fort Wayne North Dakota State at Mississippi St.
Dec. 03
Western Illinois at Southeast Mo. St. Cal St. Fullerton at Denver
Dec. 04
Fort Wayne at Chicago St. Indiana St. at IUPUI South Dakota State at Arkansas UNI at South Dakota
Dec. 05
Omaha at Eastern Illinois
Dec. 06
Cal St. Fullerton at South Dakota Eastern Mich. at Oral Roberts Kansas City at Denver South Dakota State at Northern Colo. Northern Ky. at Fort Wayne Western Illinois at Ill.-Chicago North Dakota at North Dakota State
Dec. 07
IUPUI at Indiana Omaha at Wis.-Milwaukee
Dec. 08
Mayville St. at North Dakota State Air Force at Denver
2 pm 5 pm
Dec. 09
2:30 pm 3:30 pm 5:30 pm 7 pm 7:30 pm
Dec. 10
TBA TBA TBA TBA 4:30 pm 4:30 pm
TBA 2 pm
Valparaiso at South Dakota Western Illinois at Bradley
Fort Wayne at Indiana Wis.-Green Bay at South Dakota State
Dec. 11
IU-Kokomo at IUPUI North Dakota State at UNI CSU Bakersfield at Omaha Denver at Colorado St.
Dec. 12
Grand Canyon at Oral Roberts Eastern Illinois at Western Illinois
Dec. 13
Fort Wayne at West Virginia
Dec. 14 7 pm
12 pm 6 pm 7 pm
Oral Roberts at Kansas St. North Dakota State at New Mexico St. SIUE at Omaha IUPUI at Missouri St.
Dec. 15
Denver at Weber St. Middle Tenn. at South Dakota State
11 AM 7 pm
Dec. 18
12 pm 6 pm 7 pm 7 pm
Dec. 19
6 pm
2 pm 2 pm 2 pm 3 pm 3:30 pm 7 pm 7 pm
1 pm 2 pm
7 pm 8 pm
St. Mary (Neb.) at South Dakota Ind.-Southeast at IUPUI Ark.-Little Rock at South Dakota State
Denver at Wright St. North Dakota State at Cal St. Fullerton
Dec. 20
Omaha at Creighton Denver at Purdue Oral Roberts at Wisconsin
Dec. 21
Denver at UC Irvine South Dakota State at Marist Evansville at IUPUI Western Illinois at Marquette North Dakota at South Dakota North Dakota State at Grand Canyon
Dec. 22
Oakland at Fort Wayne
7 pm 7 pm
6 pm 7 pm
6 pm 7 pm 7 pm 8 pm
7 pm 7 pm
3 pm
1 pm 2 pm 2 pm 2:05 pm
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North Dakota State at Western Mich. South Dakota at Portland St.
Nov. 24
2 pm 2 pm 2 pm
Nov. 26
1 pm 7 pm
5 pm 6 pm 7 pm
1:30 pm 9 pm
12 pm 1:30 pm 5 pm
11 am 12 pm 1 pm 2 pm 2 pm 2 pm
6 pm
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Dec. 28
Wis.-Milwaukee at Fort Wayne Denver at North Texas South Dakota at UTSA Eureka at Western Illinois
Dec. 29
South Dakota at Chattanooga St. Gregory’s at Oral Roberts Omaha at Utah Valley South Dakota State at UNI Brandon University at North Dakota State
Dec. 30
Trine at Fort Wayne IUPUI at Northern Ky. Wis.-Milwaukee at Western Illinois
Jan. 02
Oral Roberts at North Dakota State Western Illinois at Fort Wayne Denver at South Dakota State South Dakota at Omaha
Jan. 04
South Dakota State at North Dakota State Fort Wayne at IUPUI Omaha at Western Illinois Oral Roberts at Denver
Jan. 08
IUPUI at North Dakota State South Dakota at Oral Roberts Omaha at Denver
Jan. 09
South Dakota State at Fort Wayne
Jan. 10
South Dakota at Western Illinois
Jan. 11
Oral Roberts at Fort Wayne South Dakota State at IUPUI North Dakota State at Denver
Jan. 15
IUPUI at Oral Roberts Omaha at South Dakota State North Dakota State at South Dakota Western Illinois at Denver
Jan. 17
Fort Wayne at North Dakota State Western Illinois at Oral Roberts South Dakota State at South Dakota IUPUI at Omaha
1 pm 2 pm 2:30 pm 4:30 pm
12 pm 1 pm 3 pm 7 pm 7 pm
4:30 pm 6 pm 7 pm
Jan. 21
South Dakota State at Western Illinois
Jan. 22
Denver at IUPUI South Dakota at Fort Wayne North Dakota State at Omaha
Jan. 24
Denver at Fort Wayne Omaha at Oral Roberts North Dakota State at Western Illinois South Dakota at IUPUI
Jan. 28
Denver at South Dakota
Jan. 29 4 pm 6 pm 7 pm 7 pm
1 pm 2 pm 4:30 pm 5 pm
7 pm 7 pm 8 pm
6 pm
Omaha at Fort Wayne Oral Roberts at South Dakota State IUPUI at Western Illinois
Jan. 31
Omaha at IUPUI North Dakota State at South Dakota State Oral Roberts at South Dakota Fort Wayne at Western Illinois
Feb. 04
Oral Roberts at Omaha IUPUI at Denver
Feb. 06
Western Illinois at North Dakota State Fort Wayne at South Dakota
Feb. 07
Denver at Oral Roberts 4:30 pm
1 pm 2 pm 2 pm
7 pm 7 pm 7 pm 8 pm
2 pm 2 pm 2 pm 2 pm
Feb. 08
South Dakota at North Dakota State Western Illinois at Omaha Fort Wayne at South Dakota State
Feb. 11
IUPUI at Fort Wayne North Dakota State at Oral Roberts South Dakota State at Denver
Feb. 12
Omaha at South Dakota
Feb. 13
South Dakota State at Oral Roberts
the teams that will never be forgotten. the names that will never die.
7 pm
4 pm 6 pm 7 pm
Feb. 14
Western Illinois at IUPUI Omaha at North Dakota State Fort Wayne at Denver
Feb. 18
South Dakota State at Omaha South Dakota at Denver 2 pm 2 pm 4:30 pm 6 pm
7 pm
6 pm 7 pm 7 pm
2 pm 2 pm 2 pm 4:30 pm
7 pm 8 pm
7 pm 7 pm
2 pm
2 pm 2 pm 4 pm
6 pm 7 pm 8 pm
7 pm
7 pm
Feb. 19
North Dakota State at IUPUI Oral Roberts at Western Illinois
Feb. 21
North Dakota State at Fort Wayne Oral Roberts at IUPUI South Dakota at South Dakota State Denver at Western Illinois
Feb. 26
Denver at North Dakota State Western Illinois at South Dakota State IUPUI at South Dakota Fort Wayne at Omaha
Feb. 28
Western Illinois at South Dakota Fort Wayne at Oral Roberts IUPUI at South Dakota State Denver at Omaha
2 pm 2 pm 2 pm
7 pm 8 pm
6 pm 7 pm
1 pm 1 pm 2 pm 4:30 pm
7 pm 7 pm 7 pm 7 pm
1:30 pm 2 pm 2 pm 2 pm
MARCH 7-10 SUMMIT LEAGUE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP SANFORD PREMIER CENTER SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA Saturday, March 7
Game 1: No. 1 Seed vs. No. 8 Seed Game 2: No. 2 Seed vs. No. 7 Seed
Sunday, March 8
Game 3: No. 4 Seed vs. No. 5 Seed Game 4: No. 3 Seed vs. No. 6 Seed
Monday, March 9
Game 5: Game 1 winner vs. Game 3 winner Game 6: Game 2 winner vs. Game 4 winner
Tuesday, March 10 Game 7: Championship Game
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>>> 13-14 BY THE NUMBERS
Overall Record 9-20 Southland Conference Record 8-10 Southland Conference Finish t8th Mabee Center Record 9-3 Road Record 0-16 Neutral Site Record 0-1 SLC Tournament No. 8 seed 1st Rd • vs. Nicholls State • L, 66-77 Final RPI 259
The 2013-14 season will be remembered as a year of transition for the Oral Roberts University women’s basketball program, as the Golden Eagles bid farewell to a legendary senior class but welcomed nine players who wore the blue and gold for the first time. Led by senior all-conference performers Christian Key and Sarah Shelton, ORU steadied the ship after a challenging pre-conference schedule and earned a conference tournament spot for the 17th consecutive season. Most importantly, ORU laid the foundation for future success as a promising freshman class gained vital experience.
KEY, SHELTON EARN ALL-SLC NODS ORU’s senior class was the core of the team, and both final-year veterans were honored as All-Southland Conference performers. Shelton was a Preseason All-SLC pick after leading the league in field goal percentage as a junior. Key, meanwhile, earned a 3rd Team All-Southland selection in March after averaging 14.0 points per game. Key is the 33rd all-conference honoree for ORU since joining the Mid-Continent Conference prior to the 1997-98 season.
KEY LEAVES MARK ON ORU RECORD BOOKS Christian Key’s reputation as a deadly shooter will live forever in the ORU record books. Key ended her four-year career with 149 made three-pointers, 7th-best in program history, and her 39.1% three-point field goal percentage ranked 4thbest at the time of her graduation. Key also moved up the free throw charts in her final collegiate season after shooting more than twice as many foul shots in her final season as she did in her first three years combined. The Tulsa native set ORU’s career and single-season free throw percentage records in 2013-14. ORU Single-Season FT Percentage 1. Christian Key (13-14) 2. Kevi Luper (12-13) 3. Jaci Bigham (10-11) ORU Career FT Percentage 1. Christian Key (10-14) 2. Margie Jackson (80-85) 3. Kevi Luper (09-13)
>>> Christian Key’s emergence as one of the Southland Conference’s most complete players was a bright spot in 2013-14. The senior became the first player in 24 years to lead ORU in scoring, assists and steals in a single season
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SHELTON DOMINATES THE PAINT IN FINAL SEASON Sarah Shelton ended her junior season by blocking six shots at Tennessee in the NCAA Tournament,
The 40th season and she carried that momentum into a highly-productive senior campaign. Shelton led the Southland Conference with 2.2 blocks per game, and she ended 2013-14 in ORU’s single-season and career top-five in blocks. The Ft. Worth native also finished her career with ORU’s top career field goal percentage. 119 94 71 65 65 213 148 120 117 99 .631 .568 .566
CHRISTIAN KEY
• 3rd Team All-Southland Conference selection • 2nd Team College Sports Madness All-Southland Conference selection • 2nd Team Southland Conference AllAcademic Team selection • Southland Conference Honorable Mention Player of the Week selection (Jan. 27, March 3) • Team Most Valuable Player
SARAH SHELTON
• Preseason 2nd Team All-Southland Conference selection • College Sports Madness Preseason 2nd Team All-Southland Conference selection
DOROTTYA BALLA
• Southland Conference Honorable Mention Player of the Week selection (Jan. 6)
OVERTIME BATTLE IN MILWAUKEE HIGHLIGHTS EARLY-SEASON SLATE Though ORU went just 1-9 in the non-conference schedule thanks...
ORU Wins Over NCAA Tournament Teams • Last Five Seasons 1/4/10 ORU 81, South Dakota St. 72 1/30/10 ORU 86, South Dakota St. 75 1/8/11 ORU 77, South Dakota St. 62 2/7/11 ORU 85, South Dakota St. 78 12/13/11 ORU 78, UALR 63 1/7/12 ORU 71, South Dakota St. 65 11/9/12 ORU 64, Tulsa 53 1/25/14 ORU 62, Northwestern St. 51
HOME SWEET HOME FOR ORU The Golden Eagles were at their best at the Mabee Center, where they went 9-3 to secure their 16th straight winning season at home. ORU finished the season by winning
>>> In just two seasons, SMU transfer Sarah Shelton became one of the deadliest shot-blockers in ORU history. She swatted away 99 opposing shots in two seasons, 5th-best in program history
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ORU NOTCHES WIN OVER MARCH MADNESS PARTICIPANT ORU’s 62-51 win over eventual SLC Tournament champion Northwestern State represented a significant milestone for the program, as it clinched a fifth straight season with at least one win over an NCAA Tournament participant.
DIFFICULT SCHEDULE TESTS YOUNG ORU CLUB ORU is no stranger to playing difficult schedules, and 2013-14 was no exception. The non-conference portion of the 2013-14 schedule was ranked as the 8th-toughest in America at the start of January, and by the time the season had ended, the Golden Eagles had squared off with nine postseason clubs; two that were selected to the NCAA Tournament (Nebraska, Northwestern State 2x), five from the WNIT (Navy, Missouri, Northwestern, Marquette, Lamar) and two from the WBI (Stephen F. Austin 2x, McNeese State).
>>> AWARD & HONORS
2013-14 Season In Review
ORU Single-Season Blocks 1. Kisa Bradley (95-96) 2. Kisa Bradley (96-97) 3. Rauna Barrett (99-00) 4. Sylvia Cummings (92-93) Sarah Shelton (13-14) ORU Career Blocks 1. Kisa Bradley (95-97) 2. Shawn Hindle (85-89) 3. Sylvia Cummings (91-93) 4. Brandy Cornwell (90-95) 5. Sarah Shelton (12-14) ORU Career FG Percentage 1. Sarah Shelton (12-14) 2. Rhonda Penquite (77-78) 3. Stephanie Clark (01-03)
their last seven appearances at the Mabee Center, the program’s longest home winning streak since beating 11 straight visitors during the 2010-11 Summit League title campaign.
the names: Vivian Herron (1985-89) was oru’s first 2,000-point scorer and was honored as a freshman all-american in 1985-86
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The 40th season CONTINUED ... to a brutal slate of ten opponents, there were bright spots to be found in November and December. Chief among the highlights was a 79-71 overtime loss at BIG EAST opponent Marquette on Dec. 18, 2013. Christian Key and Dorottya Balla each scored 19 points to lead ORU, and Key sent the game to overtime with a jumper to tie the score at 64-all with :06 left. The extra period was the first for ORU against a major conference opponent since a 65-61 win over Oklahoma State on Dec. 4, 2004. ORU HELPS OPEN NEW NEBRASKA ARENA ORU has played in some of the nation’s finest basketball venues over the past decade, and they added to that list on Dec. 29, 2013, when they headed to Lincoln, Neb., for a matchup with nationally-ranked Nebraska in brand-new Pinnacle Bank Arena. The Golden Eagles were one of 20 visiting teams to play in the arena during its inaugural season, and a crowd of 5,811 was on hand to witness the 89-53 Huskers victory. Pinnacle Bank Arena was one of four NCAA Tournament Regional hosts later in the season.
Pinnacle Bank Arena wasn’t the only first-rate venue that ORU visited in 2013-14. In addition to 12 games at the Magnificent Mabee Center, the Golden Eagles played road games at Phog Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kan., Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, Ark., and Mizzou Arena in Columbia, Mo. BALLA SISTERS TEAM UP FOR GOLDEN EAGLES Two-year standout Bernadett Balla was joined by freshman sister Dorottya for her junior season, as the tandem from Pecs, Hungary became the first set of sisters to wear the blue and gold together since twins Jamie and Jennifer Mills teamed up from 1997-99. FRESHMAN CLASS CONTRIBUTES FROM DAY ONE The graduation of three allconference selections left plenty of room for newcomers to contribute to the Golden Eagle lineup, and the ORU freshman class responded to the challenge. True freshmen accounted for 44.7% of ORU’s scoring in 2013-14, the highest for a Golden Eagle rookie class since 2009-10. ORU’s second, third and
>>> ORU played in one of college basketball’s best new venues on Dec. 29, 2013, when they faced Nebraska at Pinnacle Bank Arena. ORU was one of 20 women’s teams to visit the new building in its inaugural season
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>>> Tysia Manuel started 17 games in 2013-14 one year after transferring from Butler CC
fourth-leading scorers were all true freshmen, including Dorottya Balla, who added 7.5 points per game in her first campaign. Including transfers and redshirts, 62.3% of ORU’s 201314 scoring came from players not on the roster a season earlier. BALLA’S EXPLOSION TOPS 2013-14 SCORING CHARTS Freshman Dorottya Balla was a deadly weapon off the bench in her rookie season, connecting on 24 three-pointers and averaging 7.5 points per game. Balla’s 30-point explosion on Jan. 2, 2014 in an 8573 win over Houston Baptist was the highest output of the entire season for an ORU player, and part of an eight-game stretch where the Hungarian rookie averaged 13.9 points per game. Balla averaged 19.0 points per 40 minutes for the year, tops on the team. Top ORU Single-Game Scoring Efforts • 2013-14 30 Dorottya Balla 1/2/14 vs. HBU 26 Christian Key 2/27/14 vs. Lamar 25 Christian Key 12/29/13 vs. Neb 24 Christian Key 1/23/14 vs. SFA 23 Kaylan Mayberry 2/1/14 vs. McN
KEY NAMED TO SOUTHLAND’S ALL-
The 40th season Bernadett Balla showed significant improvement in her junior season, especially in the area of rebounding. The veteran averaged 6.9 points and 6.3 rebounds per game, both career bests. Balla recorded the first five double-digit rebounding efforts of her ORU tenure in 2013-14, and her first career double-double came on Feb. 27, 2014 against Lamar, when she had 12 points and 11 boards in an 84-78 win.
KEY’S BUZZER-BEATER HELPS ORU TO HOMECOMING VICTORY ORU built a 23-point first half lead on Feb. 8, 2014 in their Homecoming matchup with Southeastern Louisiana, but the Lady Lions clawed back to take the lead late in the second half. The Golden Eagles were even with SLU at 78-all when Christian Key inbounded the ball with 4.9 seconds left. Key sprinted to the left wing, checked up well behind the three-point line, caught a pass and drained a 35-foot gamewinner as the final buzzer sounded. The last-second win was the first for ORU since the 2010-11 season. BALLA CLEANS THE GLASS IN JUNIOR CAMPAIGN Despite missing the first six games of the season with a broken foot,
>>> Christian Key’s 35-foot buzzer beater on Feb. 8, 2014 against Southeastern Louisiana gave ORU their most dramatic victory of the season against a Homecoming crowd at the Mabee Center
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ACADEMIC TEAM In addition to serving as ORU’s top contributor on the court, Christian Key was the squad’s top performer in the classroom in 2013-14. The Tulsa native was named to the Southland Conference All-Academic Team as a senior after posting a 3.10 GPA in health & exercise science.
ORU RETURNS TO SUMMIT LEAGUE On Dec. 5, 2014, Oral Roberts University announced that they would return to the Summit League in all 16 intercollegiate sports, starting with the 2014-15 academic year. The move ends a productive two-year stint in the Southland Conference for Misti Cussen’s women’s basketball program, where ORU went 23-16 against league opponents and won the 2013-14 SLC regular season and tournament titles. ORU spent 15 seasons in the Summit League from 1997-2012, which included women’s basketball tournament championships in 1999, 2001, 2005, 2007 and 2008 and regular season trophies in 2009-10 and 2010-11.
2013-14 Season in Review
>>> A 30-point day from Dorottya Balla against Houston Baptist topped the 2013-14 ORU scoring list
JACKSON EMERGES AS TOP-FLIGHT SCORER Junior college transfer Atoe’ Jackson took some time to get acclimated to the Division I level and scored only 36 total points in ORU’s first 19 games. But Jackson entered the starting lineup on Feb. 6, 2014 against New Orleans, setting off a chain of solid scoring efforts. The Los Angeles native averaged 10.7 points per game
over a six-contest stretch in February, including three double-digit efforts.
the names: Jenette Bolovinos (2000-02) led ORU’s 2000-01 ncaa tournament team with 5.6 rebounds per game
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OVERALL
TOTAL: 9-20
HOME: 9-3
AWAY: 0-16
NEUTRAL: 0-1
TOTAL 3-PTS REBOUNDS ## Player GP-GS Min Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 0 Atoe’ Jackson 27-11 373 13.8 43-99 .434 1-8 .125 31-52 .596 28 47 75 2.8 38 1 16 32 3 23 118 4.4 1 Kaylan Mayberry 28-18 692 24.7 108-265 .408 46-117 .393 33-50 .660 6 51 57 2.0 61 2 62 79 2 28 295 10.5 3 Alexus Wilson 29-10 513 17.7 80-221 .362 12-42 .286 51-75 .680 35 46 81 2.8 41 0 17 53 6 19 223 7.7 4 Dorottya Balla 26-6 413 15.9 71-178 .399 24-81 .296 30-40 .750 3 28 31 1.2 34 0 16 35 3 11 196 7.5 5 April Glisson 1-0 6 6.0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 0 1 1 1.0 3 0 2 0 0 0 2 2.0 11 Jenni Bryan 16-12 315 19.7 25-78 .321 12-37 .324 15-25 .600 12 36 48 3.0 36 2 27 44 0 9 77 4.8 12 Christian Key 29-29 1016 35.0 145-347 .418 50-138 .362 67-75 .893 13 84 97 3.3 50 0 93 109 7 33 407 14.0 13 Tysia Manuel 29-17 536 18.5 29-82 .354 1-2 .500 23-38 .605 34 37 71 2.4 56 2 13 25 2 26 82 2.8 14 Carolina Lopez 23-1 218 9.5 17-37 .459 0-0 .000 15-27 .556 24 19 43 1.9 42 0 4 15 7 2 49 2.1 23 Bernadett Balla 23-10 536 23.3 62-147 .422 0-1 .000 35-52 .673 46 98 144 6.3 79 3 10 74 9 13 159 6.9 24 Noora Jaervikangas 29-5 375 12.9 33-89 .371 21-68 .309 27-31 .871 10 38 48 1.7 52 1 22 27 8 5 114 3.9 42 Sarah Shelton 29-26 832 28.7 54-92 .587 0-0 .000 27-52 .519 54 156 210 7.2 92 5 10 34 65 31 135 4.7 TM TEAM 57 73 130 4.6 2 Total 29 667-1635 .408 167-494 .338 356-519 .686 322 714 1036 35.7 584 16 292 529 112 200 1857 64.0 Opponents 29 715-1771 .404 194-567 .342 444-617 .720 423 736 1159 40.0 512 - 414 446 80 263 2068 71.3 SCORE BY PERIODS Oral Roberts Opponents
1st 2nd OT Total 904 946 7 1857 982 1071 15 2068
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DEADBALL REBOUNDS OFF DEF TOTAL Oral Roberts 70 4 74 Opponents 88 3 91
TOTAL: 8-10
HOME: 8-1
AWAY: 0-9
TOTAL 3-PTS REBOUNDS ## Player GP-GS Min Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 0 Atoe’ Jackson 18-10 268 14.9 33-74 .446 1-3 .333 26-38 .684 20 33 53 2.9 26 1 13 20 3 16 93 5.2 1 Kaylan Mayberry 18-12 460 25.6 75-171 .439 28-67 .418 16-27 .593 4 39 43 2.4 34 1 44 46 1 21 194 10.8 3 Alexus Wilson 18-6 318 17.7 52-134 .388 5-28 .179 32-45 .711 23 29 52 2.9 27 0 13 25 5 12 141 7.8 4 Dorottya Balla 17-4 262 15.4 43-108 .398 17-52 .327 17-21 .810 3 15 18 1.1 18 0 13 21 2 6 120 7.1 11 Jenni Bryan 6-2 66 11.0 4-12 .333 3-7 .429 2-2 1.000 2 8 10 1.7 9 1 6 9 0 2 13 2.2 12 Christian Key 18-18 637 35.4 90-206 .437 27-71 .380 51-55 .927 9 45 54 3.0 31 0 62 63 5 17 258 14.3 13 Tysia Manuel 18-11 306 17.0 16-47 .340 0-0 .000 15-20 .750 21 26 47 2.6 32 1 6 15 1 14 47 2.6 14 Carolina Lopez 15-1 140 9.3 11-23 .478 0-0 .000 13-20 .650 16 11 27 1.8 27 0 4 10 5 1 35 2.3 23 Bernadett Balla 18-6 423 23.5 58-122 .475 0-1 .000 25-40 .625 39 90 129 7.2 62 2 5 52 7 11 141 7.8 24 Noora Jaervikangas 18-5 248 13.8 23-62 .371 14-47 .298 21-25 .840 7 26 33 1.8 33 0 14 18 5 3 81 4.5 42 Sarah Shelton 18-15 472 26.2 29-50 .580 0-0 .000 11-20 .550 20 95 115 6.4 57 4 6 21 44 20 69 3.8 TM TEAM 33 44 77 4.5 0 Total 18 434-1009 .430 95-276 .344 229-313 .732 197 461 658 36.6 356 10 186 300 78 123 1192 66.2 Opponents 18 409-1062 .385 103-326 .316 275-390 .705 252 430 682 37.9 312 - 219 259 44 136 1196 66.4 SCORE BY PERIODS Oral Roberts Opponents
1st 2nd OT Total 602 590 - 1192 580 616 - 1196
POSTSEASON
DEADBALL REBOUNDS OFF DEF TOTAL Oral Roberts 32 1 33 Opponents 54 0 54
TOTAL: 0-1
NEUTRAL: 0-1
TOTAL 3-PTS REBOUNDS ## Player GP-GS Min Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 0 Atoe’ Jackson 1-1 7 7.0 1-2 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 2.0 1 Kaylan Mayberry 1-1 34 34.0 5-12 .417 4-9 .444 1-2 .500 0 2 2 2.0 2 0 2 2 0 0 15 15.0 3 Alexus Wilson 1-0 7 7.0 0-5 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 3 0 3 3.0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0.0 4 Dorottya Balla 1-0 9 9.0 3-7 .429 0-3 .000 1-1 1.000 0 1 1 1.0 2 0 1 1 1 0 7 7.0 12 Christian Key 1-1 39 39.0 6-12 .500 4-5 .800 0-0 .000 0 2 2 2.0 0 0 5 1 0 3 16 16.0 13 Tysia Manuel 1-0 20 20.0 3-6 .500 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2 1 3 3.0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6 6.0 23 Bernadett Balla 1-1 26 26.0 2-7 .286 0-0 .000 1-3 .333 3 3 6 6.0 2 0 2 6 2 1 5 5.0 24 Noora Jaervikangas 1-0 18 18.0 3-7 .429 2-5 .400 0-0 .000 1 1 2 2.0 4 0 0 0 0 1 8 8.0 42 Sarah Shelton 1-1 40 40.0 2-3 .667 0-0 .000 3-4 .750 6 4 10 10.0 3 0 2 0 3 0 7 7.0 TM TEAM 3 3 6 6.0 0 Total 1 25-61 .410 10-23 .435 6-10 .600 18 17 35 35.0 16 0 15 13 6 5 66 66.0 Opponents 1 23-59 .390 14-28 .500 17-18 .944 20 21 41 41.0 13 - 19 13 0 8 77 77.0 SCORE BY PERIODS Oral Roberts Opponents
1st 2nd OT Total 34 32 - 66 37 40 - 77
DEADBALL REBOUNDS OFF DEF TOTAL Oral Roberts 1 0 1 Opponents 0 0 0
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OVERALL
TOTAL: 9-20
AWAY: 0-16
NEUTRAL: 0-1
HIGH POINTS (18) Mayberry (17) Mayberry (7) Key (17) Wilson (15) Bryan (14) D. Balla (15) D. Balla (15) Key (19) D. Balla/Key (25) Key (30) D. Balla (13) Wilson (13) D. Balla/Wilson (22) Key (20) Key (24) Key (19) B. Balla (17) Mayberry (23) Mayberry (21) Jaervikangas (21) Mayberry (18) Mayberry (16) Jackson (20)Wilson (26) Key (17) D. Balla/Mayberry (12) Wilson (12) Key
HIGH REBOUNDS (16) Shelton (8) Shelton (7) Shelton (8) Shelton (10) Shelton (7) Shelton (6) Key/Shelton (8) Shelton (8) Shelton (7) Shelton (14) Shelton (8) B. Balla (9) B. Balla (8) B. Balla (6) Wilson (8) Shelton (8) B. Balla (8) B. Balla (12) B. Balla (8) Shelton (14) Shelton (10) B. Balla (13) B. Balla (10) B. Balla (11) B. Balla (8) Shelton (5) Shelton (6) Shelton
HIGH ASSISTS (6) Mayberry (3) Key (3) Jaervikangas (4) Bryan/Key (2) Bryan/Key (4) Key (1) five players (5) Bryan (5) Key (4) Mayberry (6) Key (6) Key (3) Key (5) Key (3) Key (7) Mayberry (6) Mayberry (4) Key (4) Mayberry (4) three players (8) Key (3) Key (3) Key (2) three players (4) Mayberry (5) Key (2) Bryan Key (3) Key
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(16) Key
(10) Shelton
(5) Key
ATTENDANCE SUMMARY
Home SLC Away SLC Neutral Total SLC
G 12 9 16 9 1 29 18
W-L 9-3 8-1 0-16 0-9 0-1 9-20 8-10
Total 13,442 7,898 30,154 10,301 819 44,415 18,199
Average 1,120 877 1,833 1,145 819 1,532 1,011
High Nov. 8, 2013 vs. USAO • 3,673 Feb. 8, 2014 vs. Southeastern Louisiana • 1,243 Dec. 29, 2013 vs. Nebraska • 5,811 March 6, 2014 vs. Stephen F. Austin • 2,720 March 13, 2014 vs. Nicholls State • 819 Dec. 29, 2013 vs. Nebraska • 5,811 March 6, 2014 vs. Stephen F. Austin • 2,720
ORU WIN/LOSS MARGIN
ALL GAMES 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20-29 30+ 9 Wins - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - 1 2 20 Losses - 1 1 - 1 - - 3 1 - 2 - - 2 - 1 - - - 5 3 SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE GAMES 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20-29 30+ 8 Wins - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - - 2 10 Losses - - 1 - 1 - - 2 1 - 1 - - 1 - 1 - - - 2 -
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ATT. 3,673 1,477 1,211 1,102 1,477 769 802 5,271 3,804 5,811 813 1127 1067 816 386 670 664 525 1,101 1,094 1,243 524 1,255 724 718 502 2,720 1,431
2013-14 Season Box Score | 2013-14 Season Results
DATE TIME OPPONENT SCORE 11/08/13 12 p.m. USAO W,89-68 11/10/13 2 p.m. at Kansas L, 62-84 11/13/13 7 p.m. at Arkansas L, 33-91 11/22/13 7 p.m. NAVY L, 64-89 11/26/13 7 p.m. at Tulsa L, 58-72 11/30/13 3 p.m. UALR L, 51-53 12/04/13 7 p.m. at Missouri L, 64-86 12/16/13 11 a.m. at Northwestern L, 54-84 12/18/13 12 p.m. at Marquette L, 71-79 OT 12/29/13 2 p.m. at No. 18/15 Nebraska L, 53-89 01/02/14 5 p.m. HOUSTON BAPTIST* W, 85-73 01/04/14 2 p.m. A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI* L, 53-58 01/11/14 3 p.m. CENTRAL ARKANSAS* W, 70-60 01/16/14 5:30 p.m. at Abilene Christian* L, 56-70 01/18/14 2 p.m. at Incarnate Word* L, 64-67 01/23/14 5 p.m. STEPHEN F. AUSTIN* W, 64-55 01/25/14 12:30 p.m. NORTHWESTERN STATE* W, 62-51 01/30/14 5 p.m. at Nicholls State* L, 60-71 02/01/14 1 p.m. at McNeese State* L, 57-73 02/06/14 5 p.m. NEW ORLEANS* W, 93-62 02/08/14 4 p.m. SOUTHEASTERN LA.* W, 81-78 02/13/14 5 p.m. at Houston Baptist* L, 75-84 02/15/14 1 p.m. at A&M-Corpus Christi* L, 53-61 02/22/14 2 p.m. at Central Arkansas* L, 54-62 02/27/14 5 p.m. LAMAR* W, 84-78 03/02/14 1 p.m. SAM HOUSTON STATE* W, 80-50 03/06/14 6 p.m. at Stephen F. Austin* L, 52-72 03/08/14 1 p.m. at Northwestern State* L, 49-71 2014 SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP (Katy, Texas) 03/13/14 11 a.m. vs Nicholls State L, 66-77 * - Southland Conference game
HOME: 9-3
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STATISTICAL MILESTONE COUNT LEADING SCORER 2013-14 Career Christian Key 10 13 Kaylan Mayberry 7 7 Dorottya Balla 6 6 Alexus Wilson 5 5 Bernadett Balla 1 2 Sarah Shelton -- 2 Jenni Bryan 1 1 Atoe’ Jackson 1 1 Noora Jaervikangas 1 1 10+ POINTS 2013-14 Career Christian Key 22 39 Bernadett Balla 6 20 Sarah Shelton 3 15 Kaylan Mayberry 14 14 Alexus Wilson 10 10 Dorottya Balla 8 8 Jenni Bryan 2 4 Atoe’ Jackson 3 3 Noora Jaervikangas 3 3 20+ POINTS 2013-14 Career Christian Key 5 8 Kaylan Mayberry 4 4 Bernadett Balla -- 1 Dorottya Balla 1 1 Noora Jaervikangas 1 1 Sarah Shelton -- 1 Alexus Wilson 1 1 30+ POINTS 2013-14 Career Dorottya Balla 1 1 LEADING REBOUNDER 2013-14 Career Sarah Shelton 18 30 Bernadett Balla 10 16 Christian Key 1 2 Jenni Bryan -- 1 Alexus Wilson 1 1 10+ REBOUNDS 2013-14 Career Sarah Shelton 6 14 Bernadett Balla 5 5 Atoe’ Jackson 1 1 LEADING ASSISTANT 2013-14 Career Christian Key 21 23 Kaylan Mayberry 7 7 Jenni Bryan 5 6 Noora Jaervikangas 3 3 Bernadett Balla 1 1 Dorottya Balla 1 1 Sarah Shelton 1 1 Alexus Wilson 1 1 5+ ASSISTS 2013-14 Career Christian Key 8 9 Kaylan Mayberry 3 3 Jenni Bryan 1 2 Dorottya Balla 1 1 DOUBLE-DOUBLES 2013-14 Career Sarah Shelton 1 5 Bernadett Balla 1 1 Atoe’ Jackson 1 1
2013-14 INDIVIDUAL POINTS-REBOUNDS-ASSISTS
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#1
#3
ATOE’ JACKSON
KAYLAN MAYBERRY
ALEXUS WILSON
CHRISTIAN KEY
TYSIA MANUEL
CAROLINA LOPEZ
#4
DOROTTYA BALLA
N8 USAO 3-6-0 18-1-6 12-2-0 4-1-0 N10 at Kansas 2-0-0 17-2-0 12-3-0 0-0-0 N13 at Arkansas 0-1-0 2-1-2 4-1-0 DNP N22 Navy DNP 11-1-2 17-4-1 DNP N26 at Tulsa DNP 11-2-0 12-5-1 8-3-0 N30 UALR 3-4-2 3-2-1 8-3-0 14-5-0 D4 at Missouri 5-3-0 2-0-0 8-5-0 15-1-1 D16 at Northwestern 7-3-0 2-1-1 0-1-0 9-2-0 D18 at Marquette 3-5-1 DNP 3-1-0 19-0-1 D29 at #18/15 Nebraska 0-0-0 20-2-4 6-1-0 0-0-0 J2 Houston Baptist 0-0-0 12-0-1 0-0-0 30-3-0 J4 Texas A&M-CC 0-1-0 8-1-2 13-2-2 11-3-0 J11 Central Arkansas 4-1-0 9-2-0 13-7-2 13-1-2 J16 at Abilene Christian 6-1-4 3-3-1 9-1-2 7-2-0 J18 at Incarnate Word 1-0-0 7-2-0 14-6-2 9-1-2 J23 Stephen F. Austin 0-0-1 3-2-7 6-0-0 10-1-1 J25 Northwestern St 2-1-0 8-5-6 0-3-0 7-0-5 J30 at Nicholls St 0-0-0 17-2-1 9-1-0 2-2-2 F1 at McNeese St 0-0-0 23-5-4 3-3-0 0-0-0 F6 New Orleans 8-6-0 20-6-4 11-4-0 2-1-0 F8 SE Louisiana 11-7-2 21-3-4 2-1-0 7-0-0 F13 at Houston Baptist 9-3-0 18-3-2 8-4-0 0-0-0 F15 at Texas A&M-CC 16-10-1 6-2-1 6-2-0 0-0-0 F22 at Central Arkansas 8-7-1 0-0-1 20-4-2 0-0-1 F27 Lamar 12-9-1 10-3-4 6-4-1 DNP M2 Sam Houston St 6-3-2 17-0-2 7-4-1 17-2-0 M6 at Stephen F. Austin 8-3-0 5-2-2 12-3-0 0-2-0 M8 at Northwestern St 2-1-1 7-2-2 2-3-1 5-0-0 M13 vs. Nicholls St-1 2-0-0 15-2-2 0-3-2 7-1-1 #12 #13 #14 #23 N8 USAO N10 at Kansas N13 at Arkansas N22 Navy N26 at Tulsa N30 UALR D4 at Missouri D16 at Northwestern D18 at Marquette D29 at #18/15 Nebraska J2 Houston Baptist J4 Texas A&M-CC J11 Central Arkansas J16 at Abilene Christian J18 at Incarnate Word J23 Stephen F. Austin J25 Northwestern St J30 at Nicholls St F1 at McNeese St F6 New Orleans F8 SE Louisiana F13 at Houston Baptist F15 at Texas A&M-CC F22 at Central Arkansas F27 Lamar M2 Sam Houston St M6 at Stephen F. Austin M8 at Northwestern St M13 vs. Nicholls St-1
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2-1-2 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
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JENNI BRYAN
5-6-5 8-3-1 6-3-1 13-6-4 15-8-2 4-1-0 3-4-1 2-3-4 8-4-2 0-0-1 0-1-2 2-0-0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 0-0-0 DNP DNP 6-4-0 5-3-2 0-2-2 DNP
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BERNADETT NOORA SARAH BALLA JAERVIKANGAS SHELTON
15-3-2 3-2-2 5-4-0 DNP 13-5-3 3-4-0 1-4-0 DNP 7-4-0 2-3-0 4-5-0 DNP 15-3-4 4-1-0 0-0-0 DNP 2-1-2 2-0-1 0-1-0 DNP 13-6-4 0-2-0 2-0-0 DNP 9-6-1 4-1-0 DNP 7-5-0 15-3-3 5-3-2 DNP 4-2-1 19-5-5 4-2-0 2-2-0 2-1-2 25-5-2 2-3-1 0-0-0 0-1-0 18-6-6 4-3-0 0-1-0 0-1-0 5-3-6 0-2-0 0-1-0 9-8-1 8-1-3 2-0-0 3-1-0 10-9-0 22-2-5 2-3-0 DNP 2-8-0 20-1-3 4-3-0 2-2-0 2-2-1 24-5-3 0-1-0 4-1-2 12-5-1 15-4-1 6-6-1 3-1-0 19-8-0 7-4-4 6-3-0 6-5-0 6-8-0 11-1-1 2-1-0 0-2-1 9-12-0 13-2-4 4-1-0 2-5-0 8-6-0 17-5-8 0-0-0 2-2-1 6-5-0 17-2-3 8-5-0 1-1-0 7-10-0 15-3-3 2-6-0 0-3-0 5-13-0 8-2-2 1-2-0 DNP 8-10-2 26-7-1 2-3-3 DNP 12-11-0 10-3-5 2-2-1 1-0-0 12-4-0 10-1-1 2-3-1 4-1-0 4-4-0 12-2-3 0-3-0 7-1-0 10-5-0 16-2-5 6-3-1 DNP 5-6-2
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APRIL GLISSON
8-4-2 14-16-1 6-2-0 0-8-0 3-2-3 5-7-0 0-3-1 4-8-0 0-1-0 8-10-0 0-0-0 4-7-0 0-0-1 11-6-1 3-0-0 7-8-0 5-1-1 6-8-0 0-0-0 0-7-0 15-8-0 6-14-0 0-2-0 5-5-0 2-4-1 6-8-1 0-0-0 5-4-1 0-1-0 5-3-1 0-0-0 5-8-0 0-0-0 2-7-0 6-1-3 1-4-1 5-1-0 4-10-1 21-4-4 4-8-0 11-3-2 4-14-0 7-3-2 0-3-0 3-0-0 0-0-0 5-1-0 4-3-0 3-2-1 13-5-1 0-0-0 2-8-0 0-1-0 2-5-0 3-2-1 1-6-0 8-2-0 7-10-2
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2013-14 GAME-BY-GAME TEAM STATISTICS
2013-14 SITUATIONAL RECORDS
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ORU’S RECORD... CUSSEN ERA 2013-14 at home 19-5 9-3 on the road 6-27 0-16 at a neutral site 2-1 0-1 in November 3-8 1-5 in December 1-8 0-4 in January 10-7 4-4 in February 8-6 3-4 in March 5-4 1-3 ORU vs... Southland Conference 23-16 8-11 Big East 0-2 0-1 Big Ten 0-3 0-2 Big 12 0-2 0-1 Conference USA 1-1 0-1 Missouri Valley 0-1 --Patriot League 0-1 0-1 SEC 0-4 0-2 Sun Belt 0-2 0-1 WAC 1-1 --Non-NCAA Division I 2-0 1-0 ORU’S RECORD WHEN... SCORING scoring <60 pts. 1-17 0-12 scoring 60-69 pts. 8-10 2-6 scoring 70-79 pts. 6-6 1-2 scoring 80-89 pts. 8-0 5-0 scoring 90-99 pts. 4-0 1-0 scoring 100 or more pts. 0-0 0-0 allowing <60 pts. 16-3 3-2 allowing 60-69 pts. 8-6 3-3 allowing 70-79 pts. 3-12 3-8 allowing 80-89 pts. 0-9 0-6 allowing 90-99 pts. 0-3 0-1 allowing 100 or more pts. 0-0 0-0 FIELD GOAL SHOOTING shooting <30% 0-1 0-1 shooting 30-39% 3-17 1-11 shooting 40-49% 16-15 5-8 shooting >50% 8-0 3-0 opponents shoot <30% 8-1 1-0 opponents shoot 30-39% 13-9 5-8 opponents shoot 40-49% 5-18 2-10 opponents shoot >50% 1-5 0-2 TURNOVERS committing more turnovers 7-22 5-14 committing fewer turnovers 19-9 4-4 teams tie in turnovers 1-2 0-2 REBOUNDING outrebounding opponent 16-4 6-2 getting outrebounded 11-28 3-17 teams tie in rebounds 0-1 0-1 HALFTIME & OVERTIME leading after 1st half 24-7 9-5 trailing after 1st half 2-25 0-15 teams are tied after 1st half 1-1 0-0 game goes to overtime 0-2 0-1
2013-14 Individual Statistics | 2013-14 Miscellaneous Statistics
Date Matchup FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. O/D/Reb PF A TO B S 1st 2nd Score N8 USAO 24-72 .333 7-31 .226 13-17 .765 13/28/41 22 11 14 3 10 27 41 68 at Oral Roberts 27-66 .409 12-22 .545 23-33 .697 15/37/52 21 20 15 4 4 47 42 89 N10 Oral Roberts 22-71 .310 3-16 .188 15-27 .556 17/16/33 33 4 16 0 7 21 41 62 at Kansas 21-45 .467 1-10 .100 41-54 .759 12/37/49 25 13 22 2 11 31 53 84 N13 Oral Roberts 13-45 .289 4-15 .267 3-10 .300 14/18/32 22 6 36 3 5 16 17 33 at Arkansas 33-75 .440 9-21 .429 16-25 .640 25/19/44 15 25 10 10 20 46 45 91 N22 Navy 34-71 .479 10-31 .323 11-14 .786 17/29/46 18 21 8 2 6 47 42 89 at Oral Roberts 23-52 .442 8-23 .348 10-21 .476 6/23/29 17 12 12 0 3 25 39 64 N26 Oral Roberts 22-58 .379 5-23 .217 9-16 .563 7/25/32 19 6 17 5 11 30 28 58 at Tulsa 29-62 .468 5-12 .417 9-20 .450 13/33/46 18 15 18 2 11 32 40 72 N30 UALR 20-57 .351 1-8 .125 12-14 .857 12/23/35 19 6 25 3 10 9 44 53 at Oral Roberts 18-45 .400 4-12 .333 11-16 .688 8/27/35 23 7 28 6 5 18 33 51 D4 Oral Roberts 21-54 .389 4-21 .190 18-22 .818 10/24/34 14 5 22 2 14 28 36 64 at Missouri 31-66 .470 17-38 .447 7-8 .875 12/25/37 21 24 19 4 11 43 43 86 D16 Oral Roberts 17-54 .315 7-22 .318 13-21 .619 14/19/33 18 11 27 2 12 24 30 54 at Northwestern 30-62 .484 10-19 .526 14-16 .875 13/27/40 18 22 22 5 16 43 41 84 D18 Oral Roberts 25-62 .403 7-24 .292 14-22 .636 7/27/34 27 12 21 5 8 34 30 (7) 71 at Marquette 29-79 .367 5-19 .263 16-24 .667 23/34/57 18 19 21 1 12 25 39 (15) 79 D29 Oral Roberts 20-58 .345 8-17 .471 5-8 .625 9/20/29 18 8 22 1 3 25 28 53 at #18/15 Nebraska 32-61 .525 12-24 .500 13-17 .765 11/30/41 13 20 15 4 12 62 27 89 J2 Houston Baptist 26-67 .388 6-18 .333 15-21 .714 12/23/35 28 14 18 4 10 30 43 73 at Oral Roberts 28-58 .483 7-19 .368 22-30 .733 12/32/44 19 9 22 5 6 36 49 85 J4 Texas A&M-CC 20-57 .351 6-20 .300 12-13 .923 10/21/31 12 10 12 5 8 27 31 58 at Oral Roberts 19-51 .373 4-16 .250 11-13 .846 11/27/38 15 11 19 3 4 29 24 53 J11 Central Arkansas 22-56 .393 4-16 .250 12-19 .632 13/22/35 22 10 15 3 6 34 26 60 at Oral Roberts 24-54 .444 4-8 .500 18-23 .783 11/26/37 21 9 16 7 9 42 28 70 J16 Oral Roberts 23-64 .426 7-15 .467 3-6 .500 5/24/29 17 13 20 2 3 35 21 56 at Abilene Christian 24-61 .393 8-29 .276 14-21 .667 17/28/45 8 13 16 3 11 31 39 70 J18 Oral Roberts 24-56 .429 5-14 .357 11-13 .846 8/16/24 30 9 14 2 12 40 24 64 at Incarnate Word 17-38 .447 5-16 .313 28-33 .848 9/26/35 15 10 21 2 8 35 32 67 J23 Stephen F. Austin 17-56 .304 4-7 .571 17-26 .654 21/24/45 19 9 18 4 4 31 24 55 at Oral Roberts 26-56 .464 4-14 .286 8-12 .750 8/23/31 21 15 13 9 7 37 27 64 J25 Northwestern St 16-61 .262 3-25 .120 16-19 .842 18/25/43 17 6 10 2 5 27 24 51 at Oral Roberts 22-58 .379 4-16 .250 14-17 .824 13/27/40 17 13 8 4 7 30 32 62 J30 Oral Roberts 21-56 .375 7-21 .333 11-15 .733 16/21/37 19 11 18 2 7 33 27 60 at Nicholls St 23-60 .383 6-15 .400 19-23 .826 18/21/39 16 11 13 0 8 43 28 71 F1 Oral Roberts 19-53 .358 4-12 .333 15-22 .682 12/26/38 20 7 19 2 5 27 30 57 at McNeese St 28-68 .412 4-16 .250 13-20 .650 18/26/44 21 11 12 1 11 33 40 73 F6 New Orleans 23-57 .404 5-13 .385 11-16 .688 7/20/27 26 10 16 2 3 33 29 62 at Oral Roberts 32-67 .478 6-18 .333 23-31 .742 17/29/46 16 12 8 5 9 50 43 93 F8 SE Louisiana 25-59 .424 7-10 .700 21-33 .636 10/24/34 11 8 9 0 5 34 44 78 at Oral Roberts 34-68 .500 11-28 .393 2-2 100 10/30/40 24 17 16 8 2 44 37 81 F13 Oral Roberts 27-71 .380 3-11 .273 18-29 .621 18/20/38 26 7 10 5 9 37 38 75 at Houston Baptist 31-58 .534 2-7 .286 20-34 .588 13/35/48 25 17 16 3 4 44 40 84 F15 Oral Roberts 22-55 .400 3-13 .231 6-9 .667 12/17/39 14 5 20 3 5 17 36 53 at Texas A&M-CC 22-61 .361 10-31 .323 7-11 .636 14/23/37 13 14 15 3 4 33 28 61 F22 Oral Roberts 19-51 .373 4-10 .400 12-19 .632 9/25/34 21 9 13 5 4 24 30 54 at Central Arkansas 20-51 .392 3-13 .231 19-27 .704 9/28/37 15 13 9 2 8 28 34 62 F27 Lamar 25-80 .313 13-38 .342 15-22 .682 21/14/35 24 16 8 1 14 31 47 78 at Oral Roberts 28-47 .596 6-14 .429 22-33 .667 12/38/50 21 12 27 5 3 40 44 84 M2 Sam Houston St 21-61 .344 2-17 .118 6-9 .667 19/19/38 16 9 23 2 7 19 31 50 at Oral Roberts 26-51 .510 9-16 .563 19-22 .864 9/23/32 15 11 18 3 16 34 46 80 M6 Oral Roberts 19-52 .365 2-13 .154 12-13 .923 9/21/30 23 6 19 4 8 20 32 52 at Stephen F. Austin 24-58 .414 8-16 .500 16-23 .696 17/25/42 15 17 17 5 8 34 38 72 M8 Oral Roberts 21-51 .412 5-18 .278 2-4 .500 5/26/31 17 10 20 4 7 27 22 49 at Northwestern St 25-53 .472 7-19 .368 14-20 .700 6/26/32 9 21 11 2 12 33 38 71 M13 Oral Roberts 25-61 .410 10-23 .435 6-10 .600 18/17/35 16 15 13 6 5 34 32 66 vs. Nicholls St-1 23-59 .390 14-28 .500 17-18 .944 20/21/41 13 19 13 0 8 37 40 77
the teams: The 1996-97 Golden Eagles ended the season on an eight-game winning streak
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Points 93 • 2/6 vs. New Orleans Rebounds 51 • 11/8 vs. USAO Offensive Rebounds 18 • 2/13 vs. Houston Baptist 18 • 3/13 vs. Nicholls State Defensive Rebounds 38 • 2/27 vs. Lamar Assists 20 • 11/8 vs. USAO Turnovers 36 • 11/13 vs. Arkansas Steals 16 • 3/2 vs. Sam Houston State Blocks 9 • 1/23 vs. Stephen F. Austin Personal Fouls 33 • 11/10 vs. Kansas Players Fouled Out 3 • 11/10 vs. Kansas Made Field Goals 34 • 2/8 vs. Southeastern Louisiana Field Goal Attempts 71 • 11/10 vs. Kansas 71 • 2/13 vs. Houston Baptist Field Goal % 59.6% • 2/27 vs. Lamar 3-pt Field Goals 12 • 11/8 vs. USAO 3-pt Field Goal Att. 28 • 2/8 vs. Southeastern Louisiana 3-pt Field Goal % 56.3% • 3/2 vs. Sam Houston Made Free Throws 23 • 11/8 vs. USAO 23 • 2/6 vs. New Orleans Free Throw Attempts 33 • 11/8 vs. USAO 33 • 2/27 vs. Lamar Free Throw % 100% • 2/8 vs. Southeastern Louisiana Winning Margin 31 • 2/6 vs. New Orleans Halftime Lead 20 • 11/8 vs. USAO Losing Deficit 58 • 11/13 vs. Arkansas OPPONENTS’ TEAM HIGHS
Points Rebounds Offensive Rebounds Defensive Rebounds Assists Turnovers Steals Blocks Personal Fouls Players Fouled Out Made Field Goals Field Goal Attempts Field Goal % 3-pt Field Goals 3-pt Field Goal Att. 3-pt Field Goal % Made Free Throws Free Throw Attempts Free Throw % Winning Margin Halftime Lead Losing Deficit
91 • 11/13 • Arkansas 57 • 12/18 • Marquette 25 • 11/13 • Arkansas 37 • 11/10 • Kansas 25 • 11/13 • Arkansas 25 • 11/30 vs. UALR 16 • 12/16 • Northwestern 10 • 11/13 • Arkansas 28 • 1/2 • Houston Baptist 3 • 11/8 • USAO 34 • 11/22 • Navy 80 • 2/27 • Lamar 53.4% • 2/13 • Houston Baptist 17 • 12/4 • Missouri 38 • 12/4 • Missouri 38 • 2/27 • Lamar 70.0% • 2/8 • Southeastern Louisiana 41 • 11/10 • Kansas 54 • 11/10 • Kansas 94.4% • 3/13 vs. Nicholls State 58 • 11/13 • Arkansas 37 • 12/29 • Nebraska 21 • 11/8 • USAO
ORAL ROBERTS INDIVIDUAL HIGHS Points 30 • Dorottya Balla • 1/2 vs. Houston Baptist Rebounds 16 • Sarah Shelton • 11/8 vs. USAO Off. Rebounds 7 • Sarah Shelton • 12/16 vs. Northwestern Def. Rebounds 13 • Sarah Shelton • 11/8 vs. USAO Assists 8 • Christian Key • 2/8 vs. Southeastern Louisiana Turnovers 10 • Christian Key • 11/13 vs. Arkansas 10 • Jenni Bryan • 11/30 vs. UALR Steals 4 • Sarah Shelton • 11/26 vs. Tulsa 4 • Tysia Manuel • 1/18 vs. Incarnate Word 4 • Kaylan Mayberry • 1/23 vs. Stephen F. Austin Blocks 7 • Sarah Shelton • 2/8 vs. Southeastern Louisiana Made Field Goals 11 • Christian Key • 12/29 vs. Nebraska Field Goal Att. 19 • Christian Key • 12/29 vs. Nebraska 19 • Kaylan Mayberry • 2/13 vs. Houston Baptist FG% (Min. 5 Att.) 85.7% (6-for-7) • Bernadett Balla • 1/23 vs. Stephen F. Austin 3-pt Field Goals 5 • Christian Key • 11/8 vs. USAO 5 • Dorottya Balla • 1/2 vs. Houston Baptist 5 • Kaylan Mayberry • 2/8 vs. Southeastern Louisiana 3-pt Field Goal Att. 11 • Christian Key • 11/22 vs. Navy 11 • Kaylan Mayberry • 2/8 vs. Southeastern Louisiana 3FG% (Min. 3 Att.) 100% (3-for-3) • Kaylan Mayberry • 3/2 vs. Sam Houston State Made Free Throws 11 • Christian Key • 2/27 vs. Lamar Free Throw Attempts 12 • Christian Key • 2/27 vs. Lamar Free Throw % (Min. 3 Att.) 100% (8-for-8) • Noora Jaervikangas • 2/6 vs. New Orleans Minutes Played 43 • Christian Key • 12/18 vs. Marquette
ORAL ROBERTS INDIVIDUAL HIGHS Points 36 • Courtney Duever • 2/22 vs. Central Arkansas Rebounds 15 • Suzzy Dimba • 1/16 vs. Abilene Christian 15 • Cecilia Okoye • 2/1 vs. McNeese State Off. Rebounds 7 • Porsha Roberts • 1/23 vs. Stephen F. Austin 7 • Cecilia Okoye • 2/1 vs. McNeese State 7 • Kiandra Bowers • 2/27 vs. Lamar Def. Rebounds 12 • Suzzy Dimba • 1/16 vs. Abilene Christian Assists 8 • Calli Berna • 11/13 vs. Arkansas 8 • Lianna Doty • 12/4 vs. Missouri 8 • Gia Ayers • 2/27 vs. Lamar Turnovers 6 • Asia Boyd • 11/10 vs. Kansas 6 • Kiera Clark • 11/30 vs. UALR 6 • Ifunanya Mora • 1/18 vs. Incarnate Word Steals 6 • Ashley Deary • 12/16 vs. Northwestern 6 • Arlesia Morse • 12/18 vs. Marquette Blocks 5 • Jessica Jackson • 11/13 vs. Arkansas Made Field Goals 13 • Shanice Steenholdt • 1/2 vs. Houston Bapt Field Goal Att. 22 • Keisha Lee • 1/25 vs. Northwestern State 22 •Allison Baggett • 2/1 vs. McNeese State FG% (Min. 5 Att.) 80.0% (4-for-5) • Agota Jozan • 11/8 vs. USAO 80.0% (4-for-5) • Rachel Arthur • 2/13 vs. Houston Baptist 3-pt Field Goals 6 • Brittany Mbamalu • 2/15 vs. Texas A&M-CC 3-pt Field Goal Att. 15 • Brittany Mbamalu • 2/15 vs. Texas A&M-CC 3FG% (Min. 3 Att.) 80.0% (4-for-5) • Kelsee Grovey• 11/26 vs. Tulsa Made Free Throws 14 • Courtney Duever • 2/22 vs. Central Arkansas Free Throw Attempts 19 • Courtney Duever • 2/22 vs. Central Arkansas Free Throw % (Min. 3 Att.) 100% (6-for-6) • Katie Novak • 1/18 vs. Incarnate Word 100% (6-for-6) • Taylor Morrison • 1/30 vs. Nicholls State Minutes Played 41 • Brooklyn Pumroy • 12/18 vs. Marquette
the teams that will never be forgotten. the names that will never die.
The 40th season
FINAL 2013-14 SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE STANDINGS
Southland Conference Games
Overall
W-L Pct. Home Away Streak 13-5 .722 7-2 6-3 W3 13-5 .722 8-1 5-4 W6 12-6 .667 8-1 4-5 L3 11-7 .611 7-2 4-5 W4 11-7 .611 7-2 4-5 L1 11-7 .611 7-2 4-5 W8 10-8 .556 6-3 4-5 L2 8-10 .444 8-1 0-9 L2 8-10 .444 5-4 3-6 W2 8-10 .444 4-5 4-5 W1 7-11 .389 4-5 3-6 L5 0-18 .000 0-9 0-9 L18
W-L 18-13 23-13 18-12 21-13 17-14 18-12 19-14 9-20 13-16 12-17 8-22 0-29
Pct. Home .581 9-4 .639 14-3 .600 12-4 .618 11-2 .548 10-2 .600 10-5 .576 11-3 .310 9-3 .448 8-5 .414 7-6 .267 5-5 .000 0-12
Abilene Christian* Incarnate Word* * Ineligible for postseason
8-6 2-12
18-12 8-19
.600 .296
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2013-14 SLC INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
4-3 1-6
4-3 1-6
W2 L10
2013-14 POSTSEASON 2014 SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT Merrell Center • Katy, Texas First Round - Thursday, March 13 (5) Nicholls St 77, (8) Oral Roberts 66 (7) McNeese St 78, (6) A&M-Corpus Christi 73 Quarterfinals - Friday, March 14 (4) Northwestern St 69, (5) Nicholls St 65 (7) McNeese St 66, (3) Central Arkansas 62 Semifinals - Saturday, March 15 (4) Northwestern St 61, (1) Lamar 60 (2) Stephen F. Austin 80, (7) McNeese State 54 Championship Game - Sunday, March 16 (4) Northwestern St 62, (2) Stephen F. Austin 44 2014 NCAA DIVISION I WOMEN’S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP - LOUISVILLE REGIONAL Thompson-Boling Arena • Knoxville, Tenn. First Round - Saturday, March 22 (1) Tennessee 70, (16) Northwestern St 46 2014 WOMEN’S NATIONAL INVITATION TOURNAMENT Reed Green Coliseum • Hattiesburg, Miss. First Round - Thursday, March 20 Southern Miss 75, Lamar 60 2014 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL INVITATIONAL Johnson Coliseum • Nacogdoches, Texas First Round - Thursday, March 20 Stephen F. Austin 59, Texas State 51 Bank of Kentucky Center • Highland Heights, Ky. First Round - Thursday, March 20 Northern Kentucky 84, McNeese State 72 Johnson Coliseum • Nacogdoches, Texas Quarterfinals - Saturday, March 22 Stephen F. Austin 80, Boise State 59 TD Arena • Charleston, S.C. Semifinals - Thursday, March 27 Stephen F. Austin 78, College of Charleston 74 UIC Pavilion • Chicago, Ill. Championship Game - Saturday, March 29 Illinois-Chicago 73, Stephen F. Austin 64
11-3 4-7
6-7 3-11
1-2 1-1
W2 L11
FINAL 2013-14 COLLEGEINSIDER.COM MID-MAJOR TOP-25 POLL TEAM 1. James Madison (13) 2. BYU (10) 3. Gonzaga (2) 4. Chattanooga (6) 5. Albany 6. Bowling Green 7. Marist 8. Hampton 9. South Dakota State 10. Wichita State 11. Florida Gulf Coast 12. Iona 13. Saint Mary’s 14. Stetson 15. Wright State 16. UT Martin 17. San Diego 18. Harvard 19. Princeton 20. Penn 21. Army 22. Delaware 23. Green Bay 24. Winthrop 25. Idaho
REC. PTS. 29-6 742 28-7 721 29-5 706 29-4 696 28-5 593 30-5 591 27-7 556 28-5 523 26-10 521 26-7 505 26-8 495 26-6 363 23-10 360 27-8 325 26-9 319 24-8 295 24-9 260 22-8 246 21-9 242 22-7 216 25-8 144 20-11 141 22-10 119 24-9 101 25-9 70
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PLAYER OF THE YEAR Courtney Duever Central Arkansas NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR Jasmine Shaw A&M-Corpus Christi FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR Brianna Mullins Central Arkansas DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR Porsha Roberts Stephen F. Austin COACH OF THE YEAR Royce Chadwick A&M-Corpus Christi STUDENT-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR Allison Baggett McNeese State 1ST TEAM ALL-SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE Courtney Duever Central Arkansas Porsha Roberts Stephen F. Austin Emani White Nicholls State Gia Ayers Lamar Shanice Steenholdt Houston Baptist 2ND TEAM ALL-SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE Jasmine Shaw A&M-Corpus Christi Allison Baggett McNeese State Angela Beadle Sam Houston State Dominique Edwards Lamar Cecilia Okoye McNeese State 3RD TEAM ALL-SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE Trudy Armstead Northwestern State Christian Key Oral Roberts KK Babin Nicholls State Keisha Lee Northwestern State Nanna Pool Southeastern La. ALL-SLC HONORABLE MENTION Aja Gibson Southeastern La. Renata Marquez Abilene Christian Tierany Henderson Stephen F. Austin Janelle Perez Northwestern State Suzzy Dimba Abilene Christian Brianna Mullins Central Arkansas SLC ALL-DEFENSIVE TEAM Porsha Roberts Stephen F. Austin Gia Ayers Lamar Emani White Nicholls State Courtney Duever Central Arkansas Suzzy Dimba Abilene Christian
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Away Neut. Streak 8-7 1-2 L2 7-8 2-2 L1 6-7 0-1 L4 4-10 6-1 L1 5-9 2-3 L1 8-6 0-1 L1 6-9 2-2 L2 0-16 0-1 L3 5-10 0-1 W2 5-11 0-0 W1 3-14 0-3 L5 0-16 0-1 L29
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Lamar Stephen F. Austin Central Arkansas Northwestern State Nicholls State Texas A&M-Corpus Christi McNeese State Oral Roberts Sam Houston State Houston Baptist Southeastern Louisiana New Orleans
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Illinois-Chicago 33, Central Michigan 30, Western Kentucky 27, North Dakota 26, Robert Morris 24, Navy 20, Arkansas State 9, Cal State Northridge 9, Quinnipiac 9, North Carolina A&T 8, Northwestern State 7, Stephen F. Austin 7, Akron 4, High Point 4, American 3, Indiana State 2, Prairie View A&M 2.
the names: Veronica Franklin (1977-81) holds oru’s single-game rebounding record, with 24 against tulsa on jan. 17, 1981
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2013-14 SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE TEAM STATISTICS ALL GAMES SCORING OFFENSE Team G 1. Abilene 30 2. Lamar 31 3. SF Austin 36 4. Nicholls 31 5. Houston Bapt 29 6. SE Louisiana 30 7. McNeese 33 8. Texas A&M-CC 30 9. Sam Houston 29 10. Oral Roberts 29 11. N’western St 34 12. C Arkansas 30 13. UIW 27 14. New Orleans 29
Pts Avg/G 2285 76.2 2198 70.9 2490 69.2 2116 68.3 1974 68.1 2034 67.8 2229 67.5 2020 67.3 1873 64.6 1857 64.0 2166 63.7 1853 61.8 1651 61.1 1391 48.0
3-POINT FG PCT DEFENSE Team 3FG 1. SF Austin 169 2. Abilene 129 3. Lamar 177 4. C Arkansas 97 5. Houston Bapt 138 6. SE Louisiana 186 7. UIW 138 8. Nicholls 186 9. McNeese 165 10. N’western St 212 11. Texas A&M-CC 185 12. Oral Roberts 194 13. Sam Houston 168 14. New Orleans 160
SCORING DEFENSE Team G 1. C Arkansas 30 2. SF Austin 36 3. N’western St 34 4. Texas A&M-CC 30 5. McNeese 33 6. Nicholls 31 7. Abilene 30 8. Lamar 31 9. UIW 27 10. Sam Houston 29 11. Houston Bapt 29 12. Oral Roberts 29 13. SE Louisiana 30 14. New Orleans 29
Pts Avg/G 1714 57.1 2215 61.5 2111 62.1 1908 63.6 2161 65.5 2076 67.0 2014 67.1 2102 67.8 1844 68.3 2022 69.7 2053 70.8 2068 71.3 2356 78.5 2316 79.9
SCORING MARGIN Team 1. Abilene 2. SF Austin 3. C Arkansas 4. Texas A&M-CC 5. Lamar 6. McNeese 7. N’western St 8. Nicholls 9. Houston Bapt 10. Sam Houston 11. UIW 12. Oral Roberts 13. SE Louisiana 14. New Orleans
Off 76.2 69.2 61.8 67.3 70.9 67.5 63.7 68.3 68.1 64.6 61.1 64.0 67.8 48.0
Def Marg 67.1 +9.0 61.5 +7.6 57.1 +4.6 63.6 +3.7 67.8 +3.1 65.5 +2.1 62.1 +1.6 67.0 +1.3 70.8 -2.7 69.7 -5.1 68.3 -7.1 71.3 -7.3 78.5 -10.7 79.9 -31.9
SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE GAMES Marg. +4.77 +3.97 +1.93 +1.85 +1.09 +0.33 +0.20 -0.23 -0.76 -1.22 -2.86 -3.45 -5.90 -7.00
SCORING OFFENSE Team G 1. Abilene 14 2. Lamar 18 3. SE Louisiana 18 4. Nicholls 18 5. McNeese 18 5. SF Austin 18 7. Houston Bapt 18 8. Texas A&M-CC 18 9. Oral Roberts 18 10. N’western St 18 11. Sam Houston 18 12. UIW 14 13. C Arkansas 18 14. New Orleans 18
Pts 1053 1332 1301 1236 1227 1227 1223 1206 1192 1180 1153 842 1079 875
Avg/G 75.2 74.0 72.3 68.7 68.2 68.2 67.9 67.0 66.2 65.6 64.1 60.1 59.9 48.6
3-POINT FG PCT DEFENSE Team 3FG 3FGA 1. SF Austin 82 322 2. Nicholls 110 371 3. UIW 73 235 4. C Arkansas 57 183 5. McNeese 82 263 6. Oral Roberts 103 326 7. Houston Bapt 86 268 8. Lamar 107 330 9. Texas A&M-CC 105 315 10. N’western St 115 343 11. SE Louisiana 122 363 12. Abilene 74 218 13. New Orleans 96 279 14. Sam Houston 102 293
REBOUNDING OFFENSE Team Reb Avg/G 1. SF Austin 1514 42.1 2. Sam Houston 1188 41.0 3. Texas A&M-CC 1220 40.7 4. McNeese 1326 40.2 5. SE Louisiana 1171 39.0 6. Abilene 1168 38.9 7. Lamar 1157 37.3 8. Houston Bapt 1082 37.3 9. Nicholls 1140 36.8 10. C Arkansas 1082 36.1 11. Oral Roberts 1036 35.7 12. N’western St 1173 34.5 13. UIW 911 33.7 14. New Orleans 970 33.4
ASSIST/TURNOVER RATIO Team Ast. TO Ratio 1. N’western St 13.7 12.8 1.1 2. Abilene 15.9 17.8 0.9 3. C Arkansas 12.9 14.4 0.9 4. McNeese 11.4 12.8 0.9 5. Sam Houston 15.2 17.3 0.9 6. Lamar 13.0 15.1 0.9 7. Nicholls 12.1 14.9 0.8 8. SF Austin 13.6 17.1 0.8 9. Houston Bapt 14.6 18.6 0.8 10. Texas A&M-CC 13.5 18.0 0.8 11. UIW 11.4 15.7 0.7 12. SE Louisiana 12.1 19.6 0.6 13. Oral Roberts 10.1 18.2 0.6 14. New Orleans 9.2 21.3 0.4
SCORING DEFENSE Team G 1. C Arkansas 18 2. SF Austin 18 3. N’western St 18 4. Texas A&M-CC 18 5. Nicholls 18 6. McNeese 18 7. Oral Roberts 18 7. Sam Houston 18 9. Lamar 18 10. Houston Bapt 18 11. UIW 14 12. Abilene 14 13. SE Louisiana 18 14. New Orleans 18
Pts 999 1036 1100 1125 1136 1143 1196 1196 1203 1256 977 980 1381 1398
Avg/G 55.5 57.6 61.1 62.5 63.1 63.5 66.4 66.4 66.8 69.8 69.8 70.0 76.7 77.7
REBOUNDING OFFENSE Team Reb Avg/G 1. SF Austin 760 42.2 2. Sam Houston 749 41.6 3. McNeese 739 41.1 4. SE Louisiana 703 39.1 4. Texas A&M-CC 703 39.1 6. Nicholls 675 37.5 7. Lamar 672 37.3 8. Houston Bapt 663 36.8 9. Oral Roberts 658 36.6 10. Abilene 505 36.1 11. C Arkansas 641 35.6 12. N’western St 613 34.1 13. New Orleans 606 33.7 14. UIW 444 31.7
ASSIST/TURNOVER RATIO Team Ast. TO Ratio 1. N’western St 14.5 12.6 1.1 2. Lamar 14.3 13.6 1.1 3. Abilene 15.4 15.6 1.0 4. McNeese 12.1 12.7 0.9 5. Sam Houston 15.9 17.3 0.9 6. C Arkansas 12.0 14.1 0.9 7. Texas A&M-CC 13.3 15.9 0.8 8. Nicholls 11.4 13.8 0.8 9. Houston Bapt 14.2 17.7 0.8 10. SF Austin 13.9 17.3 0.8 11. SE Louisiana 13.6 17.0 0.8 12. UIW 11.5 15.2 0.8 13. Oral Roberts 10.3 16.7 0.6 14. New Orleans 9.6 19.2 0.5
REBOUNDING DEFENSE Team Reb 1. C Arkansas 1002 2. SF Austin 1279 3. Texas A&M-CC 1094 4. Sam Houston 1075 5. N’western St 1303 6. Abilene 1157 7. UIW 1052 8. McNeese 1287 9. Houston Bapt 1135 10. SE Louisiana 1192 11. Oral Roberts 1159 12. Nicholls 1265 13. Lamar 1303 14. New Orleans 1288
OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS Team No. 1. Texas A&M-CC 455 2. SF Austin 540 2. Sam Houston 435 4. McNeese 468 5. Nicholls 432 6. Lamar 425 7. Abilene 411 8. SE Louisiana 394 9. Houston Bapt 375 10. New Orleans 350 11. Oral Roberts 322 12. UIW 295 13. C Arkansas 312 14. N’western St 352
Avg/G 15.2 15.0 15.0 14.2 13.9 13.7 13.7 13.1 12.9 12.1 11.1 10.9 10.4 10.4
SCORING MARGIN Team 1. SF Austin 2. Lamar 3. Nicholls 4. Abilene 5. McNeese 6. Texas A&M-CC 7. N’western St 8. C Arkansas 9. Oral Roberts 10. Houston Bapt 11. Sam Houston 12. SE Louisiana 13. UIW 14. New Orleans
Off Def 68.2 57.6 74.0 66.8 68.7 63.1 75.2 70.0 68.2 63.5 67.0 62.5 65.6 61.1 59.9 55.5 66.2 66.4 67.9 69.8 64.1 66.4 72.3 76.7 60.1 69.8 48.6 77.7
Marg +10.6 +7.2 +5.6 +5.2 +4.7 +4.5 +4.4 +4.4 -0.2 -1.8 -2.4 -4.4 -9.6 -29.1
REBOUNDING DEFENSE Team Reb 1. C Arkansas 574 2. SF Austin 584 3. N’western St 625 4. Sam Houston 629 5. Texas A&M-CC 653 6. McNeese 658 7. Houston Bapt 679 8. Oral Roberts 682 9. SE Louisiana 684 10. Abilene 536 11. UIW 537 12. Nicholls 736 13. Lamar 765 14. New Orleans 789
OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS Team No. 1. Sam Houston 280 2. SF Austin 269 3. McNeese 268 4. Lamar 263 5. Texas A&M-CC 255 6. Nicholls 248 7. SE Louisiana 232 8.Abilene 176 9. New Orleans 226 10. Houston Bapt 215 11. Oral Roberts 197 12. C Arkansas 188 13. UIW 143 14. N’western St 180
Avg/G 15.6 14.9 14.9 14.6 14.2 13.8 12.9 12.6 12.6 11.9 10.9 10.4 10.2 10.0
DEFENSIVE REBOUNDS Team No. 1. SF Austin 974 2. McNeese 858 3. Sam Houston 753 4. SE Louisiana 777 5. C Arkansas 770 6. Texas A&M-CC 765 7. Abilene 757 8. Oral Roberts 714 9. Houston Bapt 707 10. N’western St 821 11. Lamar 732 12. Nicholls 708 13. UIW 616 14. New Orleans 620
Avg/G 27.1 26.0 26.0 25.9 25.7 25.5 25.2 24.6 24.4 24.1 23.6 22.8 22.8 21.4
FREE THROW PERCENTAGE Team FTM FTA 1. Nicholls 259 351 2. Oral Roberts 229 313 3. Texas A&M-CC 251 344 4. SE Louisiana 297 408 5. McNeese 213 294 6. Sam Houston 221 307 7. Houston Bapt 260 362 8. C Arkansas 224 313 9. UIW 201 281 10. SF Austin 238 333 11. N’western St 229 329 12. Lamar 241 361 13. Abilene 160 240 14. New Orleans 189 314
Pct .738 .732 .730 .728 .724 .720 .718 .716 .715 .715 .696 .668 .667 .602
REBOUNDING MARGIN Team Avg. 1. SF Austin 42.2 2. Sam Houston 41.6 3. McNeese 41.1 4. C Arkansas 35.6 5. Texas A&M-CC 39.1 6. SE Louisiana 39.1 7. N’western St 34.1 8. Houston Bapt 36.8 9. Oral Roberts 36.6 10. Abilene 36.1 11. Nicholls 37.5 12. Lamar 37.3 13. UIW 31.7 14. New Orleans 33.7
DEFENSIVE REBOUNDS Team No. 1. SF Austin 491 2. SE Louisiana 471 2. McNeese 471 4. Sam Houston 469 5. Oral Roberts 461 6. C Arkansas 453 7. Texas A&M-CC 448 7. Houston Bapt 448 9. N’western St 433 10. Nicholls 427 11. Abilene 329 12. Lamar 409 13. UIW 301 14. New Orleans 380
Avg/G 27.3 26.2 26.2 26.1 25.6 25.2 24.9 24.9 24.1 23.7 23.5 22.7 21.5 21.1
3FGA 597 447 580 314 444 582 430 579 511 652 553 567 473 441
Pct .283 .289 .305 .309 .311 .320 .321 .321 .323 .325 .335 .342 .355 .363
Avg/G 33.4 35.5 36.5 37.1 38.3 38.6 39.0 39.0 39.1 39.7 40.0 40.8 42.0 44.4
TURNOVER MARGIN Team Avg. 1. Lamar 15.1 2. Nicholls 14.9 3. Abilene 17.8 4. N’western St 12.8 5. McNeese 12.8 6. UIW 15.7 7. C Arkansas 14.4 8. Texas A&M-CC 18.0 9. Houston Bapt 18.6 10. SF Austin 17.1 11. Oral Roberts 18.2 12. Sam Houston 17.3 13. SE Louisiana 19.6 14. New Orleans 21.3
Opp. 19.9 18.9 19.8 14.7 13.9 16.0 14.6 17.7 17.8 15.9 15.4 13.8 13.7 14.3
Pct .255 .296 .311 .311 .312 .316 .321 .324 .333 .335 .336 .339 .344 .348
Avg/G 31.9 32.4 34.7 34.9 36.3 36.6 37.7 37.9 38.0 38.3 38.4 40.9 42.5 43.8
TURNOVER MARGIN Team Avg. 1. Lamar 13.6 2. Nicholls 13.8 3. Abilene 15.6 4. McNeese 12.7 5. N’western St 12.6 6. Texas A&M-CC 15.9 7. C Arkansas 14.1 8. UIW 15.2 9. Houston Bapt 17.7 10. SF Austin 17.3 11. Oral Roberts 16.7 12. Sam Houston 17.3 13. SE Louisiana 17.0 14. New Orleans 19.2
Opp. 21.4 18.8 17.7 14.6 14.4 17.5 13.5 14.2 16.1 15.3 14.4 13.8 13.2 14.1
Marg. +7.78 +5.06 +2.07 +1.83 +1.78 +1.61 -0.56 -1.00 -1.61 -2.06 -2.28 -3.50 -3.78 -5.11
FREE THROW PERCENTAGE Team FTM FTA 1. Nicholls 429 573 2. Texas A&M-CC 441 604 3. McNeese 423 584 4. UIW 476 659 5. SF Austin 534 748 6. SE Louisiana 454 643 7. C Arkansas 369 533 8. Oral Roberts 356 519 9. Sam Houston 405 591 10. Houston Bapt 376 554 11. N’western St 416 627 12. Abilene 350 532 13. Lamar 386 599 14. New Orleans 320 524
Pct .749 .730 .724 .722 .714 .706 .692 .686 .685 .679 .663 .658 .644 .611
REBOUNDING MARGIN Team Avg. 1. SF Austin 42.1 2. Texas A&M-CC 40.7 3. Sam Houston 41.0 4. C Arkansas 36.1 5. McNeese 40.2 6. Abilene 38.9 7. SE Louisiana 39.0 8. Houston Bapt 37.3 9. N’western St 34.5 10. Nicholls 36.8 11. Oral Roberts 35.7 12. Lamar 37.3 13. UIW 33.7 14. New Orleans 33.4
FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE Team FGM 1. Houston Bapt 756 2. Abilene 822 3. N’western St 786 4. SE Louisiana 725 5. C Arkansas 676 6. SF Austin 878 7. Oral Roberts 667 8. Lamar 782 9. McNeese 822 10. Sam Houston 667 11. Texas A&M-CC 691 12. Nicholls 736 13. UIW 532 14. New Orleans 482
FGA 1725 1896 1862 1736 1620 2110 1635 1957 2080 1699 1765 1911 1407 1560
Pct .438 .434 .422 .418 .417 .416 .408 .400 .395 .393 .392 .385 .378 .309
BLOCKED SHOTS Team 1. SF Austin 2. Oral Roberts 3. Abilene 4. Houston Bapt 5. Texas A&M-CC 6. Sam Houston 7. Nicholls 8. N’western St 9. Lamar 10. C Arkansas 11. New Orleans 12. McNeese 13. SE Louisiana 14. UIW
No. 172 112 111 99 85 80 84 88 76 71 68 67 55 43
Avg/G 4.8 3.9 3.7 3.4 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.4 2.3 2.0 1.8 1.6
DEFENSIVE REB PCT. Team D-Reb 1. C Arkansas 770 2. McNeese 858 3. SF Austin 974 4. Texas A&M-CC 765 5. Abilene 757 6. Sam Houston 753 7. N’western St 821 8. Lamar 732 9. Oral Roberts 714 10. UIW 616 11. SE Louisiana 777 12. Nicholls 708 13. Houston Bapt 707 14. New Orleans 620
O-Reb DR Pct. 278 .735 410 .677 467 .676 373 .672 385 .663 390 .659 462 .640 433 .628 423 .628 371 .624 472 .622 440 .617 448 .612 447 .581
FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE Team FGM 1. Houston Bapt 456 2. Abilene 381 3. N’western St 425 4. SE Louisiana 462 5. SF Austin 445 6. Oral Roberts 434 7. C Arkansas 394 8. Lamar 472 9. McNeese 462 10. UIW 289 11. Nicholls 434 12. Sam Houston 422 13. Texas A&M-CC 418 14. New Orleans 306
FGA 1022 856 959 1057 1028 1009 947 1175 1160 727 1099 1071 1062 983
Pct .446 .445 .443 .437 .433 .430 .416 .402 .398 .398 .395 .394 .394 .311
BLOCKED SHOTS Team 1. Oral Roberts 2. SF Austin 3. Houston Bapt 4. Sam Houston 5. Abilene 6. Nicholls 6. Lamar 8. Texas A&M-CC 9. C Arkansas 10. New Orleans 11. N’western St 12. SE Louisiana 13. McNeese 14. UIW
No. 78 76 69 63 48 55 55 53 49 47 42 33 27 20
Avg/G 4.3 4.2 3.8 3.5 3.4 3.1 3.1 2.9 2.7 2.6 2.3 1.8 1.5 1.4
DEFENSIVE REB PCT. Team D-Reb 1. C Arkansas 453 2. McNeese 471 3. SF Austin 491 4. Sam Houston 469 5. Texas A&M-CC 448 6. N’western St 433 7. Oral Roberts 461 8. SE Louisiana 471 9. Abilene 329 10. Houston Bapt 448 11. Nicholls 427 12. Lamar 409 13. UIW 301 14. New Orleans 380
O-Reb DR Pct. 160 .739 185 .718 208 .702 217 .684 208 .683 213 .670 252 .647 258 .646 183 .643 272 .622 266 .616 255 .616 197 .604 266 .588
FIELD GOAL PCT DEFENSE Team FGM 1. SF Austin 796 2. N’western St 786 3. Texas A&M-CC 684 4. C Arkansas 636 5. Oral Roberts 715 6. McNeese 786 7. Abilene 709 8. Houston Bapt 714 9. Nicholls 759 10. Sam Houston 733 11. Lamar 756 12. UIW 690 13. SE Louisiana 903 14. New Orleans 829
FGA 2122 1990 1713 1591 1771 1937 1741 1748 1832 1754 1791 1596 2080 1779
Pct .375 .395 .399 .400 .404 .406 .407 .408 .414 .418 .422 .432 .434 .466
ASSISTS Team 1. Abilene 2. Sam Houston 3. Houston Bapt 4. N’western St 5. SF Austin 6. Texas A&M-CC 7. Lamar 8. C Arkansas 9. SE Louisiana 10. Nicholls 11. McNeese 12. UIW 13. Oral Roberts 14. New Orleans
No. 478 442 423 467 488 406 404 386 363 375 376 307 292 266
Avg/G 15.9 15.2 14.6 13.7 13.6 13.5 13.0 12.9 12.1 12.1 11.4 11.4 10.1 9.2
OFFENSIVE REB PCT. Team O-Reb 1. SF Austin 540 2. Sam Houston 435 3. Texas A&M-CC 455 4. SE Louisiana 394 5. Houston Bapt 375 6. McNeese 468 7. Abilene 411 8. Nicholls 432 9. Lamar 425 10. Oral Roberts 322 11. UIW 295 12. C Arkansas 312 13. N’western St 352 14. New Orleans 350
D-Reb OR Pct. 812 .399 685 .388 721 .387 720 .354 687 .353 877 .348 772 .347 825 .344 870 .328 736 .304 681 .302 724 .301 841 .295 841 .294
FIELD GOAL PCT DEFENSE Team FGM 1. SF Austin 373 2. Oral Roberts 409 3. Nicholls 410 4. C Arkansas 366 5. N’western St 405 6. Houston Bapt 433 7. Sam Houston 417 8. Texas A&M-CC 402 9. McNeese 408 10. Lamar 431 11. Abilene 355 12. SE Louisiana 532 13. UIW 361 14. New Orleans 498
FGA 1023 1062 1061 928 1008 1077 1032 994 1001 1016 828 1222 822 1081
Pct .365 .385 .386 .394 .402 .402 .404 .404 .408 .424 .429 .435 .439 .461
ASSISTS Team 1. Sam Houston 2. Abilene 3. N’western St 4. Lamar 5. Houston Bapt 6. SF Austin 7. SE Louisiana 8. Texas A&M-CC 9. McNeese 10. C Arkansas 11. UIW 12. Nicholls 13. Oral Roberts 14. New Orleans
No. 287 216 261 258 256 251 244 240 217 216 161 205 186 172
Avg/G 15.9 15.4 14.5 14.3 14.2 13.9 13.6 13.3 12.1 12.0 11.5 11.4 10.3 9.6
OFFENSIVE REB PCT. Team O-Reb 1. SF Austin 269 2. Sam Houston 280 3. Texas A&M-CC 255 4. McNeese 268 5. SE Louisiana 232 6. Houston Bapt 215 7. Nicholls 248 8. Lamar 263 9. Abilene 176 10. Oral Roberts 197 11. C Arkansas 188 12. N’western St 180 13. New Orleans 226 14. UIW 143
D-Reb OR Pct. 376 .417 412 .405 445 .364 473 .362 426 .353 407 .346 470 .345 510 .340 353 .333 430 .314 414 .312 412 .304 523 .302 340 .296
3-POINT FG PCT Team 1. Nicholls 2. Texas A&M-CC 3. Oral Roberts 4. Abilene 5. SF Austin 6. Lamar 7. C Arkansas 8. UIW 9. N’western St 10. McNeese 11. SE Louisiana 12. Sam Houston 13. Houston Bapt 14. New Orleans
3FGA 631 581 494 873 616 768 409 345 560 525 449 487 332 429
Pct .341 .339 .338 .333 .325 .323 .323 .322 .318 .309 .290 .275 .259 .249
STEALS Team 1. Abilene 2. Nicholls 3. Lamar 4. Houston Bapt 5. Texas A&M-CC 6. Oral Roberts 7. N’western St 8. C Arkansas 9. UIW 10. SF Austin 11. New Orleans 12. McNeese 13. SE Louisiana 14. Sam Houston
No. 287 291 282 252 245 200 233 205 177 226 165 176 158 142
Avg/G 9.6 9.4 9.1 8.7 8.2 6.9 6.9 6.8 6.6 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 4.9
3-POINT FG MADE Team 1. Abilene 2. Lamar 3. Nicholls State 4. Texas A&M-CC 5. Oral Roberts 6. SF Austin 7. N’western St 8. McNeese 9. Sam Houston 10. C Arkansas 11. SE Louisiana 12. UIW 13. New Orleans 14. Houston Bapt
3-POINT FG PCT Team 1. SF Austin 2. Oral Roberts 3. Texas A&M-CC 4. N’western St 5. Abilene 6. Nicholls 7. SE Louisiana 8. Lamar 8. UIW 10. C Arkansas 11. McNeese 12. Houston Bapt 13. Sam Houston 14. New Orleans
3FGA 286 276 346 303 394 328 242 455 195 215 289 183 316 281
Pct .346 .344 .344 .333 .332 .332 .331 .323 .323 .312 .311 .279 .278 .263
STEALS Team 1. Lamar 2. Nicholls 3. Abilene 4. Texas A&M-CC 5. Houston Bapt 6. N’western St 7. Oral Roberts 8. UIW 9. SF Austin 10. C Arkansas 11. McNeese 12. New Orleans 13. Sam Houston 14. SE Louisiana
No. 189 166 120 146 136 132 123 93 115 107 98 97 92 87
Avg/G 10.5 9.2 8.6 8.1 7.6 7.3 6.8 6.6 6.4 5.9 5.4 5.4 5.1 4.8
3-POINT FG MADE Team 1. Abilene 2. Lamar 3. Texas A&M-CC 4. Nicholls 5. N’western St 6. SF Austin 7. Oral Roberts 8. McNeese 9. Sam Houston 10. UIW 11. SE Louisiana 12. New Orleans 13. C Arkansas 14. Houston Bapt
3FG 215 197 167 291 200 248 132 111 178 162 130 134 86 107
Opp. Marg. 35.5 +6.5 36.5 +4.2 37.1 +3.9 33.4 +2.7 39.0 +1.2 38.6 +0.4 39.7 -0.7 39.1 -1.8 38.3 -3.8 40.8 -4.0 40.0 -4.2 42.0 -4.7 39.0 -5.2 44.4 -11.0
No. 291 248 215 197 167 200 178 162 134 132 130 111 107 86
Avg/G 9.7 8.0 6.9 6.6 5.8 5.6 5.2 4.9 4.6 4.4 4.3 4.1 3.7 3.0
the teams that will never be forgotten. the names that will never die.
3FG 99 95 119 101 131 109 80 147 63 67 90 51 88 74
Opp. Marg. 32.4 +9.8 34.9 +6.7 36.6 +4.5 31.9 +3.7 36.3 +2.8 38.0 +1.1 34.7 -0.7 37.7 -0.9 37.9 -1.3 38.3 -2.2 40.9 -3.4 42.5 -5.2 38.4 -6.6 43.8 -10.2
No. 131 147 119 109 101 99 95 90 88 63 80 74 67 51
Avg/G 9.4 8.2 6.6 6.1 5.6 5.5 5.3 5.0 4.9 4.5 4.4 4.1 3.7 2.8
The 40th season
2013-14 SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS ALL GAMES G 31 28 33 36 31 29 30 30 30 34 31 29 30 30 33 27 30 31 24 30 33 29 29 29 30
Pts 608 510 589 612 498 458 458 449 443 487 437 407 415 404 440 340 373 383 291 361 397 346 342 332 339
Cl. SR JR FR FR FR JR FR SO SR SO
3FG 75 59 46 58 49 68 34 41 50 68
3FGA Pct 185 .405 148 .399 117 .393 148 .392 126 .389 175 .389 90 .378 110 .373 138 .362 188 .362
3-POINT FG MADE Player 1. Mbamalu, Brittany-AMCC 2. Shaw, Jasmine-AMCC 3. West, Whitney-ACU 4. Mason, Alexis-ACU 5. Marquez, Renata-ACU 6. Long, Shauna-LU 6. Nash, Jenny-NICH 6. White, Emani-NICH 9. Ayers, Gia-LU 10. Baggett, Allison-MCN
Cl. FR SR SO FR SR JR JR SO SR SO
G 30 30 29 30 30 31 31 31 31 33
3FG Avg 81 2.7 75 2.5 69 2.4 71 2.4 66 2.2 68 2.2 68 2.2 68 2.2 65 2.1 69 2.1
REBOUNDING Player 1. Pool, Nanna-SLU 2. Beadle, Angela-SHSU 3. Steenholdt, Shanice-HBU 4. Duever, Courtney-UCA 5. Dimba, Suzzy-ACU 6. Okoye, Cecilia-MCN 7. Roberts, Porsha-SFA 8. Edwards, Dominique-LU 9. Gibson, Aja-SLU 10. Henderson, Tierany-SFA 11. Carter, Nyha-SHSU 11. Shelton, Sarah-ORU 13. Mora, Ifunanya-UIW 14. Armstead, Trudy-NWLA 15. Mora, Kosisio-UIW 16. Balla, Bernadett-ORU 17. Nash, Jenny-NICH 18. James, Arianna-MCN 18. Jones, NeTanya-MCN 20. Darley, Ashley-AMCC 20. Marquez, Renata-ACU
BLOCKED SHOTS Player 1. Shelton, Sarah-ORU 2. Roberts, Porsha-SFA 3. Steenholdt, Shanice-HBU 4. Beadle, Angela-SHSU 5. Henderson, Tierany-SFA 6. Dimba, Suzzy-ACU 7. Duever, Courtney-UCA 7. Gibson, Aja-SLU 9. Armstead, Trudy-NWLA 10. Huff, Brandi-AMCC
Cl. SO JR JR SR FR SR JR JR SR JR SR SR SR SR SR JR JR SR SR SR SR
G 30 29 28 30 30 33 36 31 30 36 29 29 27 34 27 23 31 33 33 30 30
Reb Avg 320 10.7 300 10.3 273 9.8 277 9.2 272 9.1 295 8.9 293 8.1 249 8.0 231 7.7 261 7.3 210 7.2 210 7.2 186 6.9 221 6.5 174 6.4 144 6.3 187 6.0 198 6.0 198 6.0 177 5.9 177 5.9
Cl. SR JR JR JR JR FR SR SR SR SR
G 29 36 28 29 36 30 30 30 34 30
Blk Avg 65 2.2 76 2.1 51 1.8 47 1.6 51 1.4 42 1.4 30 1.0 30 1.0 32 0.9 26 0.9
ASSIST/TURNOVER RATIO Player 1. Johnson, Jayln-MCN 2. Perez, Janelle-NWLA 3. Campanero, Alissa-AMCC 4. Ayers, Gia-LU 5. Johnson, Jasmine-SHSU 6. Ross, Taylor-SFA 7. Jefferson, Tayler-HBU 8. Barnes, Amanda-SHSU 9. Marquez, Renata-ACU 10. Mora, Ifunanya-UIW
Cl. SO SO JR SR SR FR JR SO SR SR
Ast TO A/T 142 73 1.9 142 79 1.8 94 56 1.7 171 104 1.6 125 94 1.3 119 90 1.3 107 82 1.3 104 84 1.2 116 98 1.2 100 85 1.2
FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE Player 1. Pool, Nanna-SLU 2. Roberts, Porsha-SFA 3. Steenholdt, Shanice-HBU 4. Bowers, Kiandra-LU 5. Gibson, Aja-SLU 6. Beadle, Angela-SHSU 7. Armstead, Trudy-NWLA 8. Dimba, Lizzy-ACU 9. Okoye, Cecilia-MCN 10. Huff, Brandi-AMCC
Cl. SO JR JR FR SR JR SR FR SR SR
FG 148 215 213 102 161 167 183 105 148 101
FGA Pct 260 .569 382 .563 388 .549 193 .528 310 .519 330 .506 363 .504 209 .502 301 .492 211 .479
OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS Player 1. Roberts, Porsha-SFA 2. Steenholdt, Shanice-HBU 3. Pool, Nanna-SLU 4. Beadle, Angela-SHSU 4. Carter, Nyha-SHSU 6. Marquez, Renata-ACU 7. Gibson, Aja-SLU 8. Mora, Kosisio-UIW 9. Darley, Ashley-AMCC 10. Okoye, Cecilia-MCN
Cl. JR JR SO JR SR SR SR SR SR SR
G 36 28 30 29 29 30 30 27 30 33
Reb Avg 153 4.3 112 4.0 108 3.6 98 3.4 98 3.4 90 3.0 88 2.9 74 2.7 82 2.7 89 2.7
ASSISTS Player 1. Ayers, Gia-LU 2. Styles, Elizabeth-SLU 3. Johnson, Jasmine-SHSU 4. Johnson, Jayln-MCN 5. Babin, KK-NICH 6. Perez, Janelle-NWLA 7. Marquez, Renata-ACU 8. Mora, Ifunanya-UIW 9. Jefferson, Tayler-HBU 10. Barnes, Amanda-SHSU
Cl. SR JR SR SO SR SO SR SR JR SO
G 31 24 29 33 31 34 30 27 29 29
Ast Avg 171 5.5 130 5.4 125 4.3 142 4.3 132 4.3 142 4.2 116 3.9 100 3.7 107 3.7 104 3.6
DEFENSIVE REBOUNDS Player 1. Pool, Nanna-SLU 2. Duever, Courtney-UCA 3. Beadle, Angela-SHSU 4. Dimba, Suzzy-ACU 5. Okoye, Cecilia-MCN 6. Steenholdt, Shanice-HBU 7. Edwards, Dominique-LU 8. Henderson, Tierany-SFA 9. Shelton, Sarah-ORU 10. Mora, Ifunanya-UIW
Cl. SO SR JR FR SR JR JR JR SR SR
G 30 30 29 30 33 28 31 36 29 27
Reb Avg 212 7.1 211 7.0 202 7.0 202 6.7 206 6.2 161 5.8 176 5.7 197 5.5 156 5.4 139 5.1
FREE THROW PERCENTAGE Player 1. Key, Christian-ORU 2. Shaw, Jasmine-AMCC 3. Baggett, Allison-MCN 4. Wilson, Octavia-UNO 5. Johnson, Jayln-MCN 6. Mullins, Brianna-UCA 7. White, Emani-NICH 8. Roberts, Porsha-SFA 9. Adebayo, Shola-AMCC 10. Miller, Symone-SLU
Cl. SR SR SO FR SO FR SO JR JR JR
FT 67 67 72 77 106 61 154 182 78 129
FTA Pct 75 .893 77 .870 86 .837 95 .811 133 .797 77 .792 196 .786 232 .784 100 .780 167 .772
MINUTES PLAYED Player 1. Babin, KK-NICH 2. Ayers, Gia-LU 3. Key, Christian-ORU 4. White, Emani-NICH 5. Mora, Kosisio-UIW 6. Nash, Jenny-NICH 7. Marquez, Renata-ACU 8. Henderson, Tierany-SFA 9. Edwards, JaMeisha-LU 10. Davis, Danielle-UNO
Cl. SR SR SR SO SR JR SR JR SO SO
G 31 31 29 31 27 31 30 36 31 28
Min Avg 1213 39.1 1109 35.8 1016 35.0 1074 34.6 918 34.0 1039 33.5 1003 33.4 1178 32.7 1009 32.5 910 32.5
STEALS Player 1. White, Emani-NICH 2. Ayers, Gia-LU 3. Babin, KK-NICH 4. Marquez, Renata-ACU 5. Nash, Jenny-NICH 6. Adebayo, Shola-AMCC 7. Steenholdt, Shanice-HBU 8. Edwards, JaMeisha-LU 9. Rice, Micah-UCA 10. Mason, Alexis-ACU
Cl. G SO 31 SR 31 SR 31 SR 30 JR 31 JR 24 JR 28 SO 31 SR 30 FR 30
Stl Avg 66 2.1 65 2.1 60 1.9 57 1.9 57 1.8 43 1.8 50 1.8 53 1.7 48 1.6 47 1.6
Avg 19.6 18.2 17.8 17.0 16.1 15.8 15.3 15.0 14.8 14.3 14.1 14.0 13.8 13.5 13.3 12.6 12.4 12.4 12.1 12.0 12.0 11.9 11.8 11.4 11.3
SCORING Player 1. White, Emani-NICH 2. Steenholdt, Shanice-HBU 3. Ayers, Gia-LU 4. Baggett, Allison-MCN 5. Duever, Courtney-UCA 5. Roberts, Porsha-SFA 7. Gibson, Aja-SLU 8. Beadle, Angela-SHSU 9. Marquez, Renata-ACU 10. Shaw, Jasmine-AMCC 10. Key, Christian-ORU 12. Edwards, JaMeisha-LU 13. Armstead, Trudy-NWLA 14. Edwards, Dominique-LU 15. Mason, Alexis-ACU 16. Lee, Keisha-NWLA 17. Miller, Symone-SLU 18. Styles, Elizabeth-SLU 19. Arthur, Rachel-HBU 20. Whitehead, Rose-UIW 21. Okoye, Cecilia-MCN 21. Pool, Nanna-SLU 23. Nash, Jenny-NICH 24. Perez, Janelle-NWLA 24. Dimba, Suzzy-ACU
Cl. SO JR SR SO SR JR SR JR SR SR SR SO SR JR FR SO JR JR SO SR SR SO JR SO FR
G 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 14 18 18 18 18 18 14 18 18 18 18 14 18 18 18 18 14
Pts 350 335 319 314 302 302 289 288 213 258 258 255 246 245 189 241 230 225 223 168 206 206 201 198 154
REBOUNDING Player 1. Pool, Nanna-SLU 2. Beadle, Angela-SHSU 3. Dimba, Suzzy-ACU 4. Duever, Courtney-UCA 5. Steenholdt, Shanice-HBU 6. Okoye, Cecilia-MCN 7. Roberts, Porsha-SFA 8. Gibson, Aja-SLU 9. Edwards, Dominique-LU 9. Carter, Nyha-SHSU 11. Nash, Jenny-NICH 11. Balla, Bernadett-ORU 13. Henderson, Tierany-SFA 14. Mora, Ifunanya-UIW 14. Mora, Kosisio-UIW 16. Shelton, Sarah-ORU 17. Armstead, Trudy-NWLA 18. James, Arianna-MCN 19. Taylor, Yasmin-UNO 20. Bowers, Kiandra-LU
Cl. SO JR FR SR JR SR JR SR JR SR JR JR JR SR SR SR SR SR SO FR
G 18 18 14 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 14 14 18 18 18 14 18
Reb Avg 211 11.7 195 10.8 141 10.1 181 10.1 180 10.0 169 9.4 148 8.2 147 8.2 139 7.7 139 7.7 129 7.2 129 7.2 127 7.1 93 6.6 93 6.6 115 6.4 110 6.1 106 5.9 81 5.8 101 5.6
FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE Player Cl. 1. Carter, Nyha-SHSU SR 2. Dimba, Lizzy-ACU FR 3. Roberts, Porsha-SFA JR 4. Steenholdt, Shanice-HBU JR 5. Bowers, Kiandra-LU FR 6. Gibson, Aja-SLU SR 7. Pennywell, Kourtney-NWLA FR 8. Armstead, Trudy-NWLA SR 9. Whitehead, Rose-UIW SR 10. Duever, Courtney-UCA SR
FG 56 54 108 139 68 111 60 96 64 115
FGA Pct 94 .596 91 .593 184 .587 243 .572 125 .544 205 .541 113 .531 184 .522 125 .512 225 .511
ASSISTS Player 1. Ayers, Gia-LU 2. Styles, Elizabeth-SLU 3. Babin, KK-NICH 4. Perez, Janelle-NWLA 4. Barnes, Amanda-SHSU 6. Johnson, Jayln-MCN 7. Johnson, Jasmine-SHSU 8. Marquez, Renata-ACU 9. Campanero, Alissa-AMCC 10. Jefferson, Tayler-HBU
Cl. SR JR SR SO SO SO SR SR JR JR
G 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 14 18 18
Ast Avg 108 6.0 100 5.6 84 4.7 78 4.3 78 4.3 77 4.3 74 4.1 57 4.1 69 3.8 68 3.8
FREE THROW PERCENTAGE Player 1. Key, Christian-ORU 2. Babin, KK-NICH 3. Miller, Symone-SLU 4. Jefferson, Tayler-HBU 5. Roberts, Porsha-SFA 5. Perez, Janelle-NWLA 7. Wilson, Octavia-UNO 8. Beadle, Angela-SHSU 9. Mora, Ifunanya-UIW 10. Sadler, Terai-UCA
Cl. SR SR JR JR JR SO FR JR SR JR
FT 51 43 75 44 86 43 59 72 58 36
FTA Pct 55 .927 47 .915 91 .824 54 .815 106 .811 53 .811 75 .787 93 .774 75 .773 47 .766
STEALS Player 1. Edwards, JaMeisha-LU 1. Ayers, Gia-LU 3. Babin, KK-NICH 4. Ward, Alyssa-UIW 5. Nash, Jenny-NICH 5. White, Emani-NICH 5. Bowers, Kiandra-LU 8. Marquez, Renata-ACU 9. Lee, Keisha-NWLA 10. Mora, Kosisio-UIW
Cl. G SO 18 SR 18 SR 18 FR 13 JR 18 SO 18 FR 18 SR 14 SO 18 SR 14
Stl Avg 40 2.2 40 2.2 38 2.1 25 1.9 34 1.9 34 1.9 34 1.9 24 1.7 30 1.7 23 1.6
Avg 19.4 18.6 17.7 17.4 16.8 16.8 16.1 16.0 15.2 14.3 14.3 14.2 13.7 13.6 13.5 13.4 12.8 12.5 12.4 12.0 11.4 11.4 11.2 11.0 11.0
3-POINT FG PCT Player 1. Branch, Brentney-SFA 2. Perez, Janelle-NWLA 3. Rogers, Chelsea-NWLA 4. Mayberry, Kaylan-ORU 5. Nash, Jenny-NICH 6. Shaw, Jasmine-AMCC 7. Henderson, Tierany-SFA 8. Proffitt, Maggie-UCA 9. Mason, Alexis-ACU 10. Edwards, JaMeisha-LU
Cl. FR SO JR FR JR SR JR FR FR SO
3FG 19 29 38 28 39 45 42 33 39 40
3FGA Pct 41 .463 67 .433 89 .427 67 .418 94 .415 112 .402 105 .400 83 .398 99 .394 105 .381
3-POINT FG MADE Player 1. Mason, Alexis-ACU 2. Mbamalu, Brittany-AMCC 3. Shaw, Jasmine-AMCC 4. West, Whitney-ACU 5. Henderson, Tierany-SFA 6. Edwards, JaMeisha-LU 6. Long, Shauna-LU 6. Ayers, Gia-LU 9. Nash, Jenny-NICH 10. Rogers, Chelsea-NWLA 10. Baggett, Allison-MCN
Cl. FR FR SR SO JR SO JR SR JR JR SO
G 14 18 18 13 18 18 18 18 18 18 18
3FG Avg 39 2.8 49 2.7 45 2.5 32 2.5 42 2.3 40 2.2 40 2.2 40 2.2 39 2.2 38 2.1 38 2.1
BLOCKED SHOTS Player 1. Shelton, Sarah-ORU 2. Beadle, Angela-SHSU 3. Steenholdt, Shanice-HBU 4. Roberts, Porsha-SFA 5. Dimba, Suzzy-ACU 6. Duever, Courtney-UCA 7. Henderson, Tierany-SFA 8. Adesulu, Caroline-LU 9. Davis, Camesha-AMCC 9. Coleman, Raven-UNO 9. Gibson, Aja-SLU 9. Huff, Brandi-AMCC
Cl. SR JR JR JR FR SR JR JR FR FR SR SR
G 18 18 18 18 14 18 18 17 18 18 18 18
Blk Avg 44 2.4 42 2.3 41 2.3 33 1.8 22 1.6 24 1.3 21 1.2 19 1.1 16 0.9 16 0.9 16 0.9 16 0.9
ASSIST/TURNOVER RATIO Player 1. Campanero, Alissa-AMCC 2. Johnson, Jayln-MCN 3. Perez, Janelle-NWLA 4. Ayers, Gia-LU 5. Marquez, Renata-ACU 6. Johnson, Jasmine-SHSU 7. Jefferson, Tayler-HBU 8. Barnes, Amanda-SHSU 9. Babin, KK-NICH 10. West, Whitney-ACU
Cl. JR SO SO SR SR SR JR SO SR SO
Ast TO A/T 69 33 2.1 77 38 2.0 78 39 2.0 108 59 1.8 57 34 1.7 74 50 1.5 68 48 1.4 78 59 1.3 84 64 1.3 44 36 1.2
OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS Player 1. Roberts, Porsha-SFA 2. Steenholdt, Shanice-HBU 3. Beadle, Angela-SHSU 4. Carter, Nyha-SHSU 5. Pool, Nanna-SLU 6. Gibson, Aja-SLU 7. Taylor, Yasmin-UNO 8. Okoye, Cecilia-MCN 9. Bowers, Kiandra-LU 10. Mora, Kosisio-UIW
Cl. JR JR JR SR SO SR SO SR FR SR
G 18 18 18 18 18 18 14 18 18 14
Reb Avg 75 4.2 73 4.1 68 3.8 66 3.7 59 3.3 58 3.2 43 3.1 50 2.8 49 2.7 37 2.6
DEFENSIVE REBOUNDS Player 1. Pool, Nanna-SLU 2. Dimba, Suzzy-ACU 3. Duever, Courtney-UCA 4. Beadle, Angela-SHSU 5. Okoye, Cecilia-MCN 6. Steenholdt, Shanice-HBU 7. Henderson, Tierany-SFA 7. Edwards, Dominique-LU 9. Shelton, Sarah-ORU 10. Balla, Bernadett-ORU 10. Mora, Ifunanya-UIW
Cl. SO FR SR JR SR JR JR JR SR JR SR
G 18 14 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 14
Reb Avg 152 8.4 108 7.7 138 7.7 127 7.1 119 6.6 107 5.9 97 5.4 97 5.4 95 5.3 90 5.0 70 5.0
MINUTES PLAYED Player 1. Babin, KK-NICH 2. Ayers, Gia-LU 3. Marquez, Renata-ACU 4. Nash, Jenny-NICH 5. Key, Christian-ORU 6. Arthur, Rachel-HBU 7. White, Emani-NICH 8. Henderson, Tierany-SFA 9. Davis, Danielle-UNO 10. Mora, Kosisio-UIW
Cl. SR SR SR JR SR SO SO JR SO SR
G 18 18 14 18 18 18 18 18 18 14
Min Avg 712 39.6 645 35.8 501 35.8 638 35.4 637 35.4 631 35.1 629 34.9 611 33.9 605 33.6 467 33.4
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Cl. SO JR SO JR SR JR SR SR SR SR JR SR SR JR SO SR FR SO JR SO SR SO SO SR FR
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3-POINT FG PCT Player 1. Shaw, Jasmine-AMCC 2. Rogers, Chelsea-NWLA 3. Mayberry, Kaylan-ORU 4. Proffitt, Maggie-UCA 5. Hessong, Natalie-UIW 6. Nash, Jenny-NICH 7. Branch, Brentney-SFA 8. Perez, Janelle-NWLA 9. Key, Christian-ORU 10. White, Emani-NICH
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SCORING Player 1. White, Emani-NICH 2. Steenholdt, Shanice-HBU 3. Baggett, Allison-MCN 4. Roberts, Porsha-SFA 5. Ayers, Gia-LU 6. Beadle, Angela-SHSU 7. Shaw, Jasmine-AMCC 8. Duever, Courtney-UCA 9. Marquez, Renata-ACU 10. Armstead, Trudy-NWLA 11. Edwards, Dominique-LU 12. Key, Christian-ORU 13. Gibson, Aja-SLU 14. Miller, Symone-SLU 15. Lee, Keisha-NWLA 16. Whitehead, Rose-UIW 17. Mason, Alexis-ACU 18. Edwards, JaMeisha-LU 19. Styles, Elizabeth-SLU 20. Pool, Nanna-SLU 21. Okoye, Cecilia-MCN 22. Arthur, Rachel-HBU 23. West, Whitney-ACU 24. Johnson, Jasmine-SHSU 25. Dimba, Suzzy-ACU
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The 40th season
GAME #1 • NOVEMBER 8, 2013
GAME #2 • NOVEMBER 10, 2013
USAO (0-2) 68 ORAL ROBERTS (1-0) 89
ORAL ROBERTS (1-1) 62 KANSAS (1-0) 84
Mabee Center • Tulsa, Okla.
Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, Kan.
ORU opens the season with 21-point victory
First half offensive struggles cost ORU a chance for first win against Kansas
TULSA, Okla. - A vastly different Oral Roberts University roster looked perfectly in tune on Friday afternoon as the Golden Eagles routed the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma, 89-68, inside of the Mabee Center. Kaylan Mayberry led the Golden Eagles (10) with 18 points and six assists in her first collegiate game.
LAWRENCE, Kan. - A disjointed game went the way of the home team on Sunday afternoon as Oral Roberts University fell to Kansas, 84-62, at Allen Fieldhouse. Both teams were in early-season form in a game that featured plenty of stoppages. ORU and Kansas combined for 38 turnovers and 58 fouls, and their combined three-point shooting mark was 4-for-26 (15.4%).
“This was the one we needed and today’s cleanliness was a good affirmation to me that we were well prepared for today’s game,”said Head Coach Misti Cussen. Mayberry was one of four Golden Eagles to finish in double-figures. Christian Key canned five three-pointers and scored 15 points, Sarah Shelton pumped in 14 and Alexus Wilson scored a dozen. As a team, ORU shot 40.9% from the floor. Shelton added a career-high 16 rebounds in the win, leading the Golden Eagles to a 52-41 rebounding edge. The Ft. Worth native is the first ORU player to collect 15 or more rebounds since the 2010-11 season. Cussen’s team was on fire from three-point range in their season-opener, hitting 12 of their 22 attempts, a 54.5% mark. Four different Golden Eagles connected from deep. ORU came out on fire, scoring the first 14 points of the game. A Mayberry three-pointer with 15:56 left in the half gave the Golden Eagles a 14-0 lead, and a blowout looked to be in the offing. The Golden Eagles grabbed control of the game for good by scoring the final 11 points of the opening stanza. Jenni Bryan had the final two buckets of the half to give ORU a 47-27 lead at the break. Nine different players made their ORU debuts, and all 11 active players scored. Mayberry and Wilson led the way, while Noora Jaervikangas added eight points. Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics USAO vs Oral Roberts
Still, several individuals shone brightly for the Golden Eagles, with Kaylan Mayberry scoring a team-high 17 points. Christian Key added 13 points, all in the second half, and Alexus Wilson came off the bench to score 12 points for the second straight game. Two players tallied double-doubles for Kansas (1-0), led by Chelsea Gardner’s 24 points and 13 rebounds. Asia Boyd finished with 17 points and 10 boards, while Natalie Knight chipped in 12 points. Kansas attempted 54 free throws and hit 41 (75.9%), setting singlegame program records in both categories. ORU struggled out of the gate, falling behind 7-0 before Atoe’ Jackson scored the team’s first points at the 14:03 mark of the 1st half. The Golden Eagles got their first points from a starter at the 4:10 mark, when a Mayberry runner cut the gap to 20-14. KU was able to pull away late in the half, leading by as many as 14 points in the period.] Kansas came out of the locker room strong, opening the 2nd half on a 17-3 run to put the game out of reach. A layup by Gardner on a post-to-post connection from Bunny Williams stretched the advantage to 48-24 with 13:37 left. ORU played fairly even with Kansas for the remainder of the game, even cutting the gap to 56-40 on a Mayberry steal-and-score with 9:22 left, but they could never get closer than 16 points. Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Oral Roberts vs Kansas 11/10/13 2 p.m. at Lawrence, Kan. (Allen Fieldhouse)
11/08/13 12 p.m. at Tulsa, Okla. (Mabee Center) FINAL BOX SCORE
FINAL BOX SCORE
USAO 68 • 0-2 ## 05 12 15 22 32 02 21 23 31
Player
Jozan, Agota Parker, Kylie Martin, Sami Carr, Rashelle Pulliam, Paige Hager, Nikki Cooper, Jordan LaRue, Lyndsey Chaney, Amber Team Totals
FG % 1st Half: 11-33 33.3% 3FG % 1st Half: 3-17 17.6% FT % 1st Half: 2-4 50.0%
Oral Roberts 62 • 1-1, 0-0 SC
f g g g g
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
4-5 4-16 6-13 5-14 1-8 2-4 0-6 1-1 1-5
2-2 1-11 1-3 1-7 0-3 0-0 0-2 1-1 1-2
24-72
7-31
TP
0-0 2-2 5-6 2-4 0-0 1-1 3-4 0-0 0-0
3 1 4 5 0 3 3 2 0 3 3 2 0 7 7 5 0 3 3 5 1 2 3 0 4 2 6 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 1 3 5 8 13-17 13 28 41 22
2nd half: 13-39 33.3% 2nd half: 4-14 28.6% 2nd half: 11-13 84.6%
10 11 18 13 2 5 3 3 3
A TO Blk Stl
0 1 0 2 4 0 4 0 0
3 3 4 1 1 0 1 1 0
68 11 14
2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
0 4 1 1 1 0 2 0 1
Min
24 33 37 28 19 13 27 6 13
13 42 01 11 12 00 03 04 05 14 24
Player
Manuel, Tysia Shelton, Sarah Mayberry, Kaylan Bryan, Jenni Key, Christian Jackson, Atoe' Wilson, Alexus Balla, Dorottya Glisson, April Lopez, Carolina Jaervikangas, Noora Team Totals
FG % 1st Half: 16-36 44.4% 3FG % 1st Half: 7-9 77.8% FT % 1st Half: 8-12 66.7%
f c g g g
Deadball Rebounds 2
0-0 0-0 3-5 0-3 5-7 0-1 2-2 0-1 0-0 0-0 2-3
TP
3-4 4-4 7-8 1-4 0-0 1-2 2-5 0-0 2-2 1-2 2-2
2 0 2 2 3 13 16 4 1 0 1 4 2 4 6 0 0 3 3 3 1 5 6 0 0 2 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 3 2 2 4 2 1 3 4 1 3 3 6 27-66 12-22 23-33 15 37 52 21
2nd half: 11-30 36.7% 2nd half: 5-13 38.5% 2nd half: 15-21 71.4%
3 14 18 5 15 3 12 4 2 5 8
A TO Blk Stl
2 1 6 5 2 0 0 0 2 0 2
Min
0 2 1 3 2 0 3 2 0 2 0
0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
89 20 15
4
4 200
Game: 27-66 40.9% Game: 12-22 54.5% Game: 23-33 69.7%
19 30 24 25 25 17 19 7 6 10 18
Deadball Rebounds 6
Officials: Robert Strong, Allyn Richardson, Randy Robertson Technical fouls: USAO-None. Oral Roberts-None. Attendance: 3673 Score by periods USAO Oral Roberts
1st
27 47
2nd
41 42
Last FG - USAO 2nd-01:25, ORU 2nd-00:45. Largest lead - USAO None, ORU by 28 2nd-13:32.
Total
68 89
Points USAO ORU
42 01 11 12 00 03 04 14 24
Player
Manuel, Tysia Shelton, Sarah Mayberry, Kaylan Bryan, Jenni Key, Christian Jackson, Atoe' Wilson, Alexus Balla, Dorottya Lopez, Carolina Jaervikangas, Noora Team Totals
FG % 1st Half: 7-34 3FG % 1st Half: 1-8 FT % 1st Half: 6-15
20.6% 12.5% 40.0%
f c g g g
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
0-3 0-5 6-18 3-9 5-15 1-2 5-11 0-0 0-3 2-5
0-0 0-0 3-7 0-2 0-3 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-3
22-71
3-16
TP
3-6 0-2 2-5 2-2 3-4 0-2 2-2 0-0 1-2 2-2
3 1 4 5 4 4 8 3 0 2 2 3 3 0 3 5 1 4 5 3 0 0 0 3 2 1 3 2 0 0 0 1 2 2 4 3 0 2 2 5 2 0 2 15-27 17 16 33 33
2nd half: 15-37 40.5% 2nd half: 2-8 25.0% 2nd half: 9-12 75.0%
A TO Blk Stl
Min
3 0 17 8 13 2 12 0 1 6
0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
1 1 4 4 3 1 1 0 0 1
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 0
62
4 16
0
7 200
Game: 22-71 31.0% Game: 3-16 18.8% Game: 15-27 55.6%
29 24 28 23 33 9 17 2 17 18
Deadball Rebounds 7
Kansas 84 • 1-0, 0-0 Big 12
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
0-3 5-7 4-9 2-9 5-11 1-4 4-9 2-6 0-0 2-3 2-5
13
3 10 200
Game: 24-72 33.3% Game: 7-31 22.6% Game: 13-17 76.5%
Oral Roberts 89 • 1-0 ##
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In Paint 24 28
Off T/O 23 19
2nd Fast Chance Break 11 10 13 6
Bench 14 34
Score tied - 0 times. Lead changed - 0 times.
the teams that will never be forgotten. the names that will never die.
## 05 15 00 01 42 02 03 04 24 25 32 54
Player
Williams, Bunny Gardner, Chelsea Boyd, Asia Cole, Lamaria Knight, Natalie Gonzalez, Dakota Gonzalez, Dylan Brown, Jada Harper, CeCe Manning-Allen, C. Morgan, Keyla Hawkins, Markisha Team Totals
FG % 1st Half: 6-20 30.0% 3FG % 1st Half: 0-7 0.0% FT % 1st Half: 19-26 73.1%
f f g g g
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
0-0 7-10 4-9 1-3 4-8 0-3 1-2 0-0 1-4 1-2 1-1 1-3
0-0 0-0 1-5 0-0 0-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0
21-45
1-10
TP
3-6 10-12 8-12 3-4 4-4 2-2 0-0 1-2 3-4 2-2 5-6 0-0
4 3 7 2 4 9 13 1 1 9 10 1 0 3 3 4 0 4 4 1 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 2 3 0 3 3 3 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 4 0 2 2 41-54 12 37 49 25
2nd half: 15-25 60.0% 2nd half: 1-3 33.3% 2nd half: 22-28 78.6%
3 24 17 5 12 2 2 1 5 4 7 2
A TO Blk Stl
2 1 0 2 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
2 0 6 3 1 1 0 3 2 3 0 0 1 84 13 22
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
0 1 3 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 1
Min
21 27 27 27 31 13 5 9 16 10 5 9
2 11 200
Game: 21-45 46.7% Game: 1-10 10.0% Game: 41-54 75.9%
Deadball Rebounds 9
Officials: Scott Yarbrough, Michol Murray, Charles Carroll Technical fouls: Oral Roberts-None. Kansas-None. Attendance: 1477 ORU #24 N. Jaervikangas Fouls Out at 4:56 in 2nd half ORU #13 T. Manuel fouls out at 2:30 in 2nd half ORU #11 J. Bryan fouls out at 1:54 in 2nd half Score by periods Oral Roberts Kansas
1st
21 31
2nd
41 53
Last FG - ORU 2nd-01:45, KU 2nd-02:16. Largest lead - ORU None, KU by 25 2nd-08:00.
Total
62 84
Points ORU KU
In Paint 28 32
Off T/O 19 16
2nd Fast Chance Break 11 8 14 6
Score tied - 0 times. Lead changed - 0 times.
Bench 21 23
The 40th season
GAME #3 • NOVEMBER 13, 2013
GAME #4 • NOVEMBER 22, 2013
ORAL ROBERTS (1-2) 33 ARKANSAS (2-0) 91
NAVY (3-1) 89 ORAL ROBERTS (1-3) 64
Bud Walton Arena • Fayetteville, Ark.
Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, Kan.
Oral Roberts commits 36 turnovers, suffers worst loss since 1998
Navy races out to 23-5 lead, snaps ORU’s seven-game home winning streak TULSA, Okla. - Oral Roberts struggled out of the gate on Friday night and could not recover, as they fell to the United States Naval Academy, 89-64, at the Mabee Center.
Christian Key led the Golden Eagles with seven points, while Sarah Shelton had a teambest seven rebounds. As a club, Oral Roberts was 13-for-45 (28.9%) from the field and committed 36 turnovers.
“We knew Navy would be a very tough matchup tonight,” said head coach Misti Cussen. “Unfortunately, we just had little details that we knew from the scouting report that just didn’t quite get executed.”
The 36 turnovers were a high for ORU since committing 35 at Oklahoma State on December 22, 2010. ORU didn’t have a doublefigures scorer for the first time since January 26, 2008, a 52-49 loss to Southern Utah.
ORU came out sluggishly and trailed Navy, 235, through seven minutes of play. Though the game was largely a shot-for-shot contest the rest of the way, the large early deficit proved costly for Cussen’s team.
Arkansas (2-0) was led by Jessica Jackson’s 19 points, while Kelsey Brooks pumped in 15 points off the bench. The Razorbacks shot 44.0% from the floor, made 20 steals, and hit nine three-point field goals.
Alexus Wilson was one of four double-figures scorers for the Golden Eagles, as the freshman poured in a career-high 17 points. Senior Christian Key knocked down three three-pointers and contributed 15 points.
ORU had several good efforts off the bench, including Carolina Lopez, who scored four points and added five rebounds. Noora Jaervikangas came out of reserve to lead the team with three assists. Shelton had a team-high two blocked shots, while Alexus Wilson led the club with two steals, a new career high.
Jenni Bryan chipped in 13, all of which came in the second half, while Kaylan Mayberry scored 11 points, all in the first period. ORU shot 44.2%, including 48.3% in the second half, and they were crisp with the ball, only turning it over 12 times.
With the loss, ORU fell to 1-2 through three games for the first time since 2003-04, a season in which they won 17 games. Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Oral Roberts vs Arkansas
FINAL BOX SCORE11/13/13 7 p.m. at Fayetteville, Ark. (Bud Walton Arena)
13 42 01 11 12 00 03 14 24
Player
Manuel, Tysia Shelton, Sarah Mayberry, Kaylan Bryan, Jenni Key, Christian Jackson, Atoe' Wilson, Alexus Lopez, Carolina Jaervikangas, Noora Team Totals
FG % 1st Half: 6-21 3FG % 1st Half: 3-7 FT % 1st Half: 1-4
28.6% 42.9% 25.0%
f c g g g
0-0 0-0 0-3 2-3 1-4 0-0 0-2 0-0 1-3
0-2 1-2 2-2 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-3 0-0
13-45
4-15
3-10
2nd half: 2nd half: 2nd half:
7-24 1-8 2-6
29.2% 12.5% 33.3%
TP
1 2 3 4 3 4 7 2 1 0 1 4 1 2 3 3 1 3 4 3 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 0 3 2 5 2 1 1 2 2 3 2 5 14 18 32 22
2 5 2 6 7 0 4 4 3
33
A TO Blk Stl
0 1 0 2 2 7 1 4 0 10 0 1 0 4 0 2 3 4 1 6 36
Min
1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 0
3
5 200
Game: 13-45 28.9% Game: 4-15 26.7% Game: 3-10 30.0%
19 28 29 29 31 8 23 18 15
Deadball Rebounds 4,1
Arkansas 91 • 2-0 ## 00 01 42 03 11 13 15 20 22 25 32 33
Player
JACKSON, Jessica PEAK, Keira BOWEN, Jhasmin ADAMS, McKenzie BERNA, Calli FAUSSURIER, Ana BROOKS, Kelsey DANIELS, Aujontae PITTS, Bria BAILEY, Joey WEST, Khadijah WOLFF, Melissa Team Totals
FG % 1st Half: 19-45 42.2% 3FG % 1st Half: 5-13 38.5% FT % 1st Half: 3-4 75.0%
f f f g g
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
7-17 3-8 5-9 1-5 3-5 1-1 4-7 0-2 3-5 1-7 1-1 4-8
1-5 0-0 0-0 0-2 2-2 0-0 3-5 0-1 3-5 0-1 0-0 0-0
33-75
9-21
TP
2 0 2 2 4 1 5 2 5 3 8 3 1 2 3 3 0 5 5 0 1 0 1 2 2 2 4 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 6 1 7 2 2 1 3 16-25 25 19 44 15
2nd half: 14-30 46.7% 2nd half: 4-8 50.0% 2nd half: 13-21 61.9%
4-7 2-2 0-1 0-0 3-4 1-2 4-4 1-2 0-1 1-2 0-0 0-0
19 8 10 2 11 3 15 1 9 3 2 8
A TO Blk Stl
2 1 0 1 8 1 6 0 2 3 0 1
2 1 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
5 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
3 3 3 1 4 0 3 0 0 1 1 1
Min
24 18 20 22 26 9 20 2 10 20 4 25
91 25 10 10 20 200
Game: 33-75 44.0% Game: 9-21 42.9% Game: 16-25 64.0%
Deadball Rebounds 7,2
1st
16 46
2nd
17 45
Last FG - ORU 2nd-00:51, AR 2nd-02:10. Largest lead - ORU None, AR by 60 2nd-01:10.
Total
33 91
Points ORU AR
## 20 21 00 22 32 05 12 23 24 31
Player
Bauer, Audrey Geif, Jade Membreno, Alix Stapleton, Chloe Pollinger, Kara Condie, Sarita Curtis, Peri Terry, Chelsea Morrison, M.L. Meador, Erin Team Totals
f f g g g
FG % 1st Half: 18-40 45.0% 3FG % 1st Half: 5-15 33.3% FT % 1st Half: 6-6 100.0
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
5-11 5-9 3-6 4-13 7-13 1-2 1-2 2-2 5-9 1-4
3-6 0-0 0-1 3-12 3-5 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-3 1-3
TP
0-0 4-5 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 5-6 0-0
2 4 6 3 2 5 7 1 3 3 6 4 0 3 3 1 0 5 5 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 4 4 8 3 2 2 4 3 3 1 4 34-71 10-31 11-14 17 29 46 18
2nd half: 16-31 51.6% 2nd half: 5-16 31.3% 2nd half: 5-8 62.5%
13 14 7 11 17 2 2 5 15 3
A TO Blk Stl
Min
4 0 7 2 4 2 0 0 0 2
1 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 1 1
1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
89 21
8
2
6 200
Game: 34-71 47.9% Game: 10-31 32.3% Game: 11-14 78.6%
28 25 23 28 31 14 7 9 21 14
Deadball Rebounds 0
Oral Roberts 64 • 1-3 ## 13 42 01 11 12 03 14 24
Player
Manuel, Tysia Shelton, Sarah Mayberry, Kaylan Bryan, Jenni Key, Christian Wilson, Alexus Lopez, Carolina Jaervikangas, Noora Team Totals
FG % 1st Half: 9-23 3FG % 1st Half: 3-10 FT % 1st Half: 4-9
39.1% 30.0% 44.4%
f c g g g
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
1-1 2-3 4-14 4-7 6-17 6-8 0-0 0-2
0-0 0-0 2-7 2-2 3-11 1-1 0-0 0-2
2-2 0-3 1-2 3-6 0-0 4-8 0-0 0-0
23-52
8-23
10-21
2nd half: 14-29 48.3% 2nd half: 5-13 38.5% 2nd half: 6-12 50.0%
TP
0 1 1 2 0 8 8 3 0 1 1 5 1 5 6 0 0 3 3 2 3 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 4 2 1 3 6 23 29 17
4 4 11 13 15 17 0 0
A TO Blk Stl
0 0 2 4 4 1 0 1
Min
1 2 3 2 3 0 0 1
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0
64 12 12
0
3 200
Game: 23-52 44.2% Game: 8-23 34.8% Game: 10-21 47.6%
20 39 28 28 37 23 1 24
Deadball Rebounds 5
Officials: Charles Carroll, Robert Strong, Mickey English Technical fouls: Navy-None. Oral Roberts-None. Attendance: 1102
Officials: Laura Morris, Roy Gulbeyan, Troy Winders Technical fouls: Oral Roberts-None. Arkansas-None. Attendance: 1211 Estimated Actual Attendance: 604 Score by periods Oral Roberts Arkansas
Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Navy vs Oral Roberts
Navy 89 • 4-1
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
1-5 2-3 0-6 2-7 3-7 0-0 2-10 2-4 1-3
ORU’s best stretch came right after Navy took their biggest lead, at 67-39, with 10:28 left in the game. The Golden Eagles scored the next eight points, including a three-ball from Key and five points from Wilson, to cut the lead down to 67-47 at the 8:12 mark. But ORU would never get closer than 19 points down the stretch, and they fell by 25 points. 11/22/13 7 p.m. at Tulsa, Okla. (Mabee Center) FINAL BOX SCORE
Oral Roberts 33 • 1-2 ##
Kara Pollinger led Navy with 17 points, and M.L. Morrison came off the bench to score 15, a career high. Jade Geif added 14 points, with Audrey Bauer scoring 13 and Chloe Stapleton putting in 11.
In Paint 16 34
Off T/O 6 35
2nd Fast Chance Break 9 4 21 12
Score tied - 0 times. Lead changed - 0 times.
Bench 11 41
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The 58-point margin of defeat was tied for the sixth-largest in program history, matching a 111-53 loss to Southern Nazarene on November 20, 1989. The setback was the first 50-point loss for the Golden Eagles since a 118-64 loss to Georgia on November 22, 1998, in ORU’s first NCAA Tournament campaign.
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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - Oral Roberts University had an off night on Wednesday and was tripped up by the University of Arkansas, 9133, at Bud Walton Arena.
Score by periods Navy Oral Roberts
1st
47 25
2nd
42 39
Last FG - NAVY 2nd-00:02, ORU 2nd-00:18. Largest lead - NAVY by 28 2nd-14:47, ORU None.
Total
89 64
Points NAVY ORU
In Paint 44 18
Off T/O 12 5
2nd Fast Chance Break 28 6 5 0
Score tied - 0 times. Lead changed - 0 times.
Bench 27 17
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GAME #5 • NOVEMBER 26, 2013
GAME #6 • NOVEMBER 30, 2013
ORAL ROBERTS (1-4) 58 TULSA (3-1) 72
UALR (3-2) 53 ORAL ROBERTS (1-5) 51
Donald W. Reynolds Center • Tulsa, Okla.
Mabee Center • Tulsa, Okla.
Bryan scores 15 points, but ORU shoots just 37.9% in PSO Mayor’s Cup loss
ORU leads by 11, but loses on contested jumper in the final ten seconds
TULSA, Okla. - Oral Roberts University hung with the University of Tulsa for 20 minutes of play, but TU got the best of the Golden Eagles down the stretch to claim the PSO Mayor’s Cup, 72-58, at the Reynolds Center.
TULSA, Okla. - UALR’s Taylor Gault hit a contested jumper with :06 left to lift the Trojans over Oral Roberts, 53-51, on Saturday at the Mabee Center. ORU (1-5) could not finish off the victory after leading by 11 points midway through the second half. The Trojans finished the game on a 25-12 run.
Jenni Bryan led the Golden Eagles with a career-high 15 points, while freshmen Alexus Wilson and Kaylan Mayberry added 12 and 11 points each. But the Golden Eagles could not find a groove offensively, shooting just 37.9% from the floor. Ashley Clark was a force for Tulsa (3-1), with 19 points and 13 rebounds from the guard spot. With the win, Tulsa has now taken the Mayor’s Cup in three of the last four seasons, although ORU holds a 29-8 edge all-time. Tulsa shot 46.8% from the floor and they owned the paint, scoring 42 points to ORU’s 24 inside the lane. The Golden Hurricane outrebounded ORU, 46-33. Things looked promising for ORU in the early going, as they controlled much of the first half. A Bryan three-pointer at the 7:57 mark of the opening period gave the Golden Eagles their largest lead, 21-16. But Tulsa came back with a 12-4 run to go ahead, 28-23, and they went into the half with a 32-30 lead. The opening stanza featured six ties and four lead changes. Bryan led ORU with 10 points at the break, while Clark paced all players with 15 points. The game turned in Tulsa’s favor on consecutive three-pointers by Grovey early in the second half. The second of the daggers, at the 17:49 mark, gave Tulsa a 40-33 edge, and the lead was never smaller than five points for the remainder of the game. Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Oral Roberts vs Tulsa
“We’re right where we wanted to be,” said head coach Misti Cussen. “I’m really proud of the effort of our girls today, I think we just continue to progress and take another step every time out.” Dorottya Balla led the Golden Eagles with a career-high 14 points, while Christian Key scored 13. UALR (3-2) was led by Taylor Ford, who scored 14 points, while Gault added 11 off the bench for the Trojans, who shot 35.1% (20-for-57) for the game but 56.7% (17-for-30) in the second half. Both teams scuffled in a first half that featured eight combined field goals and 36 turnovers. ORU was up, 18-9, at the break. Things really heated up in the second half, as both teams settled into an offensive rhythm. UALR mounted several rallies, but the Golden Eagles kept slamming the door. A basket by Carolina Lopez restored the double-digit lead, at 41-30, with 8:30 on the clock. But the Trojans finally took control with 4:54 left in the game. Ford capped a 14-2 run with a fast break layup to give UALR their first lead of the afternoon, at 44-43. ORU tied the game two possessions later on a Balla three-pointer, and they drew even again at 51-all on an Atoe’ Jackson free throw with :27 seconds left. But the junior missed the back end of the one-and-one and UALR rebounded. Gault scored the game-winner on the ensuing possession, and ORU turned the ball over at the buzzer to end the game.
11/26/13 7:05 p.m. at Tulsa, Okla. (Donald W. Reynolds Center) FINAL BOX SCORE Oral Roberts 58 • 1-4 ## 42 01 03 11 12 04 13 14 24
Player
Shelton, Sarah Mayberry, Kaylan Wilson, Alexus Bryan, Jenni Key, Christian Balla, Dorottya Manuel, Tysia Lopez, Carolina Jaervikangas, Noora Team Totals
FG % 1st Half: 10-27 37.0% 3FG % 1st Half: 3-13 23.1% FT % 1st Half: 7-11 63.6%
c g g g g
UALR 53 • 3-2
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
4-5 5-8 4-14 5-11 0-10 3-8 1-1 0-0 0-1
0-0 1-3 0-1 3-8 0-6 1-4 0-0 0-0 0-1
0-0 0-0 4-7 2-3 2-2 1-3 0-1 0-0 0-0
22-58
5-23
9-16
2nd half: 12-31 38.7% 2nd half: 2-10 20.0% 2nd half: 2-5 40.0%
TP
4 6 10 4 0 2 2 4 1 4 5 1 2 6 8 3 0 1 1 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 7 25 32 19
A TO Blk Stl
8 11 12 15 2 8 2 0 0
0 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 0
0 5 4 3 2 2 1 0 0
58
6 17
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 0
Min
36 26 31 37 37 19 8 4 2
21 54 00 04 23 13 15 25 32 35
Player
PARKER, Stevi MCDANIEL, Loren GROVEY, Kelsee LANE, Erika CLARK, Ashley HUGHES, Ashley WEBSTER, Antoinet SPOERL, Liesl TURNER, Mariah BRADY, Kadan Team Totals
FG % 1st Half: 13-33 39.4% 3FG % 1st Half: 2-6 33.3% FT % 1st Half: 4-9 44.4%
f f g g g
Game: 22-58 37.9% Game: 5-23 21.7% Game: 9-16 56.3%
Deadball Rebounds 3
0-2 0-0 4-5 0-1 1-1 0-0 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-1
0-4 3-4 2-2 0-0 2-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-6 0-0
29-62
5-12
9-20
2nd half: 16-29 55.2% 2nd half: 3-6 50.0% 2nd half: 5-11 45.5%
TP
2 5 7 4 2 2 4 0 0 2 2 3 0 3 3 3 5 8 13 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 1 2 2 4 6 0 0 1 1 3 0 7 7 13 33 46 18
8 5 18 4 19 0 2 4 12 0
A TO Blk Stl
1 0 5 4 4 0 0 1 0 0
1 2 4 3 3 0 1 2 0 2
72 15 18
1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 1 2 0 1 0 0 2 3 1
Min
22 19 31 35 33 1 9 15 25 10
2 11 200
Game: 29-62 46.8% Game: 5-12 41.7% Game: 9-20 45.0%
Deadball Rebounds 6
1st
30 32
2nd
28 40
Total
58 72
Last FG - ORU 2nd-00:56, TLS 2nd-00:49. Largest lead - ORU by 5 1st-07:57, TLS by 14 2nd-01:09.
15 20 40 02 03 13 24 25
Player
Clark, Kiera Dillard, Carolee James, Shanity Pratt, Kaitlyn Ford, Taylor Jackson, Di'Mond Collins, Sharde' Gault, Taylor Fohne, Hannah Team Totals
FG % 1st Half: 3-27 3FG % 1st Half: 0-5 FT % 1st Half: 3-4
11.1% 0.0% 75.0%
f f f f g
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
4-9 1-4 5-11 1-3 4-8 0-1 0-3 4-13 1-5
0-2 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-3 0-0
20-57
1-8
TP
0-0 0-0 2-2 2-2 6-7 0-0 0-0 2-3 0-0
0 2 2 3 3 2 5 0 1 5 6 3 4 2 6 1 0 4 4 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 1 2 0 2 2 4 1 1 2 2 2 3 5 12-14 12 23 35 19
2nd half: 17-30 56.7% 2nd half: 1-3 33.3% 2nd half: 9-10 90.0%
A TO Blk Stl
8 2 12 4 14 0 0 11 2
1 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 0
6 3 3 2 3 3 2 3 0
53
6 25
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
2 2 3 0 0 0 0 2 1
Min
30 21 38 22 36 7 13 21 12
3 10 200
Game: 20-57 35.1% Game: 1-8 12.5% Game: 12-14 85.7%
Deadball Rebounds 0
## 13 42 03 11 12 00 01 04 14 24
Player
Manuel, Tysia Shelton, Sarah Wilson, Alexus Bryan, Jenni Key, Christian Jackson, Atoe' Mayberry, Kaylan Balla, Dorottya Lopez, Carolina Jaervikangas, Noora Team Totals
FG % 1st Half: 5-19 3FG % 1st Half: 1-5 FT % 1st Half: 7-9
26.3% 20.0% 77.8%
f c g g g
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
0-1 1-1 2-8 2-4 4-9 1-3 1-5 6-13 1-1 0-0
0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2 1-3 0-0 1-3 2-4 0-0 0-0
0-0 2-4 4-4 0-1 4-5 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
18-45
4-12
11-16
2nd half: 13-26 50.0% 2nd half: 3-7 42.9% 2nd half: 4-7 57.1%
TP
0 2 2 2 3 4 7 4 1 2 3 1 0 1 1 4 1 5 6 1 2 2 4 1 0 2 2 3 0 5 5 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 5 8 27 35 23
A TO Blk Stl
Min
0 4 8 4 13 3 3 14 2 0
0 0 0 3 0 3 0 10 4 5 2 1 1 3 0 1 0 1 0 1
0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
51
7 28
6
5 200
Game: 18-45 40.0% Game: 4-12 33.3% Game: 11-16 68.8%
31 33 14 24 39 12 14 24 7 2
Deadball Rebounds 1
Officials: Glen Dixon, Shandra Twine, Dracy Schlabach Technical fouls: UALR-None. Oral Roberts-None. Attendance: 769
Officials: Robert Strong, Rachael Monroe, Michelle Kramer Technical fouls: Oral Roberts-None. Tulsa-None. Attendance: 1477 Score by periods Oral Roberts Tulsa
04
Oral Roberts 51 • 1-5
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
4-7 1-5 6-11 2-5 8-16 0-0 1-5 2-3 5-9 0-1
##
5 11 200
Tulsa 72 • 3-1 ##
Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics UALR vs Oral Roberts
11/30/13 3 p.m. at Tulsa, Okla. (Mabee Center) FINAL BOX SCORE
Points ORU TLS
In Paint 24 42
Off T/O 11 20
2nd Fast Chance Break 6 2 8 12
Bench 10 18
Score tied - 6 times. Lead changed - 4 times.
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Score by periods UALR Oral Roberts
1st
9 18
2nd
44 33
Total
53 51
Last FG - UALR 2nd-00:06, ORU 2nd-01:21. Largest lead - UALR by 3 2nd-03:30, ORU by 11 2nd-16:38.
Points UALR ORU
In Paint 22 18
Off T/O 10 16
2nd Fast Chance Break 10 8 5 6
Score tied - 2 times. Lead changed - 1 time.
Bench 13 22
The 40th season
GAME #7 • DECEMBER 4, 2013
GAME #8 • DECEMBER 16, 2013
ORAL ROBERTS (1-6) 64 MISSOURI (8-1) 86
ORAL ROBERTS (1-7) 54 NORTHWESTERN (8-2) 84
Mizzou Arena • Columbia, Mo.
Welsh-Ryan Arena • Evanston, Ill.
Missouri sets ORU opponent single-game record with 17 made three-pointers
Key’s 15 points lead ORU in Windy City struggle EVANSTON, Ill. - Oral Roberts University struggled offensively on Monday afternoon and fell to Northwestern, 84-54, at WelshRyan Arena. ORU (1-7) shot just 31.5% (17-for54) from the field and committed 27 turnovers.
ORU hung tough with the Tigers throughout the game, but in the end, Missouri’s threepoint shooting was just too much to handle. The home team was 17-for-38 (44.7%) from long distance.
Christian Key led the Golden Eagles with 15 points, 13 of the markers coming after halftime. Key nailed a trio of three-pointers and added three assists, but she was the only ORU player in double-figures.
Still, ORU showed tremendous progress in testing Missouri for a full 40 minutes. Balla’s 15 points came on 6-for-10 shooting, while Sarah Shelton scored 11 points and pulled down 6 rebounds.
Freshman Dorottya Balla continued her strong run of play, with nine points. Sarah Shelton added seven points and eight rebounds, including seven offensive boards to lead all players..
Morgan Eye, Morgan Stock and Maddie Stock each hit five three-pointers for Missouri (81). Eye scored a game-high 17 points, while both Stock twins scored 15. Bri Kulas added 13 points for the Tigers, while Lianna Doty dished eight assists. As a team, Missouri was 31-for-66 (47.0%) from the field, while ORU was 21-for-54 (38.9%).
Christen Inman and Maggie Lyon scored 17 points each to lead the Wildcats (8-2), with Lyon draining five three-pointers. Northwestern shot 48.4% (30-for-62) as a team, including 52.6% (10-for-19) from three-point range.
ORU fell behind by 11 points early before going on an 11-0 run, their largest in six games. Balla scored seven points during the run, which tied the game at 18-all at the 9:59 mark of the first half. But Missouri rattled off 14 straight to reestablish a double-digit lead, and they carried a 43-28 lead into the break.
Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Oral Roberts vs Missouri 12/04/13 7 p.m. at Columbia, Mo. (Mizzou Arena)
FINAL BOX SCORE 13 42 03 11 12 00 01 04 23 24
Player
Manuel, Tysia Shelton, Sarah Wilson, Alexus Bryan, Jenni Key, Christian Jackson, Atoe' Mayberry, Kaylan Balla, Dorottya Balla, Bernadett Jaervikangas, Noora Team Totals
FG % 1st Half: 9-25 3FG % 1st Half: 2-11 FT % 1st Half: 8-9
36.0% 18.2% 88.9%
f c g g g
0-0 0-0 2-3 0-2 1-8 0-1 0-2 1-5 0-0 0-0
21-54
4-21
TP
1 0 1 1 2 4 6 2 2 3 5 0 0 4 4 2 0 6 6 0 0 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 3 2 5 4 0 0 0 1 2 1 3 18-22 10 24 34 14
2nd half: 12-29 41.4% 2nd half: 2-10 20.0% 2nd half: 10-13 76.9%
0-0 3-4 0-0 3-4 2-2 1-2 2-2 2-3 5-5 0-0
A TO Blk Stl
4 11 8 3 9 5 2 15 7 0
0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1
1 3 2 3 4 0 1 3 5 0
64
5 22
0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
2 1 1 1 3 2 0 2 1 1
Min
15 40 19 22 30 17 8 23 20 6
13 22 01 03 30 00 02 10 11 12 15 20 24
Player
Kulas,Bri Frericks,Jordan Doty,Lianna Fowler,Bree Eye,Morgan Saunders,Darian Stock,Morgan Stock,Maddie Cunningham,Lindsey Hudyn,Michelle Jackson,Tania McDowell,Kayla Michaelis,Sierra Team Totals
FG % 1st Half: 14-32 43.8% 3FG % 1st Half: 9-22 40.9% FT % 1st Half: 6-7 85.7%
f f g g g
Game: 21-54 38.9% Game: 4-21 19.0% Game: 18-22 81.8%
Deadball Rebounds 2
0-0 0-0 1-2 0-3 5-10 0-0 5-7 5-11 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-1 1-2
31-66 17-38 2nd half: 17-34 50.0% 2nd half: 8-16 50.0% 2nd half: 1-1 100.0
3-3 2-2 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 7-8
TP
2 0 2 4 0 3 3 3 0 2 2 1 2 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 2 2 0 1 4 5 1 0 4 4 1 2 3 5 0 0 1 1 3 4 1 5 1 1 0 1 3 0 3 3 12 25 37 21
13 6 4 2 17 0 15 15 0 0 2 6 6
A TO Blk Stl
2 2 8 1 3 0 0 0 3 0 1 4 0
3 0 3 1 1 0 1 3 1 0 3 3 0
86 24 19
1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
1 1 3 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 0
Min
22 15 24 11 24 4 16 21 16 13 11 16 7
4 11 200
Game: 31-66 47.0% Game: 17-38 44.7% Game: 7-8 87.5%
Deadball Rebounds 0
Officials: Bob Trammell, Laura Morris, Kevin Pethtel Technical fouls: Oral Roberts-None. Missouri-None. Attendance: 802 Score by periods Oral Roberts Missouri
1st
28 43
2nd
36 43
Total
64 86
Last FG - ORU 2nd-00:06, MU-W 2nd-00:24. Largest lead - ORU by 3 1st-17:59, MU-W by 27 2nd-06:11.
Points ORU MU-W
23 42 11 12 3 0 1 13 24 4
Player
Balla, Bernadett Shelton, Sarah Bryan, Jenni Key, Christian Wilson, Alexus Jackson, Atoe' Mayberry, Kaylan Manuel, Tysia Jaervikangas, Noora Balla, Dorottya Team Totals
FG % 1st Half: 8-28 3FG % 1st Half: 3-10 FT % 1st Half: 5-7
28.6% 30.0% 71.4%
f c g g g
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
0-6 2-5 0-3 5-11 0-5 3-6 1-5 2-3 1-2 3-8
0-0 0-0 0-2 3-7 0-2 0-0 0-3 1-2 1-2 2-4
17-54 2nd half: 2nd half: 2nd half:
7-22
9-26 4-12 8-14
TP
0 2 2 3 7 1 8 2 1 2 3 3 0 3 3 1 0 1 1 2 2 1 3 3 0 1 1 2 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 1 3 4 7 13-21 14 19 33 18
34.6% 33.3% 57.1%
4-4 3-7 2-2 2-3 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-1 0-0 1-2
4 7 2 15 0 7 2 5 3 9
A TO Blk Stl
1 0 4 3 0 0 1 2 0 0
5 0 3 4 3 4 3 2 1 1 1 54 11 27
0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
0 2 1 1 0 2 2 3 0 1
Min
32 34 16 30 8 17 17 16 10 20
2 12 200
Game: 17-54 31.5% Game: 7-22 31.8% Game: 13-21 61.9%
Deadball Rebounds 4
Northwestern 84 • 8-2
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
5-11 2-2 1-3 1-4 6-11 0-0 5-7 5-12 0-2 0-0 1-2 3-6 2-6
##
2 14 200
Missouri 86 • 8-1 ##
Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Oral Roberts vs Northwestern
Oral Roberts 54 • 1-7
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
2-3 4-5 3-8 0-4 3-12 2-4 0-2 6-10 1-6 0-0
The loss drops ORU to 2-10 all-time against current members of the Big Ten Conference
FINAL BOX SCORE 12/16/13 11 a.m. at Evanston, Ill. (Welsh-Ryan Arena)
Oral Roberts 64 • 1-6 ##
Two ORU reserves had their best day to date in a Golden Eagle uniform on Monday. Atoe’ Jackson scored an ORU career high of seven points, while Tysia Manuel scored an ORUhigh five points, including her first three-pointer. Jenni Bryan led the Golden Eagles with four assists, while Manuel pocketed three steals. ORU came up with 12 thefts as a team.
In Paint 18 24
Off T/O 17 29
2nd Fast Chance Break 11 2 19 2
Score tied - 2 times. Lead changed - 2 times.
Bench 29 44
## 10 5 24 25 3 11 30 31 32 33 4
Player
Coffey, Nia Cohen, Alex Inman, Christen Lyon, Maggie Deary, Ashley Douglas, Lauren Johnson, Christen Tuttle, Allie Taylor, La'Terria Brookshire, Devon McKeown, Meghan Team Totals
FG % 1st Half: 14-29 48.3% 3FG % 1st Half: 4-8 50.0% FT % 1st Half: 11-13 84.6%
f c g g g
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
3-8 4-7 8-12 5-10 1-3 4-8 0-0 0-0 0-1 2-6 3-7
0-0 0-1 0-2 5-7 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 3-5
TP
0 5 5 4 1 4 5 2 2 2 4 0 3 4 7 2 1 0 1 3 1 2 3 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 3 4 0 0 1 1 3 4 2 6 30-62 10-19 14-16 13 27 40 18
2nd half: 16-33 48.5% 2nd half: 6-11 54.5% 2nd half: 3-3 100.0
2-2 2-3 1-1 2-2 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-4 2-2 0-0
8 10 17 17 4 9 0 0 3 7 9
A TO Blk Stl
3 1 5 2 6 3 0 0 0 0 2
5 2 2 4 4 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 84 22 22
0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
1 0 3 3 6 1 1 0 0 0 1
Min
19 27 29 30 31 16 4 4 9 14 17
5 16 200
Game: 30-62 48.4% Game: 10-19 52.6% Game: 14-16 87.5%
Deadball Rebounds 2
Officials: Laura Morris, Denise Brooks, Kevin Dillard Technical fouls: Oral Roberts-None. Northwestern-None. Attendance: 5271 Field Trip Day Score by periods Oral Roberts Northwestern
1st
24 43
2nd
30 41
Last FG - ORU 2nd-01:16, NU 2nd-00:47. Largest lead - ORU None, NU by 33 2nd-05:25.
Total
54 84
Points ORU NU
In Paint 18 38
Off T/O 16 40
2nd Fast Chance Break 13 4 18 18
Score tied - 0 times. Lead changed - 0 times.
Bench 26 28
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The Golden Eagles fell behind by 19 points early in the 2nd half before closing to 61-47 on a Christian Key three-ball with 12:51 left in the game. The long-range shot was one of four hit by ORU on the evening. Missouri recovered however, scoring the next nine points of the game on three straight Morgan Stock three-pointers. The home team’s largest lead was 27 points, and they won the game by 22.
ORU conceded the first nine points of the game and never held a lead. Northwestern’s advantage was 43-24 at the halftime break, and they led by as many as 33 points in the second half.
2013-14 Single-Game Recaps
COLUMBIA, Mo. - Oral Roberts University gave a spirited effort on Wednesday night as they fell to a hot-shooting Missouri team, 86-64, at Mizzou Arena. Dorottya Balla led ORU with a career-high 15 points.
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GAME #9 • DECEMBER 18, 2013
GAME #10 • DECEMBER 29, 2013
ORAL ROBERTS (1-8) 71 OT MARQUETTE (8-2) 79
ORAL ROBERTS (1-9) 53 #18/15 NEBRASKA (10-2) 89
Al McGuire Center • Milwaukee, Wis.
Pinnacle Bank Arena • Lincoln, Neb.
ORU builds 14-point 1st half lead, but can’t overcome Marquette in overtime
Key scores career-high 25 points, but ORU can’t recover after trailing, 24-0
MILWAUKEE, Wis. - A game of wild runs went against Oral Roberts University as the Golden Eagles fell to Marquette, 79-71, in overtime on Wednesday afternoon at the Al McGuire Center. ORU is now 1-8 with the loss.
LINCOLN, Neb. - Two Golden Eagles set career scoring highs, but No. 18/15 Nebraska routed Oral Roberts University, 89-53, on Sunday afternoon at Pinnacle Bank Arena. With the loss, ORU closes non-conference play at 1-9, with a nine-game losing streak.
The game featured several monumental swings of momentum, with ORU dominating the game out of the gates. A three-pointer by Alexus Wilson staked the visitors to an early 13-1 lead at the 13:57 mark ORU held the lead throughout the first. The largest lead of the game for ORU came 3:46 before halftime, as a Dorka Balla jumper made it 31-17. ORU led, 34-25, at the intermission. But it was Marquette’s turn to grab control out of the halftime locker room. MU scored the first 11 points of the half, capped by a Katie Young basket that gave the hosts their first lead, 36-34, at the 16:33 mark. Young canned two free throws with 4:37 remaining to give Marquette their first doubledigit lead, at 60-50. A three-pointer by Brooklyn Pumroy made the gap 63-50 with 3:48 left, and it looked like the home team was headed to victory. But ORU sprung to life down the stretch, rediscovering their groove in time to force an extra period. Oral Roberts closed the 2nd half on a 14-1 run, tying the game at 64-all on a Key jumper with :06 left. When Pumroy missed a desperation three-ball at the buzzer, the game was headed for five more minutes. Unfortunately for Oral Roberts, those five minutes were Marquette’s best of the game offensively. The home team scored the first six points of the period and hit five of their nine field goal attempts. Marquette won the overtime period, 15-7, and escaped the Al McGuire Center with an eight-point win. Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Oral Roberts vs Marquette
Christian Key scored a career-high 25 points in the loss, while Kaylan Mayberry added a personal-best 20. The two players each shouldered the load for one half, with Mayberry scoring 17 of her 20 in the opening period and Key scoring 23 of her 25 after halftime. Key was 11-for-19 from the field and 3-for-6 from three-point range, while Mayberry was 7-for-15, including 4-for-8 from deep. But the rest of the ORU team combined to score just eight points on 2-for-24 shooting. Alexus Wilson scored six points off the bench, and Tysia Manuel added a deuce. All-American Jordan Hooper led the Cornhuskers (10-2) with 30 points and 11 rebounds. Hooper became the fifth-leading scorer in Nebraska history midway through the afternoon, the eighth 30-point effort of her collegiate career. Nebraska placed five players in double-figures. Emily Cady scored 15 points, while Sadie Murren, Tear’a Laudermill and Rachel Theriot each scored 11. The Huskers were 32-for-61 (52.5%) from the floor and 12-for-24 (50.0%) from threepoint range. They are the fourth ORU opponent to hit 10 or more threes this season. Nebraska scored the first 24 points of the game to build an insurmountable lead, but the Golden Eagles were able to hang tough in the final 30 minutes of the game. Misti Cussen’s team outscored the Huskers in the second half, 28-27, after trailing by a 62-25 margin at the break.
FINAL BOX SCORE12/18/13 12 p.m. at Milwaukee, Wis. (Al McGuire Center)
Oral Roberts 53 • 1-9
Oral Roberts 71 • 1-8 ## 04 23 42 11 12 00 03 13 14 24
Player
Balla, Dorottya Balla, Bernadett Shelton, Sarah Bryan, Jenni Key, Christian Jackson, Atoe' Wilson, Alexus Manuel, Tysia Lopez, Carolina Jaervikangas, Noora Team Totals
FG % 1st Half: 12-23 52.2% 3FG % 1st Half: 5-12 41.7% FT % 1st Half: 5-8 62.5%
f f c g g
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
5-13 1-4 3-3 3-10 7-18 1-4 1-2 2-5 1-1 1-2
1-7 0-0 0-0 2-5 2-7 0-1 1-2 0-0 0-0 1-2
8-10 0-0 0-2 0-0 3-4 1-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2
25-62
7-24
14-22
2nd half: 11-31 35.5% 2nd half: 2-10 20.0% 2nd half: 6-10 60.0%
OT: OT: OT:
TP
0 0 0 4 1 0 1 5 1 7 8 5 0 4 4 4 0 5 5 2 3 2 5 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 1 0 5 5 7 27 34 27
2-8 0-2 3-4
25.0% 0.0% 75.0%
19 2 6 8 19 3 3 4 2 5
A TO Blk Stl
1 2 0 2 5 1 0 0 0 1
Min
3 2 0 2 6 4 3 0 0 1
0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 1
1 0 0 0 2 1 0 3 1 0
71 12 21
5
8 225
Game: 25-62 40.3% Game: 7-24 29.2% Game: 14-22 63.6%
36 14 26 29 43 12 10 27 16 12
Deadball Rebounds 4,2
11 32 05 10 35 04 33 34
Player
OJULU, Apiew TIBBS, Lauren YOUNG, Katie PUMROY, Brooklyn BIGICA, Cristina MORSE, Arlesia SANTOS, Ashley BUTLER, Chelsie Team Totals
FG % 1st Half: 9-39 3FG % 1st Half: 0-7 FT % 1st Half: 7-12
23.1% 0.0% 58.3%
f c g g g
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
1-5 3-7 3-13 3-12 4-9 12-21 2-10 1-2
0-0 0-0 0-3 2-5 0-1 3-7 0-3 0-0
29-79
5-19
5 6 5 6 3 9 0 3 4 0 4 1 0 4 0 1 2 4 16-24 23 34
2nd half: 15-31 48.4% 2nd half: 5-12 41.7% 2nd half: 4-6 66.7%
3-6 3-4 4-5 2-4 3-3 1-2 0-0 0-0
OT: OT: OT:
5-9 0-0 5-6
TP
11 3 11 2 12 1 3 0 4 2 5 3 4 3 1 4 6 57 18
55.6% 0.0% 83.3%
5 9 10 10 11 28 4 2
A TO Blk Stl
0 2 2 7 5 2 0 1
1 3 5 0 4 3 2 3
79 19 21
0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 2 2 0 6 2 0
Min
29 23 30 41 33 38 22 9
1 12 225
Game: 29-79 36.7% Game: 5-19 26.3% Game: 16-24 66.7%
Deadball Rebounds 6
Officials: Joanne Aldrich, Bruce Morris, Mark Berger Technical fouls: Oral Roberts-None. Marquette-None. Attendance: 3804 Score by periods Oral Roberts Marquette
## 04 23 42 11 12 00 01 03 13 14 24
Player
Balla, Dorottya Balla, Bernadett Shelton, Sarah Bryan, Jenni Key, Christian Jackson, Atoe' Mayberry, Kaylan Wilson, Alexus Manuel, Tysia Lopez, Carolina Jaervikangas, Noora Team Totals
FG % 1st Half: 8-28 3FG % 1st Half: 4-9 FT % 1st Half: 5-8
28.6% 44.4% 62.5%
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
f 0-5 f 0-2 c 0-2 g 0-2 g 11-19 0-0 7-15 1-7 1-4 0-2 0-0 20-58
0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 3-6 0-0 4-8 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0
0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2 3-4 0-2 0-0 0-0
8-17
5-8
2nd half: 12-30 40.0% 2nd half: 4-8 50.0% 2nd half: 0-0 0.0%
TP
0 0 0 1 0 1 1 3 1 6 7 3 0 0 0 3 1 4 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 3 2 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 9 20 29 18
A TO Blk Stl
Min
0 0 0 0 25 0 20 6 2 0 0
0 0 0 1 2 0 4 0 1 0 0
1 4 0 1 6 0 4 3 3 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
53
8 22
1
3 200
Game: 20-58 34.5% Game: 8-17 47.1% Game: 5-8 62.5%
11 21 30 16 35 6 24 24 26 5 2
Deadball Rebounds 1
Nebraska 89 • 10-2
Marquette 79 • 8-2 ##
Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Oral Roberts vs Nebraska
FINAL BOX SCORE12/29/13 2:06 p.m. at Lincoln, Neb. (Pinnacle Bank Arena)
1st
34 25
2nd
30 39
OT
7 15
Total
71 79
Last FG - ORU OT-01:00, MU OT-01:22. Largest lead - ORU by 14 1st-03:46, MU by 13 2nd-03:48.
Points ORU MU
In Paint 22 40
Off T/O 23 18
2nd Fast Chance Break 8 16 15 12
## 03 23 35 01 33 10 11 13 21 22
Player
Sample, Hailie Cady, Emily Hooper, Jordan Laudermill, Tear'a Theriot, Rachel Tvrdy, Hannah Ramacieri, Esther Jeffery, Brandi Murren, Sadie Havers, Allie Team Totals
FG % 1st Half: 23-36 63.9% 3FG % 1st Half: 8-16 50.0% FT % 1st Half: 8-8 100.0
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
f 1-4 f 6-8 f 11-15 g 4-8 g 4-6 0-4 0-0 1-3 4-8 1-5
TP
2 6 8 0 2 1 3 2 3 8 11 0 1 2 3 2 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 1 1 2 2 0 2 2 2 1 1 2 4 1 4 5 32-61 12-24 13-17 11 30 41 13
2nd half: 2nd half: 2nd half:
0-0 2-2 4-8 1-4 1-2 0-0 0-0 1-2 3-6 0-0
9-25 4-8 5-9
36.0% 50.0% 55.6%
0-0 1-3 4-4 2-2 2-2 1-2 0-0 2-2 0-0 1-2
2 15 30 11 11 1 0 5 11 3
A TO Blk Stl
4 2 2 5 4 0 0 0 2 1
0 0 1 4 2 3 0 1 1 2 1 89 20 15
1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 2 2 3 1 2 0 1 0 1
Min
25 28 20 18 26 17 8 19 20 19
4 12 200
Game: 32-61 52.5% Game: 12-24 50.0% Game: 13-17 76.5%
Deadball Rebounds 2,1
Officials: Lisa Mattingly, Bill Larance, Bruce Morris Technical fouls: Oral Roberts-None. Nebraska-None. Attendance: 5811 Bench 17 34
Score tied - 4 times. Lead changed - 1 time.
the teams that will never be forgotten. the names that will never die.
Score by periods Oral Roberts Nebraska
1st
25 62
2nd
28 27
Last FG - ORU 2nd-01:25, NEB 2nd-03:00. Largest lead - ORU None, NEB by 49 2nd-09:49.
Total
53 89
Points ORU NEB
In Paint 10 30
Off T/O 8 25
2nd Fast Chance Break 9 0 15 4
Score tied - 0 times. Lead changed - 0 times.
Bench 28 20
The 40th season
GAME #11 • JANUARY 2, 2014
GAME #12 • JANUARY 4, 2014
HOUSTON BAPTIST (4-8, 0-1) 73 ORAL ROBERTS (2-9, 1-0) 85
TEXAS A&M-CC (8-5, 1-1) 58 ORAL ROBERTS (2-10, 1-1) 53
Mabee Center • Tulsa, Okla.
Mabee Center • Tulsa, Okla.
Balla’s 30-point explosion rescues ORU in Southland Conference opener
Seven-minute scoreless drought proves costly as ORU suffers first SLC loss
TULSA, Okla. - Freshman Dorottya Balla came to the rescue on Thursday night, scoring a career-high 30 points to lead Oral Roberts past Houston Baptist , 85-73, at the Mabee Center.
TULSA, Okla. - ORU struggled offensively and suffered their first loss of the Southland Conference season as Texas A&M-Corpus Christi upset the Golden Eagles, 58-53, on Saturday afternoon at the Mabee Center. ORU shot just 37.3% and committed 19 turnovers.
The rookie from Pecs, Hungary was 9-for-16 from the field, 5-for-8 from three-point range and 7-for-10 from the line. She’s the first ORU player to hit the 30-point mark since February 19, 2013, when Kevi Luper scored 33 in her final Mabee Center appearance.
ORU got off to a great start, scoring the first six points of the game. That advantage grew after Mayberry came off the bench to provide a spark. The freshman hit a jump shot with 3:56 left in the half to pump the lead up to 31-22. The Golden Eagles carried a 36-30 lead into halftime. ORU had three players reach double-figures in the opening period, with Balla scoring 13 points and Key and Mayberry adding 10 each.
ORU showed great poise after falling behind, and they took the lead for good at 50-49 on a Balla free throw with 11:38 left. The lead hit double-digits with 1:22 left on a pair of Key free throws, and HBU was never able to challenge the home team again. Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Houston Baptist vs Oral Roberts
01/02/14 5:05 p.m. at Tulsa, Okla. (Mabee Center) FINAL BOX SCORE
14 20 25 11 21 03 12 23 24
Player
McGarrachan, Erin Steenholdt, Shanice Neal, Monet Jefferson, Tayler Arthur, Rachel Sihvola, Heidi Bruns, Wiebke Strickland, Anna Shank, Meghan Team Totals
FG % 1st Half: 12-33 36.4% 3FG % 1st Half: 3-8 37.5% FT % 1st Half: 3-5 60.0%
f 0-5 f 13-21 f 1-6 g 2-8 g 2-9 4-6 4-10 0-1 0-1
0-0 1-2 0-0 1-4 1-6 3-5 0-1 0-0 0-0
6-18
TP
0-0 5-7 1-2 2-3 2-2 1-2 4-5 0-0 0-0
2 4 6 3 5 8 13 1 1 1 2 5 0 1 1 3 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 5 3 4 7 3 0 1 1 4 1 0 1 0 0 3 3 15-21 12 23 35 28
2nd half: 14-34 41.2% 2nd half: 3-10 30.0% 2nd half: 12-16 75.0%
0 32 3 7 7 12 12 0 0
A TO Blk Stl
1 3 1 1 3 1 3 0 1
0 3 1 1 3 2 5 3 0
73 14 18
0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
1 1 1 2 3 0 2 0 0
Min
15 40 21 29 33 15 27 12 8
04 13 42 11 12 00 01 03 14 23 24
Player
Balla, Dorottya Manuel, Tysia Shelton, Sarah Bryan, Jenni Key, Christian Jackson, Atoe' Mayberry, Kaylan Wilson, Alexus Lopez, Carolina Balla, Bernadett Jaervikangas, Noora Team Totals
FG % 1st Half: 14-30 46.7% 3FG % 1st Half: 4-11 36.4% FT % 1st Half: 4-6 66.7%
f f c g g
Game: 26-67 38.8% Game: 6-18 33.3% Game: 15-21 71.4%
Deadball Rebounds 3
9-16 1-2 3-3 0-2 7-17 0-0 4-11 0-0 0-1 0-1 4-5
5-8 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-4 0-0 1-3 0-0 0-0 0-1 1-2
28-58
7-19
TP
7-10 2-3 0-0 0-0 4-4 0-0 3-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 6-9
0 3 3 3 2 1 3 2 3 11 14 2 1 0 1 5 1 5 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 3 1 7 8 1 3 4 7 22-30 12 32 44 19
2nd half: 14-28 50.0% 2nd half: 3-8 37.5% 2nd half: 18-24 75.0%
1st
30 36
2nd
43 49
Total
73 85
Last FG - HBU 2nd-01:06, ORU 2nd-01:44. Largest lead - HBU by 4 2nd-15:49, ORU by 12 2nd-00:03.
## 23 01 03 15 33 04 05 11 21 22
Player
Huff, Brandi Shaw, Jasmine Darley, Ashley Mbamalu, Brittany Gregory, Taryn Davis, Camesha Campanero, Alissa Jones, Kassie Harris, Lexy Plummer, Ashanti Team Totals
FG % 1st Half: 9-28 3FG % 1st Half: 4-12 FT % 1st Half: 5-6
32.1% 33.3% 83.3%
f g g g g
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
4-9 8-18 0-0 2-8 1-3 2-4 3-8 0-3 0-4 0-0
0-0 1-6 0-0 2-7 0-0 0-0 3-7 0-0 0-0 0-0
20-57
6-20
TP
1-1 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0 4-4 3-4 0-0
1 4 5 2 1 4 5 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 7 8 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 1 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 4 2 6 12-13 10 21 31 12
2nd half: 11-29 37.9% 2nd half: 2-8 25.0% 2nd half: 7-7 100.0
9 19 0 6 2 6 9 4 3 0
A TO Blk Stl
1 3 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 0
Min
0 4 1 1 2 0 2 1 1 0
4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
3 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0
58 10 12
5
8 200
Game: 20-57 35.1% Game: 6-20 30.0% Game: 12-13 92.3%
28 32 3 30 16 27 28 15 18 3
Deadball Rebounds 1
Oral Roberts 53 • 2-10 (1-1 SLC)
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
A TO Blk Stl
Min
30 4 6 0 18 0 12 0 0 0 15
0 0 0 2 6 0 1 0 0 0 0
4 1 2 4 7 0 2 1 0 1 0
0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
85
9 22
5
6 200
Game: 28-58 48.3% Game: 7-19 36.8% Game: 22-30 73.3%
33 19 35 19 34 4 18 2 2 10 24
Deadball Rebounds 3
Officials: Jeff Faulconer, Robert Strong, Nikki Ulery Technical fouls: Houston Baptist-None. Oral Roberts-None. Attendance: 813 Score by periods Houston Baptist Oral Roberts
Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics A&M-Corpus Christi vs Oral Roberts
4 10 200
Oral Roberts 85 • 2-9 (1-0 SLC) ##
The Golden Eagles would never lead again. A Kaylan Mayberry three-pointer cut the gap to 54-53 with 1:30 on the clock, but ORU would get no closer. Shaw scored six points and grabbed a crucial steal with less than a minute to play to help seal the win. The Golden Eagles did have a shot to tie the game with :08 left, but Christian Key’s three-pointer was wide right, and the Islanders escaped with the victory.
A&M-Corpus Christi 58 • 8-5 (1-1 SLC)
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
26-67
ORU would regain the lead, but the contest turned for good at the 8:27 mark, when Shelton fouled out of the game. The disqualification aided a 12-0 run by the Islanders, who took a 48-40 lead on a Huff jumper with 5:59 left. ORU went scoreless for 7:10 as part of the run.
01/04/14 2:05 p.m. at Tulsa, Okla. (Mabee Center) FINAL BOX SCORE
Houston Baptist 73 • 4-8 (0-1 SLC) ##
But the Islanders closed the gap late in the period, going into the locker room down just 29-27. A prolonged 13-1 run, capped by a Brandi Huff three-point play with 18:07 remaining, gave the visitors a 32-29 lead. The play was especially important because it sent ORU center Sarah Shelton to the bench with four personal fouls.
## 04 42 11 12 13 00 01 03 14 23 24
Player
Balla, Dorottya Shelton, Sarah Bryan, Jenni Key, Christian Manuel, Tysia Jackson, Atoe' Mayberry, Kaylan Wilson, Alexus Lopez, Carolina Balla, Bernadett Jaervikangas, Noora Team Totals
FG % 1st Half: 12-30 40.0% 3FG % 1st Half: 1-7 14.3% FT % 1st Half: 4-5 80.0%
f f g g g
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
5-12 2-6 1-2 1-7 0-2 0-0 2-4 5-10 0-0 3-6 0-2
1-4 0-0 0-0 1-4 0-0 0-0 2-3 0-3 0-0 0-0 0-2
19-51 2nd half: 2nd half: 2nd half:
4-16
7-21 3-9 7-8
TP
0-0 1-2 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0 2-2 3-3 0-0 3-4 0-0
0 3 3 1 1 4 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 2 1 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 2 2 1 0 1 2 2 6 8 3 0 2 2 0 5 5 10 11-13 11 27 38 15
33.3% 33.3% 87.5%
11 5 2 5 0 0 8 13 0 9 0
A TO Blk Stl
0 0 0 6 0 0 2 2 0 1 0
Min
3 2 0 2 0 1 3 1 0 5 2
0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
53 11 19
3
4 200
Game: 19-51 37.3% Game: 4-16 25.0% Game: 11-13 84.6%
26 19 11 35 18 2 21 24 3 23 18
Deadball Rebounds 2
Officials: Eric Baker, D'lynn Schertz, Chet Martin Technical fouls: A&M-Corpus Christi-None. Oral Roberts-None. Attendance: 1127 Points HBU ORU
In Paint 34 26
Off T/O 18 15
2nd Fast Chance Break 15 6 9 4
Score tied - 4 times. Lead changed - 6 times.
Bench 24 27
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But the Huskies did not back down and slowly crawled back into the game. The Huskies gained control of the scoreboard with a methodical 16-4 run, using a stifling defense to neutralize the ORU attack briefly. A free throw by Wiebke Bruns gave HBU their biggest lead, at 44-40, with 15:49 left in the game.
For the second straight game, ORU raced out to an early advantage only to give it all back. A Dorottya Balla layup at the 15:40 mark of the first half gave ORU an 11-2 lead, and they maintained a big margin for most of the half.
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Balla wasn’t the only ORU player to have a big night. Christian Key scored 18 points, to go with six rebounds and six assists, while Noora Jaervikangas scored 15 points and grabbed eight rebounds, both career bests.Houston Baptist (4-8, 0-1 SLC) was led by Shanice Steenholdt, who had 32 points and 13 rebounds.
Alexus Wilson led ORU with 13 points, while Dorottya Balla scored 11. Sister Bernadett Balla added nine points and a team-high eight rebounds.
Score by periods A&M-Corpus Christi Oral Roberts
1st
27 29
2nd
31 24
Total
58 53
Last FG - AMCC 2nd-01:14, ORU 2nd-01:30. Largest lead - AMCC by 8 2nd-05:59, ORU by 9 1st-15:40.
Points AMCC ORU
In Paint 12 18
Off T/O 27 11
2nd Fast Chance Break 12 4 6 4
Score tied - 2 times. Lead changed - 5 times.
Bench 22 30
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GAME #13 • JANUARY 11, 2014
GAME #14 • JANUARY 16, 2014
CENT. ARKANSAS (8-6, 2-1) 60 ORAL ROBERTS (3-10, 2-1) 70
ORAL ROBERTS (3-11, 2-2) 56 ABILENE CHRISTIAN (11-6, 2-0) 70
Mabee Center • Tulsa, Okla.
Moody Coliseum • Abilene, Texas
Late poise helps Golden Eagles move over .500 in conference play
Abilene dominates the glass, outscores ORU by 18 points in 2nd half
TULSA, Okla. - Oral Roberts University overcame several rallies and a slew of tough breaks to knock off Southland Conference leader Central Arkansas, 70-60, on Saturday at the Mabee Center. Alexus Wilson and Dorottya Balla led ORU with 13 points each.
ABILENE, Texas - Oral Roberts went cold in the second half, letting a four-point intermission lead go to waste in a 70-56 loss to Abilene Christian University on Thursday night. Christian Key scored 22 points to lead ORU (311, 2-2 Southland Conference) in a losing effort.
ORU was without several key veterans down the stretch but still held on for a win. Jenni Bryan did not suit up with an injury, and fellow junior Tysia Manuel was hampered by an elbow contusion suffered earlier in the 1st half. In addition, ORU’s top two post players, Sarah Shelton and Bernadett Balla, fouled out in the 2nd half. Still, the Golden Eagles persevered for their second SLC victory of 2013-14.
ORU was up, 35-31, at the break, but they struggled mightily in the 2nd half. The Golden Eagles committed 11 turnovers and shot 36.0% after the break. They were outscored, 39-21, in the 2nd period. For the game, ORU gave it away 20 times and shot 42.6% from the floor.
Wilson and the younger Balla led ORU in the scoring column, while the elder Balla chipped in 10 points and a team-high nine rebounds. Later in the half the elder Balla scored six straight points as part of a 10-4 ORU run. Wilson capped the spurt with a running layup, giving the Golden Eagles a 42-32 edge, the first double-digit lead of the game, late in the half. ORU went into the locker room with a 42-34 lead. An 11-2 run early in the 2nd half was key to ORU building up some cushion. The younger Balla capped the run with two free throws at the 10:39 mark to give ORU a 53-41 lead. That cushion proved to be important as the Bears was able to mount another run. Two UCA free throws closed ORU’s lead to 59-56 with 3:41 left. But ORU held on thanks to clutch free throw shooting. The Golden Eagles hit seven of their eight free throws in the game’s final three minutes, and the lead never got smaller than three points. ORUOfficial ended the game on a 7-2 run and won by 10 points. Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics
Key was the lone ORU player in doublefigures, and she had a team-high five assists. Bernadett Balla led ORU with eight rebounds. Alexis Mason led the Wildcats with 18 points, while Renata Marquez added 13. ACU owned the glass, collecting 45 rebounds to ORU’s 29. Key was on fire in the first half, single-handedly building a big lead. The Tulsa native was responsible for the largest ORU lead of the game, as her fourth three-pointer of the half gave the Golden Eagles a 33-25 advantage with 3:42 left in the half. But Abilene closed the half on a 6-2 run, and ORU’s lead was just 35-31 heading into the break. Abilene Christian dominated the second half right from the opening whistle. The Wildcats scored the first 11 points of the period, with a Mason three-pointer giving the home team a 42-32 lead with 17:24 to play. A 15-2 run, capped by yet another Mason three-pointer, pushed the score to 59-42 at the 10:15 mark. The 17-point advantage was the largest of the day for either team. A 9-1 run gave ORU fleeting hope, as a Balla jumper with 4:03 left cut the gap to 64-56. But the Golden Eagles did not score again. The Wildcats tallied the final six points of the game and won by 14.
Central Arkansas vs Oral Roberts
01/11/14 3 p.m. at Tulsa, Okla. (Mabee Center) FINAL BOX SCORE Central Arkansas 60 • 8-6 (2-1 SLC) ## 01 50 02 05 22 00 03 10 20 23
Player
Sadler, Terai Duever, Courtney Rice, Micah Watkins, Jameka Proffitt, Maggie McClure, Kelsey Ewings, Kelsei Mullins, Brianna Amos,Tyisha Agee, Brittany Team Totals
FG % 1st Half: 13-29 44.8% 3FG % 1st Half: 2-8 25.0% FT % 1st Half: 6-11 54.5%
f c g g g
Oral Roberts 56 • 3-11 (2-2 SLC)
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
5-9 5-12 3-8 1-4 5-11 3-7 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-2
0-0 0-3 1-4 0-1 3-6 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
22-56 2nd half: 2nd half: 2nd half:
4-16
9-27 2-8 6-8
TP
2-4 6-8 0-1 1-2 0-0 2-2 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0
2 2 4 5 4 4 8 2 0 7 7 5 1 1 2 3 1 1 2 4 1 3 4 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 4 1 5 12-19 13 22 35 22
33.3% 25.0% 75.0%
12 16 7 3 13 8 1 0 0 0
A TO Blk Stl
1 1 3 2 0 0 1 1 0 1
Min
1 2 1 4 0 3 1 1 0 2
0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1
60 10 15
3
6 200
Game: 22-56 39.3% Game: 4-16 25.0% Game: 12-19 63.2%
26 29 35 29 26 17 8 5 1 24
Deadball Rebounds 2
04 13 42 03 12 00 01 14 23 24
Player
Balla, Dorottya Manuel, Tysia Shelton, Sarah Wilson, Alexus Key, Christian Jackson, Atoe' Mayberry, Kaylan Lopez, Carolina Balla, Bernadett Jaervikangas, Noora Team Totals
FG % 1st Half: 16-24 66.7% 3FG % 1st Half: 3-3 100.0 FT % 1st Half: 7-8 87.5%
f f c g g
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
4-10 1-1 3-4 4-11 3-12 2-3 3-4 1-2 3-7 0-0
2-4 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-2 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0
24-54
4-8
TP
3-4 0-0 0-1 4-4 2-2 0-0 2-4 1-2 4-4 2-2
1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 6 8 5 2 5 7 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 1 1 5 4 9 5 0 4 4 2 0 3 3 18-23 11 26 37 21
2nd half: 8-30 26.7% 2nd half: 1-5 20.0% 2nd half: 11-15 73.3%
A TO Blk Stl
Min
13 2 6 13 8 4 9 3 10 2
2 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 1
2 1 1 2 1 0 2 0 4 3
0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 3
0 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 1
70
9 16
7
9 200
Game: 24-54 44.4% Game: 4-8 50.0% Game: 18-23 78.3%
23 8 26 30 38 10 16 8 26 15
Deadball Rebounds 2
Officials: Britton Sherry, Darcy Schlabach, Ty Bills Technical fouls: Central Arkansas-None. Oral Roberts-None. Attendance: 1067 Score by periods Central Arkansas Oral Roberts
1st
34 42
2nd
26 28
## 03 04 12 13 42 00 01 23 24
Player
Wilson, Alexus Balla, Dorottya Key, Christian Manuel, Tysia Shelton, Sarah Jackson, Atoe' Mayberry, Kaylan Balla, Bernadett Jaervikangas, Noora Team Totals
FG % 1st Half: 14-29 48.3% 3FG % 1st Half: 5-8 62.5% FT % 1st Half: 2-5 40.0%
* * * * *
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
4-6 3-7 8-14 1-4 2-3 3-7 1-6 1-6 0-1
23-54 2nd half: 2nd half: 2nd half:
1-1 1-4 4-5 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-4 0-0 0-1
0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0 1-1 0-3 0-0 0-0 0-0
7-15
3-6
9-25 2-7 1-1
36.0% 28.6% 100.0
TP
1 0 1 0 0 2 2 1 0 2 2 0 1 2 3 3 0 4 4 3 0 1 1 5 0 3 3 1 1 7 8 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 5 5 24 29 17
9 7 22 2 5 6 3 2 0
A TO Blk Stl
2 0 5 0 1 4 1 0 0
Min
2 1 8 2 1 1 1 4 0
0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0
56 13 20
2
3 200
Game: 23-54 42.6% Game: 7-15 46.7% Game: 3-6 50.0%
15 15 38 23 37 19 19 29 5
Deadball Rebounds 1
Abilene Christian 70 • 11-6 (2-0 SLC)
Oral Roberts 70 • 3-10 (2-1 SLC) ##
Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Oral Roberts vs Abilene Christian
FINAL BOX SCORE01/16/14 5:30 p.m. at Abilene, Texas (Moody Coliseum)
Total
60 70
Last FG - UCA 2nd-00:40, ORU 2nd-00:32. Largest lead - UCA by 4 1st-17:23, ORU by 12 2nd-10:39.
Points UCA ORU
In Paint 26 24
Off T/O 16 17
2nd Fast Chance Break 15 2 12 8
Bench 9 28
Score tied - 3 times. Lead changed - 6 times.
the teams that will never be forgotten. the names that will never die.
## 12 15 23 30 32 10 21 33
Player
West, Whitney Mason, Alexis Dimba, Suzzy Marquez, Renata Dimba, Lizzy Elkins, Jessica Jenkins, Cemetra Shelstead, Sydney Team Totals
FG % 1st Half: 13-30 43.3% 3FG % 1st Half: 4-16 25.0% FT % 1st Half: 1-4 25.0%
* * * * *
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
5-12 6-9 2-10 5-12 4-7 2-5 0-1 0-5
2-8 4-6 0-3 1-6 0-0 1-4 0-0 0-2
24-61
8-29
0-0 2-2 3-7 2-2 2-4 0-0 0-0 5-6
1 3 4 1 1 2 3 12 15 4 0 4 3 2 5 1 2 3 0 0 0 3 8 11 1 0 1 14-21 17 28 45
2nd half: 11-31 35.5% 2nd half: 4-13 30.8% 2nd half: 13-17 76.5%
TP
A TO Blk Stl
2 1 1 2 1 0 1 0
12 18 7 13 10 5 0 5
5 3 2 2 1 0 0 0
3 2 1 3 3 0 1 3
8
70 13 16
1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
4 3 1 2 1 0 0 0
Min
35 26 35 35 22 16 8 23
3 11 200
Game: 24-61 39.3% Game: 8-29 27.6% Game: 14-21 66.7%
Deadball Rebounds 3
Officials: Paula Ross, Kurt Overton, Nikki Ulery Technical fouls: Oral Roberts-None. Abilene Christian-None. Attendance: 816 Score by periods Oral Roberts Abilene Christian
1st
35 31
2nd
21 39
Total
56 70
Last FG - ORU 2nd-04:03, ACU 2nd-07:00. Largest lead - ORU by 8 1st-03:42, ACU by 17 2nd-10:15.
Points ORU ACU
In Paint 24 30
Off T/O 17 30
2nd Fast Chance Break 4 0 16 10
Score tied - 5 times. Lead changed - 6 times.
Bench 11 10
The 40th season
GAME #15 • JANUARY 18, 2014
GAME #16 • JANUARY 23, 2014
ORAL ROBERTS (3-12, 2-3) 64 INCARNATE WORD (8-8, 2-2) 67
STEPHEN F. AUSTIN (10-8, 4-2) 55 ORAL ROBERTS (4-12, 3-3) 64
McDermott Center • San Antonio, Texas
Mabee Center • Tulsa, Okla.
Massive foul, free throw discrepancies cost ORU in three-point loss to UIW
ORU knocks SFA out of Southland’s top spot behind Key’s torrid shooting
SAN ANTONIO, Texas - Oral Roberts University let a halftime lead slip on Saturday afternoon and fell to Incarnate Word, 67-64, at the McDermott Center.
TULSA, Okla. - Senior pride was on display Thursday night as Oral Roberts University’s veterans carried the Golden Eagles past Stephen F. Austin, 64-55. With the win, ORU snaps a two-game losing streak.
Christian Key led ORU with 20 points, and Alexus Wilson scored 14. ORU led by 14 points in the 1st half and had a 40-35 lead at halftime, but they scored just 24 points in the 2nd half. Katie Novak led UIW (8-8, 2-2 SLC) with 18 points and Rose Whitehead added 13.
ORU was whistled for 13 fouls in the opening period, and the foul trouble caught up to the Golden Eagles. UIW scored 14 points from the line in the 1st half, and they whittled the lead down to 40-35 at halftime. ORU’s foul issues eventually helped Incarnate Word regain the lead. Two more Whitehead free throws gave UIW a 55-53 edge with 7:47 to play, and the lead grew to 58-53 on a Novak three-pointer less than a minute later. The Golden Eagles snapped a five-minute scoreless streak with two Wilson free throws at the 5:36 mark, and they tied the game a minute later at 58-58 on a Kaylan Mayberry steal-and-score.
Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Oral Roberts vs Incarnate Word
13 42 00 03 12 01 04 14 23 24
Manuel, Tysia Shelton, Sarah Jackson, Atoe' Wilson, Alexus Key, Christian Mayberry, Kaylan Balla, Dorottya Lopez, Carolina Balla, Bernadett Jaervikangas, Noora Team Totals
FG % 1st Half: 14-31 45.2% 3FG % 1st Half: 5-10 50.0% FT % 1st Half: 7-7 100.0
f c g g g
24 02 04 11 20 13 34
Player
Mora, Kosisio Whitehead, Rose Mora, Ifunanya Ward, Alyssa Douglas, Joslinn Novak, Katie Leinneweber, Shelby Team Totals
0-1 2-3 0-4 6-18 8-13 3-9 3-6 1-1 1-1 0-0
0-0 0-0 0-0 1-5 2-4 1-3 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0
4-5 1-1 1-2 1-1 2-2 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0
24-56
5-14
11-13
2nd half: 10-25 40.0% 2nd half: 0-4 0.0% 2nd half: 4-6 66.7%
FG % 1st Half: 9-17 52.9% 3FG % 1st Half: 3-7 42.9% FT % 1st Half: 14-15 93.3%
f c g g g
TP
1 2 3 4 0 3 3 5 0 0 0 1 4 2 6 3 0 1 1 3 0 2 2 1 1 0 1 3 1 1 2 3 0 2 2 5 1 0 1 2 0 3 3 8 16 24 30
A TO Blk Stl
4 5 1 14 20 7 9 2 2 0
0 1 0 2 3 0 2 0 1 0
2 3 1 1 5 0 0 0 1 1
64
9 14
0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
4 3 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0
Min
22 22 12 31 37 23 15 9 22 7
Game: 24-56 42.9% Game: 5-14 35.7% Game: 11-13 84.6%
Deadball Rebounds 0
2-5 3-5 4-6 2-4 1-7 4-10 1-1
0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2 1-4 4-10 0-0
5-6 7-9 2-3 2-2 2-2 6-6 4-5
17-38
5-16
28-33
40 35
2nd
24 32
21 31 05 00 03 10 12 20 23 32 55
Player
Harris, Daylyn Henderson, Tierany Roberts, Porsha Fatheree, Alexis Jerrell, Kali Branch, Brentney Ross, Taylor Carter, Antionette Powell, Paulletta Bragman, Destiny Lewis, Adrienne Team Totals
FG % 1st Half: 11-33 33.3% 3FG % 1st Half: 3-5 60.0% FT % 1st Half: 6-10 60.0%
f f c g g
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
0-9 2-4 6-13 0-0 4-8 1-3 3-8 1-8 0-0 0-1 0-2
0-2 2-2 0-0 0-0 1-1 1-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
17-56
4-7
TP
1-3 1-2 9-12 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-4 3-5 0-0 0-0 0-0
3 3 6 2 0 3 3 2 7 3 10 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 3 3 1 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 4 5 9 2 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 4 2 6 17-26 21 24 45 19
2nd half: 6-23 26.1% 2nd half: 1-2 50.0% 2nd half: 11-16 68.8%
A TO Blk Stl
Min
1 7 21 0 9 3 9 5 0 0 0
0 0 2 0 4 2 1 0 0 0 0
1 1 2 1 3 1 4 4 0 0 1
0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0
55
9 18
4
4 200
Game: 17-56 30.4% Game: 4-7 57.1% Game: 17-26 65.4%
30 34 32 8 26 12 20 24 6 4 4
Deadball Rebounds 4
Oral Roberts 64 • 4-12 (3-3 SLC)
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
2nd half: 8-21 38.1% 2nd half: 2-9 22.2% 2nd half: 14-18 77.8%
1st
##
2 12 200
TP
5 2 7 2 0 1 1 4 0 10 10 3 1 4 5 3 0 1 1 0 1 2 3 2 0 0 0 1 2 6 8 9 26 35 15
9 13 10 6 5 18 6
A TO Blk Stl
2 1 4 1 2 0 0
Min
3 1 6 4 4 2 1
1 0 1 0 0 0 0
2 0 1 4 1 0 0
67 10 21
2
8 200
Game: 17-38 44.7% Game: 5-16 31.3% Game: 28-33 84.8%
37 24 31 32 26 37 13
Deadball Rebounds 1
Officials: Bill Larance, D'Lynn Shertz, Daisy Lane Technical fouls: Oral Roberts-None. Incarnate Word-None. Attendance: 386 Score by periods Oral Roberts Incarnate Word
SFA had one more run in them, as a Kali Jerrell fast break basket sliced ORU’s lead to 58-55 with 3:05 on the clock. But the Ladyjacks would get no closer. ORU scored the final six points of the game, with Shelton’s defensive stand keeping the visitors off the board. The Golden Eagles won the game by nine.
Stephen F. Austin 55 • 10-8 (4-2 SLC) Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
Incarnate Word 67 • 8-8, 2-2 ##
The lead hit double-digits for the first time with 14:53 left in the game, as Key hit a pull-up jumper to make the score 45-35. Roberts immediately scored six straight for the Ladyjacks to cut the lead to just four, but Key quickly boosted the lead back to 50-41 with her fourth three-pointer of the game.
01/23/14 5 p.m. at Tulsa, Okla. (Mabee Center) FINAL BOX SCORE
Oral Roberts 64 • 3-12, 2-3
Player
The Golden Eagles grabbed the lead, 24-23, at the 6:44 mark on a Bernadett Balla layup, and Key canned a three-pointer just before halftime to stretch the advantage to 35-28. ORU went into the break up, 37-31.
Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Stephen F. Austin vs Oral Roberts
01/18/14 2 p.m. at San Antonio, Texas (McDermott Center) FINAL BOX SCORE
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The Balla sisters played key supporting roles in the win. Bernadett scored a season-high 12 points and grabbed five rebounds, while Dorottya scored 10 points and drew a crucial charge in the game’s waning moments.
Total
64 67
Last FG - ORU 2nd-00:42, UIW 2nd-01:07. Largest lead - ORU by 14 1st-08:42, UIW by 5 2nd-07:30.
Points ORU UIW
In Paint 20 20
Off T/O 19 8
2nd Fast Chance Break 10 2 9 4
Score tied - 8 times. Lead changed - 3 times.
Bench 20 24
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ORU evened the score three more times but never could take the lead. Whitehead gave UIW the lead for good at 65-64 on a free throw with :14 left, and ORU turned it over on the next possession. The Cardinals hit two more free throws, and ORU again turned it over on the next trip to lose by three points.
Thursday night was a milestone for Key, who hit four three-pointers and passed Leah Cannon for 10th place on ORU’s career list.
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The Cardinals won the game with their ability to get to the free throw line. ORU was whistled for 30 fouls to UIW’s 15. The Cardinals were 28for-33 (84.8%) from the free throw stripe, and ORU finished 11-for-13 (84.6%).
Christian Key led ORU with 24 points, hitting the 20-point mark for the third straight game. Fellow senior Sarah Shelton grabbed eight rebounds and blocked five shots, including three monumental swats down the stretch.
## 13 42 01 03 12 00 04 14 23 24
Player
Manuel, Tysia Shelton, Sarah Mayberry, Kaylan Wilson, Alexus Key, Christian Jackson, Atoe' Balla, Dorottya Lopez, Carolina Balla, Bernadett Jaervikangas, Noora Team Totals
FG % 1st Half: 16-30 53.3% 3FG % 1st Half: 3-9 33.3% FT % 1st Half: 2-2 100.0
f c g g g
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
0-4 2-4 1-5 2-8 9-14 0-1 4-10 2-2 6-7 0-1
0-0 0-0 0-2 0-3 4-5 0-0 0-4 0-0 0-0 0-0
0-0 1-2 1-2 2-3 2-2 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-1 0-0
26-56
4-14
8-12
2nd half: 10-26 38.5% 2nd half: 1-5 20.0% 2nd half: 6-10 60.0%
TP
0 1 1 1 1 7 8 4 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 3 1 4 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 3 0 5 5 4 0 0 0 0 5 3 8 8 23 31 21
0 5 3 6 24 0 10 4 12 0
A TO Blk Stl
0 0 7 0 3 1 1 2 1 0
Min
1 1 2 2 2 0 1 1 3 0
0 5 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1
1 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
64 15 13
9
7 200
Game: 26-56 46.4% Game: 4-14 28.6% Game: 8-12 66.7%
13 28 31 27 39 3 24 12 22 1
Deadball Rebounds 2
Officials: Robert Strong, Chaney Muench, Nick Marshall Technical fouls: Stephen F. Austin-None. Oral Roberts-None. Attendance: 670 Score by periods Stephen F. Austin Oral Roberts
1st
31 37
2nd
24 27
Total
55 64
Last FG - SFA 2nd-03:05, ORU 2nd-02:19. Largest lead - SFA by 8 1st-12:52, ORU by 10 2nd-14:53.
Points SFA ORU
In Paint 24 26
Off T/O 14 18
2nd Fast Chance Break 13 8 4 2
Score tied - 2 times. Lead changed - 1 time.
Bench 17 26
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The 40th season
GAME #17 • JANUARY 25, 2014
GAME #18 • JANUARY 30, 2014
NORTHWESTERN ST (10-9, 3-4) 51 ORAL ROBERTS (5-12, 4-3) 62
ORAL ROBERTS (5-13, 4-4) 60 NICHOLLS STATE (10-9, 5-3) 71
Mabee Center • Tulsa, Okla.
Stopher Gym • Thibodaux, La.
ORU’s best defensive performance leads to two-game winning streak
Nicholls leads wire-to-wire and drops ORU to 0-10 on the road
TULSA, Okla. - Oral Roberts University put forth their best defensive effort of the season on Saturday afternoon as they breezed past Northwestern State, 62-51, at the Mabee Center. ORU (5-12, 4-3 Southland Conference) held the Lady Demons to 26.2% shooting.
THIBODAUX, La. - Oral Roberts continued to struggle away from home on Thursday night as they fell to Nicholls State, 71-60, at Stopher Gym. The loss drops ORU to 5-13 overall, 4-4 in SLC play and 0-10 on the road.
Bernadett Balla led the Golden Eagles on the offensive end, tallying 19 points and eight rebounds. Christian Key had another fine game, with 15 points.
Kaylan Mayberry led the Golden Eagles with 17 points, her highest scoring output since the calendar turned to 2014. But she fouled out of the game with 5:22 left, and ORU could not produce a consistent secondary scorer.
Keisha Lee was the lone Northwestern State player in double-figures, with 25 points. The Lady Demons (10-9, 3-4 SLC) were just 16-for61 from the field and 3-for-25 (12.0%) from three-point territory.
Nicholls (10-9, 5-3 SLC) put four players in double-figures, led by Taylor Morrison with 15 points and nine rebounds. Jenny Nash added 14, Emani White scored 12 and KK Babin had 11 points to go with five assists.
ORU was 22-for-58 (37.9%) from the field and committed just eight turnovers, a seasonlow. One reason for the offensive flow was the continued maturity of freshman point guard Kaylan Mayberry, who recorded six assists and just two turnovers.
Nicholls came out of the gates in a half court trap that wreaked havoc on the Golden Eagles. White knocked down a three-pointer at the 16:13 mark of the 1st half and the home team raced out to a 12-2 lead.
After the road team drew close to start the 2nd half, ORU’s reserves helped get the lead back to a comfortable margin. Atoe’ Jackson scored a basket and Carolina Lopez hit three free throws as part of a 7-0 rally that gave ORU a 39-31 lead with 14:39 to play.
Nicholls hit four of their first five three-pointers, including a Babin three-pointer that made the score 26-11 with 11:07 left in the period. ORU worked the deficit down to six before Nicholls again pushed it to double-digits. The Colonels held a 43-33 edge at the halftime break.
The ORU lead would hover in double-figures for over eight minutes, until Northwestern State’s Beatrice Attura hit a three-pointer with 1:29 remaining that sliced the advantage to 56-49. But the Lady Demons would get no closer, and ORU won their second straight game for the first time this season. The Golden Eagles were strong at the free throw line again on Saturday. ORU was 14-for17 (82.4%) from the stripe, with Balla Official Basketball Boxgoing Score --5-for-6. Game Totals -- Final Statistics
FINAL BOX SCORE
Back-to-back three-pointers by Mayberry and Alexus Wilson cut the Nicholls advantage to 45-41 with 17:54 left in the game, but the lead was back to double-digits less than four minutes later. ORU trailed, 56-46, with 12:46 left in the game before mounting a mini-rally. Two straight Tysia Manuel baskets and a Noora Jaervikangas three-ball cut the score to 58-53 with 10:14 remaining. But that was as close as the Golden Eagles would get. ORU made just two field goals in the game’s final 7:58.
Northwestern State vs Oral Roberts 01/25/14 12:30 p.m. at Tulsa, Okla. (Mabee Center)
Northwestern State 51 • 10-9 (3-4 SLC) ## 15 31 03 12 13 02 14 30 34 50
Player
Owens, Presley Armstead, Trudy Lee, Keisha Rogers, Chelsea Perez, Janelle Spector, Emily Graf, Meredith Attura, Beatrice Pennywell, Kourtney Richardson, Robin Team Totals
FG % 1st Half: 10-31 32.3% 3FG % 1st Half: 2-10 20.0% FT % 1st Half: 5-6 83.3%
f f g g g
Oral Roberts 60 • 5-13, 4-4
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
0-3 1-5 9-22 1-7 1-8 2-6 0-1 1-6 1-2 0-1
0-1 0-0 1-7 1-5 0-5 0-2 0-1 1-4 0-0 0-0
16-61
3-25
TP
0-0 0-0 6-7 0-0 4-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 4-6 2-2
0 0 0 1 5 1 6 3 1 4 5 4 3 4 7 0 1 1 2 3 4 4 8 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 2 2 4 3 1 1 2 0 1 6 7 16-19 18 25 43 17
2nd half: 6-30 20.0% 2nd half: 1-15 6.7% 2nd half: 11-13 84.6%
A TO Blk Stl
Min
0 2 25 3 6 4 0 3 6 2
0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 0
0 0 2 0 4 0 1 1 2 0
0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0
51
6 10
2
5 200
Game: 16-61 26.2% Game: 3-25 12.0% Game: 16-19 84.2%
8 34 31 26 35 17 7 19 20 3
Deadball Rebounds 3
Oral Roberts 62 • 5-12 (4-3 SLC) ## 13 42 01 03 12 00 04 14 23 24
Player
Manuel, Tysia Shelton, Sarah Mayberry, Kaylan Wilson, Alexus Key, Christian Jackson, Atoe' Balla, Dorottya Lopez, Carolina Balla, Bernadett Jaervikangas, Noora Team Totals
FG % 1st Half: 12-34 35.3% 3FG % 1st Half: 3-12 25.0% FT % 1st Half: 3-4 75.0%
f c g g g
0-0 0-0 0-5 0-2 3-5 0-0 1-4 0-0 0-0 0-0
22-58
4-16
TP
4-4 0-0 0-0 0-1 2-2 0-0 0-0 3-4 5-6 0-0
3 3 6 4 0 7 7 2 1 4 5 2 0 3 3 2 2 2 4 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 4 4 8 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 5 14-17 13 27 40 17
2nd half: 10-24 41.7% 2nd half: 1-4 25.0% 2nd half: 11-13 84.6%
6 2 8 0 15 2 7 3 19 0
A TO Blk Stl
Min
1 0 6 0 1 0 5 0 0 0
1 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 0
0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 0
62 13
8
4
7 200
Game: 22-58 37.9% Game: 4-16 25.0% Game: 14-17 82.4%
26 28 34 10 36 6 24 8 28 0+
Deadball Rebounds 1
Officials: Eric Baker, Barry Hickingbotham, Darcy Schlabach Technical fouls: Northwestern State-None. Oral Roberts-None. Attendance: 664 Score by periods Northwestern State Oral Roberts
1st
27 30
2nd
24 32
Total
51 62
Last FG - NWLA 2nd-01:29, ORU 2nd-00:14. Largest lead - NWLA by 2 1st-19:25, ORU by 14 2nd-06:09.
## 13 42 01 03 12 00 04 14 23 24
Player
Manuel, Tysia Shelton, Sarah Mayberry, Kaylan Wilson, Alexus Key, Christian Jackson, Atoe' Balla, Dorottya Lopez, Carolina Balla, Bernadett Jaervikangas, Noora Team Totals
FG % 1st Half: 10-27 37.0% 3FG % 1st Half: 3-9 33.3% FT % 1st Half: 10-13 76.9%
f c g g g
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
3-6 0-1 7-13 3-6 2-4 0-1 1-8 0-3 3-8 2-6
0-0 0-0 3-6 1-3 1-2 0-0 0-5 0-0 0-0 2-5
21-56
7-21
TP
0-0 1-4 0-1 2-2 2-2 0-0 0-0 6-6 0-0 0-0
2 1 3 1 1 3 4 3 0 2 2 5 1 0 1 3 1 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 3 2 5 1 3 5 8 2 1 0 1 3 4 3 7 11-15 16 21 37 19
2nd half: 11-29 37.9% 2nd half: 4-12 33.3% 2nd half: 1-2 50.0%
6 1 17 9 7 0 2 6 6 6
A TO Blk Stl
0 1 1 0 4 0 2 0 0 3
Min
1 1 5 1 2 0 1 1 5 1
0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
1 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
60 11 18
2
7 200
Game: 21-56 37.5% Game: 7-21 33.3% Game: 11-15 73.3%
20 22 28 14 38 3 17 18 26 14
Deadball Rebounds 2
Nicholls 71 • 10-9, 5-3
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
1-2 1-3 4-12 0-6 5-12 1-1 3-9 0-1 7-12 0-0
Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Oral Roberts vs Nicholls
01/30/14 5 p.m. at Thibodaux, La. (Stopher Gym) FINAL BOX SCORE
## 40 00 10 12 24 02 03 21 23 55
Player
Lilly, Marina White, Emani Babin, KK Nash, Jenny Morrison, Taylor Arnick, Shay Allen, Elexus Ellis, Syleida Scott, Jasmine Guillory, JonMarie Team Totals
FG % 1st Half: 15-34 44.1% 3FG % 1st Half: 6-8 75.0% FT % 1st Half: 7-9 77.8%
c g g g g
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
1-7 3-12 4-10 4-7 4-8 4-7 0-0 0-0 2-7 1-2
0-0 1-4 1-3 3-5 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0
23-60
6-15
TP
2 0 2 2 3 4 7 2 0 3 3 1 2 4 6 1 4 5 9 1 2 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 2 2 0 2 3 1 3 4 19-23 18 21 39 16
2nd half: 8-26 30.8% 2nd half: 0-7 0.0% 2nd half: 12-14 85.7%
0-0 5-6 2-2 3-3 6-6 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-6 0-0
2 12 11 14 15 8 0 0 7 2
A TO Blk Stl
0 2 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min
1 4 4 2 1 1 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
71 11 13
0
8 200
Game: 23-60 38.3% Game: 6-15 40.0% Game: 19-23 82.6%
14 31 40 39 32 18 4 1 14 7
Deadball Rebounds 2
Officials: John Fletcher; Barry Roberts; Ivory Bickham Technical fouls: Oral Roberts-None. Nicholls-None. Attendance: 525 Points NWLA ORU
In Paint 20 20
Off T/O 9 12
2nd Fast Chance Break 9 0 16 2
Bench 15 31
Score tied - 0 times. Lead changed - 3 times.
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Score by periods Oral Roberts Nicholls
1st
33 43
2nd
27 28
Last FG - ORU 2nd-01:25, NICH 2nd-06:43. Largest lead - ORU None, NICH by 15 1st-11:07.
Total
60 71
Points ORU NICH
In Paint 18 18
Off T/O 15 20
2nd Fast Chance Break 14 6 12 9
Score tied - 0 times. Lead changed - 0 times.
Bench 20 17
The 40th season
GAME #19 • FEBRUARY 1, 2014
GAME #20 • FEBRUARY 6, 2014
ORAL ROBERTS (5-14, 4-5) 57 McNEESE STATE (12-8, 5-4) 73
NEW ORLEANS (0-21, 0-10) 55 ORAL ROBERTS (6-14, 5-5) 64
Lake Charles Civic Center • Lake Charles, La.
Mabee Center • Tulsa, Okla.
Sluggish offensive effort dooms ORU to 10th in Southland standings
Freshmen help Golden Eagles post season-high scoring effort
LAKE CHARLES, La. - Oral Roberts University struggled offensively on Saturday afternoon and fell to McNeese State, 73-57, at the Lake Charles Civic Center. Kaylan Mayberry led ORU (5-14, 4-5 Southland Conference) with a career-high 23 points in the game.
TULSA, Okla. - Oral Roberts University’s rookie class took a giant step forward on Thursday night as they carried the Golden Eagles past New Orleans, 93-62, at the Mabee Center. Three of ORU’s four double-digit producers came from the freshman class. Noora Jaervikangas led the Golden Eagles with a career-best 21 points, while Kaylan Mayberry added 20 points. Alexus Wilson tallied 11 for ORU, who earned their fourth straight victory at the Mabee Center.
Mayberry was 9-for-18 from the field, but the rest of the ORU offense was cold, shooting a combined 10-for-35.
ORU got off to a bad start, conceding the first seven points of the game. But they battled back to take the lead, 11-10, on a Noora Jaervikangas layup six minutes into the game. But that would be the high watermark for ORU, as McNeese scored on the ensuing possession and never trailed again. The Cowgirls grabbed the game by the horns with an 8-0 run, as Okoye scored to make it 23-15 with 7:10 left in the half. The home team carried a 33-27 lead into the break.
Also in double-figures was senior Christian Key, who scored 13 points. Key, Jaervikangas and Mayberry each accounted for four assists, ORU’s first half was their biggest of the season, but it took some time for the Golden Eagles to establish a cushion. The teams traded the lead 16 times in the game’s first 14 minutes, but the home team finally grabbed control for good on a Tysia Manuel stealand-score that made it 28-26 at the 7:24 mark. The basket started a 10-0 run for Misti Cussen’s team, and they scored 25 of the half’s final 32 points. A Carolina Lopez putback right before the buzzer made it 50-33 at the intermission. The 50-point half was the first of the season for ORU. Jaervikangas led the Golden Eagles with 11 points at halftime, while Mayberry contributed 10. ORU shot 51.4% in the opening period and forced the Privateers into 10 turnovers.
The Cowgirls put the game away by opening the second half on a 13-2 run. A Baggett jumper with 13:41 left in the game made the score 46-29. The largest lead of the game came with 8:34 left, as Baggett drained another three-pointer to make the score 61-40. The lead was double-figures for the remainder of the game.
The lead continued to swell as ORU came out of the locker room with guns blazing. A Key jumper with 18:06 to play gave the home team their first 20-point lead, at 55-35, and a Mayberry three-point play pushed it to 30, at 69-39, with 12:55 on the clock.The largest lead came with 4:38 left, as Wilson scored on the fast break to make the score 84-49.
Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Oral Roberts vs McNeese
FINAL BOX SCORE 02/01/14 1:00 at Lake Charles, La. (LC Civic Center)
New Orleans 62 • 0-21 (0-10 SLC)
Oral Roberts 57 • 5-14 (4-5) ## 13 23 14 01 12 00 03 04 24 42
Player
Manuel, Tysia Balla, Bernadett Lopez, Carolina Mayberry, Kaylan Key, Christian Jackson, Atoe' Wilson, Alexus Balla, Dorottya Jaervikangas, Noora Shelton, Sarah Team Totals
FG % 1st Half: 9-32 3FG % 1st Half: 3-8 FT % 1st Half: 6-12
f f c g g
28.1% 37.5% 50.0%
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
1-3 3-7 0-1 9-18 3-13 0-0 1-3 0-3 1-4 1-1
0-0 0-0 0-0 3-4 1-3 0-0 0-0 0-2 0-3 0-0
19-53
4-12
TP
0-0 3-5 0-1 2-3 4-4 0-0 1-2 0-0 3-4 2-3
1 0 1 2 4 8 12 4 2 0 2 2 1 4 5 3 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 4 0 10 10 2 2 1 3 15-22 12 26 38 20
2nd half: 10-21 47.6% 2nd half: 1-4 25.0% 2nd half: 9-10 90.0%
A TO Blk Stl
Min
2 9 0 23 11 0 3 0 5 4
0 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 1
1 2 2 5 5 0 2 1 1 0
0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 1
57
7 19
2
5 200
Game: 19-53 35.8% Game: 4-12 33.3% Game: 15-22 68.2%
18 31 15 38 36 1 8 14 16 23
Deadball Rebounds 3
McNeese 73 • 12-8 (5-4) ## 30 45 01 03 23 22 32 33 34
Player
Okoye, Cecilia Jones, NeTanya Baggett, Allison Johnson, Jayln Donnes, Amber Cupit, Hannah James, Arianna Rachal, Victoria Boyd, Talisa Team Totals
FG % 1st Half: 13-35 37.1% 3FG % 1st Half: 1-8 12.5% FT % 1st Half: 6-8 75.0%
f 5-12 c 1-3 g 12-22 g 1-5 g 2-7 1-4 0-2 2-7 4-6 28-68
0-0 0-0 3-7 0-1 0-3 1-3 0-0 0-2 0-0
4-16
TP
7 8 15 1 1 0 1 3 0 1 1 2 2 1 3 4 1 4 5 2 1 2 3 1 1 2 3 3 1 1 2 0 3 6 9 5 1 1 2 13-20 18 26 44 21
2nd half: 15-33 45.5% 2nd half: 3-8 37.5% 2nd half: 7-12 58.3%
1st
27 33
2nd
30 40
Total
57 73
Last FG - ORU 2nd-02:08, MCN 2nd-01:41. Largest lead - ORU by 1 1st-13:59, MCN by 21 2nd-08:34.
## 40 03 21 32 35 04 14 20 23 25 31
Player
Clay, Amber Gray, Samantha Wilson, Octavia Davis, Danielle Taylor, Yasmin Davis, Ariele Coleman, Raven Batiste, Dasia Angelo, Jewel Jensen, Melissa Jackson, Dannisha Team Totals
FG % 1st Half: 12-27 44.4% 3FG % 1st Half: 2-7 28.6% FT % 1st Half: 7-9 77.8%
f g g g g
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
2-3 0-1 1-7 4-6 1-3 3-9 1-1 0-1 5-11 4-11 2-4
0-0 0-1 1-4 2-4 0-0 2-3 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0
0-1 0-0 2-2 3-4 2-4 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 2-2
23-57
5-13
11-16
2nd half: 11-30 36.7% 2nd half: 3-6 50.0% 2nd half: 4-7 57.1%
TP
0 5 5 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 2 2 1 3 5 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 4 0 1 1 1 0 2 2 2 2 1 3 3 0 0 0 1 2 7 9 7 20 27 26
4 0 5 13 4 10 2 0 10 8 6
A TO Blk Stl
0 0 4 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 1
Min
1 1 2 2 2 3 0 0 3 2 0
0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
62 10 16
2
3 200
Game: 23-57 40.4% Game: 5-13 38.5% Game: 11-16 68.8%
23 10 24 35 9 19 9 7 23 30 11
Deadball Rebounds 3
Oral Roberts 93 • 6-14 (5-5 SLC)
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
2-5 0-0 2-2 1-2 4-4 0-0 3-6 0-0 1-1
12 2 29 3 8 3 3 4 9
A TO Blk Stl
3 0 0 7 1 0 0 0 0
1 0 2 3 1 1 1 1 2
73 11 12
0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 4 1 5 0 1 0 0
Min
32 11 22 32 32 17 22 16 16
1 11 200
Game: 28-68 41.2% Game: 4-16 25.0% Game: 13-20 65.0%
Deadball Rebounds 3
Officials: Jody Taylor, Darren McClure, Jaclyn Watson Technical fouls: Oral Roberts-None. McNeese-None. Attendance: 1101 Score by periods Oral Roberts McNeese
Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics New Orleans vs Oral Roberts
02/06/14 5 p.m. at Tulsa, Okla. (Mabee Center) FINAL BOX SCORE
## 42 00 01 12 24 03 04 13 14 23
Player
Shelton, Sarah Jackson, Atoe' Mayberry, Kaylan Key, Christian Jaervikangas, Noora Wilson, Alexus Balla, Dorottya Manuel, Tysia Lopez, Carolina Balla, Bernadett Team Totals
FG % 1st Half: 18-35 51.4% 3FG % 1st Half: 3-7 42.9% FT % 1st Half: 11-13 84.6%
c g g g g
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
1-2 3-7 8-14 4-11 5-9 4-9 1-3 2-5 1-1 3-6
0-0 0-0 3-5 0-3 3-7 0-2 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0
32-67
6-18
TP
1 7 8 4 5 1 6 2 1 5 6 3 1 1 2 3 1 3 4 2 4 0 4 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 4 5 0 1 5 6 2 1 2 3 23-31 17 29 46 16
2nd half: 14-32 43.8% 2nd half: 3-11 27.3% 2nd half: 12-18 66.7%
2-2 2-5 1-1 5-6 8-8 3-7 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2
4 8 20 13 21 11 2 4 2 8
A TO Blk Stl
Min
0 0 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0
0 1 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 0
2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1
2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 2
93 12
8
5
9 200
Game: 32-67 47.8% Game: 6-18 33.3% Game: 23-31 74.2%
19 24 30 27 34 19 9 13 8 17
Deadball Rebounds 6
Officials: Rachael Monroe, D'Lynn Schwartz, Paula Ross Technical fouls: New Orleans-None. Oral Roberts-None. Attendance: 1094 Points ORU MCN
In Paint 16 36
Off T/O 12 15
2nd Fast Chance Break 6 0 12 4
Score tied - 1 time. Lead changed - 2 times.
Bench 12 19
Score by periods New Orleans Oral Roberts
1st
33 50
2nd
29 43
Total
62 93
Last FG - UNO 2nd-01:14, ORU 2nd-00:56. Largest lead - UNO by 2 1st-16:16, ORU by 35 2nd-04:38.
Points UNO ORU
In Paint 16 34
Off T/O 6 23
2nd Fast Chance Break 3 2 25 10
Score tied - 5 times. Lead changed - 16 times.
Bench 36 27
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McNeese led by six at the half despite Baggett playing only two minutes because of foul trouble.
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On the other end of the court was McNeese’s Allison Baggett, who exploded for 29 points, including 25 in the second half. Cecilia Okoye added 12 points and 15 rebounds. McNeese (128, 5-4 SLC) shot 41.2% as a team and forced ORU into 19 turnovers.
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The 40th season
GAME #21 • FEBRUARY 8, 2014
GAME #22 • FEBRUARY 13, 2014
SE LOUISIANA (6-15, 5-5) 78 ORAL ROBERTS (7-14, 6-5) 81
ORAL ROBERTS (7-15, 6-6) 75 HOUSTON BAPTIST (11-13, 7-6) 84
Key’s miracle buzzer-beater saves ORU after Lions rally from 23-point deficit
ORU can’t contain massive night from Steenholdt in 13th straight road loss
Mabee Center • Tulsa, Okla.
Sharp Gym • Houston, Texas
TULSA, Okla. - Senior Christian Key connected on a 35-foot buzzer-beater as time expired to lead ORU past Southeastern Louisiana, 81-78.
HOUSTON, Texas - Oral Roberts once again found life on the road to be difficult as they fell to Houston Baptist, 85-73, at Sharp Gym. ORU is now 0-12 away from home this season.
The Golden Eagles led by as many as 23 points in the 1st half but were even at 78-all when Key inbounded the ball 70 feet from the basket with 4.9 seconds left. Kaylan Mayberry drove to the basket and kicked the ball back to Key, who drained the game-winning shot .
The Golden Eagles had no answer for HBU’s Shanice Steenholdt. The senior, who scored 32 points at the Mabee Center last month in ORU’s 85-73 victory, came away with 27 points and 14 rebounds on Thursday night.
Mayberry led the Golden Eagles with 21 points, while Key finished with 17. The 8th-leading three-point shooter in ORU history, Key’s game-winner was the 135th trifecta of her career, but her first of the game.
ORU was led by freshman Kaylan Mayberry, who recorded 18 points on 9-of-19 shooting. Sarah Shelton blocked two shots in the game, giving her 82 for her ORU career. That number ranks 10th in Golden Eagle program history.
SLU clawed back into the game thanks in to a massive free throw disparity. ORU was whistled for 24 fouls, while SLU was called for 11. That led to 33 Lion free throws, while ORU shot just two, which ties a program record for fewest foul shots in a game.
HBU shot 53.4% in the victory, while ORU shot at a 38.0% clip. Free throw shooting was again an issue as the Golden Eagles were 18-of 29 (62.1%) from the line.
ORU dominated early, scoring 12 of the contest’s first 13 points. Mayberry drained a three-pointer with 10:54 left in the half, raising the lead to 35-12. The visitors came all the way back to tie the game with 3:35 to play after Miller hit two free throws to make the score 70-70. Miller drained two more from the line on the next possession to give SLU their first lead of the game, at 72-70. The outcome looked bleak when Gibson scored a layup with 1:10 left to give Southeastern a 78-74 edge. But Key would not be denied. The senior scored the final seven points of the game, including a tying jumper with :23 left. SLU got the ball back with the shot clock off, but Styles gave it back on a turnover with 9.1 seconds left. The Lions had a foul to give, which they used with 4.9 seconds set the-- stage for Key’s miracle winner. Officialremaining, Basketball Box but Scorethat -- Game Totals Final Statistics
ORU got off on the wrong foot as the Huskies hit 10 of their first 13 shots. Steenholdt’s sixth basket in the game’s first eight minutes stretched HBU’s lead to 22-14 with 12:51 left in the half. The Golden Eagles would whittle the lead down to two, but they trailed the entire 1st half. HBU’s Heidi Sihvola scored a put back at the buzzer to give the Huskies a 44-37 halftime edge. The Huskies came out of the halftime break ready to extend their lead, with Steenholdt serving as the catalyst. The senior scored on the fast break, then stole the ball and assisted on a Rachel Arthur basket at the 17:30 mark to give HBU their largest lead, at 50-41. The advantage moved into double-figures for the first time with 8:58 left. Steenholdt again orchestrated the fast break, linking up with Erin McGarrachan to make it 64-54, Huskies. The deficit for ORU was never again in single digits until the final basket of the game, and they fell to .500 in Southland Conference play.
Southeastern La. vs Oral Roberts
02/08/14 4 p.m. at Tulsa, Okla. (Mabee Center) FINAL BOX SCORE Southeastern La. 78 • 6-15 (5-5 SLC) ## 02 42 11 13 24 04 22 33
Player
Gibson, Aja Pool, Nanna Styles, Elizabeth Hernandez, Erica Miller, Symone De La Cruz, Annessa Stewart, Chey LaVern, Adrina Team Totals
FG % 1st Half: 10-30 33.3% 3FG % 1st Half: 5-8 62.5% FT % 1st Half: 9-19 47.4%
f f g g g
Oral Roberts 75 • 7-15 (6-6 SLC)
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
5-13 2-9 7-15 5-6 4-7 2-7 0-2 0-0
0-0 0-0 3-4 1-2 1-1 2-3 0-0 0-0
25-59
7-10
TP
4-6 9-12 2-2 0-0 6-11 0-0 0-2 0-0
3 3 6 2 1 9 10 1 0 2 2 2 1 2 3 2 2 2 4 2 1 2 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 5 21-33 10 24 34 11
2nd half: 15-29 51.7% 2nd half: 2-2 100.0 2nd half: 12-14 85.7%
A TO Blk Stl
Min
42 00 01 12 24 03 04 13 14 23
Player
Shelton, Sarah Jackson, Atoe' Mayberry, Kaylan Key, Christian Jaervikangas, Noora Wilson, Alexus Balla, Dorottya Manuel, Tysia Lopez, Carolina Balla, Bernadett Team Totals
FG % 1st Half: 18-31 58.1% 3FG % 1st Half: 6-10 60.0% FT % 1st Half: 2-2 100.0
c g g g g
1 1 2 2 1 0 0 1
3 1 3 2 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0
36 31 36 33 34 17 9 4
24
78
8
9
0
5 200
23
Game: 25-59 42.4% Game: 7-10 70.0% Game: 21-33 63.6%
Deadball Rebounds 6
0-0 1-2 5-11 1-5 3-8 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0
34-68 11-28
0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2
2-2
2nd half: 16-37 43.2% 2nd half: 5-18 27.8% 2nd half: 0-0 0.0%
TP
3 11 14 4 2 5 7 4 0 3 3 4 2 3 5 2 1 2 3 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 4 1 4 5 3 0 0 0 10 30 40 24
4 11 21 17 11 2 7 0 2 6
A TO Blk Stl
0 2 4 8 2 0 0 0 1 0
1st
34 44
2nd
44 37
Total
78 81
7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
81 17 16
8
2 200
Game: 34-68 50.0% Game: 11-28 39.3% Game: 2-2 100.0
Last FG - SLU 2nd-01:10, ORU 2nd-00:00. Largest lead - SLU by 4 2nd-01:10, ORU by 23 1st-10:54.
Points SLU ORU
00 01 12 03 04 13 14
Jaervikangas, Noora Shelton, Sarah Jackson, Atoe' Mayberry, Kaylan Key, Christian Wilson, Alexus Balla, Dorottya Manuel, Tysia Lopez, Carolina Balla, Bernadett Team Totals
FG % 1st Half: 13-34 38.2% 3FG % 1st Half: 2-5 40.0% FT % 1st Half: 9-12 75.0%
Min
2 0 2 3 4 0 2 1 0 2
23 31 35 37 32 3 7 3 12 17
Deadball Rebounds 0
Officials: Jeff Faulconer, Darcy Schlabach, Mickey English Technical fouls: Southeastern La.-None. Oral Roberts-None. Attendance: 1243 Score by periods Southeastern La. Oral Roberts
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Player
f c g g g
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
2-4 0-1 3-8 9-19 5-16 3-7 0-1 3-7 0-1 2-7
1-2 0-0 0-0 0-2 2-5 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0
27-71
3-11
TP
2-2 0-0 3-4 0-1 5-6 2-2 0-0 2-4 1-2 3-8
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 2 1 3 1 0 3 3 3 0 2 2 4 3 1 4 2 0 0 0 2 4 1 5 1 1 0 1 1 4 6 10 4 2 2 4 18-29 18 20 38 26
2nd half: 14-37 37.8% 2nd half: 1-6 16.7% 2nd half: 9-17 52.9%
A TO Blk Stl
Min
7 0 9 18 17 8 0 8 1 7
2 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0
2 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 3
0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1
0 2 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 1
75
7 10
5
9 200
Game: 27-71 38.0% Game: 3-11 27.3% Game: 18-29 62.1%
16 21 16 31 40 15 9 16 9 27
Deadball Rebounds 2
Houston Baptist 84 • 11-13 (7-6 SLC)
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
2-3 5-8 8-18 8-14 4-10 1-2 3-4 0-1 1-2 2-6
##
14 13 19 11 15 6 0 0
Oral Roberts 81 • 7-15 (6-5 SLC) ##
Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Oral Roberts vs Houston Baptist
02/13/14 5 pm at Houston, Texas (Sharp Gym) FINAL BOX SCORE
In Paint 24 32
Off T/O 19 14
2nd Fast Chance Break 5 8 11 2
## 14 20 25 11 21 03 12 23 33 35 42
Player
McGarrachan, Erin Steenholdt, Shanice Neal, Monet Jefferson, Tayler Arthur, Rachel Sihvola, Heidi Bruns, Wiebke Strickland, Anna Elston, Maisie Essien, Ekemini Nwanguma, Ashleigh Team Totals
FG % 1st Half: 16-31 51.6% 3FG % 1st Half: 1-5 20.0% FT % 1st Half: 11-15 73.3%
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
f 4-10 f 12-20 f 2-4 g 4-10 g 4-5 2-3 1-2 1-1 0-0 1-2 0-1
1-1 0-1 0-0 0-4 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
31-58
2-7
TP
0-0 3-4 1-5 5-5 4-10 1-2 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 6-6
0 3 3 3 3 11 14 2 0 7 7 3 0 4 4 1 1 1 2 4 2 0 2 1 1 2 3 5 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 2 2 1 5 3 8 20-34 13 35 48 25
2nd half: 15-27 55.6% 2nd half: 1-2 50.0% 2nd half: 9-19 47.4%
9 27 5 13 12 6 2 2 0 2 6
A TO Blk Stl
2 4 3 1 1 1 4 0 1 0 0
Min
3 3 2 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 2
1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
84 17 16
3
4 200
Game: 31-58 53.4% Game: 2-7 28.6% Game: 20-34 58.8%
23 39 24 37 37 13 8 8 2 4 5
Deadball Rebounds 8
Officials: Doug Williams, Connie Pardue, Travis Jones Technical fouls: Oral Roberts-None. Houston Baptist-None. Attendance: 524 Bench 6 17
Score tied - 4 times. Lead changed - 2 times.
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Score by periods Oral Roberts Houston Baptist
1st
37 44
2nd
38 40
Total
75 84
Last FG - ORU 2nd-00:01, HBU 2nd-02:14. Largest lead - ORU by 3 1st-17:50, HBU by 14 2nd-06:27.
Points ORU HBU
In Paint 22 44
Off T/O 14 14
2nd Fast Chance Break 14 0 14 6
Score tied - 2 times. Lead changed - 3 times.
Bench 24 18
The 40th season
GAME #23 • FEBRUARY 15, 2014
GAME #24 • FEBRUARY 22, 2014
ORAL ROBERTS (7-16, 6-7) 53 TEXAS A&M-CC (14-11, 7-7) 61
ORAL ROBERTS (7-17, 6-8) 54 CENT. ARKANSAS (17-8, 11-3) 62
American Bank Center • Corpus Christi, Texas
Farris Center • Conway, Ark.
Worst half of Southland season costs ORU chance to win road game
ORU holds late four-point lead but surrenders 18-6 run to end the game
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - ORU’s problems away from home continued as they fell to Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, 61-53, at the American Bank Center. The Golden Eagles have not won on the road in 13 tries this season.
CONWAY, Ark. - Alexus Wilson posted a career day and led ORU to a 2nd half lead, but the Golden Eagles could not hold on in a 62-54 loss to Central Arkansas on Saturday at the Farris Center. ORU (7-17, 6-8 Southland Conference) has fallen in 15 straight road games, the program’s longest such streak since 1996.
The bright spot for ORU was junior Atoe’ Jackson, who set career highs with 16 points and 10 rebounds. Christian Key added 15 points while Bernadett Balla also set a personal best with 13 boards. Brittany Mbamalu led the Islanders with 18 points on six three-point field goals. The home team hit 10 three-pointers on the afternoon. ORU got off to a 9-3 lead before quickly succumbing to a 14-0 Islanders run. A three-point play by Ashanti Plummer gave the home team a 17-9 lead with 13:01 left in the half. After holding a two-possession lead for much of the half, AMCC extended the edge to double-digits late in the period. Mbamalu canned her fourth three-pointer of the half at the 4:35 mark, giving the Islanders a 28-17 lead. ORU tallied just one basket in the final nine minutes of the 1st half and none in the final 6:26. The Golden Eagles shot 26.9% from the floor and trailed at the break, 33-17.
But the Golden Eagles hit just four field goals in the final six minutes, and eight points was as close as they could get. ORU outscored the home team in the 2nd half, 36-28, and they shot 51.7% after halftime, but a 21-point deficit was too much to overcome Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Oral Roberts vs A&M-Corpus Christi
42 00 01 12 24 03 04 11 13 14 23
Shelton, Sarah Jackson, Atoe' Mayberry, Kaylan Key, Christian Jaervikangas, Noora Wilson, Alexus Balla, Dorottya Bryan, Jenni Manuel, Tysia Lopez, Carolina Balla, Bernadett Team Totals
FG % 1st Half: 7-26 3FG % 1st Half: 2-9 FT % 1st Half: 1-1
26.9% 22.2% 100.0
c g g g g
Oral Roberts 54 • 7-17, 6-8 SLC
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
0-0 6-11 2-7 7-13 1-3 3-7 0-0 0-1 1-2 0-2 2-9
0-0 0-1 1-4 1-3 1-3 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
0-0 4-5 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-3
22-55
3-13
6-9
2nd half: 15-29 51.7% 2nd half: 1-4 25.0% 2nd half: 5-8 62.5%
TP
0 0 0 0 4 6 10 2 0 2 2 1 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 3 6 1 2 1 3 2 2 11 13 4 0 0 0 12 27 39 14
A TO Blk Stl
Min
0 16 6 15 3 6 0 0 2 0 5
0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 1 6 4 0 2 1 0 1 2 3
0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
53
5 20
3
5 200
Game: 22-55 40.0% Game: 3-13 23.1% Game: 6-9 66.7%
10 34 28 35 14 14 3 2 23 10 27
Deadball Rebounds 1,1
A&M-Corpus Christi 61 • 14-11 (7-7 SLC) ## 04 23 01 05 15 02 03 11 22 33
Player
Davis, Camesha Huff, Brandi Shaw, Jasmine Campanero, Alissa Mbamalu, Brittany Adebayo, Shola Darley, Ashley Jones, Kassie Plummer, Ashanti Gregory, Taryn Team Totals
FG % 1st Half: 12-32 37.5% 3FG % 1st Half: 7-20 35.0% FT % 1st Half: 2-2 100.0
f f g g g
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
3-5 1-3 5-14 2-10 6-15 3-5 1-2 0-4 1-3 0-0
0-0 0-0 3-9 1-6 6-15 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
22-61 10-31
1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-3 0-0 0-0 4-7 0-0
7-11
2nd half: 10-29 34.5% 2nd half: 3-11 27.3% 2nd half: 5-9 55.6%
TP
4 4 8 2 0 0 0 3 4 6 10 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 6 1 1 3 4 4 1 2 3 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 14 23 37 13
7 2 13 5 18 8 2 0 6 0
A TO Blk Stl
2 0 2 7 1 1 0 1 0 0
Min
2 1 2 4 1 3 0 1 1 0
0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
61 14 15
3
4 200
Game: 22-61 36.1% Game: 10-31 32.3% Game: 7-11 63.6%
34 23 26 32 34 16 6 8 17 4
Deadball Rebounds 1
Officials: Lorenzo Alvarez, Kristin McKinnon, Jeffery Rousseau Technical fouls: Oral Roberts-None. A&M-Corpus Christi-None. Attendance: Score by periods Oral Roberts A&M-Corpus Christi
1st
17 33
2nd
36 28
The lead swelled to 48-44 on an Atoe’ Jackson jumper with 6:48 remaining, but that would be the high watermark for the Golden Eagles. UCA scored the next eight points, capped by a Mullins three throw, to surge ahead by a 52-48 count. The Sugar Bears ended the game on an 18-6 run, as ORU hit just two field goals in the game’s final six minutes and never reclaimed the lead. Duever scored 15 points in the game’s final 6:13. Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics 02/22/14 2:00 pm at Conway, Ark. (Farris Center) FINAL BOX SCORE
Oral Roberts 53 • 7-16 (6-7 SLC)
Player
ORU rallied to tie the game, 36-all, on a Sarah Shelton basket at the 12:32 mark. After hanging close for the next several minutes, the Golden Eagles finally took the lead, at 42-40, on a Christian Key three-pointer with 9:18 left.
Oral Roberts vs Central Arkansas
FINAL BOX SCORE2/15/14 1:05 p.m. at American Bank Ctr (Corpus Christi, TX) ##
But outside of Wilson’s outburst, ORU never found a rhythm in the opening period. Fortunately, neither did Central Arkansas, and the Bears were only up 28-24 at halftime.
Total
53 61
Last FG - ORU 2nd-00:12, AMCC 2nd-03:28. Largest lead - ORU by 6 1st-17:14, AMCC by 21 2nd-18:07.
Points ORU AMCC
In Paint 22 22
Off T/O 10 18
2nd Fast Chance Break 9 4 13 4
Score tied - 2 times. Lead changed - 2 times.
Bench 13 16
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The Golden Eagle offense was far more efficient in the 2nd half, but they struggled to make a significant dent in the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi lead. After falling behind by 21 points, ORU was back to single-digits, at 52-44, on a Jackson bucket with 6:37 to play.
Stagnant 1st half offense was again an issue for the Golden Eagles, who hit just four field goals in the game’s first 12 minutes. But Wilson did her best to dig ORU out of an early hole, scoring five straight points to cut the deficit to 19-16 with 6:44 left in the half.
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Wilson scored 20 points on 7-for-14 shooting, and she added four rebounds. The freshman from Muskogee, who had not hit doublefigures since February 6, was the only ORU player to score more than eight points. Central Arkansas was led by Courtney Duever, who went off for a career-high 36 points.
## 00 01 12 13 23 03 04 24 42
Player
Jackson, Atoe' Mayberry, Kaylan Key, Christian Manuel, Tysia Balla, Bernadett Wilson, Alexus Balla, Dorottya Jaervikangas, Noora Shelton, Sarah Team Totals
FG % 1st Half: 8-26 3FG % 1st Half: 2-5 FT % 1st Half: 6-7
30.8% 40.0% 85.7%
* * * * *
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
1-6 0-2 3-9 0-2 4-9 7-14 0-3 2-4 2-2
0-0 0-0 2-4 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-2 1-3 0-0
6-8 0-0 0-1 1-2 0-2 5-6 0-0 0-0 0-0
19-51
4-10
12-19
2nd half: 11-25 44.0% 2nd half: 2-5 40.0% 2nd half: 6-12 50.0%
TP
4 3 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 2 2 2 2 8 10 4 2 2 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 3 3 5 1 4 5 9 25 34 21
A TO Blk Stl
Min
8 0 8 1 8 20 0 5 4
1 1 2 0 2 2 1 0 0
1 0 6 1 2 3 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4
1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1
54
9 13
5
4 200
Game: 19-51 37.3% Game: 4-10 40.0% Game: 12-19 63.2%
20 12 37 22 29 28 8 10 34
Deadball Rebounds 2
Central Arkansas 62 • 17-8, 11-3 SLC ## 23 50 05 10 22 00 01 02 20
Player
Agee, Brittany Duever, Courtney Watkins, Jameka Mullins, Brianna Proffitt, Maggie McClure, Kelsey Sadler, Terai Rice, Micah Amos,Tyisha Team Totals
FG % 1st Half: 10-29 34.5% 3FG % 1st Half: 2-8 25.0% FT % 1st Half: 6-8 75.0%
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
f 3-7 c 11-19 g 0-0 g 3-9 g 1-7 0-2 2-5 0-2 0-0
20-51
0-0 0-0 0-0 2-5 1-6 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0
0-2 14-19 2-2 3-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
3-13
19-27
2nd half: 10-22 45.5% 2nd half: 1-5 20.0% 2nd half: 13-19 68.4%
TP
0 4 4 4 2 10 12 2 1 0 1 2 1 3 4 1 0 2 2 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 4 2 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 4 6 9 28 37 15
6 36 2 11 3 0 4 0 0
A TO Blk Stl
Min
0 1 1 6 2 0 2 1 0
0 1 2 2 0 1 2 1 0
0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
0 3 1 2 0 2 0 0 0
62 13
9
2
8 200
Game: 20-51 39.2% Game: 3-13 23.1% Game: 19-27 70.4%
23 36 29 32 31 14 21 14 0+
Deadball Rebounds 5
Officials: Scott Starkey, Barry Hickingbotham, Paula Ross Technical fouls: Oral Roberts-None. Central Arkansas-None. Attendance: 724 Score by periods Oral Roberts Central Arkansas
1st
24 28
2nd
30 34
Total
54 62
Last FG - ORU 2nd-01:34, UCA 2nd-01:05. Largest lead - ORU by 4 2nd-06:48, UCA by 9 2nd-15:27.
Points ORU UCA
In Paint 24 26
Off T/O 5 18
2nd Fast Chance Break 5 0 11 2
Score tied - 5 times. Lead changed - 5 times.
Bench 29 4
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The 40th season
GAME #25 • FEBRUARY 27, 2014
GAME #26 • MARCH 2, 2014
LAMAR (15-11, 10-5) 78 ORAL ROBERTS (8-17, 7-8) 84
SAM HOUSTON ST (11-16, 6-10) 50 ORAL ROBERTS (9-17, 8-8) 80
Mabee Center • Tulsa, Okla.
Mabee Center • Tulsa, Okla.
ORU shoots 59.6% to knock off Lamar and keep SLC Tournament hopes alive
Golden Eagles celebrate Senior Day with 30-point victory
TULSA, Okla. - Oral Roberts University kept their Southland Conference Tournament hopes alive and earned their sixth straight Mabee Center win on Thursday night in a wild 84-78 victory over Lamar. Christian Key led the way with a career-best 26 points.
TULSA, Okla. - Senior Day was a joyous occasion for Oral Roberts University as the Golden Eagles crushed Sam Houston State, 80-50, on Sunday at the Mabee Center. Christian Key scored 10 points in her final home appearance, while fellow senior Sarah Shelton added two points, eight rebounds and three blocked shots.
ORU shot a season-high 59.6% from the field and had five players in double-figures for the first time this year. Bernadett Balla led the way with 11 rebounds, her fourth straight doublefigure rebounding effort, and she recorded her first career double-double.
ORU finishes the year with a 9-3 record at the Mabee Center, their 16th consecutive winning season at home. ORU’s defensive chops were evident on Sunday as they held the Bearkats to 34.4% shooting and forced 23 turnovers. The Golden Eagles, meanwhile, shot 51.0% from the field.
JaMeisha Edwards led Lamar with 19 points. Lamar forced ORU into 27 turnovers and made just eight, but they shot only 31.3%. ORU closed the half on a 23-6 run and shot 60.9% from the floor. Soon the lead crested to its highest point, as ORU came out of the locker room firing. A Balla free throw gave the Golden Eagles a 50-36 edge with 16:22 left, and an easy victory looked to be in the offing for ORU. But turnovers continued to be a problem for ORU, and soon Lamar was cutting into the gap. A Gia Ayers basket directly off of an ORU giveaway tied the game at 65-all with 8:11 left, and one possession later Bowers stole the ball and scored uncontested to give the Lady Cardinals a 67-65 lead. ORU quickly fell behind by five, but they mounted a rally in short order. A stick back by Tysia Manuel with 3:57 left tied the game at 73-all. ORU retook the lead one possession later on a Key foul shot, and they soon pumped their advantage back to four points. The senior buried four straight attempts in the game’s final minute to carry ORU to a six-point win. Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics
A pair of freshmen led ORU in scoring on Sunday, as Dorottya Balla and Kaylan Mayberry each poured in 17 points. Bernadett Balla added 12. Sam Houston’s offense was as cold as the weather to start the game, and ORU was able to gradually build a significant lead. A 13-2 run late in the half gave the home side a 26-14 lead with 5:49 on the clock. The lead rose to 15 on a Bernadett Balla layup with 4:32 left in the half, making the score 30-15. At the half, ORU held a 34-19 advantage. The ORU defense was at its best in the first half. SHSU was held to just 26.9% shooting in the opening period, and they turned it over 14 times. The Golden Eagles pushed the lead out of reach early in the second half. Mayberry drained a three-pointer less than a minute into the period to make the score 39-19, and Dorottya Balla pushed it to 30 points, at 51-21, on a three-ball at the 14:10 mark. ORU’s lead was never less than 25 points during the game’s final 14 minutes.
Lamar vs Oral Roberts
02/27/14 5 p.m. at Tulsa, Okla. (Mabee Center) FINAL BOX SCORE
Sam Houston State 50 • 11-16 (6-10 SLC)
Lamar 78 • 15-11 (10-5 SLC) ## 15 25 33 01 20 10 24 32
Player
Adesulu, Caroline Edwards, Dominique Bowers, Kiandra Ayers, Gia Edwards, JaMeisha Cox, Bethany Robinson, Alice Long, Shauna Team Totals
FG % 1st Half: 10-35 28.6% 3FG % 1st Half: 6-16 37.5% FT % 1st Half: 5-10 50.0%
f f c g g
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
0-2 5-13 6-14 2-12 6-19 0-1 1-1 5-18
0-1 3-7 0-0 0-5 6-11 0-0 0-0 4-14
TP
1-3 3-4 4-6 5-5 1-2 0-0 0-0 1-2
0 2 2 5 2 3 5 4 7 6 13 3 4 2 6 5 1 0 1 4 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 5 0 5 25-80 13-38 15-22 21 14 35 24
2nd half: 15-45 33.3% 2nd half: 7-22 31.8% 2nd half: 10-12 83.3%
1 16 16 9 19 0 2 15
A TO Blk Stl
Min
0 1 1 8 5 0 0 1
1 2 1 2 0 0 1 1
0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
1 22 2 26 2 38 3 405 38 0 3 1 5 0 28
78 16
8
1 14 200
13 23 00 01 12 03 24 42
Player
Manuel, Tysia Balla, Bernadett Jackson, Atoe' Mayberry, Kaylan Key, Christian Wilson, Alexus Jaervikangas, Noora Shelton, Sarah Team Totals
FG % 1st Half: 14-23 60.9% 3FG % 1st Half: 5-10 50.0% FT % 1st Half: 7-9 77.8%
f f g g g
Deadball Rebounds 3
0-0 0-0 0-0 2-5 3-7 0-1 1-1 0-0
28-47
6-14
TP
0-0 2-3 4-5 0-4 11-12 4-8 0-0 1-1
2 1 3 5 2 9 11 4 2 7 9 3 0 3 3 1 0 7 7 1 0 4 4 2 0 2 2 2 4 1 5 3 2 4 6 22-33 12 38 50 21
2nd half: 14-24 58.3% 2nd half: 1-4 25.0% 2nd half: 15-24 62.5%
2 12 12 10 26 6 3 13
A TO Blk Stl
3 0 1 4 1 1 1 1
Min
2 7 4 5 6 2 0 1
1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0
84 12 27
5
3 200
Game: 28-47 59.6% Game: 6-14 42.9% Game: 22-33 66.7%
20 26 25 28 38 17 9 37
Deadball Rebounds 4
Officials: Jeff Faulconer, Randy Robertson, Darcy Schlabach Technical fouls: Lamar-None. Oral Roberts-None. Attendance: 718 Score by periods Lamar Oral Roberts
1st
31 40
2nd
47 44
Total
78 84
Last FG - LU 2nd-05:27, ORU 2nd-00:57. Largest lead - LU by 8 1st-09:35, ORU by 14 2nd-17:18.
33 12 03 21 23 04 05 10 11 24 55
Player
Carter, Nyha Beadle, Angela Johnson, Jasmine Wiley, Jazmin Barnes, Amanda Anderson, Jasmin Day, Morghen Robinson, Jasmine Dorsey, Taylor Fife, Summer Smith, Kristina Lorenz, Maggie Team Totals
FG % 1st Half: 7-26 3FG % 1st Half: 1-8 FT % 1st Half: 4-7
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
1-3 5-6 4-7 4-8 6-11 1-5 1-1 6-6
##
15
Game: 25-80 31.3% Game: 13-38 34.2% Game: 15-22 68.2%
Oral Roberts 84 • 8-17 (7-8 SLC) ##
Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Sam Houston State vs Oral Roberts
03/02/14 1 p.m. at Tulsa, Okla. (Mabee Center) FINAL BOX SCORE
26.9% 12.5% 57.1%
In Paint 20 34
Off T/O 22 6
2nd Fast Chance Break 17 4 18 2
Bench 17 22
Score tied - 6 times. Lead changed - 10 times.
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
4-6 5-14 1-7 3-6 1-7 0-1 1-3 2-4 4-10 0-2 0-1 0-0
0-0 0-0 0-2 0-0 1-7 0-1 1-3 0-0 0-2 0-2 0-0 0-0
1-3 1-2 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0
21-61
2-17
6-9
2nd half: 14-35 40.0% 2nd half: 1-9 11.1% 2nd half: 2-2 100.0
## 23 42 00 12 24 01 03 04 11 13 14
Player
Balla, Bernadett Shelton, Sarah Jackson, Atoe' Key, Christian Jaervikangas, Noora Mayberry, Kaylan Wilson, Alexus Balla, Dorottya Bryan, Jenni Manuel, Tysia Lopez, Carolina Team Totals
f c g g g
A TO Blk Stl
Min
9 11 2 6 5 0 3 4 10 0 0 0
0 3 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2 5 4 0 3 0 2 1 2 1 3 0
0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
50
9 23
2
7 200
Game: 21-61 34.4% Game: 2-17 11.8% Game: 6-9 66.7%
27 29 25 22 28 3 19 12 21 6 6 2
Deadball Rebounds 1
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
6-10 1-2 2-4 2-8 0-4 5-8 3-5 5-7 2-3 0-0 0-0
0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2 0-4 3-3 0-0 4-5 2-2 0-0 0-0
0-0 0-1 2-2 6-6 0-0 4-4 1-2 3-3 0-0 2-2 1-2
26-51
9-16
19-22
2nd half: 15-26 57.7% 2nd half: 7-10 70.0% 2nd half: 9-11 81.8%
TP
3 1 4 3 1 7 8 2 0 3 3 2 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 2 4 1 1 1 2 1 1 3 4 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 9 23 32 15
12 2 6 10 0 17 7 17 6 2 1
A TO Blk Stl
0 0 2 5 0 2 1 0 0 1 0
2 3 3 3 0 3 1 2 0 0 1
80 11 18
0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 3 3 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 1
Min
18 34 23 34 11 27 16 14 10 9 4
3 16 200
Game: 26-51 51.0% Game: 9-16 56.3% Game: 19-22 86.4%
Deadball Rebounds 0
Officials: Rachael Monroe, Nick Marshall, Jake Coody Technical fouls: Sam Houston State-None. Oral Roberts-None. Attendance: 502 Score by periods Sam Houston State Oral Roberts
1st
19 34
2nd
31 46
Total
50 80
Last FG - SHSU 2nd-00:18, ORU 2nd-01:17. Largest lead - SHSU by 2 1st-17:38, ORU by 33 2nd-09:33.
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TP
5 5 10 2 3 5 8 0 0 2 2 0 3 0 3 2 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 3 1 1 2 1 5 1 6 3 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 19 19 38 16
Oral Roberts 80 • 9-17 (8-8 SLC)
FG % 1st Half: 11-25 44.0% 3FG % 1st Half: 2-6 33.3% FT % 1st Half: 10-11 90.9% Points LU ORU
f c g g g
Points SHSU ORU
In Paint 22 24
Off T/O 11 31
2nd Fast Chance Break 9 0 9 4
Score tied - 3 times. Lead changed - 4 times.
Bench 17 50
The 40th season
GAME #27 • MARCH 6, 2014
GAME #28 • MARCH 8, 2014
ORAL ROBERTS (9-18, 8-9) 52 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN (18-11, 12-5) 72
ORAL ROBERTS (9-19, 8-10) 49 NORTHWESTERN ST (18-12, 11-7) 71
Johnson Coliseum • Nacogdoches, Texas
Prather Coliseum • Natchitoches, La.
ORU clinches SLC Tournament berth despite first 20-point loss of SLC season
ORU finishes regular season with lowest output, largest loss in SLC play
NACOGDOCHES, Texas - ORU could not compete with Stephen F. Austin’s hot shooting on Thursday night as the Ladyjacks trampled ORU, 72-52, at William R. Johnson Coliseum.
NATCHITOCHES, La. - Oral Roberts University ended the regular season on a low note as they fell to Northwestern State, 71-49, on Saturday at Prather Coliseum. Despite the loss, ORU is headed to next week’s Southland Conference Tournament as the No. 8 seed.
Despite the loss, ORU clinched a bid to the 2014 Southland Conference Tournament by virtue of losses by Houston Baptist and Southeastern Louisiana. Regardless of the outcomes on the regular season’s final day, ORU controls all pertinent tiebreakers and will enter the tournament as the No. 8 seed.
The loss drops ORU to 0-15 on the road this season. The winless road campaign is the first for the Golden Eagle program since 1995-96.
Alexus Wilson led ORU with 12 points off the bench, while Christian Key chipped in 10. But the Golden Eagles struggled, shooting 36.5% and committing 19 turnovers. SFA was led by Porsha Roberts, who poured in 23 points and nine rebounds. The Ladyjacks shot 41.4%, including an 8-for-16 (50.0%) mark from three-point range. ORU was overwhelmed by the Ladyjacks from the outset. SFA scored the first 12 points of the game, building a dozen-point lead at the 17:54 mark of the 1st half.
The Ladyjacks knocked down three-pointers on their first two possessions of the 2nd half. Three-balls from Taylor Ross and Daylyn Harris, their only field goals of the game, gave the home team a 40-20 edge with 19:26 on the clock. From there it was smooth sailing for the Jacks. Their lead crested at 31 points on three separate occasions. Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Oral Roberts vs Stephen F. Austin
FINAL BOX SCORE03/06/14 6 p.m. at Nacogdoches, Texas (Johnson Coliseum)
23 42 00 01 12 03 04 11 13 14 24
Player
Balla, Bernadett Shelton, Sarah Jackson, Atoe' Mayberry, Kaylan Key, Christian Wilson, Alexus Balla, Dorottya Bryan, Jenni Manuel, Tysia Lopez, Carolina Jaervikangas, Noora Team Totals
FG % 1st Half: 9-28 3FG % 1st Half: 0-5 FT % 1st Half: 2-2
32.1% 0.0% 100.0
f c g g g
21 31 05 03 12 00 10 20 23 24 32 55
Player
Harris, Daylyn Henderson, Tierany Roberts, Porsha Jerrell, Kali Ross, Taylor Fatheree, Alexis Branch, Brentney Carter, Antionette Powell, Paulletta Pena, Victoria Bragman, Destiny Lewis, Adrienne Team Totals
2-6 1-4 2-4 2-6 4-9 4-7 0-5 1-1 1-2 2-3 0-5
0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-4 0-0 0-2 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-4
0-0 0-0 4-4 0-0 2-2 4-4 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-1 0-0
19-52
2-13
12-13
2nd half: 10-24 41.7% 2nd half: 2-8 25.0% 2nd half: 10-11 90.9%
FG % 1st Half: 11-29 37.9% 3FG % 1st Half: 4-11 36.4% FT % 1st Half: 8-10 80.0%
f f c g g
TP
4 0 4 4 1 4 5 2 1 2 3 2 0 2 2 4 0 1 1 1 1 2 3 2 0 2 2 1 0 3 3 2 0 3 3 2 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 2 9 21 30 23
A TO Blk Stl
Min
4 2 8 5 10 12 0 5 2 4 0
0 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 0
2 1 4 5 2 0 0 1 0 1 3
0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 1 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 0
52
6 19
4
8 200
Game: 19-52 36.5% Game: 2-13 15.4% Game: 12-13 92.3%
15 30 22 20 26 24 12 8 20 9 14
Deadball Rebounds 0
1-3 4-8 6-11 2-8 1-4 0-0 4-10 6-13 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1
1-1 3-6 0-0 0-2 1-1 0-0 3-6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
24-58
8-16
TP
1-2 0-0 11-14 0-0 0-2 0-0 0-0 2-3 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0
0 4 4 3 2 2 4 1 6 3 9 1 1 2 3 1 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 4 4 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 4 8 16-23 17 25 42 15
2nd half: 13-29 44.8% 2nd half: 4-5 80.0% 2nd half: 8-13 61.5%
1st
20 34
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32 38
Last FG - ORU 2nd-00:30, SFA 2nd-02:28. Largest lead - ORU None, SFA by 31 2nd-11:02.
Total
52 72
4 11 23 4 3 0 11 14 2 0 0 0
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1 1 4 6 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
4 1 2 2 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 72 17 17
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0 2 1 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
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Game: 24-58 41.4% Game: 8-16 50.0% Game: 16-23 69.6%
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## 23 42 00 01 12 03 04 11 13 14 24
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Balla, Bernadett Shelton, Sarah Jackson, Atoe' Mayberry, Kaylan Key, Christian Wilson, Alexus Balla, Dorottya Bryan, Jenni Manuel, Tysia Lopez, Carolina Jaervikangas, Noora Team Totals
FG % 1st Half: 12-27 44.4% 3FG % 1st Half: 2-9 22.2% FT % 1st Half: 1-2 50.0%
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Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
5-8 0-2 1-2 3-7 5-9 1-10 2-4 0-3 0-0 3-3 1-3
21-51 2nd half: 2nd half: 2nd half:
0-0 0-0 0-0 1-4 2-4 0-3 1-2 0-3 0-0 0-0 1-2
0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0
5-18
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37.5% 33.3% 50.0%
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1 4 5 2 1 5 6 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 2 2 3 0 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 3 3 1 0 1 1 4 1 1 2 1 1 3 4 5 26 31 17
10 1 2 7 12 2 5 0 0 7 3
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4 1 2 1 2 3 1 4 0 1 1
1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
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Game: 21-51 41.2% Game: 5-18 27.8% Game: 2-4 50.0%
30 24 13 21 32 21 9 16 13 13 8
Deadball Rebounds 1
Northwestern State 71 • 18-12, 11-7 SLC
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
17 30 32 31 26 1 22 22 10 1 1 7
Deadball Rebounds 3
## 15 31 03 13 14 01 02 12 30 34 50
Player
Owens, Presley Armstead, Trudy Lee, Keisha Perez, Janelle Graf, Meredith Staha, Amy Spector, Emily Rogers, Chelsea Attura, Beatrice Pennywell, Kourtney Richardson, Robin Team Totals
FG % 1st Half: 10-28 35.7% 3FG % 1st Half: 2-9 22.2% FT % 1st Half: 11-14 78.6%
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Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
2-3 4-9 7-14 2-5 0-0 0-0 4-5 3-7 0-2 3-7 0-1
0-0 0-0 2-5 2-5 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-7 0-1 0-0 0-1
2-2 2-2 2-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-3 0-0 2-2 5-7 0-0
25-53
7-19
14-20
2nd half: 15-25 60.0% 2nd half: 5-10 50.0% 2nd half: 3-6 50.0%
0 2 2 1 6 7 1 4 5 1 3 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 4 5 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 2 3 6 26 32
TP
A TO Blk Stl
2 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 0
6 10 18 6 0 0 9 9 2 11 0
1 1 4 7 1 0 0 2 0 5 0
2 2 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0
9
71 21 11
1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 2 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 0
Min
24 23 34 33 10 1 10 26 12 23 4
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Game: 25-53 47.2% Game: 7-19 36.8% Game: 14-20 70.0%
Deadball Rebounds 2
Officials: Laurie Porter, Jaclyn Watson, Rusty Gilbert Technical fouls: Oral Roberts-None. Northwestern State-None. Attendance: 1431 Lady Demons clinched the fourth seed in the SLC Tournament.
Officials: Rick Morris, Doug Williams, Casey Harp Technical fouls: Oral Roberts-None. Stephen F. Austin-None. Attendance: 2720 Score by periods Oral Roberts Stephen F. Austin
The Demon lead hit 20 points with 11:36 remaining, as Emily Spector canned a jumper to make it 57-37. Though ORU fought hard for the remainder of the game, the deficit was never again in single digits.
Oral Roberts 49 • 9-19, 8-10 SLC Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
Stephen F. Austin 72 • 18-11, 12-5 ##
Needing a good start to the second half, ORU instead went in the opposite direction. The Lady Demons opened the half on a 12-2 run, taking a 45-29 lead on Kourtney Pennywell’s basket with 15:06 remaining.
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Key picked up her third foul with 3:08 left in the half, but ORU managed to stay close. The Lady Demons took a 33-27 lead into the locker room.
In Paint 22 28
Off T/O 15 26
2nd Fast Chance Break 6 6 16 6
Score tied - 0 times. Lead changed - 0 times.
Bench 23 27
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The Golden Eagles stuck close for most of the half but never drew even. SFA took advantage with a 6-0 run to end the half on top, 34-20. ORU shot just 32.1% in the opening period and turned the ball over 11 times. Roberts led all scorers with 16 points at intermission.
ORU got off to a great start behind Balla. The junior scored three baskets as part of an 8-2 run that gave the Golden Eagles a 17-12 lead eight minutes into the game. But the Golden Eagles did not score for the next five minutes. A Janelle Perez three-pointer gave the home side a 22-17 lead with 7:18 left in the half.
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Christian Key led the Golden Eagles with 12 points in her final regular season game, while Bernadett Balla added 10. ORU shot 41.2% and made 20 turnovers. Northwestern State was paced by 18 points from Keisha Lee. The Lady Demons shot 47.2% from the floor.
Score by periods Oral Roberts Northwestern State
1st
27 33
2nd
22 38
Total
49 71
Last FG - ORU 2nd-05:15, NWLA 2nd-02:03. Largest lead - ORU by 5 1st-12:06, NWLA by 22 2nd-02:03.
Points ORU NWLA
In Paint 22 24
Off T/O 9 24
2nd Fast Chance Break 3 4 2 8
Score tied - 1 time. Lead changed - 7 times.
Bench 17 31
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GAME #29 • MARCH 13, 2014
ORAL ROBERTS (9-20) 66 NICHOLLS STATE (17-13) 77 Merrell Center • Katy, Texas
ORU eliminated from SLC Tournament after Nicholls drains 14 three-pointers KATY, Texas - Oral Roberts University’s 2013-14 season came to an end on Thursday afternoon as the Golden Eagles were defeated by Nicholls State, 77-66, in the 1st Round of the 2014 Southland Conference Tournament. ORU’s season ends at 9-20 with the loss. Playing her final collegiate game, Christian Key led the Golden Eagles with 16 points and five assists. Fellow senior Sarah Shelton added seven points, 10 rebounds and three blocks. The Colonels won the game on the strength of 14 made three-pointers, which matched a SLC Tournament single-game record. Emani White drained five trifectas and scored 24 points. Nicholls also controlled the glass, collecting 41 rebounds to ORU’s 35. The Colonels snatched 20 offensive boards and turned them into 22 second chance points. Freshman Kaylan Mayberry scored 15 points in the loss. She and Key each hit four threepointers, and Noora Jaervikangas added a pair of threes and scored eight points. The Golden Eagles were down six early in the second half when they caught fire from three-point range. Jaervikangas, Key and Mayberry hit consecutive three-pointers, with the last bomb giving ORU a 45-42 lead with 15:13 remaining. ORU’s final lead came with 12:11 left, when Dorottya Balla nailed a jumper to make the score 49-46. The Colonels came back with nine straight points, including two threes from White, to reclaim a 5549 edge. ORU went cold in the game’s final 12 minutes, missing 11 of their final 18 shots. The Nicholls lead hit double-figures at the 2:29 mark, and the Colonels were able to salt the game away. Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Oral Roberts vs Nicholls
FINAL BOX SCORE03/13/14 11:00 AM at Leonard E. Merrell Center (Katy,TX) Oral Roberts 66 • 9-20 ## 23 42 00 01 12 03 04 13 24
Player
Balla, Bernadett Shelton, Sarah Jackson, Atoe' Mayberry, Kaylan Key, Christian Wilson, Alexus Balla, Dorottya Manuel, Tysia Jaervikangas, Noora Team Totals
FG % 1st Half: 12-29 41.4% 3FG % 1st Half: 4-11 36.4% FT % 1st Half: 6-10 60.0%
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Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
2-7 2-3 1-2 5-12 6-12 0-5 3-7 3-6 3-7
0-0 0-0 0-1 4-9 4-5 0-0 0-3 0-0 2-5
25-61 10-23
1-3 3-4 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0
6-10
2nd half: 13-32 40.6% 2nd half: 6-12 50.0% 2nd half: 0-0 0.0%
TP
3 3 6 2 6 4 10 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 2 0 2 2 0 3 0 3 1 0 1 1 2 2 1 3 1 1 1 2 4 3 3 6 18 17 35 16
5 7 2 15 16 0 7 6 8
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2 2 0 2 5 2 1 1 0
Min
6 0 1 2 1 2 1 0 0
2 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1
66 15 13
6
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Game: 25-61 41.0% Game: 10-23 43.5% Game: 6-10 60.0%
26 40 7 34 39 7 9 20 18
Deadball Rebounds 1
Nicholls 77 • 17-13 ## 55 00 10 12 24 02 03 21 23 40
Player
Guillory, JonMarie White, Emani Babin, KK Nash, Jenny Morrison, Taylor Arnick, Shay Allen, Elexus Ellis, Syleida Scott, Jasmine Lilly, Marina Team Totals
FG % 1st Half: 12-28 42.9% 3FG % 1st Half: 8-16 50.0% FT % 1st Half: 5-6 83.3%
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Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
0-1 9-19 5-10 4-9 3-8 0-6 0-0 0-0 1-3 1-3
0-0 5-11 4-7 3-6 2-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
TP
0 0 0 0 1 4 5 3 2 2 4 3 3 3 6 1 1 1 2 0 5 2 7 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 2 3 5 0 5 5 10 23-59 14-28 17-18 20 21 41 13
2nd half: 11-31 35.5% 2nd half: 6-12 50.0% 2nd half: 12-12 100.0
0-0 1-2 2-2 4-4 2-2 2-2 0-0 0-0 2-2 4-4
0 24 16 15 10 2 0 0 4 6
A TO Blk Stl
0 7 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 2
1 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 77 19 13
Min
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 7 1 401 38 3 28 0 36 0 15 0 0+ 0 0+ 1 12 2 24
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Game: 23-59 39.0% Game: 14-28 50.0% Game: 17-18 94.4%
Deadball Rebounds 0
Officials: Brian Garland, Chaney Muench, Melanie Davis Technical fouls: Oral Roberts-None. Nicholls-None. Attendance: Score by periods Oral Roberts Nicholls
1st
34 37
2nd
32 40
Total
66 77
Last FG - ORU 2nd-00:38, NICH 2nd-00:52. Largest lead - ORU by 3 2nd-15:13, NICH by 12 2nd-00:52.
Points ORU NICH
In Paint 20 14
Off T/O 23 18
2nd Fast Chance Break 16 4 22 0
Bench 21 12
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CHRISTIAN KEY Guard | 5-10 Tulsa, Okla. Victory Christian School
SEASON HIGHLIGHTS Started all 29 games in her final collegiate season... Earned 3rd Team All-Southland and 2nd Team Academic All-Southland honors... Led the Golden Eagles with 14.0 points, 3.2 assists and 1.1 steals per game... Was the first ORU player since 1989-90 and only the second ever to lead the team in scoring, assists and steals in a season... Ranked 12th in the Southland Conference in both scoring and assists... Led the SLC and set an ORU single-season record with an 89.3% free throw percentage, connecting on 67-of-75 attempts... Finished her career ranked 3rd in ORU history in three-point field goal percentage, at 39.1%, and 7th in made three-pointers, with 149... Also finished as ORU’s most accurate free throw shooter ever, hitting 85.2% of her attempts in four seasons... Was 50-for-138 (36.2%) from three-point territory in her final year, 9th-best in the SLC... Played 35.0 minutes per game, 3rd-most in the Southland Conference.
>>> Christian Key ended her career as one of the top shooters in ORU history, setting the program’s career free throw percentage record and ranking 4th on the school’s three-point field goal percentage list
SINGLE-GAME HIGHLIGHTS Opened the season by draining five three-pointers and scoring 15 points against USAO (11/8)... Added 13 points, all in the second half, against Kansas (11/10)... Drained a trio of three-pointers and scored 15 points against Navy (11/22)... Tallied 15 points at Northwestern (12/16)... Finished with 19 points, five rebounds and five assists in 43 minutes of action in an overtime loss at Marquette (12/16)... Sent the Marquette game to overtime with a game-tying jump shot with :06 left in the 2nd half... Caught fire and scored a career-best 25 points at No. 18/15 Nebraska... Scored 23 points after halftime against the Huskers... Opened Southland Conference play with 18 points and six rebounds in a win over Houston Baptist (1/2)... Went off for 22 points on 8-for-14 shooting and five assists at Abilene Christian (1/16)... Followed that with 20 points at Incarnate Word (1/18)... Torched Stephen F. Austin (1/23) for 24 points... Came up with 15 points in a victory over Northwestern State (1/25)... Picked as an honorable
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mention SLC Player of the Week selection for her performances against SFA and NWLA... Put up 13 points in a win over New Orleans (2/6)... Knocked down a gamewinning 35-foot buzzer-beater to lead ORU to a Homecoming win over Southeastern Louisiana (2/8)... Scored 17 points in the win over SLU, including seven in the game’s final minute with ORU down by four points... Also dished a career-high eight assists in the win over SLU... Set new career highs with 26 points and seven rebounds in a vital Southland win over Lamar (2/27)... Scored 10 points in her final Mabee Center appearance, a win over Sam Houston State (3/2)... Earned honorable mention SLC Player of the Week honors for her performances against LU and SHSU... Scored 10 points against Stephen F. Austin and led ORU with 12 points in her final regular season game, against eventual SLC champion Northwestern State (3/8)... Paced the Golden Eagles with 15 points and five assists in her final collegiate game, against Nicholls (3/13) in the SLC Tournament.
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>>>KEY’s Career Statistics OVERALL
2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 CAREER
GP GS Min Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct OR DR Reb Avg PF FO A TO B S Pts Avg 34 7 490 14.4 60-145 .414 37-102 .363 10-12 .833 14 42 56 1.6 31 1 21 25 1 27 167 4.9 27 0 275 10.2 28-76 .368 14-40 .350 11-16 .688 9 16 25 0.9 24 0 7 18 0 3 81 3.0 29 18 685 23.6 76-155 .490 48-101 .475 16-19 .842 19 40 59 2.0 45 0 34 36 3 20 216 7.4 29 29 1016 35.0 145-347 .418 50-138 .362 67-75 .893 13 84 97 3.3 50 0 93 109 7 33 407 14.0 119 54 2466 20.7 309-723 .427 149-381 .391 104-122 .852 55 182 237 2.0 150 1 155 188 11 83 871 7.3
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GP GS Min Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct OR DR Reb Avg PF FO A TO B S Pts Avg 2010-11 Summit 18 3 262 14.6 35-80 .438 19-50 .380 5-7 .714 8 26 34 1.9 15 0 13 16 0 16 94 5.2 14 0 126 9.0 10-33 .303 5-17 .294 5-9 .556 3 7 10 0.7 9 0 3 6 0 2 30 2.1 2011-12 Summit 2012-13 SLC 18 15 507 28.2 57-118 .483 38-80 .475 10-10 1.000 10 24 34 1.9 37 0 27 23 2 17 162 9.0 2013-14 SLC 18 18 637 35.4 90-206 .437 27-71 .380 51-55 .927 9 45 54 3.0 31 0 62 63 5 17 258 14.3 Summit 32 3 388 12.1 45-113 .398 24-67 .358 10-16 .625 11 33 44 1.4 24 0 16 22 0 18 124 3.9 SLC 36 33 1144 31.8 147-324 .454 65-151 .430 61-65 .938 19 69 88 2.4 68 0 89 86 7 34 420 11.7 CAREER 68 36 1532 22.5 192-437 .439 89-218 .408 71-81 .877 30 102 132 1.9 92 0 105 108 7 52 544 8.0
POSTSEASON GAMES
SEASON HIGHLIGHTS Played in 27 games, seeing 10.2 minutes per appearance... Scored 3.0 points per game while shooting 35.0% from three-point range SINGLE-GAME HIGHLIGHTS Reached season-highs with 12 points and five rebounds in the seasonopener against Drury (11/11)... Scored five points in ORU’s win at Wisconsin (11/13)... Hit a pair of three-pointers
and scored eight points against Grambling (12/15)... Matched her season high with 12 points in a win over Oakland (1/21)... Went 2-for-3 from long distance and scored six points against Western Illinois (3/3) in the Summit League Championship Quarterfinals... Added five points in the WNIT First Round contest at Wichita State (3/16).
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SEASON HIGHLIGHTS Led the SLC with a 47.5% three-point shooting percentage... More than doubled her scoring output from her sophomore season, averaging 7.4 points per game... Set ORU’s single-season record for three-point percentage... Upped her scoring average to 9.0 points per game in SLC play... Knocked down 1.7 threepointers per game, 6th in the league. SINGLE-GAME HIGHLIGHTS Exploded for a huge game in a win over Evangel (12/5), finishing with 15 points and five rebounds after not scoring in ORU’s first five games... Scored nine points, all in the second half, against No. 21 Nebraska (12/20), setting the stage for a memorable SLC campaign... Earned her first start of the season, scoring 10 points against DePaul (12/28).... Scored 16 points in a SLC win over Northwestern State (1/10) and followed that with 20 points, including six three-pointers, in a win over Stephen F. Austin (1/12)... Earned Honorable Mention SLC Player of the Week honors (1/14)
after averaging 17.5 points per game the week before... Set her career high for a third straight game with 21 points in a win over Texas A&MCorpus Christi (1/17)... Tallied yet another career high with 22 points against Southeastern Louisiana (2/2)... Scored 15 points in a win over SLC leader Sam Houston State (2/14)... Had a massive second half in the SLC Tournament semifinal win over McNeese State (3/15), knocking down 3-of-4 shots and scoring 13 points... Finished the year with seven points in the NCAA Tournament First Round against No. 10/9 Tennessee.
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GP GS Min Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct OR DR Reb Avg PF FO A TO B S Pts Avg 2011 Summit 2 0 37 18.5 3-9 .333 2-5 .400 0-0 .000 2 6 8 4.0 2 0 2 0 0 1 8 4.0 2011 WNIT 3 0 25 8.3 2-8 .250 2-8 .250 2-2 1.000 0 2 2 0.7 1 0 0 0 1 0 8 2.7 2012 Summit 1 0 7 7.0 2-4 .500 2-3 .667 0-0 .000 1 0 1 1.0 4 0 0 1 0 1 6 6.0 2012 WNIT 1 0 22 22.0 2-8 .250 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 3 0 0 1 0 0 5 5.0 2013 SLC 2 2 40 20.0 4-6 .667 3-5 .600 2-2 1.000 0 2 2 1.0 2 0 1 0 0 0 13 6.5 2013 NCAA 1 0 13 13.0 3-4 .750 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 1 2 3 3.0 1 0 1 4 0 1 7 7.0 2014 SLC 1 1 39 39.0 6-12 .500 4-5 .800 0-0 .000 0 2 2 2.0 0 0 5 1 0 3 16 16.0 CAREER 11 3 183 16.6 22-51 .431 15-29 .517 4-4 1.000 4 14 18 1.6 13 0 9 7 1 6 63 5.7
SEASON HIGHLIGHTS Competed in all 34 games as a freshman, including seven starts... Scored in double-figures six times... Finished 4th on the team with a 41.4% shooting percentage (37-for102)... Finished 2nd on the team and 8th in the Summit League in threepoint field goal percentage, at 36.3%. SINGLE-GAME HIGHLIGHTS Tallied 11 points in her first two games, wins over UT-Arlington (11/12) and North Texas (11/14)... Scored 13 points, a season-high, against Western Illinois (2/26)... Snagged a career-high four steals against North Dakota State (2/5).
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SARAH SHELTON Center | 6-3 Ft. Worth, Texas SMU | Nolan Catholic HS
SEASON HIGHLIGHTS Played in all 29 games as a senior, with 26 starting nods... Averaged 4.7 points in 28.7 minutes per game... Led the Golden Eagles with 7.2 rebounds and 2.2 blocks per game... Finished 10th in the Southland Conference in rebounding and 1st in blocks... Tallied 65 blocks on the season, the 4th-highest single-season total in ORU history... Hit 54-of-92 (58.7%) field goal attempts, best on the team... Ended her career with a 63.1% field goal percentage, best in ORU program history... Blocked 99 shots in her ORU career, 5th-most in program history... Named to the Preseason All-Southland Conference Team by the league’s head coaches and College Sports Madness SINGLE-GAME HIGHLIGHTS Opened the season by scoring 14 points and grabbing a career-high 16 rebounds against USAO (11/8)... Scored five points and led the team with seven rebounds against Arkansas (11/13)... Collected eight rebounds against Navy (11/22)...
>>> Sarah Shelton stood tall defensively against some of college basketball’s top post players, blocking 99 shots in her 59 games as a Golden Eagle and 119 shots overall
Had a huge performance in the PSO Mayor’s Cup game against Tulsa (11/26), with eight points, 10 rebounds, a career-high four steals and five blocks... Came up with six blocks against UALR (11/30) while snatching seven rebounds... Played all 40 minutes and scored 11 points at Missouri (12/4)... Was 3-for-3 from the field with six points vs. Marquette (12/18)... Was 3-for-3 from the floor, with six points and 14 rebounds, in a victory over Houston Baptist (1/2)... Had eight rebounds in a win over Central Arkansas (1/11)... Made three steals at Incarnate Word (1/18)... Grabbed eight rebounds and tallied five blocks in a victory over Stephen F. Austin (1/23)... Blocked two shots against Northwestern State (1/25), the last in a streak of seven straight games with a block... Accumulated 10 rebounds against McNeese State (2/1)... Moved into ORU’s career top-10 in blocked shots against Southeastern Louisiana (2/8)... Swatted a career-best seven shots in the win over SLU and also snatched 14 rebounds... Blocked multiple shots in each of the
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season’s final six games... Recorded four blocks against SLC leader Central Arkansas (2/22)... Had her first double-digit scoring effort in 18 games with 13 points against Lamar (2/27)... Swatted three shots against both Lamar and Sam Houston State (3/2) in her final Mabee Center appearance... Led ORU with eight rebounds against SHSU... Recorded one point, six rebounds and two blocks in her last regular season game, at Northwestern State (3/8)... Finished her career with seven points, 10 rebounds and three blocks against Nicholls State (3/13) in the Southland Conference Tournament.
SEASON HIGHLIGHTS Played in 30 games, averaging 8.8 points and 5.6 rebounds per game... Tallied 1.1 blocks per game, sixth in the SLC... Earned Honorable Mention All-SLC laurels after ranking in the SLC’s top-20 in points, rebounds and blocks... Led the SLC and set an ORU single-season record with a 65.5% field goal percentage.
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>>>Shelton’s Career Statistics OVERALL
GP GS Min Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct OR DR Reb Avg PF FO A TO B S Pts Avg 2009-10 SMU 16 4 211 13.2 12-21 .571 0-0 .000 4-12 .333 14 26 40 2.5 26 0 4 16 11 2 28 1.8 2010-11 SMU 18 0 99 5.5 1-5 .200 0-0 .000 8-14 .571 14 14 28 1.6 14 0 3 5 9 1 10 0.6 2011-12 ORU DNP - NCAA Transfer Requirements 2012-13 ORU 30 27 821 27.4 112-171 .655 0-0 .000 41-65 .631 79 89 168 5.6 74 0 14 38 34 20 265 8.8 2013-14 ORU 29 26 832 28.7 54-92 .587 0-0 .000 27-52 .519 54 156 210 7.2 92 5 10 34 65 31 135 4.7 AT SMU 34 4 300 8.8 13-26 .500 0-0 .000 12-26 .462 28 40 58 1.7 40 0 7 21 20 3 38 1.1 AT ORU 59 53 1653 28.0 166-263 .631 0-0 .000 68-117 .581 133 245 378 6.4 166 5 24 72 99 51 400 6.8 CAREER 93 57 1953 21.0 179-289 .619 0-0 .000 80-143 .559 161 285 436 4.7 206 5 31 93 119 54 438 4.7
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GP GS Min Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct OR DR Reb Avg PF FO A TO B S Pts Avg 2012-13 SLC 18 18 523 29.1 79-122 .648 0-0 .000 36-55 .655 57 67 124 6.9 47 0 14 29 18 14 194 10.8 2013-14 SLC 18 15 472 26.2 29-50 .580 0-0 .000 11-20 .550 20 95 115 6.4 57 4 6 21 44 20 69 3.8 CAREER 36 33 995 27.6 108-172 .628 0-0 .000 47-75 .627 77 162 239 6.6 104 4 20 50 62 34 263 7.3
POSTSEASON GAMES
rebounds in back-to-back games, against Nicholls State (1/31) and Southeastern Louisiana (2/2)... Grabbed 10 rebounds as ORU toppled SLC leader Sam Houston State (2/14)... Came up with 16 points and seven rebounds in a victory over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (2/16)... Tallied her fifth double-double of the season with 17 points and 10 boards at McNeese State (2/28)... Scored eight points in each of ORU’s SLC Tournament victories, against McNeese State (3/15) in the semifinals and Sam Houston (3/16) in the Championship Game... Grabbed a game-high 10 rebounds against No. 10/9 Tennessee (3/23) in the NCAA Tournament First Round... Blocked a season-high six shots against the Lady Vols, part of ORU’s 10-block effort as a team that the Thompson-Boling Arena for blocked shots by a Tennessee opponent.
SEASON HIGHLIGHTS Sat out the season due to NCAA transfer rules.
SEASON HIGHLIGHTS Played in 18 games... Averaged 0.6 points and 1.6 rebounds per game... Blocked nine shots. SINGLE-GAME HIGHLIGHTS Had two points and four rebounds in a victory over Arkansas-Pine Bluff (12/1)... Pulled down nine rebounds in just 14 minutes in a victory over Tulsa (1/14)... Blocked three shots against UTEP (2/27)... Scored two points in the season finale, a Conference USA Tournament game vs. UTEP (3/9).
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SINGLE-GAME HIGHLIGHTS Scored five points in her regular season debut, a Mayor’s Cup win over Tulsa (11/9)... Moved into the starting lineup against Missouri State (11/29), scoring four points... Scored 14 points, her first career double-figures performance, in a win over Evangel (12/5)... Had a great game against No. 3/3 Baylor (12/12), scoring 11 points... Was ORU’s top scorer in their first weekend of SLC play, scoring 18 points vs. Southeastern Louisiana (1/3) and 21 points against Nicholls State (1/5)... Scored 11 points and dished a career-high three assists in an SLC victory over Northwestern State (1/10)... Added 11 points as ORU rallied to top Texas A&MCorpus Christi (1/17)... Snatched 10 rebounds for the first time against Sam Houston (1/19)... Collected her first career double-double, with 19 points and 12 rebounds, in a win over Lamar (1/24)... Added another double-double with 12 points and 12 rebounds against McNeese State (1/26)... Was 5-for-5 from the field and blocked four shots against the Cowgirls... Tallied 14 points and 10
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GP GS Min Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct OR DR Reb Avg PF FO A TO B S Pts Avg 2010 C-USA DNP 2010 WNIT 1 0 6 6.0 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 1.0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.0 2011 C-USA 1 0 4 4.0 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.0 2013 SLC 2 2 59 29.5 8-10 .800 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 5 2 7 3.5 3 0 0 1 3 1 16 8.0 2013 NCAA 1 1 34 34.0 1-6 .167 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 8 2 10 10.0 4 0 0 1 6 0 2 2.0 2014 SLC 1 1 40 40.0 2-3 .667 0-0 .000 3-4 .750 6 4 10 10.0 3 0 2 0 3 0 7 7.0 CAREER 6 4 143 23.8 12-21 .571 0-0 .000 3-4 .750 19 9 28 4.7 12 0 2 4 12 1 27 4.5
SEASON HIGHLIGHTS Played in 16 games as a rookie at SMU , with four starts... Averaged 1.8 points and 2.5 rebounds per game. SINGLE-GAME HIGHLIGHTS Notched four points in her SMU debut, against Loyola Marymount (11/13)... Scored an SMU career-high of eight points on 4-for-4 shooting against UCF (2/25)... Had the best game of her SMU career against Tulsa (3/3), with eight points and eight rebounds.
the names: Sarah Shelton (2011-14) set ORU’s career field goal percentage, hitting 63.1% of her attempts from the floor
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#24 • Vivian HErron
1985-86 | Women’s Basketball Yearbook • Freshman Honorable Mention
#33 • Kisa Bradley
1995-96 | Basketball Times • Honorable Mention
#11 • Krista Ragan
2001-02 | Kodak • Honorable Mention
#15 • Kevi Luper
2009-10 | AP • Honorable Mention, Full Court Press • Freshman 2nd Team 2010-11 | AP • Honorable Mention 2011-12 | College Sports Madness • Mid-Major 2nd Team 2012-13 | Full Court Press • Mid-Major 1st Team, College Sports Madness • Mid-Major 3rd Team
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MIDWESTERN COLLEGIATE CONFERENCE ERA (1986-87) FIRST TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE 1986-87 Vivian Herron Kim Ogden
MID-CONTINENT CONFERENCE/SUMMIT LEAGUE ERA (1996-2012; 2014-Present) 2008 Janae Voelker Rachel Watman 2010 Jaci Bigham Kevi Luper 2011 Kevi Luper PLAYER OF THE WEEK 1997-98 Jessica Rhoten (1/19, 2/9) 1998-99 Jessica Rhoten (2/1) Krista Ragan (2/8) 1999-00 Krista Ragan (1/31) 2000-01 Jennette Bolovinos (1/9) Krista Ragan (2/20) 2001-02 Krista Ragan (12/10, 1/15, 1/29) 2002-03 Cori Williston (12/2) Stephanie Clark (12/16) Kristin Brady (12/30) 2003-04 Leah Cannon (1/7) Elisha Turek (1/20, 2/24) 2004-05 Elisha Turek (11/23, 12/07, 12/21, 3/8) 2005-06 Jenny Hardin (12/20) Elisha Turek (1/31) 2006-07 Elisha Turek (11/14, 12/2, 12/26, 1/2, 1/23) Janae Voelker (2/13) 2007-08 Jenny Hardin (12/4) 2008-09 Janae Voelker (11/25, 1/6) 2009-10 Jaci Bigham (12/29, 1/5, 1/19) Kevi Luper (11/17, 11/24, 12/1, 12/8, 12/22, 2/2, 2/16) 2010-11 Jaci Bigham (11/30) Kevi Luper (11/16, 1/11, 2/8) 2011-12 Kevi Luper (11/15, 11/29, 12/6, 2/7)
HONORABLE MENTION ALL-CONFERENCE 2012-13 Taylor Cooper Sarah Shelton ALL-DEFENSIVE TEAM 2012-13 Kevi Luper ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM 2013 Jaci Bigham Kevi Luper
PLAYER OF THE WEEK 2012-13 Jaci Bigham (12/10) Kevi Luper (11/12, 12/3, 2/2, 2/18, 2/25)
SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE ERA (2012-14) TOURNAMENT MVP 2013 Kevi Luper FIRST TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE 2012-13 Kevi Luper SECOND TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE 2012-13 Jaci Bigham THIRD TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE 2013-14 Christian Key
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SECOND TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE 1997-98 Jessica Rhoten 1998-99 Jessica Rhoten 2000-01 Jennette Bolovinos 2001-02 Cori Williston 2002-03 Cori Williston 2003-04 Leah Cannon 2006-07 Jenny Hardin 2007-08 Mariana Camargo 2010-11 Jordan Pyle HONORABLE MENTION ALL-CONFERENCE 2006-07 Janae Voelker 2007-08 Jenny Hardin Janae Voelker 2008-09 Mariana Camargo 2009-10 Janae Voelker ALL-NEWCOMER/ALL-FRESHMEN TEAM 1997-98 Jessica Rhoten 1998-99 Krista Ragan 2000-01 Cori Williston 2001-02 Stephanie Clark 2003-04 Elisha Turek 2005-06 Mariana Camargo Jenny Hardin 2006-07 Janae Voelker 2008-09 Georgia Jones 2009-10 Jaci Bigham Kevi Luper 2011-12 Bernadett Balla ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM 1999 Krista Ragan Jessica Rhoten 2001 Shayne McKenzie Krista Ragan 2002 Krista Ragan 2004 Leah Cannon Elisha Turek 2005 Elisha Turek 2007 Jenny Hardin Elisha Turek Rachel Watman
All-Americans | Conference Award Winners
PLAYER OF THE YEAR 1998-99 Krista Ragan 2000-01 Krista Ragan 2001-02 Krista Ragan 2006-07 Elisha Turek 2009-10 Kevi Luper 2010-11 Kevi Luper 2011-12 Kevi Luper DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR 2009-10 Kevi Luper 2010-11 Kevi Luper NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR 1998-99 Krista Ragan 2000-01 Jennette Bolovinos 2003-04 Elisha Turek 2008-09 Georgia Jones 2009-10 Kevi Luper SIXTH WOMAN OF THE YEAR 2010-11 Savanna Buck TOURNAMENT MVP 1999 Krista Ragan 2001 Krista Ragan 2004 Leah Cannon 2005 Elisha Turek 2007 Elisha Turek 2008 Rachel Watman FIRST TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE 1998-99 Krista Ragan 1999-00 Krista Ragan 2000-01 Krista Ragan 2001-02 Krista Ragan 2003-04 Elisha Turek 2004-05 Elisha Turek 2005-06 Elisha Turek 2006-07 Elisha Turek 2008-09 Janae Voelker 2009-10 Jaci Bigham Kevi Luper 2010-11 Jaci Bigham Kevi Luper 2011-12 Kevi Luper
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1. Kevi Luper
2. Vivian HErron
• Two-time AP All-American • Summit League career scoring leader • 3-time Summit League Player of the Year • Led NCAA Dvision I in scoring in 2010-11 • Represented USA at 2012 Pan Am Games • Led ORU to 2013 NCAA Tournament
• Freshman All-American in 1985-86 • All-MCC selection in 1986-87 • Held ORU’s career scoring record for 22 years • Held ORU’s career rebound record for 18 years • First ORU player to tally 2,000 points and 1,000 rebounds
2,867 Points 2009-13 Adair, Okla.
Kevi Luper revolutionized basketball at Oral Roberts U n i v e r s i t y, b r i n g i n g previously unheard of national and global attention to the program. A three-time Summit League Player of the Year, Luper ended her collegiate career ranked 14th in NCAA Division I history in scoring and 6th in steals. As a sophomore in 2010-11, she became the first player in NCAA Division I women’s basketball history to lead the nation in both points and steals in a single year. Despite playing just three years in the conference, Luper ranks as the top scorer in Summit League history. Luper set ORU’s career scoring record on Feb. 18, 2012 in an overtime win at IPFW, two weeks after breaking the Summit League career scoring record with 41-point performance on Feb. 4, 2012 at North Dakota State. The Adair native was named to the prestigious Naismith Trophy Watch List prior to her final two seasons, and she was an Associated Press All-American after both her freshman and sophomore campaigns. Luper became the first ORU player to play for Team USA in an international competition when she represented her country at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico. She was also featured numerous times by media outlets accross the nation, including ESPN.com, Athlon Sports and Full Court Press. Luper led ORU to the 2013 Southland Conference Tournament Championship as a senior. She led all scorers with 20 points in her final game, a nationally-televised matchup with Tennessee in the NCAA Tournament on March 23, 2013.
LUPER’S CAREER STATISTICS Season 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 Totals
G FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Pts. Avg. 31 260-563 .462 43-143 .301 194-235 .826 757 24.4 34 283-643 .440 63-164 .384 177-210 .843 806 23.7 30 273-591 .462 48-124 .387 120-140 .857 714 23.8 31 236-536 .440 41-107 .383 77-88 .875 590 19.0 126 1052-2333 .451 195-538 .362 568-673 .844 2867 22.8
2,192 Points 1985-89 Jackson, Miss.
Vivian Herron was the first Oral Roberts University women’s basketball player to top the 2,000-point and 1,000-rebound plateaus. Her career total of 2,192 points stood for 22 years before it was broken by Kevi Luper in 2012.She is of only four ORU players to average 20 or more points in a season twice, including her 26.4 points per game average as a senior. Also a prolific rebounder, Herron grabbed 1,007 career boards over her four seasons in Tulsa, a mark that stood for 18 seasons. Her 11.2 rebounds per game average from the 1988-89 season remains a program record to this day. Herron combined her scoring and rebounding talents to form a lethal combination. She recorded 19 double-doubles in her banner season of 1988-89 and finished with 46 double-doubles for her career, setting school records in both categories that held up for 18 years. She scored a career-high of 43 points against New Mexico State on Nov. 28, 1988. Herron was ORU’s first nationally-recognized All-American. After averaging 14.9 points per game as a freshman in 1985-86, Herron was honored as a Freshman All-America honoree by Women’s Basketball Yearbook. ORU won 17 games in Herron’s freshman season, including wins over Tulsa, Texas Tech and Kansas State, and she earned AllMidwestern Collegiate Conference honors a year later when she led the Lady Titans to a 2nd place finish in their only year of MCC play in 1986-87.
HERRON’S CAREER STATISTICS
Season 1985-86 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 Totals
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G FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Pts. Avg. 27 167-318 .525 --- --- 69-96 .719 403 14.9 28 210-434 .484 0-0 .000 142-175 .811 562 20.1 27 200-420 .476 0-0 .000 115-144 .799 515 19.1 27 276-601 .459 1-1 1.000 159-198 .803 712 26.4 109 853-1773 .481 1-1 1.000 485-613 .791 2192 20.1
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3. Krista Ragan
4. Elisha Turek
• Kodak All-American in 2002 • Three-time Mid-Con Player of the Year • Two-time Mid-Con Tournament MVP • Led ORU to ‘99 and ‘01 NCAA Tournaments • Is the only ORU women’s basketball player to have her number retired at the Mabee Center
• 2007 Mid-Con Player of the Year • Four-time Mid-Con All-Conference selection • Holds ORU’s career rebounding record • Two-time Mid-Con Tournament MVP • Led the Golden Eagles to the 2005 and 2007 NCAA Tournaments
2,152 Points 1996-2002 Indianola, Okla.
Season G FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Pts. Avg. 1996-97 4 14-38 .368 8-20 .400 11-17 .647 47 11.8 1997-98 1 5-12 .417 1-1 1.000 10-12 .833 21 21.0 1998-99 30 198-427 .464 42-110 .382 70-94 .745 508 16.9 1999-00 28 177-421 .420 56-147 .381 68-101 .673 478 17.1 2000-01 31 184-437 .421 38-104 .365 94-131 .718 500 16.1 2001-02 29 194-457 .425 63-150 .420 147-193 .762 598 20.6 Totals 123 772-1792 .431 208-532 .391 400-548 .730 2152 17.5
TUREK’S CAREER STATISTICS
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RAGAN’S CAREER STATISTICS
The only player in program history to lead the Golden Eagles in scoring and rebounding four times, Elisha Turek was an instant success from the moment she arrived in Tulsa from her hometown of Council Bluffs, Iowa. As a freshman in 2003-04, Turek averaged 15.0 points and 9.3 rebounds per game to capture Mid-Con Newcomer of the Year honors. The Golden Eagles lost to Valparaiso by a single point in the Mid-Con title game in Turek’s rookie campaign, but that disappointment fueled the Iowa native to a sophomore year for the ages. Turek led the Mid-Con with 18.3 points and 9.6 rebounds per game in 2004-05, and she took the Golden Eagles to their first NCAA Tournament since 2001. Turek led all scorers with 21 points in a First Round loss to Texas, and there was no question the ORU program had found a star. After a disappointing opening round loss to Oakland in the MidCon Tournament as a junior, Turek regrouped for her senior season of 2006-07. She led the league with 17.5 points and 10.5 rebounds per game and captured her first Mid-Con Player of the Year trophy. Most importantly, Turek led ORU to another Mid-Con Tournament title, getting revenge over Oakland in the championship game, and she capped her career with an NCAA Tournament loss to Purdue. Turek broke ORU’s career rebounding record on Jan. 22, 2007 in a 32-point, 15-board masterpiece vs. Centenary. She holds ORU’s career rebounding mark, with 1,168 for her career, and she has the school record with 52 career double-doubles.
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All-American Krista Ragan left an indelible impression on the ORU basketball p r o g r a m , t r a n s fo r m i n g the Golden Eagles from a struggling doormat into a mid-major power that regularly competes on the sport’ s grandest stages. In 1996, Ragan joined a program that had posted losing seasons in eight of the last nine years. Leg injuries sidelined her after four games of her first season and one game of her second, but in 1998-99 Ragan recovered to lead the Golden Eagles to a 17-13 record and their first Mid-Con Tournament title. Two years later, Ragan guided ORU to its first 20-win season in 18 years and a second Mid-Con crown. Led by Ragan, ORU nearly upset 2ndseeded Oklahoma in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. A complete scorer, Ragan ended her career as the career scoring leader in Mid-Con (now Summit League) history, and over a decade after her graduation she still ranks second on the league’s all-time points list. Ragan was named Mid-Con Player of the Year by the league’s media in 1998-99, and she captured the league’s official award in both 2000-01 and 2001-02. An ORU assistant coach during the team’s 2012-13 Southland championship run, Ragan is married to ORU men’s basketball legend Nathan Binam. She is the only ORU women’s player to have her jersey retired, as her famous #11 was raised to the Mabee Center rafters at halftime of a victory over UMKC on Jan. 28, 2012.
2,054 Points 2003-07 Council Bluffs, Iowa
Season G FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Pts. Avg. 2003-04 30 181-410 .441 14-42 .333 73-111 .658 449 15.0 2004-05 31 240-501 .479 5-15 .333 83-126 .659 568 18.3 2005-06 28 201-387 .519 6-17 .353 55-87 .632 463 16.5 2006-07 33 238-448 .531 1-1 1.000 97-155 .626 574 17.2 Totals 122 860-1746 .493 26-75 .347 308-479 .643 2054 16.8
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5. Stacy Williams
6. Sharon Tucker
• Two-time NAIA All-District 9 Selection • Holds ORU’s single-season record in scoring • Holds ORU’s career record in three-point field goals despite playing only two full seasons • Scored a school-record 50 points against Langston on Feb. 20, 1990
• Held ORU’s career scoring and rebounding records for 8 years • Averaged over 20 points per game in each of her final two seasons • Led ORU to three consecutive AIAW State Championships
1,787 Points 1988-91 York, Pa.
Stacy Williams played three seasons at ORU after transferring from Penn State, where she did not play basketball. Though she only played two full seasons on the active roster, her impact on the Golden Eagle record books is tremendous, especially in the area of three-point shooting. A prolific outside shooter, Williams holds ORU’s career record for made three-point field goals, with 321, despite playing only 81 career games. Williams’ banner season came in 1989-90, when she set single-season school records in total points, with 1,060, and scoring average, at 26.5 points per game. Williams drained a school-record 194 three-pointers that year, more than all but four ORU players hit in their entire careers, and was named an NAIA All-District pick. Williams set a school record for points in a game on Feb. 20, 1990, when she scored 50 points in an overtime victory over in-state rival Langston. Williams was also a skilled passer, setting a school record at the time with 14 assists against Oklahoma City on Jan. 10, 1991. Williams led Oral Roberts in assists per game in both of her full seasons on the roster. A native of York, Pa., Williams was named 1st Team NAIA AllDistrict 9 selection as a senior in 1990-91, when she averaged 20.7 points per game and led the team to 15 victories, a 13-win improvement over the previous year, and a spot in the NAIA District Playoffs.
WILLIAMS’ CAREER STATISTICS
1,783 Points 1978-81 Hugo, Okla.
Sharon Tucker played only three seasons for the Lady Titans but still ranks as one of the most outstanding scorers in school history. One of only five ORU players to average better than 20.0 points per game in two different seasons, Tucker ended her career as the school’s career leader in points and rebounds. Tucker led ORU to three consecutive AIAW State Championships, starting with her rookie season of 1978-79. The Lady Titans went 25-10 that season, with Tucker averaging 13.6 points per game. Tucker led ORU to multiple wins over Arkansas, Wichita State, Oklahoma State and Oklahoma, including a 69-66 victory over the Sooners in the State Championship Game. The season ended with a three-point loss to 3rd-ranked Texas in the AIAW Southwest Regional Tournament. The Hugo native assumed a bigger role for the 1979-80 club, which went 22-8 and won yet another AIAW State Championship. Tucker averaged 21.2 points per game in her second season and shot 56.2% from the floor, the 7th-most efficient season in school history. ORU again knocked off Oklahoma to win the State Championship but was tripped up by McNeese State in their opening round of regional play. Tucker’s final season was 1980-81. Despite losing three of their first four contests, Tucker and the Lady Titans righted the ship and won 18 games. The team picked up steam as the year went along and peaked at the right time, knocking off Oklahoma State in the State Semifinals and Oklahoma for the third straight season in the State Championship Game. The club beat Arkansas in the first round of AIAW Regionals before ending the year with a loss to a tough Texas club. Tucker tallied 23.1 points per game in her final campaign, which was a school record at the time, and she shot 54.4% from the field. Tucker was also an outstanding rebounder despite standing just 5-7. She finished her career with 745 boards, a school record at the time and still the 5th-best mark in program history. She is one of only ten ORU players to average more than seven rebounds per game for her career and the only one of the group to measure under six feet tall.
Season G FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Pts. Avg. TUCKER’S CAREER STATISTICS 1988-89 8 15-41 .366 5-18 .278 9-18 .500 44 5.5 Season G FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Pts. Avg. 1989-90 40 363-1122 .324 194-697 .278 140-204 .686 1060 26.5 1978-79 35 180-398 .452 --- --- 116-185 .627 476 13.6 1990-91 33 234-682 .343 122-403 .303 93-155 .608 683 20.7 1979-80 30 254-452 .562 --- --- 128-180 .711 636 21.2 Totals 81 612-1845 .332 321-1118 .287 242-375 .645 1787 22.1 1980-81 29 253-465 .544 --- --- 165-217 .760 671 23.1 Totals 94 687-1315 .522 --- --- 409-582 .703 1783 19.0
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7. Kim Ogden
8. Jaci Bigham
• All-MCC selection in 1986-87 • Held ORU’s career steals record for 24 years • Held ORU’s career assists record for 18 years • Is the only player on ORU’s career top-10 list in points, rebounds, assists and steals • Played with two other 1,000-point scorers
• Holds ORU’s career assist record • Three-time All-Conference selection • Ranks 3rd on ORU’s career steals list and 4th on ORU’s career three-pointers list • Part of three WNIT appearances • Led ORU to 2013 NCAA Tournament
1,720 Points 1984-88 Hensler, N.D.
Season 1984-85 1985-86 1986-87 1987-88 Totals
G FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Pts. Avg. 30 108-230 .470 --- --- 132-187 .706 348 11.6 28 145-329 .441 --- --- 146-208 .702 436 15.6 28 175-422 .415 6-15 .400 166-254 .654 522 18.6 27 157-379 .414 21-52 .404 80-123 .650 414 15.3 113 585-1360 .430 27-67 .403 524-772 .679 1720 15.2
BIGHAM’S CAREER STATISTICS Season 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 Totals
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OGDEN’S CAREER STATISTICS
Perhaps the toughest player to ever don an ORU uniform, Jaci Bigham battled through a litany of major injuries to forge a place as perhaps the greatest point guard in ORU women’s basketball history. Bigham joined the ORU basketball program in 2009 and quickly stood out as one of the nation’s most dynamic players. She scored more than 17 points per game as a freshman, teaming with Kevi Luper to form the highestscoring duo in all of NCAA Division I basketball. ORU won 23 games but was upset in the finals of the Summit League Tournament. It would be three years before Bigham would again be that close to postseason glory. With ORU riding a 12-game winning streak and dominating the Summit League, Bigham suffered a torn ACL on Feb. 12, 2011 against Southern Utah. The injury was a major factor in ORU’s early exit from the 2011 Summit League Tournament, and with Bigham badly hobbled and still recovering, the Golden Eagles again came up short in 2012. The 2012-13 season was Bigham’s final opportunity to reach the NCAA Tournament, and she made the most of it, returning to AllConference form. Bigham averaged 12.4 points and a Southland Conference-best 6.7 assists per game as a senior. Most importantly, she led the Golden Eagles to the SLC Tournament title and a spot in the Big Dance, where she ended her career with a loss to Tennessee. In addition to her scoring, Bigham also holds ORU’s career assists record, with 668, and she currently serves as the director of player development on the ORU coaching staff in addition to working as a director of academics in the ELI Center.
1,000-Point Club
Kim Odgen teamed with fellow 1,000-point club members Vivian Herron and Cari Chamberlin but still managed to carve out one of the most successful individual careers in Oral Roberts University history. The North Dakota native, who also teamed with her twin sister, Nan, was just the third ORU player to pass the 1,500-point threshold. ORU struggled to a 9-21 record in Ogden’s debut season of 1984-85, but the rookie established herself as an all-around threat, averaging 11.6 points per game to go along with a team-high 3.8 assists per game and 83 steals. As a sophomore, Odgen assumed a greater scoring load, tallying 15.6 points per game, and the result was a much better season. The Lady Titans won 17 games, including wins over ranked clubs from Texas Tech and Kansas State. Statistically, Ogden’s best year came in 1986-87, her junior campaign. Odgen scored a career-best 18.6 points per game and was named to the All-Midwestern Collegiate Conference Team in ORU’s lone year as a member of the league. Led by Odgen, the Lady Titans finished second in the conference. Odgen took advantage of the newly-instituted three-point line in her senior season, averaging 15.3 points per game on the strength of 21 made three-pointers. Odgen was much more than a scorer. She ended her career as ORU’s all-time leader in steals, with 372, and assists, with 518. She still ranks in ORU’s top-three in both categories.
1,505 Points 2009-13 McAlester, Okla.
G FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Pts. Avg. 33 175-412 .425 99-233 .425 116-134 .866 565 17.1 30 117-303 .386 45-143 .315 72-83 .867 351 11.7 30 67-199 .337 26-97 .268 45-52 .865 205 6.8 31 126-324 .389 42-116 .362 90-115 .783 384 12.4 124 485-1238 .392 212-589 .360 323-384 .841 1505 12.1
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9. Janae Voelker
10. Jordan Pyle
• Four-time All-Conference selection • One of only three ORU players to record 1,000 points, 500 rebounds and 250 assists • Played with eight other 1,000-point scorers • Led ORU to NCAA Tournament bids in 2007 and 2008
• All-Summit League selection in 2010-11 • Part of two Summit League Regular Season Championship teams • Led ORU to three WNIT appearances • Ranks 4th in school history in rebounds and 3rd in steals
1,421 Points 2006-10 Newton, Kan.
1,419 Points 2008-12 Mustang, Okla.
Janae Voelker served a variety of roles during her four seasons in Tulsa, earning a lasting reputation as one of the most versatile players in Golden Eagle basketball history. The Newton, Kan., native is one of only four Golden Eagles to earn four All-Conference awards, and she is one of only three ORU players to tally 1,000 points, 500 rebounds and 250 assists in her career. Voelker tasted postseason success from the moment she stepped on the ORU campus, playing an integral role in the 2007 Mid-Con Tournament Championship team and garnering an Honorable Mention All-Conference pick. One season later, Voelker more than doubled her scoring average to 11.4 points per game, leading ORU to the championship at the rebranded Summit League Tournament. Voelker scored in double-figures in all three tournament games, earning All-Tournament laurels to go with another Honorable Mention All-Conference nod. Statistically, Voelker’s best season was 2008-09, when she led the team with 16.5 points per game and was a 1st Team All-Summit League pick. A year later, Voelker earned Honorable Mention status again, averaging 11.3 points per game on the first ORU team to win the Summit League regular season crown. Voelker’s final team also earned ORU’s first WNIT bid in 27 years. Voelker bridged the gap between two of the most successful eras in ORU history, teaming with eight other 1,000-point scorers during her four-year career. She returned to ORU before the 2013-14 season to serve as the team’s director of operations.
Mustang native Jordan Pyle formed the backbone of one of the most successful stretches in Oral Roberts women’s basketball history. Pyle was flanked by three other 1,000-point scorers - guards Kevi Luper, Jaci Bigham and Georgia Jones single-handedly dominating the low block during a career that included two Summit Le a g u e r e g u l a r s e a s o n titles and three trips to the Women’s National Invitation Tournament. As a freshman in 2008-09, Pyle served a supporting role on a club that won just 11 games. But she moved into a starting role as a sophomore in 2009-10 and made a tremendous impact, scoring 11.8 points per game on a then-school record 62.3% shooting. The team captured the Summit League regular season crown and advanced to the WNIT. Pyle’s best season came as a junior in 2010-11, when she averaged 15.4 points and 8.7 rebounds per game. With Pyle as the interior muscle, the Golden Eagles rattled off 23 victories, including WNIT wins over TCU and Tulane that marked the program’s first postseason triumphs in 28 years. After the season, Pyle was honored as an All-Summit League selection. Pyle capped her career with yet another 20-win season in 2011-12, and she played a key role in ORU’s historic victory over Wisconsin on Nov. 13, 2011, with 16 points, seven steals and five assists. The win was ORU’s first over a Big Ten opponent since 1977. Pyle led ORU in rebounding twice and ranks fourth on the school’s career rebound list. A nimble defender, she also ranks third in school history in steals.
VOELKER’S CAREER STATISTICS
PYLE’S CAREER STATISTICS
Season G FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Pts. Avg. 2006-07 32 71-164 .433 8-31 .258 27-43 .628 177 5.5 2007-08 33 143-366 .391 48-136 .353 42-74 .568 376 11.4 2008-09 30 178-398 .447 27-100 .270 112-168 .667 495 16.5 2009-10 33 126-324 .389 58-158 .367 63-101 .624 373 11.3 Totals 128 518-1252 .414 141-425 .332 244-386 .632 1,421 11.1
Season G FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Pts. Avg. 2008-09 27 74-144 .514 0-3 .000 25-43 .581 173 6.4 2009-10 33 160-257 .623 9-22 .409 60-83 .723 389 11.8 2010-11 33 205-359 .571 6-20 .300 93-127 .732 509 15.4 2011-12 30 138-282 .489 10-37 .270 62-81 .765 348 11.6 Totals 123 577-1042 .554 25-79 .316 240-334 .719 1419 11.5
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11. Connie Weeks
12. Cari Chamberlin
• ORU’s first 1,000-point scorer • Led ORU’s first two women’s basketball teams in scoring • Guided ORU to 1978 AIAW Oklahoma State Championship • Also on ORU’s top-10 list in assists
• Posted largest single-season scoring improvement in ORU history when she averaged 17.4 points per game in 1987-88 • Scored 21.4 points per game as a senior in 1988-89, the ninth-highest single-season scoring average in ORU history
1,417 Points 1975-78 Tulsa, Okla.
1,352 Points 1985-89 Bellingham, Wash.
WEEKS’ CAREER STATISTICS
CHAMBERLIN’S CAREER STATISTICS
Season 1975-76 1976-77 1977-78 Totals
G FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Pts. Avg. 22 197-375 .525 --- --- 44-61 .721 438 19.9 30 221-494 .447 --- --- 62-92 .674 504 16.8 35 209-429 .487 --- --- 57-88 .647 475 13.6 87 627-1298 .483 --- --- 163-241 .676 1417 16.3
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Few players have improved over the course of their collegiate careers as much as Bellingham, Wash., native Cari Chamberlin. A role player who averaged just 5.4 points per game as a sophomore, Chamberlin exploded for 17.4 points per game in her junior year and 21.4 points per game as a senior. Chamberlin’s output in 1988-89 remains the ninth-highest singleseason scoring average in ORU basketball history. A highly-touted freshman, Chamberlin played a supporting role on the 198586 club, which featured 1,000-point producers Vivian Herron and Kim Odgen. Still, Chamberlin contributed over seven points per game on a club that notched 17 victories. Injuries hampered Chamberlin in 1986-87, when she played in just 18 games. Midway through her collegiate career, Chamberlin had tallied just 305 total points and looked unlikely to end up with over 1,000 points. That changed with Chamberlin’s junior season of 1987-88, when she posted the biggest single-season scoring improvement in ORU history. Chamberlin took advantage of the three-point line and poured in 17.4 points per game, second only to Herron. She notched her best individual performance midway through her junior season, when she scored 34 points in a Jan. 21, 1988 victory over border rival UMKC. In her final season, Chamberlin again teamed with Herron to form a high-powered ORU offense. Chamberlin became the fourth player in ORU history to hit 150 free throws in a season and scored 21.4 points per game.
1,000-Point Club
Still the only Tulsa native to join ORU’s 1,000-point club, Connie Weeks was the first star in Oral Roberts University women’s basketball history. Weeks suited up for the first three ORU women’s basketball teams and led the Lady Titans to immediate success. ORU’s combined record in Weeks’ career was 74-17, and the .813 winning percentage accumulated during the Weeks era still stands as the most successful three-year stretch in program history. Weeks averaged 19.9 points and 3.6 assists per game in 1975-76, leading the first ORU team in both categories. The inaugural Lady Titan club went 18-4, including a victory in the team’s first ever meeting with Tulsa and two wins in the Oklahoma Small College Tournament. In 1976-77, Weeks averaged a team-high 16.8 points per game against a huge step up in competition. ORU notched victories over Tulsa, Oklahoma and Arkansas in Weeks’ second season, and they finished with a 25-9 record. Weeks led ORU to a 31-4 record in her final season, 1977-78, helping the club achieve a school record for victories that still stands today. After racking up victories over Texas, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Arkansas and Michigan State during the regular season, Weeks led the club to a glorious postseason finish, as ORU beat Tulsa in the championship game of the AIAW State Tournament. The postseason title was the first in school history. Weeks was ORU’s first 1,000-point scorer and nearly four decades later, her name still dots the school’s record books. Weeks remains in the top-10 of ORU’s career field goals and assists lists.
Season G FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Pts. Avg. 1985-86 28 88-182 .484 --- --- 32-35 .914 208 7.4 1986-87 18 36-101 .356 6-23 .261 19-28 .679 97 5.4 1987-88 27 177-387 .457 35-108 .324 81-106 .764 470 17.4 1988-89 27 197-454 .434 27-83 .325 156-217 .719 577 21.4 Totals 100 498-1124 .443 68-214 .318 288-386 .746 1352 13.5
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13. Margie Jackson
14. Mariana Camargo
• Part of ORU’s 1981 AIAW State Championship team • Is the only member of ORU’s historic 1982-83 WNIT team to score 1,000 career points • Holds ORU’s career free throw percentage record
• Three-time All-Conference selection • Led ORU’s 2007-08 NCAA Tournament team in scoring and assists • Led ORU to ‘07 and ‘08 NCAA Tournaments • Ranks in ORU’s career top-10 in assists and steals
1,306 Points 1980-85 Okemah, Okla.
Margie Jackson powered through adversity to secure a well-deserved spot on ORU’s 1,000-point list. Jackson suffered a season-ending knee injury just six games into her junior season, yet she came back stronger than ever before to lead Oral Roberts in scoring in each of her last two seasons. A native of Okemah, Jackson was a strong contributor on ORU’s 1980-81 club, the fourth and final ORU group to win an AIAW State Championship. Jackson averaged 5.5 points per game as a rookie and hit 91% of her free throws. Jackson played a similar role on ORU’s 1981-82 club and looked poised to break out in 1982-83 before a left knee injury in a New Year’s Eve victory over Eastern Kentucky ended her season prematurely. The 1982-83 team went on to post a perfect 25-0 record in the regular season with Jackson watching from the sidelines. Jackson did not let the disappointment of 1982-83 derail her career; instead, she reemerged as one of the most improved players in ORU program history. Jackson averaged a team-high 16.0 points per game in 1983-84, and she again led the way with 16.6 points per game in her final year, 1984-85. With Jackson as the star, the period of 1983-85 featured wins over Tulsa, Arkansas, Baylor, Creighton and Arizona State. Though working primarily from the perimeter, Jackson was a truly efficient scorer. She holds ORU career free throw percentage mark, and she hit over 48% of her field goal attempts for her career.
JACKSON’S CAREER STATISTICS
Season G FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Pts. Avg. 1980-81 28 67-173 .387 --- --- 20-22 .909 154 5.5 1981-82 23 64-131 .489 --- --- 21-27 .778 149 6.5 1982-83 6 21-37 .568 --- --- 6-6 1.000 24 4.0 1983-84 28 212-409 .518 --- --- 24-31 .774 448 16.0 1984-85 30 235-495 .475 --- --- 27-29 .931 497 16.6 Totals 115 599-1245 .481 --- --- 98-115 .852 1272 11.1
1,194 Points 2005-09 Blumenau, Brazil
A lightning-quick ballhandler, Mariana Camargo was par t of t wo NC A A Tournament clubs during her time at ORU. Camargo was the first foreign player to join ORU’s 1,000-point club, and she still ranks fourth on ORU’s career assist list. Camargo was a Mid-Con All-Newcomer selection in 2005-06, when she averaged 8.0 points per game. She added 3.4 assists per game in her rookie year, a 16-win campaign for the Golden Eagles. Camargo took on less of a scoring role in 2006-07, but she showed her value in a variety of ways. She led the club with 4.0 assists per game, including nine helpers in a Mid-Con Tournament Championship Game win over Oakland that secured an NCAA Tournament berth. Statistically, Camargo’s best year came in 2007-08, when she upped her scoring load to a team-best 13.3 points per game and earned an All-Summit League 2nd Team selection. She added eight points and eight rebounds in a Summit League Tournament title win over IUPUI. After the season, Camargo was honored as a 2nd Team All-Summit League selection. Camargo injured her knee in the opening minute of ORU’s 2008 NCAA Tournament loss to Tennessee, but she recovered in time to take part in ORU’s 2008-09 campaign. As a senior, Camargo averaged 10.8 points per game and earned her second All-Summit League Honorable Mention selection. A quality rebounder from her point guard position, Camargo is one of only three ORU players to reach the 1,000-point, 500-rebound and 250-assist milestones.
CAMARGO’S CAREER STATISTICS Season G 2005-06 27 2006-07 33 2007-08 32 2008-09 30 Totals 122
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FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Pts. Avg. 88-204 .431 2-34 .059 38-85 .447 216 8.0 81-181 .448 2-7 .286 64-111 .577 228 6.9 158-355 .445 2-5 .400 107-165 .648 425 13.3 124-249 .498 2-8 .250 75-138 .543 325 10.8 451-989 .456 8-54 .148 284-499 .569 1194 9.8
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15. Kisa Bradley
16. Georgia Jones
• Honorable Mention All-American in 1995-96 • Led NCAA Division I in blocked shots in 1995-96 • Holds ORU’s career blocked shots record • Holds ORU’s top career rebounding average • Won the final eight games of her ORU career
• Named Summit League Newcomer of the Year in 2008-09 • Ranks 2nd on ORU’s career three-pointers list and 5th on ORU’s career assists list • Represented Great Britain in the 2011 World University Games
1,182 Points 1995-97 Detroit, Mich.
JONES’ CAREER STATISTICS
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Georgia Jones played a vital supporting role on three of the most successful teams in ORU history and made a name for herself as the only England native to join ORU’s 1,000-point club. Jones averaged 12.4 points per game and canned 68 three-pointers as a freshman in 2008-09. The performance netted her Summit League Newcomer of the Year honors. Though ORU won just 11 times in Jones’ freshman season, team success was quick to follow, as ORU won 23 games and a Summit League regular season championship in 2009-10. Jones battled injuries and played just 16 times as a sophomore, but she still contributed 8.1 points per game. Jones returned to full health and resumed her role as a dead-eye three-point shooter in 2010-11, when she connected on 63 threepoint shots and averaged 7.9 points per game. ORU again won the Summit League regular season title and advanced to play in the WNIT. ORU notched another 20-win season in Jones’ senior campaign, and Jones contributed 9.1 points per game. In addition to her shooting prowess, Jones was a dangerous passer and led the team in assists twice. Jones ended her career ranked second on the school’s three-point field goal list and fifth on the school’s assist list. Jones represented her native Great Britain in the 2011 World University Games, and she has also played for Team GB on the senior international level. She currently plays professionally at CS Cluj Napoca in Romania.
1,000-Point Club
One of the most talented players to ever wear an ORU uniform, Kisa Bradley is the only member of ORU’s 1,000-point club to don the blue and gold for just two seasons. Bradley transferred to ORU in 1995 after spending two seasons at Central Arizona College. In her first season with the Golden Eagles, the Detroit native posted just the sixth 600-point season in school history and averaged 22.3 points per game. A fearsome presence around the rim, Bradley blocked 119 shots in her first season (which placed her second all-time on ORU’s career blocked shots list after just 27 games), and she led all of NCAA Division I with 4.4 blocked shots per game. The mammoth performance brought national attention to the ORU program, and despite taking part in just 10 victories, Bradley was honored as an honorable mention All-American by the Basketball Times publication. Bradley’s final season at ORU was Jerry Finkbeiner’s first, and together the duo led the Golden Eagles to a 13-14 season. The pairing clicked late in the year, as ORU won the final eight games of Bradley’s career. The senior again averaged 22.3 points per game. Bradley blocked 94 shots in her senior season, falling short of her junior year performance. Still, the 94-block season, on its own, would check in as the seventh-best career mark in ORU history. Needless to say, Bradley owns ORU’s career blocks lead by a wide margin. She is also ORU’s career leader in rebounding average and is the only ORU player to average 10 rebounds per game for her career. After graduation, Bradley played professionally for the San Jose Lasers of the ABL.
1,050 Points 2008-12 Manchester, England
Season G FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Pts. Avg. 2008-09 30 135-369 .366 68-185 .368 34-47 .723 372 12.4 Season G FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Pts. Avg. 2009-10 16 46-147 .313 33-107 .308 4-9 .444 129 8.1 1995-96 27 221-625 .354 54-193 .280 106-157 .675 602 22.3 2010-11 34 93-260 .358 63-184 .342 18-26 .692 267 7.9 1996-97 26 242-499 .485 6-20 .300 90-140 .643 580 22.3 2011-12 31 98-294 .333 56-168 .333 30-34 .882 282 9.1 Totals 53 463-1124 .412 60-213 .282 196-297 .660 1182 22.3 Totals 111 372-1070 .348 220-644 .342 86-116 .741 1050 9.5
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17. Cori Williston
18. Jenny Hardin
• Two-time All-Mid-Continent Conference selection • Holds ORU’s career three-point field goal percentage record • Led ORU in scoring in 2001 NCAA Tournament loss to Oklahoma, with 19 points
• Two-time All-Conference selection • 2005-06 Mid-Con All-Newcomer Team selection • Played in 2007 and 2008 NCAA Tournaments • Led ORU in scoring in 2008 NCAA Tournament loss to Tennessee, with 15 points
1,045 Points 2000-04 Jenks, Okla.
1,023 Points 2005-08 Claremore, Okla.
A hard-nosed guard who battled nagging injuries almost every season, Cori Williston fought through the pain to end her career as one of the top guards in ORU basketball history. Williston did the majority of her damage from long distance, and she ended her career as ORU’s all-time 3-point percentage leader, at 39.9%. Williston scored 5.6 points per game as a freshman in 2000-01, with her biggest contribution coming in postseason play. Williston caught fire against Oklahoma in the NCAA Tournament, scoring a game-high 19 points to nearly lead ORU to an upset of the second-seeded Sooners. Buoyed by the confidence of her NCAA Tournament breakout performance, Williston averaged 14.1 points per game as a sophomore in 2001-02. At the end of the season, she was honored with the first of two All-Conference selections from the Mid-Continent Conference. The Jenks native was also honored as an All-Mid-Con performer in 2002-03, when she contributed 12.8 points per game. The season was the most efficient of Williston’s career, as she connected on 44.0% of her three-point shots. Williston led ORU to one final run at a Mid-Con title in her senior season of 2003-04, but injuries limited her to just 21 games and 7.3 points per game. In her final game as a collegian, ORU lost a heart-breaker to Valparaiso in the finals of the Mid-Continent Conference Tournament.
Jenny Hardin was a threeyear star for the Golden Eagles, serving as one of the top inside-out threats in ORU history. The Claremore product teamed with three other 1,000-point scorers to lead the Golden Eagles t o N C A A To u r n a m e n t appearances in 2007 and 2008. Hardin was named to the Mid-Con All-Newcomer Team in 2005-06, when she averaged 9.9 points per game. The season ended on a sour note, though, as ORU was shocked by Oakland in the first round of the Mid-Con Tournament. Fueled by the early exit, Hardin was a force in the 2007 Mid-Con Tournament, earning an All-Tournament selection. She came off the bench to score 13.7 points per game in three victories, including a Championship rematch against Oakland, as the Golden Eagles captured the conference crown and advanced to the NCAA Tournament. For the season, Hardin averaged 15.3 points per game and was named a 2nd Team All-Conference performer. In the NCAA Tournament game against second-seeded Purdue, Hardin scored 10 points. Hardin would go back to the NCAA Tournament in 2007-08, as the Golden Eagles took the Summit League Tournament Championship. Hardin averaged 13.1 points per game for the season and was an Honorable Mention All-Summit League pick. In the NCAA Tournament matchup with legendary head coach Pat Summitt and the Tennessee Lady Vols, Hardin led the Golden Eagles with 16 points.
WILLISTON’S CAREER STATISTICS
HARDIN’S CAREER STATISTICS
Season G FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Pts. Avg. 2000-01 27 55-134 .410 11-35 .314 31-49 .633 152 5.6 2001-02 27 131-307 .427 41-108 .380 78-103 .757 381 14.1 2002-03 28 136-304 .447 55-125 .440 31-42 .738 358 12.8 2003-04 21 57-133 .429 23-58 .397 17-29 .586 154 7.3 Totals 103 379-878 .432 130-326 .399 157-223 .704 1045 10.1
Season 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 Totals
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G FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Pts. Avg. 28 100-218 .459 24-62 .387 54-88 .614 278 9.9 23 133-275 .484 28-78 .359 57-99 .576 351 15.3 30 147-330 .445 16-65 .246 84-124 .677 394 13.1 81 380-823 .462 68-205 .331 195-311 .589 1023 12.6
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19. Kristin Brady-Atkinson 1,001 Points 1998-2003 Broken Arrow, Okla.
• Ranks 3rd on ORU’s career three-point field goal list • Played on ORU’s 1999 and 2001 NCAA Tournament teams • Reached 1,000-point mark in her final game, against Valparaiso in the Mid-Con Tournament
Season 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2002-03 Totals
G FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Pts. Avg. 29 51-150 .340 21-78 .269 28-35 .800 151 5.2 28 97-269 .361 61-168 .363 46-56 .821 301 10.8 31 99-234 .423 67-163 .411 46-60 .767 311 10.0 28 81-217 .373 67-190 .353 9-13 .692 238 8.5 116 328-870 .377 216-599 .361 129-164 .787 1001 8.6
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1,000-POINT SCORERS BY NATIVE STATE
1. Oklahoma 2. Iowa Kansas Michigan Mississippi North Dakota Pennsylvania Washington -- Brazil England 1,000-POINT SCORERS BY DECADE
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BRADY-ATKINSON’S CAREER STATISTICS
1. Connie Weeks 2. Sharon Tucker 3. Margie Jackson 4. Kim Ogden 5. Vivian Herron 6. Cari Chamberlin 7. Stacy Williams 8. Kisa Bradley 9. Krista Ragan 10. Kristin Brady-Atkinson 11. Cori Williston 12. Elisha Turek 13. Jenny Hardin 14. Mariana Camargo 15. Janae Voelker 16. Kevi Luper 17. Jordan Pyle 18. Jaci Bigham 19. Georgia Jones
1,000-Point Club
Kristen Brady-Atkinson ended her ORU career as the most prolific three-point shooter of ORU’s NCAA Division I era. Brady-Atkinson knocked down 216 threepointers, which stood for nine seasons as the most threepointers by a member of one of ORU’s Division I clubs. She hit 67 threes in both 2000-01 and 2002-03, which at the time were single-season ORU Division I Era records Primarily a reserve through her career, Brady-Atkinson started in just 35 of her 116 career appearances. Brady-Atkinson’s first season was the magical campaign of 199899, when ORU charged through the Mid-Con Tournament to win their first conference crown. Brady-Atkinson scored 5.2 points per game. In 1999-00, Brady-Atkinson averaged double-figures for the first time, scoring 10.8 points per game. She knocked down 61 threepoint field goals as a sophomore. Brady-Atkinson posted her finest all-around season in 2000-01. She averaged 10.0 points and did so at an efficient 42.3% clip. From downtown, she knocked down 41.1% of her attempts. ORU won the Mid-Con Tournament title, and Brady-Atkinson scored 10 points in the near-upset of Oklahoma in the NCAA Tournament. Brady-Atkinson did not play in 2001-02, but she was as sharp as ever when she returned the following year. Brady-Atkinson again hit 67 three-pointers in her final year, and ORU won 18 games. Brady-Atkinson still ranks third on ORU’s career three-point field goal list, and she ended her career ranked second on the Mid-Con’s career three-point tally.
CHRONILOGICAL 1,000-POINT SCORERS
1970-79 1 1980-89 5 1990-99 2 2000-09 7 2010-Present 4
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1998-99 GOLDEN EAGLES
Front Row (left to right): Mgr. Royce Macklin, Asst. Coach Roxanne Long , Asst. Coach Eric Ely, Head Coach Jerry Finkbeiner, Asst. Coach Misti Cussen, Mgr. Jessica McGee Back Row (left to right): Claire Morrison, Laketa Collier, Jennifer Mills, Heather Davis, Staci Replogle, Stacy Anderson, Jessica Rhoten, Barbara Jandova, Rauna Barrett, Shannon Mims, Samantha Walton, Sheneka Miller, Iyana Butler, Jaime Mills, Krista Ragan, Kristin Brady
1998-99 RESULTS
1998-99 GOLDEN EAGLE ROSTER
OVERALL: 17-13 MID-CON: 8-6 REGULAR SEASON Nov. 17 Oklahoma State L, 58-66 Nov. 19 at Belmont L, 53-66 Nov. 22 at #7/10 Georgia L, 64-118 Nov. 28 at #14/14 Arkansas L, 56-84 Nov. 30 Evangel W, 72-58 Dec. 3 at Valparaiso* L, 51-65 Dec. 5 at IUPUI* L, 59-65 Dec. 8 Cameron W, 75-49 Dec. 12 at Wichita State L, 41-54 Dec. 20 at Cal State Fullerton W, 82-70 Dec. 22 at Cal State Northridge L, 55-70 Jan. 2 Western Illinois* W, 63-48 Jan. 4 Chicago State* W, 75-56 Jan. 7 at UMKC* W, 80-71 Jan. 14 at Oakland* W, 77-75 Jan. 16 at Youngstown State* L, 58-79 Jan. 18 Belmont W, 66-52 Jan. 23 Southern Utah* W, 82-56 Jan. 28 at Chicago State* W, 86-52 Jan. 30 at Western Illinois* W, 76-62 Feb. 4 IUPUI* W, 70-58 Feb. 6 Valparaiso* L, 65-77 Feb. 11 at Southern Utah* L, 42-60 Feb. 13 UMKC* L, 78-94 Feb. 18 Youngstown State* W, 76-70 Feb. 20 Oakland* W, 79-73 MID-CONTINENT CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT (MOLINE, ILL.) Feb. 26 vs. UMKC W, 70-58 March 1 vs. Valparaiso W, 83-62 March 2 vs. Youngstown State W, 57-52 NCAA TOURNAMENT MIDWEST REGIONAL (WEST LAFAYETTE, IND.) March 13 at #1/1 Purdue L, 48-68 * - Mid-Continent Conference Game
1998-99 STATISTICAL LEADERS SCORING REBOUNDING ASSISTS
Krista Ragan Jessica Rhoten Heather Davis Jessica Rhoten Krista Ragan
16.9 ppg 12.0 ppg 6.9 ppg 5.5 rpg 3.5 apg
# Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown 10 Kristin Brady G 5-7 Fr. Broken Arrow, Okla. 11 Krista Ragan G 5-7 R-Fr. Indianola, Okla. 14 Ayana Butler G 5-9 Fr. Hot Springs, Ark. 15 Clarie Morrison G 5-6 Fr. Sparta, N.J. 21 Heather Davis F 5-10 Sr. Weatherford, Mich. 23 Jamie Mills G 5-9 So. Midwest City, Okla. 24 Shaneka Miller F 5-11 Jr. Houston, Texas 25 Jennifer Mills G 5-9 So. Midwest City, Okla. 31 Rauna Barrett C 6-4 Fr. Oklahoma City, Okla. 32 Stacy Anderson F 6-2 Jr. Big Bear City, Calif. 33 Shannon Mims F 6-2 Fr. Spencer, Okla. 34 Jessica Rhoten F 6-2 So. Woodward, Okla. 35 Staci Replogle F 6-1 So. Catoosa, Okla. 42 Samantha Walton F 6-1 Sr. Woodward, Okla. 43 Laketa Collier F 5-10 Sr. Detroit, Mich. 44 Barbora Jandova F 6-4 Jr. Prague, Czech Republic HEAD COACH: Jerry Finkbeiner ASSISTANT COACHES: Misti Cussen, Eric Ely, Roxanne Long 1999 MIDWEST REGIONAL
March 13, 1999 West Lafayette, Ind.
PURDUE 68 ORAL ROBERTS 48 WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Krista Ragan scored a game-high 21 points as ORU fell to top-seeded Purdue in their first ever NCAA Tournament game, 68-48 Purdue closed the first half on a 12-2 run, taking a 36-17 lead at the intermission. ORU launched a 14-2 run early in the second half, cutting the deficit to 42-31 at the 16:42 mark. But the top seed had the lead back over 20 points in less than two minutes, and the game was never again in question. The No. 1 overall seed, Purdue went on the capture the national title, beating Louisiana Tech and Duke in the Final Four.
the teams that will never be forgotten. the names that will never die.
Official Box Score (16) Oral Roberts vs. (1) Purdue 3/13/99 • 3 pm ET • West Lafayette, Ind. (Mackey Arena) ORAL ROBERTS 17-13 # Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a o-d-reb pf a to 31 Barrett, f 22 1-2 0-0 2-2 1-4-5 4 1 2 34 Rhoten, f 27 2-7 2-4 0-0 0-3-3 3 1 5 10 Brady, g 18 0-5 0-2 0-0 1-2-3 2 0 3 11 Ragan, g 38 8-19 5-11 0-2 0-4-4 0 2 3 43 Collier, g 28 2-5 0-0 0-0 4-2-6 4 4 1 14 Butler 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 15 Morrison 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 21 Davis 8 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 24 Miller 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0-1 0 0 1 25 Mills 11 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2-3 2 1 1 32 Anderson 8 4-5 0-0 0-0 0-3-3 0 0 0 33 Mims 4 0-2 0-0 1-2 1-0-1 1 0 1 35 Replogle 9 0-3 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 2 0 0 42 Walton 7 0-4 0-2 0-0 0-4-4 2 0 1 44 Jandova 16 2-2 0-0 0-0 2-0-2 3 0 2 Team 1-3-4 Totals 200 19-55 7-19 3-6 12-27-39 23 9 23 34.5% 36.8% 50.0% PURDUE 29-1 # Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a o-d-reb pf a to 22 White-McCarty, f 37 5-11 0-3 5-7 5-3-8 1 6 4 33 Duhart, f 21 0-1 0-0 1-2 2-0-2 2 1 2 42 Cooper, c 25 8-10 0-0 3-7 2-2-4 1 0 3 5 Figgs, g 34 3-9 2-7 2-2 0-5-5 2 3 2 32 Douglas, g 31 4-13 0-2 5-5 2-2-4 0 2 1 3 Komara 19 0-5 0-2 2-2 0-1-1 0 1 1 15 Bird 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 23 Young 11 1-3 0-1 0-0 1-0-1 1 1 0 25 Curless 3 0-1 0-0 1-2 0-0-0 0 0 0 31 Crawford 13 0-2 0-0 4-10 1-1-2 2 0 1 40 Murdock 3 0-1 0-0 1-2 1-1-2 0 0 1 Team 2-8-10 Totals 200 21-56 2-15 24-39 16-23-39 9 14 15 37.5% 13.3% 61.5% -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Officials: Nan Sisk, Angie Lewis, Clark Stevens Technical fouls: Oral Roberts-BENCH. Purdue-None. Attendance: 9160 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Oral Roberts 17 31 48 Purdue 36 32 68
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2000-01 GOLDEN EAGLES
2000-01 RESULTS
2000-01 GOLDEN EAGLE ROSTER
* - Mid-Continent Conference Game # - Bertha Teague Classic (Mabee Center) ^ - Fun in the Sun Shootout (Cancun, Mexico)
2000-01 STATISTICAL LEADERS SCORING REBOUNDING ASSISTS
Krista Ragan 16.1 ppg Jennette Bolovinos 10.6 ppg Kristin Brady 10.0 ppg Jennette Bolovinos 5.6 rpg Krista Ragan 3.8 apg
# Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown 10 Kristin Brady G 5-7 Jr. Broken Arrow, Okla. 11 Krista Ragan G 5-7 R-Jr. Indianola, Okla. 13 Lauryn Morita G 5-2 So. Palos Verdes, Calif. 22 Christina Kelley F 5-11 Sr. Milan, Ill. 23 Cori Williston G 5-7 Fr. Jenks, Okla. 25 Chelsea Grant G 5-10 Fr. Lovington, Australia 30 Dana Whittaker G 5-9 Sr. Raytown, Mo. 31 Sonia N’Dri C 6-3 So. Abidjan, Ivory Coast 32 Staci Replogle F 6-1 Sr. Catoosa, Okla. 33 Shannon Mims F 6-2 Jr. Spencer, Okla. 34 Imen Ben Othman F 6-1 Jr. Tunis, Tunisia 40 Shayne McKenzie F 6-2 So. Haskell, Texas 41 Jennette Bolovinos F 6-2 Jr. Chatham, Ontario, Canada 44 Layla Schwarz F 6-3 Fr. Zurich, Switzerland HEAD COACH: Jerry Finkbeiner ASSISTANT COACHES: Misti Cussen, Eric Ely, Mark Ricks
2001 WEST REGIONAL
March 17, 2001 Norman, Okla.
OKLAHOMA 70 ORAL ROBERTS 64 NORMAN, Okla. - Oral Roberts could not hold on to a late lead, falling to second-seeded Oklahoma, 70-64. The announced crowd of 10,923 at the Lloyd Noble Center was the largest crowd ever to watch a women’s basketball game in the state of Oklahoma. ORU took a 54-51 lead on a Cori Williston threepoint field goal with 6:48 remaining, and they held a 57-55 advantage after a Krista Ragan three-point play minutes later. But the game turned at the 4:02 mark, when Ragan was hit with her fifth personal foul and ORU was assessed a subsequent technical foul. The resulting free throws gave the Sooners a 62-57 lead, and OU was able to hold on.
Official Box Score (15) Oral Roberts vs. (2) Oklahoma 3/7/01 • 6:30 pm CT • Norman, Okla. (Lloyd Noble Arena) ORAL ROBERTS 20-11 # Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a o-d-reb pf a to 22 Kelley, f 17 1-5 0-2 0-0 1-3-4 3 1 2 30 Whittaker, f 31 0-1 0-0 0-0 2-0-2 4 2 4 41 Bolovinos, c 33 4-10 0-0 3-5 1-3-4 0 1 3 10 Brady, g 29 3-4 3-4 1-2 0-3-3 2 3 0 11 Ragan, g 32 5-11 2-4 2-3 0-3-3 5 5 4 23 Williston 22 6-8 3-4 4-4 0-2-2 1 0 1 31 N’ Dri 2 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 1 0 0 32 Replogle 16 1-3 0-0 0-0 1-0-1 3 1 1 33 Mims 9 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 4 0 1 40 McKenzie 9 2-4 0-0 0-0 2-0-2 0 0 0 Team 0-2-2 Totals 200 23-49 8-14 10-14 7-17-24 24 13 16 46.9% 57.1% 71.4% OKLAHOMA 27-5 # Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a o-d-reb pf a to 10 Hill, f 32 8-12 0-1 0-1 3-7-10 3 1 2 21 Dales, f 33 6-10 2-4 2-6 1-4-5 0 4 5 45 Talbert, c 30 2-3 0-0 3-6 0-5-5 1 3 0 13 Hardeman, g 36 1-6 1-6 3-4 1-0-1 3 2 3 20 Caufield, g 17 0-3 0-2 1-3 1-0-1 4 1 2 00 Taylor 5 0-1 0-0 0-2 1-0-1 0 0 0 23 Seeley 13 4-7 2-2 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 0 33 Ross 34 4-8 2-6 4-4 4-2-6 3 3 5 Team 3-3-6 Totals 200 25-50 7-21 13-26 14-21-35 15 14 17 50.0% 33.3% 50.0% -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Officials: Dennis DeMayo, Bryan Burnette, Mary Struckoff Technical fouls: Oral Roberts-BENCH. Oklahoma-None. Attendance: 10923 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Oral Roberts 29 35 64 Oklahoma 31 39 70
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OVERALL: 20-11 MID-CON: 11-5 REGULAR SEASON Nov. 17 Oklahoma State # L, 63-71 Nov. 18 #14/17 Oklahoma # L, 56-87 Nov. 22 Okla. Panhandle State W, 67-45 Nov. 25 at Wichita State L, 69-75 Nov. 29 Arkansas Tech W, 71-62 Dec. 2 Youngstown State* W, 74-71 Dec. 4 Southern Utah* W, 57-54 Dec. 7 Texas A&M-CC W, 74-61 Dec. 17 Florida Atlantic^ W, 81-63 Dec. 19 #6/5 Duke^ L, 51-62 Dec. 30 at Baylor L, 56-80 Jan. 2 Tulsa W, 63-41 Jan. 6 Valparaiso* W, 79-67 Jan. 8 Oakland* W, 65-53 Jan. 13 at Western Illinois* L, 49-67 Jan. 15 at Chicago State* L, 77-81 Jan. 22 IUPUI* W, 70-47 Jan. 27 UMKC* W, 65-34 Jan. 29 Belmont W, 58-53 Feb. 3 at IUPUI* W, 78-65 Feb. 5 at Valparaiso* L, 63-65 Feb. 10 at Oakland* W, 55-54 Feb. 12 at Youngstown State* W, 69-58 Feb. 17 Chicago State* W, 69-45 Feb. 19 Western Illinois* W, 71-40 Feb. 24 at Southern Utah* L, 65-72 Feb. 26 at UMKC* L, 45-52 MID-CONTINENT CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT (FT. WAYNE, IND.) March 3 vs. Youngstown State W, 71-52 March 5 vs. Chicago State W, 54-35 March 6 vs. Oakland W, 61-46 NCAA TOURNAMENT WEST REGIONAL (NORMAN, OKLA.) March 17 at #7/7 Oklahoma L, 64-70
1999 Mid-Con Champions | 2001 Mid-Con Champions
Front Row (left to right): Staci Replogle, Shannon Mims, Sonia N’Dri, Head Coach Jerry Finkbeiner, Layla Schwartz, Jennette Bolovinos, Shayne McKenzie Back Row (left to right): Lauryn Morita, Krista Ragan, Chelsea Grant, Imen Ben Othman, Christina Kelley, Dana Whitaker, Cori Williston, Kristin Brady
the names: Kristin Brady-Atkinson (1998-03) scored her 1,000th career point in her final collegiate game
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2004-05 GOLDEN EAGLES
Front Row (left to right): Katie Langford, Julia West, Tiffany Johnson, Asst. Coach Rick Karr, Head Coach Jerry Finkbeiner, Asst. Coach Misti Cussen, Asst. Coach Dave Wilburs, Lead Cannon, Ebony Haliburton, Jeri Gilmore Back Row (left to right): Mgr. Ben Finkbeiner, Maureen Obudho, Claudia Louis, Elisha Turek, Alycia Seay, Jamie Fithian, Claudia Pereira, Sarah Davidson, Katie Fichtner, Jessica Boan, Mgr. Mercy Obudho
2004-05 RESULTS
2004-05 GOLDEN EAGLE ROSTER
OVERALL: 22-9 MID-CON: 10-6 REGULAR SEASON Nov. 19 Texas State W, 93-52 Nov. 22 Evangel W, 62-44 Nov. 26 Texas-Pan American W, 75-65 Nov. 30 Tulsa L, 64-68 Dec. 4 Oklahoma State # W, 65-61 OT Dec. 9 at #13/13 Texas Tech L, 46-79 Dec. 13 St. Gregory’s W, 103-40 Dec. 16 at Wichita State W, 73-57 Dec. 19 Memphis^ W, 87-79 Dec. 20 UMKC^ W, 59-52 Dec. 30 at Lamar W, 52-50 Jan. 3 Oakland* L, 58-65 Jan. 6 at IUPUI* W, 68-64 2OT Jan. 8 at Valparaiso* L, 55-72 Jan. 11 Southern Utah* L, 43-49 Jan. 15 Centenary* W, 59-44 Jan. 22 at Chicago State* W, 62-50 Jan. 24 at Oakland* L, 55-77 Jan. 29 UMKC* W, 62-41 Jan. 31 at Centenary* W, 87-48 Feb. 3 IUPUI* W, 88-52 Feb. 7 Western Illinois* W, 53-48 Feb. 12 Chicago State* W, 58-54 Feb. 19 at Western Illinois* L, 52-67 Feb. 21 at UMKC* W, 72-68 Feb. 26 Valparaiso* L, 58-69 Feb. 28 at Southern Utah* W, 73-71 MID-CONTINENT CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT (TULSA, OKLA.) March 6 vs. Chicago State W, 46-44 March 7 vs. Western Illinois W, 43-37 March 8 vs. UMKC W, 48-42 NCAA TOURNAMENT CHATTANOOGA REGIONAL (DALLAS, TEXAS) March 19 vs. #13/11 Texas L, 47-64 * - Mid-Continent Conference Game # - Bertha Teague Classic (Mabee Center) ^ Fun in the Sun Shootout (Cancun, Mexico)
Elisha Turek Claudia Louis Leah Cannon Elisha Turek Leah Cannon
2005 CHATTANOOGA REGIONAL
March 19, 2005 Dallas, Texas
TEXAS 64 ORAL ROBERTS 47 DALLAS, Texas - Oral Roberts played No. 3 seed Texas to within a point in the second half, but a 16-point halftime deficit was too much to overcome in a 64-47 loss. Elisha Turek led all players with 21 points, while Nina Norman scored 20 points to lead Texas. Texas took control of the game by opening on an 8-1 run, and they ended the first half on a 13-4 run to build a 34-18 advantage.
2004-05 STATISTICAL LEADERS SCORING REBOUNDING ASSISTS
# Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown 3 Leah Cannon G 5-5 Jr. Adelaide, Australia 5 Tiffany Johnson G 5-7 Jr Grove, Okla. 10 Jeri Gilmore G 5-11 Fr. Moore, Okla. 14 Claudia Pereira F 6-1 Jr. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 15 Alycia Seay F/C 6-2 So. Big Cabin, Okla. 20 Claudia Louis G/F 5-11 Sr. Baton Rouge, La. 21 Elisha Turek F 6-1 So. Council Bluffs, Iowa 23 Ebony Haliburton F 5-11 Jr. Shawnee Mission, Kan. 24 Katie Langford G 5-9 So. Arthurton, Australia 30 Julia West G 5-6 Jr. Fayetteville, N.C. 32 Jessica Boan F 5-11 Jr. Overland Park, Kan. 33 Sarah Davidson G/F 6-0 So. New South Wales, Australia 35 Jamie Fithian C 6-5 So. McPherson, Kan. 44 Maureen Obudho G/F 5-10 Sr. Mombasa, Kenya HEAD COACH: Jerry Finkbeiner ASSISTANT COACHES: Misti Cussen, Rick Karr, Dave Wilbers
18.3 ppg 10.1 ppg 7.7 ppg 9.6 rpg 4.3 apg
ORU shot 52.2% in the second half to stay within striking distance of the Longhorns. A three-pointer by Turek with 13:48 to play cut the gap to 41-30, the closest ORU got in the second period of play.
the teams that will never be forgotten. the names that will never die.
Official Box Score (14) Oral Roberts vs. (3) Texas 3/19/05 • 11 am CT • Dallas, Texas (Reunion Arena) ORAL ROBERTS 22-9 # Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a o-d-reb pf a to 20 Louis, f 29 2-2 0-0 2-2 1-2-3 4 2 7 21 Turek, f 38 8-20 2-3 3-5 4-3-7 3 0 2 15 Seay, c 25 2-6 0-2 1-2 1-0-1 2 0 2 3 Cannon, g 37 1-4 0-1 0-0 0-2-2 3 5 3 24 Langford, g 22 1-3 0-0 0-0 3-4-7 0 1 4 5 Johnson 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 10 Gilmore 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 14 Pereira 8 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 1 1 30 West 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 2 0 0 32 Boan 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 33 Davidson 17 2-4 1-1 0-0 0-2-2 1 1 1 35 Fithian 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 1 44 Obudho 17 2-3 0-0 0-0 2-1-3 2 1 2 Team 0-1-1 Totals 200 19-44 3-7 6-9 11-15-26 17 11 23 43.2% 42.9% 66.7% TEXAS 22-8 # Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a o-d-reb pf a to 4 Bowers, f 22 1-5 0-1 1-2 1-2-3 2 0 1 21 Schreiber, f 21 2-5 1-2 2-2 1-1-2 3 0 1 33 Jackson, c 40 3-6 0-0 7-9 3-6-9 0 2 4 11 Carey, g 34 5-9 3-7 0-0 0-0-0 2 3 1 22 Norman, g 37 7-11 2-3 4-4 0-1-1 0 5 4 1 Cobbins 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 0 23 Reed 12 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 0 0 2 43 Hastings 25 4-7 0-0 0-0 3-2-5 3 0 2 44 Robinson 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 1 0 51 Mieloszynska 4 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-1-1 1 0 0 Team 1-2-3 Totals 200 22-45 6-14 14-17 9-16-25 12 11 15 48.9% 42.9% 82.4% -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Officials: Barb Smith, Roy Gulbeyan, Dan Outlaw Technical fouls: Oral Roberts-None. Texas-None. Attendance: 4700 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Oral Roberts 18 29 47 Texas 34 30 64
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2006-07 GOLDEN EAGLES
2006-07 RESULTS
2006-07 GOLDEN EAGLE ROSTER
* - Mid-Continent Conference Game # - Bertha Teague Classic (Tulsa, Okla.)
2006-07 STATISTICAL LEADERS SCORING REBOUNDING ASSISTS
Elisha Turek 17.2 ppg Jenny Hardin 15.3 ppg Rachel Watman 7.8 ppg Elisha Turek 10.5 rpg Mariana Camargo 4.0 apg
# Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown 1 Mariana Camargo G 5-10 So. Blumenau, Brazil 3 Elisa Martins G/F 6-1 So. Curitiba, Brazil 4 Rachel Watman G 5-9 So. Sydney, Australia 10 Kelly Kindell G 5-5 Fr. Schulter, Okla. 11 Janae Voelker G/F 5-11 Fr. Newton, Kan. 12 Jenny Hardin F/C 6-3 So. Claremore, Okla. 13 Chelsie Shockley G 5-7 Jr. Las Cruces, N.M. 14 Charity Czerwinski G 5-5 Jr. Cheyenne, Wyo. 15 Alycia Seay F/C 6-2 Sr. Big Cabin, Okla. 21 Elisha Turek F 6-1 Sr. Council Bluffs, Iowa 23 Ebony Haliburton F 5-11 Jr. Kansas City, Mo. 24 Katie Langford G 5-9 Sr. Arthurton, Australia 33 Sarah Davidson G/F 6-0 Sr. New South Wales, Australia 35 Jamie Fithian C 6-5 Sr. McPherson, Kan. 44 Carol Volpato F 6-1 Jr. Tubarao, Brazil HEAD COACH: Jerry Finkbeiner ASSISTANT COACHES: Misti Cussen, Rick Karr, Dave Wilbers 2007 DALLAS REGIONAL
March 17, 2007 Minneapolis, Minn.
PURDUE 63 ORAL ROBERTS 42 MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. - Elisha Turek’s final game as a Golden Eagle came on March 17, 2007, a 63-42 loss to Purdue in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament. Purdue established command immediately, holding Turek to four points on 2-for-5 shooting in the first 20 minutes. The Boilermakers were on fire in the first half, shooting a scalding 58.3% to build an 18-point lead. After halftime, the Boilermakers built their biggest lead, 58-32, on a driving layup by Jodi Howell with 12:42 left. Turek finished the game with 16 points and 11 rebounds.
Official Box Score (15) Oral Roberts vs. (2) Purdue 3/17/07 • 9:30 pm ET • Minneapolis, Minn. (Williams Arena) ORAL ROBERTS 22-11 # Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a o-d-reb pf a to 12 Hardin, f 35 4-10 1-4 1-4 0-0-0 1 2 2 21 Turek, f 39 7-17 0-0 2-2 4-7-11 4 0 1 1 Camargo, g 26 3-8 0-0 1-4 1-6-7 0 0 4 5 Watman, g 27 1-4 0-3 3-3 2-1-3 0 2 5 24 Langford, g 35 0-5 0-4 0-0 0-0-0 3 2 0 3 Martins 13 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 0 1 1 10 Kindell 1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 13 Shockley 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 15 Seay 4 2-2 0-0 0-0 1-0-1 0 0 0 23 Haliburton 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 0 1 0 33 Davidson 16 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 2 35 Fithian 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 44 Volpato 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 Team 2-2-4 Totals 200 17-48 1-12 7-13 10-18-28 8 8 15 35.4% 8.3% 53.8% PURDUE 29-5 # Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a o-d-reb pf a to 32 Wisdom-Hylton, f 31 8-11 0-0 0-0 2-7-9 3 0 4 35 Lawless, f 33 4-6 1-1 0-0 0-1-1 1 1 1 00 Howell, g 18 3-5 1-2 1-1 0-4-4 0 3 1 1 Gearlds, g 35 4-11 1-1 2-2 0-5-5 1 1 1 20 Malone, g 30 4-8 2-5 0-0 0-1-1 3 5 4 11 Mioton 14 1-3 1-1 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 14 Dildine 3 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 15 Campbell 13 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2-2 2 2 1 24 Freeman 19 2-3 0-0 2-2 1-0-1 1 6 1 45 France 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 55 Garriga 3 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 0 0 0 Team 2-3-5 1 Totals 200 26-49 6-10 5-5 5-24-29 11 18 14 53.1% 60.0% 100% -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Officials: Marianne Karp, Robert Strong, Peter Contreras Technical fouls: Oral Roberts-None. Purdue-None. Attendance: 2810 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Oral Roberts 17 25 42 Purdue 35 28 63
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OVERALL: 22-11 MID-CON: 8-6 REGULAR SEASON Nov. 11 North Dakota State W, 82-67 Nov. 18 at Central Arkansas W, 93-59 Nov. 20 Tulsa W, 74-61 Nov. 22 Southern W, 88-46 Nov. 25 at #25/RV Texas L, 40-79 Nov. 29 Arkansas Pine-Bluff W, 74-54 Dec. 2 vs. Oklahoma State^ L, 53-78 Dec. 6 at Wichita State W, 71-55 Dec. 14 at Texas Tech L, 67-79 Dec. 16 St. Gregory’s W, 111-42 Dec. 21 at Creighton L, 64-72 Dec. 29 Evangel W, 87-46 Dec. 30 Central Arkansas W, 88-55 Jan. 6 Valparaiso* L, 54-57 Jan. 8 Western Illinois* L, 41-44 Jan. 13 at UMKC* W, 66-45 Jan. 15 at Southern Utah* L, 45-58 Jan. 19 Texas-Pan American W, 68-47 Jan. 22 at Centenary* W, 86-61 Jan. 27 IUPUI* W, 71 -56 Jan. 29 Oakland* OT L, 64-58 Feb. 3 at Western Illinois* W, 55-52 Feb. 5 at Valparaiso* L, 56-66 Feb. 10 Southern Utah* W, 60-52 Feb. 12 UMKC* W, 62-53 Feb. 17 Chicago State W, 76-55 Feb. 19 Centenary* W, 87-58 Feb. 24 at Oakland* W, 60-57 Feb. 26 at IUPUI* L, 56-60 MID-CONTINENT CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT (TULSA, OKLA.) March 4 vs. UMKC W, 52-44 March 5 vs. Valparaiso W, 69-63 March 6 vs. Oakland W, 72-55 NCAA TOURNAMENT DALLAS REGIONAL (MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.) March 17 vs. #11/15 Purdue L, 42-63
2005 Mid-Con Champions | 2007 Mid-Con Champions
Front Row (left to right): Katie Langford, Sarah Davidson, Alycia Seay, Elisha Turek, Jamie Fithian, Ebony Haliburton Back Row (left to right): Charity Czerwinski, Rachel Watman, Mariana Camargo, Janae Voelker, Jenny Hardin, Carol Volpato, Elisa Martins, Chelsie Shockley, Kelly Kindell
the teams: The 2004-05 ORU team held all three of their mid-con tournament opponents under 45 points
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2007-08 GOLDEN EAGLES
Front Row (left to right): Asst. Coach Nina Stone, Head Coach Jerry Finkbeiner, Asst. Coach Misti Cussen, Asst. Coach Eric Ely Back Row (left to right): Kelly Kindell, Lameka Oakes, Janae Voelker, Mariana Camargo, Amanda Predovic, Carol Volpato, Monah Pegorari, Jenny Hardin, Leanne Robison, Whitney Wehmeyer, Corrie Hester, Rachel Waltman, Demesha Heard
2007-08 RESULTS OVERALL: 19-14 SUMMIT: 10-8 REGULAR SEASON Nov. 10 Cameron W, 70-50 Nov. 13 at Tulsa W, 48-33 Nov. 17 Northern Colorado W, 83-56 Nov. 24 at Central Arkansas W, 73-54 Dec. 1 at Texas Southern L, 48-52 Dec. 3 at Boise State L, 64-73 Dec. 8 South Dakota State* W, 67-57 Dec. 10 North Dakota State* W, 73-68 OT Dec. 15 Missouri State W, 96-79 Dec. 18 at Texas Tech L, 61-91 Dec. 21 Creighton L, 57-60 Dec. 28 at #24/25 Oklahoma St. L, 65-83 Jan. 1 at Texas-Pan American W, 60-40 Jan. 5 at Centenary* W, 77-57 Jan. 12 at Oakland* L, 57-71 Jan. 14 at IPFW W, 81-62 Jan. 19 Western Illinois* L, 46-60 Jan. 21 IUPUI* L, 49-68 Jan. 26 at Southern Utah* L, 49-52 Jan. 28 at UMKC* W, 67-63 Feb. 2 Centenary* W, 79-35 Feb. 9 IPFW* W, 88-71 Feb. 11 Oakland* W, 73-66 Feb. 16 at IUPUI* L, 66-69 Feb. 18 at Western Illinois* L, 51-54 Feb. 23 UMKC* W, 65-56 Feb. 25 Southern Utah* W, 71-42 March 1 at North Dakota State* L, 72-75 2OT March 3 at South Dakota State* L, 67-88 SUMMIT LEAGUE TOURNAMENT (TULSA, OKLA.) March 9 vs. IPFW W, 82-67 March 10 vs. Oakland W, 71-61 March 11 vs. IUPUI W, 66-53 NCAA TOURNAMENT OKLAHOMA CITY REGIONAL (WEST LAFAYETTE, IND.) March 23 vs. #3/3 Tennessee L, 55-94 * - Summit League Game
2007-08 STATISTICAL LEADERS SCORING REBOUNDING ASSISTS
Mariana Camargo 13.3 ppg Jenny Hardin 13.1 ppg Rachel Watman 12.6 ppg Janae Voelker 8.4 rpg Mariana Camargo 5.0 apg
2007-08 GOLDEN EAGLE ROSTER
# Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown 00 Amanda Predovic G 5-11 So. Tulsa, Okla. 1 Mariana Camargo G 5-11 Jr. Blumenau, Brazil 5 Rachel Watman G 5-8 Jr. Sydney, Australia 10 Kelly Kindell G 5-4 So. Schulter, Okla. 11 Janae Voelker F 5-10 So. Newton, Kan. 12 Jenny Hardin F 6-2 Jr. Claremore, Okla. 21 Demesha Heard G 5-4 Jr. Oklahoma City, Okla. 23 Whitney Wehmeyer G 5-11 Fr. Stockdale, Texas 24 Corrie Hester G 5-8 Fr. Houston, Texas 25 Leanne Robison G 6-0 Fr. Laddonia, Mo. 43 Monah Pegorari C 6-3 Jr. Americana, Brazil 44 Carol Volpato F 6-0 Sr. Tubarao, Brazil HEAD COACH: Jerry Finkbeiner ASSISTANT COACHES: Misti Cussen, Eric Ely, Nina Stone
2008 OKLAHOMA CITY REGIONAL
March 23, 2008 West Lafayette, Ind.
TENNESSEE 94 ORAL ROBERTS 55 WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - In their lone meeting with legendary coach Pat Summitt, ORU was worn down in the second half of a 94-55 loss at Purdue’s Mackey Arena. A three-pointer by Janae Voelker cut Tennessee’s lead to 55-43 with 16:41 remaining, but the Volunteers turned on the jets down the stretch and closed the game on a 36-12 run. Jenny Hardin led ORU with 16 points, while Angie Bjorklund had 16 for the Volunteers. Tennessee went on the capture the national title in Tampa, squeaking by LSU, 47-46, in the and beating Stanford, 64-48, in the Final Four.
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Official Box Score (16) Oral Roberts vs. (1) Tennessee 3/23/08 • 9:30 pm ET • West Lafayette, Ind. (Mackey Arena) ORAL ROBERTS 19-14 # Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a o-d-reb pf a to 11 Voelker, f 31 3-11 3-7 0-0 1-10-11 2 1 5 12 Hardin, f 35 7-15 2-4 0-0 1-1-2 4 2 6 1 Camargo, g 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 5 Watman, g 39 6-11 1-4 2-3 0-1-1 3 6 5 21 Heard, g 30 1-6 0-1 2-2 0-1-1 2 4 5 00 Predovic 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 10 Kindell 12 0-2 0-2 0-0 1-0-1 0 0 0 20 Frierson 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 2 0 0 23 Wehmeyer 1 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 1 25 Robison 32 1-3 0-0 3-4 1-1-2 2 0 2 43 Pegorari 18 3-3 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 5 0 1 Team 2-1-3 Totals 200 21-52 6-19 7-9 6-16-22 20 13 25 40.4% 31.6% 77.8% TENNESSEE 31-2 # Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a o-d-reb pf a to 3 Parker, f 18 6-9 0-0 2-3 0-4-4 4 2 2 55 Anosike, c 25 3-4 0-0 5-5 2-1-3 3 3 3 00 Bobbitt, g 28 2-7 2-6 0-0 1-0-1 1 3 2 14 Hornbuckle, g 24 4-6 3-5 2-2 4-2-6 1 7 2 33 Auguste, g 32 4-7 0-0 5-6 1-2-3 2 2 3 5 Bjorklund 18 5-13 4-10 2-2 3-4-7 1 0 4 20 Smallbone 15 3-5 1-3 0-0 1-2-3 0 2 0 21 Baugh 20 2-4 0-0 4-6 3-2-5 2 0 2 44 Fuller 20 2-11 2-5 0-1 2-6-8 0 2 1 TEAM 3-2-5 Totals 200 31-66 12-29 20-25 20-25-45 14 21 19 47.0% 41.4% 80.0% -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Officials: Kathleen Lynch, Janice Aliberti, Kathy Lonergan Technical fouls: Oral Roberts-None. Tennessee-None. Attendance: 4380 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Oral Roberts 34 21 55 Tennessee 48 46 94
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The 40th season
2012-13 RESULTS
2012-13 GOLDEN EAGLE ROSTER
* - Southland Conference Game
Kevi Luper Jaci Bigham Taylor Cooper Sarah Shelton Jaci Bigham
2013 OKLAHOMA CITY REGIONAL
March 23, 2013 Knoxville, Tenn.
TENNESSEE 83 ORAL ROBERTS 62 KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - ORU’s legendary class of 2013 ended their careers on the greatest court in women’s basketball with an 83-62 loss to Tennessee at Thompson-Boling Arena. All-American Kevi Luper ended her career with a game-high 20-point effort, while fellow senior Savanna Buck scored 15 points. All-time ORU assist leader Jaci Bigham ended her collegiate career with three points.
2012-13 STATISTICAL LEADERS SCORING REBOUNDING ASSISTS
# Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown 1 Emma Gade F 6-0 R-Fr. Stillwater, Okla. 3 Taylor Cooper F 6-0 Fr. Shawnee, Okla. 4 Krisztina Velkey G 5-9 Fr. Nagykoros, Hungary 12 Christian Key G 5-10 Jr. Tulsa, Okla. 13 Savanna Buck F 5-10 Sr. Tomball, Texas 15 Kevi Luper G 5-10 Sr. Adair, Okla. 21 Elisabeth Daniels G 5-6 So. Tuttle, Okla. 22 Jaci Bigham G 5-6 Sr. McAlester, Okla. 23 Bernadett Balla F 6-2 So. Pecs, Hungary 24 Jenni Bryan G 5-9 Jr. Coweta, Okla. 25 Felecia Achilefu F 5-11 Fr. Tulsa, Okla. 42 Sarah Shelton C 6-3 R-Jr. Ft. Worth, Texas HEAD COACH: Misti Cussen ASSISTANT COACHES: Bojan Jankovic, Royce Samuels, Krista Binam DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS: Kyron Stokes
19.0 ppg 12.4 ppg 10.4 ppg 5.6 rpg 6.7 apg
ORU scored the first four points and led the game for the first 3:31. But a seven-minute field goal drought helped the Lady Vols build an insurmountable 26-point lead, and they won by 21 points.
Official Box Score (15) Oral Roberts vs. (2) Tennessee 3/23/13 • 1:30 pm ET • Knoxville, Tenn. (Thompson-Boling Arena) ORAL ROBERTS 18-13 # Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a o-d-reb pf a to 3 Cooper, f 40 4-18 3-11 4-6 2-4-6 2 2 4 13 Buck, f 39 4-6 0-0 7-11 2-7-9 4 3 3 42 Shelton, c 34 1-6 0-0 0-0 8-2-10 4 0 1 15 Luper, g 38 8-21 2-3 2-2 2-2-4 2 1 3 22 Bigham, g 30 1-9 1-6 0-0 0-3-3 2 2 5 12 Key 13 3-4 1-2 0-0 1-2-3 1 1 4 23 Balla 6 0-2 0-1 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 0 Team 3-1-4 Totals 200 21-66 7-23 13-19 18-21-39 16 9 20 37.0% 30.4% 68.4% TENNESSEE 25-7 # Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a o-d-reb pf a to 12 Graves, f 26 3-5 0-0 5-8 3-4-7 1 3 1 4 Williams, g 24 2-7 0-1 1-1 2-1-3 3 3 3 5 Massengale, g 28 3-8 3-5 4-4 0-3-3 1 6 2 10 Simmons, g 29 7-18 1-7 3-3 2-3-5 0 1 1 13 Spani, g 29 1-7 1-3 2-2 0-3-3 0 1 1 1 Phillips 5 1-2 0-0 0-0 1-0-1 1 0 2 2 Jones 20 2-3 0-0 3-4 2-2-4 4 0 2 11 Burdick 19 5-8 1-1 2-2 4-4-8 4 1 2 20 Harrison 13 3-5 0-0 1-1 1-4-5 1 1 3 21 Moore 7 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-2-2 0 2 2 Team 3-4-7 Totals 200 28-65 6-17 21-25 18-30-48 15 18 19 43.1% 35.3% 84.0% -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Officials: Cathi Cornel, Eric Koch, Jules Gallien Technical fouls: Oral Roberts-None. Tennessee-None. Attendance: 6833 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Oral Roberts 31 31 62 Tennessee 44 39 83
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OVERALL: 18-13 SOUTHLAND: 13-5 REGULAR SEASON Nov. 9 Tulsa W, 64-53 Nov. 16 at UT-Arlington W, 73-41 Nov. 19 Arkansas L, 57-80 Nov. 21 at UALR L, 47-79 Nov. 29 at Missouri State L, 72-73 OT Dec. 5 Evangel W, 96-34 Dec. 12 at #3/3 Baylor L, 56-94 Dec. 14 at Louisiana Tech L, 59-61 Dec. 20 at #RV/21 Nebraska L, 67-80 Dec. 28 at DePaul L, 74-97 Jan. 3 at Southeastern La.* W, 81-62 Jan. 5 at Nicholls State* L, 66-69 Jan. 10 Northwestern State* W, 66-55 Jan. 12 Stephen F. Austin* W, 63-56 Jan. 17 at Texas A&M-CC* W, 58-41 Jan. 19 at Sam Houston State* L, 47-54 Jan. 24 Lamar* W, 77-48 Jan. 26 McNeese State* L, 71-72 Jan. 31 Nicholls State* W, 84-56 Feb. 2 Southeastern La.* W, 90-48 Feb. 7 at Northwestern State* L, 63-67 Feb. 9 at Stephen F. Austin* W, 68-64 Feb. 14 Sam Houston State* W, 90-40 Feb. 16 Texas A&M-CC* W, 81-59 Feb. 19 Central Arkansas* W, 76-69 Feb. 28 at McNeese State* L, 71-76 March 2 at Lamar* W, 62-55 March 9 at Central Arkansas* W, 68-53 SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT (KATY, TEXAS) March 15 vs. McNeese State W, 79-66 Match 16 vs. Sam Houston State W, 72-66 NCAA TOURNAMENT OKLAHOMA CITY REGIONAL (KONXVILLE, TENN.) March 23 at No. 10/9 Tennessee L, 62-83
2008 Summit League Champions | 2013 Southland Conference Champions
2012-13 GOLDEN EAGLES
Front Row (left to right): Mgr. Katelyn Lowe, Mgr. Sarah Hearon, Dir. of Operations Kyron Stokes, Asst. Coach Royce Samuels, Head Coach Misti Cussen, Asst. Coach Krista Binam, Asst. Coach Bojan Jankovic, Mgr. Candace Tripke, Athletic Trainer Daniel Steward Back Row (left to right): Krisztina Velkey, Felecia Achilefu, Christian Key, Taylor Cooper, Bernadett Balla, Sarah Shelton, Emma Gade, Savanna Buck, Kevi Luper, Jaci Bigham, Elisabeth Daniels
the teams: The 2007-08 ORU squad was the first to win the rebranded summit league tournament
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NCAA TOURNAMENT
AIAW TOURNAMENT
SIX APPEARANCES OVERALL RECORD: 0-6 DATE OPPONENT RESULT 1999 • Midwest Region • No. 16 Seed West Lafayette, Ind. 3/13/99 (1) Purdue L, 48-68 2001 • West Region • No. 15 Seed Norman, Okla. 3/17/01 (2) Oklahoma L, 64-70 2005 • Chattanooga Region • No. 14 Seed Dallas, Texas 3/19/05 (3) Texas L, 47-64 2007 • Dallas Region • No. 15 Seed Minneapolis, Minn. 3/17/07 (2) Purdue L, 42-63 2008 • Oklahoma City Region • No. 16 Seed West Lafayette, Ind. 3/23/08 (1) Tennessee L, 55-94 2013 • Oklahoma City Region • No. 15 Seed Knoxville, Tenn. 3/23/13 (2) Tennessee L, 62-83 WOMEN’S NIT
FOUR APPEARANCES OVERALL RECORD: 4-4 DATE OPPONENT 1983 • THIRD PLACE Amarillo, Texas 3/17/83 Hawaii 3/18/83 Memphis State 3/19/83 Weber State 2010 Springfield, Mo. 3/19/10 Missouri State 2011 • SWEET 16 Ft. Worth, Texas 3/17/11 TCU Tulsa, Okla. 3/21/11 Tulane 3/23/11 Arkansas 2012 Wichita, Kan. 3/16/12 Wichita State
RESULT W, 69-60 L, 61-88 W, 78-75
L, 53-75
W, 78-74 W, 92-86 L, 59-78
L, 57-79
DATE OPPONENT RESULT 1978 STATE TOURNAMENT • CHAMPIONS Talequah, Okla. 2/24/78 NW Oklahoma St. W, 67-53 2/25/78 Oklahoma W, 57-53 2/27/78 Tulsa W, 88-51 SOUTHWEST REGIONAL Nacogdoches, Texas 3/22/78 North Texas W, 67-48 3/23/78 Louisiana Tech L, 61-60 3/24/78 Southern W, 75-71 1979 STATE TOURNAMENT • CHAMPIONS Weatherford, Okla. 2/22/79 East Central W, 67-47 2/23/79 Northeastern St. W, 88-69 2/24/79 Oklahoma W, 69-66 SOUTHWEST REGIONAL Tulsa, Okla. 3/7/79 North Texas W, 62-55 3/8/79 Texas L, 68-77 1980 STATE TOURNAMENT • CHAMPIONS Norman, Okla. 2/21/80 Oklahoma City W, 80-69 2/22/80 Oklahoma W, 73-60 SOUTHWEST REGIONAL Baton Rouge, La. 3/5/80 McNeese State L, 71-72 1981 STATE TOURNAMENT • CHAMPIONS Oklahoma City, Okla. 2/24/81 Oklahoma State W, 69-54 2/26/81 Oklahoma W, 72-62 SOUTHWEST REGIONAL QUALIFIER Tulsa, Okla. 3/7/81 Arkansas W, 59-57 SOUTHWEST REGIONAL Nacogdoches, Texas 3/12/81 Texas L, 63-97 SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT TWO APPEARANCES • ONE CHAMPIONSHIP OVERALL RECORD: 2-1 DATE OPPONENT RESULT 2013 • Katy, Texas • No. 1 Seed • CHAMPIONS 3/15/13 (5) McNeese State W, 79-66 3/16/13 (2) Sam Houston State W, 72-66 2014 • Katy, Texas • No. 8 Seed 3/13/13 (5) Nicholls State L, 66-77
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MID-CONTINENT CONFERENCE/ SUMMIT LEAGUE TOURNAMENT 15 APPEARANCES • FIVE CHAMPIONSHIPS OVERALL RECORD: 21-10 DATE OPPONENT RESULT 1998 • Moline, Ill. • No. 6 Seed 2/28/98 (3) Buffalo L, 52-63 1999 • Moline, Ill. • No. 4 Seed • CHAMPIONS 2/26/99 (5) UMKC W, 70-58 3/1/99 (1) Valparaiso W, 83-62 3/2/99 (2) Youngstown State W, 57-52 2000 • Ft. Wayne, Ind. • No. 5 Seed 3/3/00 (4) Valparaiso L, 46-60 2001 • Ft. Wayne, Ind. • No. 2 Seed • CHAMPIONS 3/3/01 (7) Youngstown State W, 71-52 3/5/01 (6) Chicago State W, 54-35 3/6/01 (1) Oakland W, 61-46 2002 • Ft. Wayne, Ind. • No. 6 Seed 3/2/02 (3) Western Illinois W, 75-72 OT 3/4/02 (2) Oakland L, 71-74 2003 • Kansas City, Mo. • No. 5 Seed 3/8/03 (4) Valparaiso L, 56-94 2004 • Kansas City, Mo. • No. 5 Seed 3/6/04 (4) Oakland W, 57-49 3/8/04 (1) Western Illinois W, 72-70 OT 3/9/04 (2) Valparaiso L, 63-64 2005 • Tulsa, Okla. • No. 4 Seed • CHAMPIONS 3/6/05 (5) Chicago State W, 46-44 3/7/05 (1) Western Illinois W, 43-37 3/8/05 (7) UMKC W, 48-43 2006 • Tulsa, Okla. • No. 3 Seed 3/5/06 (6) Oakland L, 37-50 2007 • Tulsa, Okla. • No. 3 Seed • CHAMPIONS 3/4/07 (6) UMKC W, 52-44 3/5/07 (2) Valparaiso W, 69-63 3/6/07 (1) Oakland W, 72-55 2008 • Tulsa, Okla. • No. 4 Seed • CHAMPIONS 3/9/08 (5) IPFW W, 82-67 3/10/08 (1) Oakland W, 71-61 3/11/08 (3) IUPUI W, 66-53 2009 • Sioux Falls, S.D. • No. 8 Seed 3/7/09 (1) South Dakota State L, 49-77 2010 • Sioux Falls, S.D. • No. 1 Seed 3/6/10 (8) Southern Utah W, 97-81 3/8/10 (4) UMKC W, 77-71 3/9/10 (3) South Dakota State L, 75-79 OT 2011 • Sioux Falls, S.D. • No. 1 Seed 3/5/11 (8) Western Illinois W, 108-79 3/7/11 (4) Oakland L, 62-96 2012 • Sioux Falls, S.D. • No. 2 Seed 3/3/12 (7) Western Illinois L, 71-83
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REGULAR SEASON TOURNAMENTS RESULT L, 44-84 L, 50-62 L, 53-70 L, 50-92 L, 72-81 L, 38-73 L, 52-83 L, 76-107 L, 66-83 L, 51-68 L, 63-71 L, 56-87 W, 65-61 OT W, 67-47 L, 42-70 L, 53-78 L, 42-90
BETHANY/SOUTHERN NAZARENE TOURNAMENT (5-0) Bethany, Okla. 2/5/76 Panhandle State W, 56-52 2/6/76 Oklahoma Baptist W, 48-44 2/17/77 Oklahoma Baptist W, 64-41 2/18/77 at Southern Nazarene W, 76-56 2/19/77 Langston W, 65-51
CARDINAL CLASSIC (0-2) Palo Alto, Calif. 12/19/91 at #2/2 Stanford 12/20/91 #8/8 NC State COWGIRL CLASSIC/INVITATIONAL (0-6) Stillwater, Okla. 1/5/89 at Oklahoma State 1/6/89 North Texas 1/3/92 at Oklahoma State 1/4/92 Southern Miss 12/28/92 at Oklahoma State 12/29/92 UMKC COZUMEL CUP (1-1) Cozumel, Mexico 12/19/08 USC Upstate 12/20/08 UT-San Antonio DALLAS HILTON INN CLASSIC (2-2) Dallas, Texas 12/14/84 at SMUL, 66-75 12/15/84 Stephen F. Austin 12/13/85 at SMU 12/14/85 Stephen F. Austin DIAL SOAP CLASSIC (4-6) Miami, Fla. 12/30/82 Fairfield 12/31/82 Eastern Kentucky Tempe, Ariz. 11/28/86 at Arizona State 11/29/86 San Francisco Lawrence, Kan. 12/2/88 at Kansas 12/3/88 Grambling 12/3/93 at #15/16 Kansas 12/4/93 Jackson State Pullman, Wash. 12/1/95 Western Illinois 12/2/95 at Washington State
L, 69-75 W, 57-55
L, 74-112 L, 60-92
L, 67-85 L, 86-102 L, 43-57 L, 66-82 L, 31-105 L, 35-64
W, 82-60 L, 62-74
DOMINO’S PIZZA CLASSIC (1-1) Missoula, Mont. 12/4/87 Oregon 12/5/87 Lamar
L, 64-85 W, 82-80
EL RENO TOURNAMENT (2-0) El Reno, Okla. 2/13/76 Southern Nazarene 2/14/76 at El Reno
NAVY CLASSIC (0-2) Annapolis, Md. 11/19/10 Harvard 11/20/10 Villanova
L, 76-84 L, 52-61
W, 56-55 W, 75-58
FLORIDA ATLANTIC CLASSIC (0-2) Boca Raton, Fla. 12/30/96 Georgetown 12/31/96 South Alabama
NEBRASKA INVITATIONAL (0-2) Lincoln, Neb. 11/29/91 Rice 11/30/91 Grambling
L, 78-87 L, 77-78
L, 65-70 L, 54-60
FLYING QUEENS CLASSIC (0-3) Plainview, Texas 11/25/76 at #2 Wayland Baptist 11/26/76 West Texas A&M 11/27/76 Texas Tech
NSU CLASSIC (0-2) Tahlequah, Okla. 11/27/89 at Northeastern State 11/28/89 Southern Arkansas
L, 66-91 L, 83-92
L, 62-101 L, 74-75 L, 62-66
OBU CLASSIC (0-2) Shawnee, Okla. 11/24/89 Southern Nazarene 11/25/89 at Oklahoma Baptist
L, 45-100 L, 73-100
OKLAHOMA HOLIDAY CLASSIC (0-2) Norman, Okla. 12/28/93 Southern 12/29/93 Michigan
L, 62-86 L, 58-72
GARDEN PLAZA CLASSIC (0-2) Murfreesboro, Tenn. 12/10/93 at Middle Tennessee 12/11/93 UMKC
W, 81-63 L, 51-62 L, 58-60 L, 58-75 W, 47-43 L, 42-70 W, 87-79 W, 59-52 W, 94-78 L, 85-90
L, 55-81 L, 78-82 2OT
GOLDEN BEAR CLASSIC (1-3) Berkely, Calif. 12/2/83 New Mexico 12/3/83 at California 11/30/84 at California 12/1/84 Texas A&M
W, 84-70 L, 61-64 L, 66-86 L, 48-87
HOSS’S RED FLASH CLASSIC (1-1) Loretto, Pa. 12/30/95 Delaware State 12/31/95 Akron
W, 72-55 L, 60-77
HOLIDAY INN OVERLAND PARK CLASSIC (0-2) Kansas City, Mo. 11/29/96 Mississippi State L, 57-63 11/30/96 at UMKC L, 54-84
W, 70-68 W, 91-69 L, 64-69
KANSAS CLASSIC (2-0) Emporia, Kan. 11/30/79 Hastings 12/1/79 at Emporia State
W, 73-59 W, 81-78
LADY AGGIE CLASSIC (0-2) College Station, Texas 11/25/88 McNeese State 11/26/88 UT-Arlington
L, 63-91 L, 80-81 2OT
LADY RAIDER CLASSIC (1-1) Lubbock, Texas 12/5/92 Northwestern State 12/6/92 Texas-Pan American
L, 61-94 W, 85-59
L, 62-99 L, 74-84 L, 75-89 L, 66-90 L, 66-94 W, 64-57 W, 70-52 L, 54-84
MIDWEST ROUNDBALL CLASSIC (1-2) Tulsa, Okla. 12/16/88 Nevada 12/17/88 UT-Arlington 12/18/88 TCU
W, 99-76 W, 92-71
W, 96-74 L, 79-89 L, 74-87
PRESEASON WNIT (0-2) Boulder, Colo. 11/9/01 at #12/13 Colorado Albuqurque, N.M. 11/11/05 at New Mexico
L, 49-78 L, 52-69
PHILLIPS CLASSIC (0-2) Enid, Okla. 12/1/89 Southwestern Oklahoma 12/2/89 at Phillips
L, 64-138 L, 81-107
PITTSBURG STATE TOURNAMENT (0-2) Pittsburg, Kan. 1/5/90 St. Mary’s (Texas) 1/6/90 Emporia State
L, 66-68 L, 62-94
SCHOOL OF THE OZARKS CLASSIC (0-2) Point Lookout, Mo. 11/10/89 Missouri Baptist 11/11/89 at School of the Ozarks
L, 72-77 L, 53-79
SHOCKER HOLIDAY CLASSIC (2-1) Wichita, Kan. 1/3/79 at Wichita State 1/4/79 Nebraska-Omaha 1/5/79 Wyoming
W, 88-52 L, 63-64 W, 65-53
QUEENS HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT (2-1) Flushing, N.Y. 12/27/77 Fordham 12/28/77 #6 Old Dominion 12/29/77 Michigan State
W, 72-59 L, 48-82 W, 70-67
CMU/JENNIES CLASSIC (3-4) Warrensburg, Mo. 1/12/78 #19 Memphis 1/13/78 Nebraska-Omaha 1/14/78 Temple (Texas) 12/8/89 at Central Missouri 12/9/89 Kearney State 12/7/90 at Central Missouri 12/8/90 Southern Colorado
W, 68-67 W, 63-51 L, 71-77 L, 66-107 L, 65-103 L, 76-97 W, 76-74
WHITMAN COUGAR CLASSIC (1-1) Pullman, Wash. 12/12/87 at Washington State 12/13/87 Baylor
L, 78-94 W, 86-73
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CAL POLY POMONA TOURNAMENT (1-1) Pomona, Calif. 12/15/78 Cal State Fullerton 12/16/78 San Francisco
L, 69-94 W, 90-58
FUN IN THE SUN SHOOTOUT (5-5) Cancun, Mexico 12/17/00 Florida Atlantic 12/19/00 #6/5 Duke 12/17/01 Furman 12/18/01 Tulsa 12/15/02 UT-San Antonio 12/17/02 Oklahoma State 12/19/04 Memphis 12/20/04 UMKC 12/19/05 Mount St. Mary’s 12/20/05 Missouri State
MISSOURI STATE TURKEY TOURNAMENT (2-1) Springfield, Mo. 11/25/77 Northwest Missouri State W, 70-63 11/26/77 Kansas L, 61-94 11/27/77 at Southwest Missouri State W, 73-64
Tournament History
DATE OPPONENT BERTHA TEAGUE CLASSIC (2-15) Stillwater, Okla. 12/21/95 at #21/19 Oklahoma State 11/22/96 Oklahoma 11/23/96 at Oklahoma State 12/29/97 at Oklahoma State 12/20/97 North Texas 11/17/01 #4/5 Oklahoma 11/18/01 Oklahoma State 12/3/05 #19/20 Oklahoma State Norman, Okla. 11/28/99 at Oklahoma 11/29/99 Oklahoma State Tulsa, Okla. • Mabee Center 11/17/00 Oklahoma State 11/18/00 #14/17 Oklahoma 12/4/04 Oklahoma State Tulsa, Okla. • Reynolds Center 11/22/02 Oklahoma State 11/23/02 #23/25 Oklahoma 12/2/06 Oklahoma State Oklahoma City, Okla. 11/22/03 Oklahoma
DOMINO’S LADY REBEL CLASSIC (1-1) Oxford, Miss. 12/2/94 Northwestern State 12/3/94 TCU
the names: Shayne McKenzie (1999-03) Was an all-tournament selection when ORU won the Mid-Con Tournament in 2001
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GAME-BY-GAME TEAM STATISTICS
INDIVIDUAL SINGLE-GAME RECORDS
1999 MIDWEST REGIONAL • WEST LAFAYETTE, IND.
POINTS ORU: 21 • Krista Ragan vs. Purdue • 3/13/99 21 • Elisha Turek vs. Texas • 3/19/05 Opponent: 20 • Nina Norman, Texas • 3/19/05
2001 WEST REGIONAL • NORMAN, OKLA.
FIELD GOALS MADE ORU: 8 • Krista Ragan vs. Purdue • 3/13/99 8 • Elisha Turek vs. Texas • 3/19/05 8 • Kevi Luper vs. Tennessee • 3/23/13 Opponent: 8 • Camille Cooper, Purdue • 3/13/99 8 • Caton Hill, Oklahoma • 3/17/01 8 • Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton, Purdue • 3/17/07
Date Matchup 3/13/99 Oral Roberts #1/1 Purdue
FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. O/D/Reb PF A TO B S 1st 2nd Score 19-55 .345 7-19 .368 3-6 .500 12/27/39 23 9 23 5 8 17 31 48 21-56 .375 2-15 .133 24-39 .615 16/23/39 9 14 15 6 10 36 32 68
Date Matchup FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. O/D/Reb PF A TO B S 1st 2nd Score 3/17/01 Oral Roberts 23-49 .469 8-14 .571 10-14 .714 7/17/24 24 13 16 1 11 29 35 64 #7/7 Oklahoma 25-50 .500 7-21 .333 13-26 .500 14/21/35 15 14 17 1 7 31 39 70
2005 CHATTANOOGA REGIONAL • DALLAS, TEXAS
Date Matchup 3/19/05 Oral Roberts #13/11 Texas
FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. O/D/Reb PF A TO B S 1st 2nd Score 19-44 .432 3-7 .429 6-9 .667 11/15/26 17 11 23 0 8 18 29 47 22-45 .489 6-14 .429 14-17 .824 9/16/25 12 11 15 5 9 34 30 64
2007 DALLAS REGIONAL • MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.
Date Matchup 3/17/07 Oral Roberts #11/15 Purdue
FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. O/D/Reb PF A TO B S 1st 2nd Score 17-48 .354 1-12 .083 7-13 .538 10/18/28 8 8 15 0 5 17 25 42 26-49 .531 6-10 .600 5-5 100 5/24/29 11 18 14 4 10 35 28 63
2008 OKLAHOMA CITY REGIONAL • WEST LAFAYETTE, IND.
Date Matchup FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. O/D/Reb PF A TO B S 1st 2nd Score 3/23/08 Oral Roberts 21-52 .404 6-19 .316 7-9 .778 6/16/22 20 13 25 0 11 34 21 55 #3/3 Tennessee 31-66 .470 12-29 .414 20-25 .800 20/25/45 14 21 19 6 11 48 46 94
2013 OKLAHOMA CITY REGIONAL • KNOXVILLE, TENN.
Date Matchup FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. O/D/Reb PF A TO B S 1st 2nd Score 3/23/13 Oral Roberts 21-66 .318 7-23 .304 13-19 .684 18/21/39 16 9 20 10 9 31 31 62 #10/9 Tennessee 28-65 .431 6-17 .353 21-25 .840 18/30/48 15 18 19 8 11 44 39 83
FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED ORU: 21 • Kevi Luper vs. Tennessee • 3/23/13 Opponent: 18 • Meighan Simmons, Tennessee • 3/23/13 3-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE ORU: 5 • Krista Ragan vs. Purdue • 3/13/99 Opponent: 4 • Angie Bjorklund, Tennessee • 3/23/08 3-POINT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED ORU: 11 • Krista Ragan vs. Purdue • 3/13/99 11 • Taylor Cooper vs. Tennessee • 3/23/13 Opponent: 10 • Angie Bjorklund, Tennessee • 3/23/08 FREE THROWS MADE ORU: 7 • Savanna Buck vs. Tennessee • 3/23/13 Opponent: 7 • Tiffany Jackson, Texas • 3/19/05 FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED ORU: 11 • Savanna Buck vs. Tennessee • 3/23/13 Opponent: 10 • Candi Crawford, Purdue • 3/13/99 REBOUNDS ORU: 11 • Elisha Turek vs. Purdue • 3/17/07 11 • Janae Voelker vs. Tennessee • 3/23/08 Opponent: 10 • Caton Hill, Oklahoma • 3/17/01 ASSISTS ORU: 6 • Rachel Watman vs. Tennessee • 3/23/08 Opponent: 7 • Alexis Hornbuckle, Tennessee • 3/23/08 TURNOVERS ORU: 7 • Claudia Louis vs. Texas • 3/19/05 Opponent: 5 • Stacey Dales, Oklahoma • 3/17/01 5 • Rosiland Ross, Oklahoma • 3/17/01 STEALS ORU: 3 • Damesha Heard vs. Tennessee • 3/23/08 3 • Savanna Buck vs. Tennessee • 3/23/13 Opponent: 5 • Tiffany Jackson, Texas • 3/19/05 BLOCKED SHOTS ORU: 6 • Sarah Shelton vs. Tennessee • 3/23/13 Opponent: 3 • Camille Cooper, Purdue • 3/13/99 3 • Isabelle Harrison, Tennessee • 3/23/13
>>> Sarah Shelton and the Golden Eagles blocked 10 shots on March 23, 2013 in an 83-62 loss to Tennessee. The 10 blocks set a Thompson-Boling Arena record for a Tennessee opponent
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MINUTES PLAYED ORU: 40 • Taylor Cooper vs. Tennessee • 3/23/13 Opponent: 40 • Tiffany Jackson, Texas • 3/19/05
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TEAM SINGLE-GAME RECORDS
39 vs. Purdue • 3/13/99 39 vs. Tennessee • 3/23/13 48 • Tennessee • 3/23/13 22 vs. Tennessee • 3/23/08 25 • Texas • 3/19/05 13 vs. Oklahoma • 3/17/01 13 vs. Tennessee • 3/23/08 21 • Tennessee • 3/23/08 8 vs. Purdue • 3/17/07 11 • Texas • 3/19/05 24 vs. Oklahoma • 3/17/01 15 • Oklahoma • 3/17/01 15 • Tennessee • 3/23/13 11 vs. Oklahoma • 3/17/01 11 vs. Tennessee • 3/23/08 11 • Tennessee • 3/23/08 11 • Tennessee • 3/23/13
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MOST REBOUNDS ORU: Opponent: FEWEST REBOUNDS ORU: Opponent: MOST ASSISTS ORU: Opponent: FEWEST ASSISTS ORU: Opponent: MOST PERSONAL FOULS ORU: Opponent: MOST STEALS ORU: Opponent: MOST BLOCKED SHOTS ORU: Opponent: MOST TURNOVERS ORU: Opponent: FEWEST TURNOVERS ORU: Opponent:
NCAA Tournament Records
MOST POINTS - Game ORU: 64 vs. Oklahoma • 3/17/01 Opponent: 94 • Tennessee • 3/23/08 FEWEST POINTS - Game ORU: 42 vs. Purdue • 3/17/07 Opponent: 63 • Purdue • 3/17/07 MOST POINTS - Half ORU: 35 vs. Oklahoma • 3/17/01 Opponent: 48 • Tennessee • 3/23/08 FEWEST POINTS - Half ORU: 17 vs. Purdue • 3/13/99 17 vs. Purdue • 3/17/07 Opponent: 28 • Purdue • 3/17/07 MOST FIELD GOALS MADE ORU: 23 vs. Oklahoma • 3/17/01 Opponent: 31 • Tennessee • 3/23/08 FEWEST FIELD GOALS MADE ORU: 17 vs. Purdue • 3/17/07 Opponent: 21 • Purdue • 3/13/99 MOST FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED ORU: 66 vs. Tennessee • 3/23/13 Opponent: 66 • Tennessee • 3/23/08 FEWEST FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED ORU: 44 vs. Texas • 3/19/05 Opponent: 45 • Texas • 3/19/05 HIGHEST FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE ORU: 46.9% (23-for-49) vs. Oklahoma • 3/17/01 Opponent: 53.1% (26-for-49) • Purdue • 3/17/07 LOWEST FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE ORU: 31.8% (21-for-66) vs. Tennessee • 3/23/13 Opponent: 37.5% (21-for-56) • Purdue • 3/13/99 MOST 3-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE ORU: 8 vs. Oklahoma • 3/17/01 Opponent: 12 • Tennessee • 3/23/08 MOST 3-POINT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED ORU: 23 vs. Tennessee • 3/23/13 Opponent: 29 • Tennessee • 3/23/08 MOST FREE THROWS MADE ORU: 13 vs. Tennessee • 3/23/13 Opponent: 24 • Purdue • 3/13/99 MOST FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED ORU: 19 vs. Tennessee • 3/23/13 Opponent: 39 • Purdue • 3/13/99 FEWEST FREE THROWS MADE ORU: 3 vs. Purdue • 3/13/99 Opponent: 5 • Texas • 3/19/05 FEWEST FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED ORU: 6 vs. Purdue • 3/13/99 Opponent: 5 • Purdue • 3/17/07
10 vs. Tennessee • 3/23/13 8 • Tennessee • 3/23/13 25 vs. Tennessee • 3/23/08 19 • Tennessee • 3/23/08 19 • Tennessee • 3/23/13 15 vs. Purdue • 3/17/07 14 • Purdue • 3/17/07
>>> Katie Langford grabbed seven rebounds against Texas in the 2005 NCAA Tournament, when ORU held the Longhorns to just 25 boards as a team
the names: Jerry Finkbeiner (1996-12) won a program-record 273 games in 16 seasons as ORU’s head coach
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INDIVIDUAL SINGLE-GAME RECORDS
POINTS ORU: Opponent:
50 • Stacy Williams vs. Langston • 2/20/90 46 • Rose Avery, UA-Monticello • 2/10/90
FIELD GOALS MADE ORU: 19 (three times) • last by Kevi Luper vs. La Salle • 11/20/09 Opponent: 17 • Rose Avery, UA-Monticello • 2/10/90 FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED ORU: 44 (three times) • last by Stacy Williams vs. Bartlesville Wesleyan • 11/8/90 Opponent: 33 • Lisa Kirby, Oklahoma City • 2/12/90 3-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE ORU: 11 • Stacy Williams vs. Central Missouri • 12/18/89 Opponent: 10 • Kari Koch, Missouri State • 12/20/05 3-POINT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED ORU: 33 (twice) • last by Stacy Williams vs. Central Missouri • 12/18/89 Opponent: 17 (twice) • last by Anne Boese, IPFW • 12/29/10 FREE THROWS MADE ORU: 17 • Kevi Luper vs. Tulane • 3/21/11 Opponent: 20 • Angela Meadough, UA-Monticello • 1/4/91 FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED ORU: 25 • Stacy Williams vs. Langston • 2/20/90 Opponent: 22 • Angela Meadough, UA-Monticello • 1/4/91 REBOUNDS ORU: 24 • Veronica Franklin vs. Tulsa • 1/17/81 Opponent: 25 (twice) • last by Donna Washington, Southern • 12/28/93 ASSISTS ORU: Opponent:
17• Leah Cannon vs. Newman • 12/6/03 19 • Sharee Mitchum, Oklahoma • 2/10/94
STEALS ORU: Opponent:
12 • Kevi Luper vs. Southern Utah • 12/5/09 9 • Melissa Jones, Baylor • 12/16/09
BLOCKED SHOTS ORU: Opponent:
9 • Kisa Bradley vs. Wofford • 2/8/97 12 • Brooke McAfee, IUPUI • 1/24/04
TOP-20 ORU SCORING PERFORMANCES
1. 50 Stacy Williams vs. Langston • 2/20/90 2. 46 Stacy Williams vs. Central Missouri • 12/8/89 3. 45 Stacy Williams vs. Oklahoma City • 2/12/90 Stacy Williams vs. Phillips • 1/30/90 5. 44 Kevi Luper vs. La Salle • 11/20/09 Sharon Tucker vs. Texas-Arlington • 2/10/81 7. 43 Sharon Tucker vs. Utah State • 1/12/80 Vivian Herron vs. New Mexico State • 11/28/88 9. 42 Kisa Bradley vs. Evangel • 1/8/96 Stacy Williams vs. Central Arkansas • 11/30/89 11. 41 Kevi Luper vs. North Dakota State • 2/4/12 Stacy Williams vs. Phillips • 12/2/89 Sharon Tucker vs. Oklahoma State • 2/7/81 14. 40 Kevi Luper vs. Missouri State • 11/29/12 Stacy Williams vs. School of the Ozarks • 12/2/89 Vivian Herron vs. Creighton • 1/21/89 Sharon Tucker vs. Georgia • 11/22/80 18. 39 Kisa Bradley vs. New Orleans • 1/24/96 Vivian Herron vs. East Central • 2/6/89 20. 38 Stacy Williams vs. Southern Nazarene • 11/10/90 TOP-20 ORU REBOUNDING PERFORMANCES
1. 24 Veronica Franklin vs. Tulsa • 1/17/81 2. 21 Kisa Bradley vs. Alcorn State • 2/28/97 3. 20 Kisa Bradley vs. Prairie View A&M • 2/6/97 Valeria Dos Santos vs. UMKC • 12/7/95 Shonna Pope vs. School of the Ozarks • 11/11/89 6. 19 Elisha Turek vs. Memphis • 12/19/04 Sylvia Cummings vs. Texas Southern • 1/9/92 8. 18 Janae Voelker vs. North Dakota State • 1/2/10 Janae Voelker vs. UMKC • 2/21/09 Elisha Turek vs. North Dakota State • 11/11/06 Stephanie Clark vs. IUPUI • 2/15/03 Ophelia Shantiloo vs. Illinois-Chicago • 11/26/94 Amy Williams vs. Langston • 2/20/90 Vivian Herron vs. Oklahoma City • 2/21/89 Karen McClendon vs. Langston • 2/19/77 16. 17 Janae Voelker at Nebraska • 12/2/08 Elisha Turek vs. Oakland • 1/29/07 Sylvia Cummings vs. Texas-Pan American • 12/6/92 Sylvia Cummings vs. UNLV • 12/9/91 Helen Garrett vs. Langston • 2/19/91 Helen Garrett vs. Langston • 2/7/91 Amy Williams vs. School of the Ozarks • 11/13/89 Veronica Franklin vs. NW Oklahoma St • 1/24/81 Sharon Tucker vs. Pittsburg State • 12/04/80 Rhonda Penquite vs. Oklahoma State • 12/10/77 Lisa Cole vs. Cameron • 2/26/77
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MOST REBOUNDS ORU: 76 vs. Bethany Nazarene • 2/28/77 Opponent: 84 • Creighton • 12/6/89 FEWEST REBOUNDS ORU: 19 vs. Valparaiso • 2/26/05 Opponent: 11 • Western Illinois • 1/28/06 MOST ASSISTS ORU: 33 (twice), last vs. Bacone • 11/29/03 Opponent: 37 • Vanderbilt • 1/14/93 FEWEST ASSISTS ORU: 0 vs. Southern Nazarene • 11/24/89 Opponent: 0 • Southwest Missouri State • 11/27/77 MOST PERSONAL FOULS ORU: 37 vs. Sam Houston State • 12/18/95 Opponent: 37 • Tennessee-Martin • 2/11/95 MOST STEALS ORU: 32 vs. IUPUI • 2/13/10 Opponent: 30 • Alabama • 2/25/93 MOST BLOCKED SHOTS ORU: 13 vs. Southern Miss • 1/4/92 Opponent: 16 • IUPUI • 1/24/04 MOST TURNOVERS ORU: 45 vs. Alabama • 2/25/93 Opponent: 47 • Centenary • 2/20/10 FEWEST TURNOVERS ORU: 4 vs. Central Arkansas • 11/30/89 Opponent: 3 • Fort Hays State • 11/18/78
Single-Game Records
MOST POINTS - Game ORU: 120 vs. North Texas • 11/14/10 Opponent: 138 • Southwestern Oklahoma • 12/1/89 FEWEST POINTS - Game ORU: 27 vs. Buffalo • 1/3/98 Opponent: 29 • Bacone • 11/29/03 MOST POINTS - Half ORU: 66 vs. North Texas • 11/14/10 Opponent: 74 • Arkansas-Monticello • 2/10/90 FEWEST POINTS - Half ORU: 9 vs. Buffalo • 1/3/98 Opponent: 8 • Tulsa • 1/19/87 MOST FIELD GOALS MADE ORU: 50 vs. Tulsa • 12/15/77 Opponent: 60 • Southwestern Oklahoma • 12/1/89 FEWEST FIELD GOALS MADE ORU: 7 vs. Buffalo • 1/3/98 Opponent: 9 • Evangel • 12/4/12 MOST FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED ORU: 102 vs. Texas • 2/22/78 Opponent: 117 • Southwestern Oklahoma • 12/1/89 FEWEST FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED ORU: 37 vs. Western Illinois • 1/28/06 Opponent: 29 • Valparaiso • 2/12/00 HIGHEST FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE ORU: 70.8% (46-for-65) vs. Bacone • 11/29/03 Opponent: 63.3% (38-for-60) • Northeastern State • 2/4/91 LOWEST FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE ORU: 17.5% (7-for-40) vs. Buffalo • 1/3/98 Opponent: 19.6% (10-for-51) • Sam Houston St • 2/14/13 MOST 3-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE ORU: 18 (twice), last vs. Southern Utah • 3/1/10 Opponent: 17 (twice) • last by Missouri • 12/4/13 MOST 3-POINT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED ORU: 39 (twice), last vs. Oklahoma State • 12/22/10 Opponent: 44 • IPFW • 12/29/10 MOST FREE THROWS MADE ORU: 38 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff • 2/6/88 Opponent: 41• Kansas • 11/10/13 MOST FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED ORU: 55 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff • 2/6/88 Opponent: 54• Kansas • 11/10/13 FEWEST FREE THROWS MADE ORU: 1 (twice), last vs. Oklahoma State • 12/22/10 Opponent: 1 (four times) • last by Western Illinois • 1/12/04 FEWEST FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED ORU: 2 (twice), last vs. Southeastern La. • 2/8/14 Opponent: 1 (twice) • last by Western Illinois • 1/12/04
>>> Savanna Buck converted ORU’s only free throw in a Dec. 22, 2010 loss at Oklahoma State, as the Golden Eagles matched a program record for fewest free throws in a game
the teams: The 1987-88 ORU club earned victories over Baylor, Arkansas, Kansas State and UTEP
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TEAM SINGLE-SEASON RECORDS (HIGHS)
WINS 1. 1977-78 2. 1982-83 3. 1978-79 1976-77 5. 2009-10 2010-11 7. 1979-80 2004-05 2006-07 10. 2000-01 2011-12
31 26 25 25 23 23 22 22 22 20 20
LOSSES 1. 1989-90 2. 1992-93 3. 1993-94 4. 1988-89 5. 1991-92 6. 1984-85 7. 1997-98 2013-14 9. 1990-91 10. 1995-96 2008-09
38 25 24 23 22 21 20 20 18 17 17
TOTAL POINTS 1. 2010-11 2. 2009-10 3. 1989-90 4. 1977-78 5. 1990-91 6. 1978-79 7. 1976-77 8. 1979-80 9. 2011-12 10. 2006-07
2,870 2,807 2,684 2,623 2,563 2,450 2,421 2,385 2,251 2,234
SCORING AVERAGE 1. 2009-10 2. 2010-11 3. 1982-83 4. 1979-80 5. 1985-86 6. 1990-91 7. 1987-88 8. 1988-89 9. 1977-78 10. 1980-81
85.1 84.4 81.2 79.5 79.0 77.7 76.0 75.3 74.9 74.5
>>> Current NC State Director of Athletics Debbie Yow led the 1982-83 Lady Titans, who won 26 games and were the first ORU team to average over 80 points per game
TOTAL REBOUNDS 1. 1976-77 2. 1989-90 3. 1978-79 4. 1990-91 5. 1979-80 6. 2010-11 7. 1977-78 8. 2009-10 9. 1980-81 10. 1994-95 REBOUND AVERAGE 1. 1976-77 2. 1978-79 3. 1990-91 4. 1979-80 5. 1994-95 6. 1980-91 7. 1995-96 8. 1993-94 9. 1991-92 10. 1989-90
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1,851 1,726 1,683 1,577 1,422 1,406 1,382 1,305 1,294 1,230 54.6 48.1 47.8 47.4 45.6 44.6 44.1 43.8 43.3 43.2
FIELD GOALS MADE 1. 1977-78 2. 2010-11 3. 1976-77 4. 1978-79 5. 1979-80 6. 2009-10 7. 1989-90 8. 1990-91 9. 1982-83 10. 1980-81
1,114 1,048 1,032 995 977 971 960 956 912 860
FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 1. 1989-90 2. 1976-77 3. 1977-78 4. 1978-79 5. 1990-91 6. 2010-11 7. 2009-10 8. 1979-80 9. 2011-12 10. 2007-08
2,893 2,714 2,481 2,463 2,449 2,358 2,258 2,120 1,992 1,946
FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE 1. 1983-84 .488 (847-for-1,733) 2. 1982-83 .484 (912-for-1,885) 3. 1985-86 .481 (857-for-1,782) 4. 1979-80 .460 (977-for-2,120) 5. 2000-01 .455 (755-for-1,661) 6. 1977-78 .449 (1,114-for-2,481) 7. 1984-85 .449 (796-for-1,772) 8. 1981-82 .449 (720-for-1,604) 9. 1987-88 .447 (789-for-1,767) 10. 2010-11 .444 (1,048-for-2,358) 3-PT FIELD GOALS MADE 1. 2009-10 304 2. 2010-11 255 3. 1989-90 252 4. 1990-91 212 5. 2002-03 206 6. 2012-13 202 7. 2008-09 183 8. 2007-08 180 2011-12 180 10. 2006-07 178
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TEAM SINGLE-SEASON RECORDS (HIGHS)
3-PT FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 1. 1989-90 2. 2009-10 3. 2010-11 4. 1990-91 5. 2002-03 6. 2008-09 2011-12 8. 2005-06 9. 2007-08 10. 2012-13
917 877 741 700 559 551 551 548 538 536
FREE THROW ATTEMPTS 1. 2009-10 2. 1989-90 3. 1986-87 4. 1990-91 5. 1978-79 6. 1985-86 7. 2010-11 8. 1988-89 9. 2001-02 10. 2007-08
769 746 711 704 701 694 686 659 637 631
STEALS 1. 2009-10 2. 2010-11 3. 2011-12 4. 1996-97 5. 1990-91 6. 1985-86 7. 2007-08 8. 1982-83 9. 2000-01 10. 2003-04
519 491 440 362 357 355 345 339 333 319
BLOCKED SHOTS 1. 1991-92 2. 1995-96 3. 1998-99 4. 1996-97 1999-00 6. 2012-13 7. 2013-14 8. 1989-90 9. 1986-87 10. 1992-93
158 157 142 124 124 123 112 110 108 106
FREE THROWS MADE 1. 2009-10 2. 2010-11 3. 1989-90 4. 1985-86 5. 1986-87 6. 1988-89 7. 1978-79 8. 1980-81 9. 1990-91 10. 1979-80
ASSISTS 1. 2009-10 2. 1982-83 3. 2006-07 4. 2010-11 5. 1985-86 6. 1987-88 7. 1984-85 8. 2011-12 9. 2007-08 10. 1990-91
TURNOVERS 1. 1989-90 2. 1992-93 3. 1990-91 4. 1991-92 5. 2009-10 6. 1995-96 7. 2010-11 8. 1994-95 9. 1985-86 1988-89
796 715 706 650 646 640 632 624 622 622
561 519 512 498 479 470 460 441 439 431
>>> Kevi Luper and the 2009-10 ORU team set records for scoring average, assists and made three-pointers
529 511 507 498 495 486 483 469 463 462
>>> Led by sharpshooter Cori Williston, the 2000-01 Golden Eagles set a program record for three-point percentage
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FREE THROW PERCENTAGE 1. 2011-12 .778 (385-for-495) 2. 2010-11 .757 (519-for-686) 3. 2009-10 .730 (561-for-769) 4. 1998-99 .726 (427-for-588) 5. 2012-13 .726 (366-for-504) 6. 1985-86 .718 (498-for-694) 7. 1980-81 .718 (441-for-614) 8. 1988-89 .713 (470-for-659) 9. 1983-84 .712 (374-for-525) 10. 1997-98 .708 (397-for-561)
Single-Season Records
3-PT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE 1. 2000-01 .387 (124-for-320) 2. 1986-87 .387 (29-for-75) 3. 2001-02 .380 (109-for-287) 4. 2012-13 .377 (202-for-536) 5. 2002-03 .369 (206-for-559) 6. 1999-00 .362 (141-for-390) 7. 1996-97 .353 (95-for-269) 8. 1997-98 .352 (103-for-293) 9. 2009-10 .347 (304-for-877) 10. 2010-11 .344 (255-for-741)
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TEAM SINGLE-SEASON RECORDS (LOWS)
WINS 1. 1992-93 2. 1989-90 3. 1993-94 4. 1988-89 5. 1991-92 6. 1997-98 7. 1984-85 2013-14 9. 1995-96 10. 1999-00
1 2 3 4 6 7 9 9 10 12
LOSSES 1. 1982-83 2. 1975-76 1977-78 4. 1979-80 5. 1976-77 2004-05 7. 1978-79 1981-82 9. Six times
1 4 4 8 9 9 10 10 11
TOTAL POINTS 1. 1992-93 2. 1975-76 3. 1993-94 4. 1995-96 5. 1999-00 6. 1997-98 7. 1996-97 8. 1981-82 9. 1994-95 10. 2001-02 SCORING AVERAGE 1. 1992-93 2. 1999-00 3. 1993-94 4. 1995-96 5. 2001-02 6. 2004-05 7. 1997-98 8. 2013-14 9. 1996-97 10. 2000-01
TOTAL REBOUNDS 1. 1975-76 2. 1997-98 3. 1999-00 4. 1981-82 5. 2000-01 6. 1984-85 7. 2002-03 8. 1992-93 2013-14 10. 2001-02 REBOUND AVERAGE 1. 2000-01 2. 1984-85 3. 1999-00 4. 1997-98 5. 1998-99 2012-13 7. 2013-14 8. 2001-02 9. 2003-04 10. 2002-03
904 957 971 987 1,024 1,029 1,031 1,036 1,036 1,038 33.0 34.3 34.7 35.4 35.6 35.6 35.7 35.8 36.5 36.8
1,454 1,472 1,679 1,702 1,715 1,720 1,738 1,766 1,808 1,831 55.9 61.3 62.2 63.0 63.1 63.4 63.7 64.0 64.4 64.8
>>> Stillwell native Kathy Paden was the point guard on ORU’s 1981-82 and 1982-83 teams, which posted the two lowest turnover totals in program history.
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FIELD GOALS MADE 1. 1992-93 2. 1997-98 3. 1995-96 4. 1999-00 5. 1993-94 6. 1996-97 7. 2001-02 8. 1994-95 9. 2013-14 10. 2002-03 FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 1. 1997-98 2. 1996-97 3. 1999-00 4. 2001-02 5. 1981-82 6. 2002-03 7. 2013-14 8. 1975-76 9. 1998-99 10. 1992-93
584 610 611 629 639 643 647 659 667 680 1,486 1,530 1,537 1,554 1,604 1,605 1,635 1,640 1,642 1,658
FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE 1. 1989-90 .332 (960-for-2,893) 2. 1992-93 .352 (584-for-1,658) 3. 1993-94 .352 (639-for-1,815) 4. 1995-96 .358 (611-for-1,709) 5. 1976-77 .380 (1,032-for-2,714) 6. 1994-95 .384 (659-for-1,718) 7. 1990-91 .390 (956-for-2,449) 8. 1991-92 .391 (757-for-1,937) 9. 1978-79 .404 (995-for-2,463) 10. 2013-14 .408 (667-for-1,635) 3-PT FIELD GOALS MADE 1. 1986-87 29 2. 1992-93 77 3. 1987-88 80 4. 1988-89 83 5. 2004-05 84 6. 1996-97 95 7. 1997-98 103 8. 1991-92 104 1994-95 104 10. 2001-02 109
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TEAM SINGLE-SEASON RECORDS (LOWS)
FREE THROW PERCENTAGE 1. 1975-76 .580 (130-for-224) 2. 1976-77 .589 (357-for-606) 3. 1992-93 .589 (209-for-355) 4. 2008-09 .600 (310-for-517) 5. 1995-96 .601 (369-for-614) 6. 1993-94 .606 (291-for-480) 7. 2005-06 .616 (301-for-489) 8. 2006-07 .617 (378-for-613) 9. 1996-97 .622 (357-for-574) 10. 1990-91 .624 (439-for-704)
BLOCKED SHOTS 1. 1977-78 2. 2000-01 3. 1978-79 4. 2001-02 5. 1981-82 6. 1983-84 1987-88 8. 2007-08 9. 2006-07 10. 1984-85
FREE THROWS MADE 1. 1975-76 2. 1992-93 3. 2002-03 4. 1993-94 5. 2005-06 6. 1991-92 2008-09 8. 1999-00 9. 1981-82 10. 2013-14
ASSISTS 1. 1978-79 2. 1975-76 3. 1992-93 4. 1995-96 5. 2013-14 6. 2001-02 7. 1993-94 8. 1989-90 9. 1981-82 10. 1999-00 2000-01
TURNOVERS 1. 1981-82 2. 1982-83 3. 2005-06 4. 2012-13 5. 2004-05 6. 2002-03 7. 2003-04 8. 2008-09 9. 2013-14 10. 1987-88
130 209 283 291 301 310 310 316 326 356
>>> Claudia Louis averaged 10.1 points for the 2004-05 team, the last ORU squad to lose less than 10 games
224 355 401 480 487 489 492 494 504 517
188 219 275 290 292 300 328 330 343 353 353
STEALS 1. 2013-14 2. 2001-02 3. 1992-93 4. 1988-89 5. 2008-09 6. 1981-82 1993-94 8. 1984-85 9. 1983-84 10. 2002-03
200 211 221 250 255 257 257 258 262 265 40 51 61 67 72 73 73 76 80 81
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FREE THROW ATTEMPTS 1. 1975-76 2. 1992-93 3. 2002-03 4. 1993-94 5. 1981-82 6. 2005-06 7. 1999-00 8. 1991-92 9. 2012-13 10. 2008-09
Single-Season Records
3-PT FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 1. 1986-87 75 2. 1987-88 235 3. 1988-89 259 4. 1996-97 269 5. 2004-05 285 6. 2001-02 287 7. 1997-98 293 8. 2000-01 320 9. 1992-93 321 10. 2003-04 334 3-PT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE 1. 1992-93 .240 (77-for-321) 2. 1989-90 .275 (252-for-917) 3. 1995-96 .284 (111-for-391) 4. 1994-95 .291 (104-for-358) 5. 1991-92 .292 (104-for-356) 6. 2004-05 .295 (84-for-285) 7. 2005-06 .299 (164-for-548) 8. 1993-94 .300 (110-for-367) 9. 1990-91 .303 (212-for-700) 10. 1988-89 .320 (83-for-259)
440 465 471 496 504 512 514 526 529 536
>>> Atoeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Jackson was a ball-handler on the 2013-14 team, which posted the 9th-lowest turnover total in ORU history
the names: Leah Cannon (2002-06) is the only ORU player to lead the team in assists in all four of her collegiate seasons
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INDIVIDUAL SINGLE-SEASON RECORDS
TOTAL POINTS 1. Stacy Williams (89-90) 2. Kevi Luper (10-11) 3. Kevi Luper (09-10) 4. Kevi Luper (11-12) 5. Vivian Herron (88-89) 6. Stacy Williams (90-91) 7. Sharon Tucker (80-81) 8. Sharon Tucker (79-80) 9. Kisa Bradley (95-96) 10. Krista Ragan (01-02)
1,060 806 757 714 712 683 671 636 602 598
TOTAL REBOUNDS 1. Amy Williams (89-90) 2. Elisha Turek (06-07) 3. Vivian Herron (88-89) 4. Elisha Turek (04-05) 5. Jordan Pyle (10-11) 6. Rhonda Penquite (77-78) 7. Debbie Nelson (76-77) Janae Voelker (08-09) 9. Elisha Turek (03-04) 10. Janae Voelker (07-08)
365 347 302 298 287 286 282 282 280 276
FIELD GOALS MADE 1. Stacy Williams (89-90) 2. Kevi Luper (10-11) 3. Vivian Herron (88-89) 4. Kevi Luper (11-12) 5. Kevi Luper (09-10) 6. Rhonda Penquite (77-78) 7. Sharon Tucker (79-80) 8. Sharon Tucker (80-81) 9. Kisa Bradley (96-97) 10. Elisha Turek (04-05)
363 283 276 273 260 256 254 253 242 240
SCORING AVERAGE 1. Stacy Williams (89-90) 2. Vivian Herron (88-89) 3. Kevi Luper (09-10) 4. Kevi Luper (11-12) 5. Kevi Luper (10-11) 6. Sharon Tucker (80-81) 7. Kisa Bradley (96-97) Kisa Bradley (95-96) 9. Cari Chamberlin (88-89) 10. Sharon Tucker (79-80)
26.5 26.4 24.4 23.8 23.7 23.1 22.3 22.3 21.4 21.2
REBOUND AVERAGE 1. Vivian Herron (88-89) 2. Karen McClendon (76-77) Elisha Turek (06-07) 4. Kisa Bradley (96-97) 5. Vivian Herron (87-88) 6. Helen Garrett (90-91) 7. Kisa Bradley (95-96) 8. Elisha Turek (04-05) Amy Williams (89-90) 10. Sylvia Cummings (91-92)
11.2 10.5 10.5 10.3 10.0 9.9 9.7 9.6 9.6 9.5
FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 1. Stacy Williams (89-90) 2. Stacy Williams (90-91) 3. Kevi Luper (10-11) 4. Kisa Bradley (95-96) 5. Vivian Herron (88-89) 6. Kevi Luper (11-12) 7. Kevi Luper (09-10) 8. Kevi Luper (12-13) 9. Elisha Turek (04-05) 10. Kisa Bradley (96-97)
697 682 643 625 601 591 563 536 501 499
>>> Vivian Herron’s 1988-89 season ranks as one of ORU’s best of all-time. The senior became the first ORU player to grab 300 rebounds in a single year, and her 26.4 points per game remains the 2nd-highest mark in program history.
the teams that will never be forgotten. the names that will never die.
FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE (Min. 100 Attempts) 1. Sarah Shelton (12-13) .655 (112-171) 2. Jordan Pyle (09-10) .623 (160-257) 3. Shannon Mims (01-02) .600 (72-120) 4. Stephanie Clark (02-03) .595 (116-195) 5. Shayne McKenzie (00-01) .575 (77-134) 6. Jordan Pyle (10-11) 571 (205-359) 7. Rhonda Penquite (77-78) .568 (256-451) 8. Sharon Tucker (79-80) .562 (254-452) 9. Donna Douglas (83-84) .553 (140-253) 10. Julie Lucas (83-84) .553 (57-103) 3-PT FIELD GOALS MADE 1. Stacy Williams (89-90) 194 2. Stacy Williams (90-91) 122 3. Jaci Bigham (09-10) 99 4. Georgia Jones (08-09) 68 5. Kristin Brady-Atkinson (00-01) 67 Kristin Brady-Atkinson (02-03) 67 7. Samantha Walton (97-98) 64 Artan Henry (91-92) 64 Jara McCoy (90-91) 64 10. Three tied with 63
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3-PT FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 1. Stacy Williams (89-90) 697 2. Stacy Williams (90-91) 403 3. Jaci Bigham (09-10) 233 4. Kisa Bradley (95-96) 193 Jara McCoy (90-91) 193 6. Artan Henry (91-92) 192 7. Kristin Brady-Atkinson (02-03) 190 8. Melanie McNeal (92-93) 189 9. Georgia Jones (08-09) 185 10. Two tied with 184
194 177 166 165 159 156 147 146 142 140
FREE THROW ATTEMPTS 1. Kim Ogden (86-87) 2. Kevi Luper (09-10) 3. Cari Chamberlin (88-89) Sharon Tucker (80-81) 5 Kevi Luper (10-11) 6. Kim Ogden (85-86) 7. Stacy Williams (89-90) 8. Krista Ragan (01-02) 9. Kim Ogden (84-85) 10. Sharon Tucker (78-79)
254 235 217 217 210 208 204 193 187 185
231 209 180 174 160 160 159 157 156 148
140 126 115 114 99 96 94 91 90 88
BLOCKED SHOTS 1. Kisa Bradley (95-96) 2. Kisa Bradley (96-97) 3. Rauna Barrett (99-00) 4. Sylvia Cummings (92-93) Sarah Shelton (13-14) 6. April Garcia (02-03) 7. Sylvia Cummings (91-92) 8. Shawn Hindle (86-87) 9. Amy Williams (89-90) 10. Jessica Rhoten (97-98)
119 94 71 65 65 58 55 52 51 50
>>> 1996 alumnus Kisa Bradley swatted away opposing field goal attempts at an astonishing pace. Bradley blocked 119 shots in 1995-96; as a team, ORU has blocked 100+ shots in only 15 of the 36 seasons the statistic has been recorded
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FREE THROWS MADE 1. Kevi Luper (09-10) 2. Kevi Luper (10-11) 3. Kim Ogden (86-87) 4. Sharon Tucker (80-81) 5. Vivian Herron (88-89) 6. Cari Chamberlin (88-89) 7. Krista Ragan (01-02) 8. Kim Ogden (85-86) 9. Vivian Herron (86-87) 10. Stacy Williams (89-90)
ASSISTS 1. Leah Cannon (03-04) 2. Jaci Bigham (12-13) 3. Nanette Ogden (87-88) 4. Jaci Bigham (09-10) 5. Nanette Ogden (86-87) Mariana Camargo (07-08) 7. Stacy Williams (90-91) 8. Jaci Bigham (10-11) 9. Kim Ogden (87-88) 10. Leah Cannon (02-03)
STEALS 1. Kevi Luper (09-10) 2. Kevi Luper (10-11) 3. Stacy Williams (90-91) 4. Kevi Luper (11-12) 5. Kim Ogden (86-87) 6. Kim Ogden(87-88) 7. Kim Ogden (85-86) 8. Trina Davis (94-95) 9. Janae Voelker (09-10) 10. Stacy Williams (89-90)
Single-Season Records
3-PT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE (Minimum 60 Attempts) 1. Christian Key (12-13) .475 (48-101) 2. Leah Cannon (04-05) .458 (38-83) 3. Jessica Rhoten (97-98) .452 (28-62) 4. Leah Cannon (02-03) .444 (28-63) 5. Cori Williston (02-03) .440 (55-125) 6. Melanie McNeal (93-94) .434 (33-76) 7. Jaci Bigham (09-10) .425 (99-233) 8. Krista Ragan (01-02) .420 (63-150) 9. Kristin Brady (00-01) .411 (67-163) 10. Tiffany Kelley (96-97) .394 (54-137)
FREE THROW PERCENTAGE (Minimum 50 Attempts) 1. Christian Key (13-14) .893 (67-75) 2. Kevi Luper (12-13) .875 (77-88) 3. Jaci Bigham (10-11) .867 (72-83) 4. Jaci Bigham (09-10) .866 (116-134) 5. Jaci Bigham (11-12) .865 (45-52) 6. Kevi Luper (11-12) .857 (120-140) 7. Kevi Luper (10-11) .843 (177-210) 8. Leah Cannon (03-04) .829 (63-76) 9. Jessica Rhoten (97-98) .828 (111-134) 10. Kevi Luper (09-10) .826 (194-235)
the names: Amy Williams (1988-92) grabbed 365 rebounds in the 1989-90 season, a single-season program best
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INDIVIDUAL CAREER RECORDS
TOTAL POINTS 1. Kevi Luper (09-13) 2. Vivian Herron (85-89) 3. Krista Ragan (96-02) 4. Elisha Turek (03-07) 5. Stacy Williams (88-91) 6. Sharon Tucker (78-81) 7. Kim Ogden (84-88) 8. Jaci Bigham (09-13) 9. Janae Voelker (06-10) 10. Jordan Pyle (08-12)
2,867 2,192 2,152 2,054 1,791 1,783 1,720 1,505 1,421 1,419
SCORING AVERAGE (Min. 2 seasons) 1. Kevi Luper (09-13) 22.8 2. Kisa Bradley (95-97) 22.3 3. Stacy Williams (88-91) 21.3 4. Vivian Herron (85-89) 20.1 5. Sharon Tucker (78-81) 19.0 6. Elisha Turek (03-07) 16.8 7. Krista Ragan (96-02) 16.5 8. Connie Weeks (75-78) 16.3 9. LeQuita Smith (84-86) 15.6 10. Kim Ogden (84-88) 15.2
TOTAL REBOUNDS 1. Elisha Turek (03-07) 2. Vivian Herron (85-89) 3. Janae Voelker (06-10) 4. Jordan Pyle (08-12) 5. Sharon Tucker (78-81) 6. Kim Ogden (84-88) 7. Veronica Franklin (77-81) 8. Amy Williams (88-92) 9. Debbie Nelson (75-79) 10. Julie Lucas (83-86)
1,168 1,007 955 865 745 728 726 655 611 563
FIELD GOALS MADE 1. Kevi Luper (09-13) 2. Elisha Turek (03-07) 3. Vivian Herron (85-89) 4. Krista Ragan (96-02) 5. Sharon Tucker (78-81) 6. Connie Weeks (75-78) 7. Stacy Williams (88-91) 8. Margie Jackson (80-85) 9. Kim Ogden (84-88) 10. Jordan Pyle (08-12)
1,052 860 853 772 687 627 614 604 585 577
REBOUND AVERAGE (Min. 2 seasons) 1. Kisa Bradley (95-97) 10.0 2. Elisha Turek (03-07) 9.6 3. Vivian Herron (85-89) 9.2 4. Sylvia Cummings (91-93) 8.9 5. Ophelia Shantiloo (92-94) 8.1 6. Lynette Eggers (86-88) 8.0 7. Sharon Tucker (78-81) 7.9 8. Janae Voelker (06-10) 7.5 9. Helen Garrett (90-93) 7.2 10. Jordan Pyle (08-12) 7.0
FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 1. Kevi Luper (09-13) 2. Stacy Williams (89-91) 3. Vivian Herron (85-89) 4. Krista Ragan (96-02) 5. Elisha Turek (03-07) 6. Kim Ogden (84-88) 7. Sharon Tucker (78-81) 8. Connie Weeks (75-78) 9. Margie Jackson (80-85) 10. Janae Voelker (06-10)
2,333 1,854 1,838 1,792 1,746 1,360 1,315 1,298 1,254 1,252
FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE (Min. 200 attempts) 1. Sarah Shelton (12-14) .631 (166-263) 2. Rhonda Penquite (77-78) .568 (256-451) 3. Stephanie Clark (01-03) .566 (159-281) 4. Jordan Pyle (08-12) .554 (577-1042) 5. Kris Johnson (80-83) .531 (258-486) 6. Kim Davis (82-83) .523 (194-371) 7. Pam Mindemann (77-80) .523 (412-788) 8. Sharon Tucker (78-81) .522 (687-1315) 9. Donna Douglas (83-85) .521 (199-382) 10. Dominique Allen (08-12) .519 (153-295)
>>> 1981 alumnus Veronica Franklin was an ace rebounder, the second player in ORU history to grab 700 boards in her career. ORU won the AIAW State Championship in all four of her collegiate seasons
the teams that will never be forgotten. the names that will never die.
3-PT FIELD GOALS MADE 1. Stacy Williams (89-91) 321 2. Georgia Jones (08-12) 220 3. Kristin Brady-Atkinson (98-03) 216 4. Jaci Bigham (09-13) 212 5. Krista Ragan (96-02) 208 6. Kevi Luper (09-13) 195 7. Christian Key (10-14) 149 8. Janae Voelker (06-10) 141 9. Rachel Watman (05-08) 134 10. Cori Williston (00-04) 130
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3-PT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED 1. Stacy Williams (89-91) 1,122 2. Georgia Jones (08-12) 644 3. Kristin Brady-Atkinson (98-03) 599 4. Jaci Bigham (09-13) 589 5. Kevi Luper (09-13) 538 6. Krista Ragan (96-02) 532 7. Janae Voelker (06-10) 425 8. Rachel Watman (05-08) 393 9. Christian Key (10-14) 381 10. Sarah Davidson (03-07) 358
568 524 485 409 400 323 308 288 284 244
FREE THROW ATTEMPTS 1. Kim Ogden (84-88) 2. Kevi Luper (09-13) 3. Vivian Herron (85-89) 4. Sharon Tucker (78-81) 5. Krista Ragan (96-02.) 6. Mariana Camargo (05-09) 7. Elisha Turek (03-07) 8. Cari Chamberlin (85-89) Janae Voelker (06-10) 10. Jaci Bigham (09-13)
772 673 613 582 548 499 479 386 386 384
668 603 518 474 422 396 398 367 324 292
463 372 277 236 214 211 208 206 200 197
BLOCKED SHOTS 1. Kisa Bradley (95-97) 2. Shawn Hindle (85-89) 3. Sylvia Cummings (91-93) 4. Brandy Cornwell (90-95) 5. Sarah Shelton (12-14) 6. Jessica Rhoten (97-99) 7. Elisha Turek (03-07) 8. Vivian Herron (1985-89) 9. Rauna Barrett (98-00) 10. Kris Johnson (80-83)
213 148 120 117 99 97 93 90 87 84
>>> Jessica Rhoten played in the 1999 NCAA Tournament for the Golden Eagles and remains the best post player in program history from the free throw line. The Woodward native connected on 81.5% of her career foul shots
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FREE THROWS MADE 1. Kevi Luper (09-13) 2. Kim Ogden (84-88) 3. Vivian Herron (85-89) 4. Sharon Tucker (78-81) 5. Krista Ragan (96-02) 6. Jaci Bigham (09-13) 7. Elisha Turek (03-07) 8. Cari Chamberlin (85-89) 9. Mariana Camargo (05-09) 10. Janae Voelker (06-10)
ASSISTS 1. Jaci Bigham (09-13) 2. Leah Cannon (02-06) 3. Kim Ogden (84-88) 4. Mariana Camargo (05-09) 5. Georgia Jones (08-12) 6. Kathy Paden (79-83) 7. Krista Ragan (96-02) 8. Nanette Ogden (84-88) 9. Sherry Dailey (81-86) 10. Connie Weeks (75-78)
STEALS 1. Kevi Luper (09-13) 2. Kim Ogden (84-88) 3. Jaci Bigham (09-13) 4. Jordan Pyle (08-12) 5. Janae Voelker (06-10) 6. Vivian Herron (85-89) 7. Stacy Williams (88-91) 8. Mariana Camargo (05-09) 9. Laketa Collier (95-99) 10. Katie Langford (03-07)
Career Records
3-PT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE (Min. 100 attempts) 1. Cori Williston (00-04) .399 (130-326) 2. Kaylan Mayberry (13-pres.) .393 (46-117) 3. Krista Ragan (96-02) .391 (208-532) 4. Christian Key (10-14) .391 (149-381) 5. Leah Cannon (02-06) .381 (128-336) 6. Nanette Ogden (84-88) .373 (38-102) 7. Tiffany Kelley (94-97) .365 (100-274) 8. Taylor Cooper (12-13) .363 (61-168) 9. Kevi Luper (09-13) .362 (195-538) 10. K.Brady-Atkinson (98-03) .361 (216-599)
FREE THROW PERCENTAGE (Min. 100 Attempts) 1. Christian Key (10-14) .852 (104-122) 2. Margie Jackson (80-85) .852 (98-115) 3. Kevi Luper (09-13) .844 (568-673) 4. Jaci Bigham (09-13) .841 (323-384) 5. Jessica Rhoten (97-99) .815 (208-255) 6. Rhonda Penquite (77-78) .802 (81-101) 7. Heather Davis (96-99) .797 (154-193) 8. Vivian Herron (85-89) .791 (485-613) 9. Pam Mindemann (77-80) .789 (146-185) 10. Tiffany Chill (90-91) .789 (86-109)
the names: Kisa Bradley (1995-97) Played for the San Jose Lasers of the ABL after graduating from ORU in 1997
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TEAM AND INDIVIDUAL RECORDS
POINTS SCORED ORU Player 50 • Stacy Williams vs. Langston • 2/20/90 Team 120 vs. North Texas • 11/29/10 Half 66 vs. North Texas • 11/29/10 OPPONENT Player 40 • Jana McCully, NW Oklahoma • 12/04/81 Team 111 • Southern Nazarene • 11/20/89 Half 61 • Southern Nazarene • 11/20/89 BOTH 209 • ORU (111) vs. UMKC (98) • 1/21/88 FIELD GOALS MADE ORU Player 19 (twice) • last by Kevi Luper vs. La Salle • 11/20/09 Team 47 (twice) • last vs. Missouri Southern • 2/26/83 OPPONENT Player 15 (twice) • last by Bobbie Mahan, OBU • 1/29/90 Team 48 • Kansas • 1/3/90 BOTH 82 • ORU (38) vs. Oklahoma City (44) • 2/21/89 FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS ORU Player 42 • Stacy Williams vs. OBU • 1/29/90 Team 102 vs. Texas Women’s University • 2/28/78 OPPONENT Player 26 (twice), last by Katrina Richardson, Langston • 2/19/91 Team 101 • Langston • 2/20/90 BOTH 179 • ORU (79) vs. Oklahoma City (100) • 2/21/89 3-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE ORU Player 8 • Stacy Williams vs. S. Nazarene • 1/15/91 Team 18 vs. UMKC • 12/7/09 OPPONENT Player 8 • Jaleshia Roberson, Missouri State • 12/19/09 Team 17 • IPFW • 12/29/10 BOTH 25 • ORU (8) vs. IPFW (17) • 12/29/10 3-POINT FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS ORU Player 25 • Stacy Williams vs. OCU • 2/22/90 Team 42 vs. UMKC • 12/7/09 OPPONENT Player 17 • Anne Boese, IPFW • 12/29/10 Team 44 • IPFW • 12/29/10 BOTH 64 • ORU (36) vs. School of the Ozarks (28) • 1/15/90
FREE THROWS MADE ORU Player 17 • Kevi Luper vs. Tulane • 3/21/11 Team 38 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff • 2/6/88 OPPONENT Player 20 • Angela Meadough, UA-Monticello • 1/4/91 Team 33 (three times) • last by Phillips • 1/12/91 BOTH 52 • ORU (19) vs. Phillips (33) • 1/12/91 FREE THROW ATTEMPTS ORU Player 25 • Stacy Williams vs. Langston • 2/20/90 Team 55 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff • 2/6/88 OPPONENT Player 21 • Angela Meadough, UA-Monticello • 1/4/91 Team 45 • Phillips • 1/12/91 BOTH 76 • ORU (31) vs. Phillips (45) • 1/12/91 REBOUNDS ORU Player Team OPPONENT Player Team BOTH ASSISTS ORU Player Team OPPONENT Player Team BOTH STEALS ORU Player Team OPPONENT Player Team BOTH
24 • Veronica Franklin vs. Tulsa • 1/17/81 72 vs. Wichita State • 2/17/79 21 • Carlotta Watson, Peru State • 1/5/91 72 • Oklahoma Christian • 2/22/90 129 • ORU (59) vs. Langston (70) • 2/20/90
17 • Leah Cannon vs. Newman • 12/6/03 33 vs. Bacone • 11/29/03 17 • Angie McGrew, Evansville • 2/7/87 29 • Missouri • 12/8/84 52 • ORU (31) vs. North Texas(21) • 11/14/10
12 • Kevi Luper vs. Southern Utah • 12/5/09 32 vs. IUPUI • 2/13/10 9 • Colleen Cook, Youngstown State • 1/8/98 29 • Youngstown State • 1/8/98 43 • ORU (27) vs. Wichita State (16) • 12/5/05
BLOCKED SHOTS ORU Player 9 • Kisa Bradley vs. Wofford • 2/8/97 Team 12 (twice) • last vs. Valparaiso • 3/4/00 OPPONENT Player 7 (twice) • last by Chanel Johnson , Tulsa • 11/12/07 Team 11 • Southern Nazarene • 1/15/91 BOTH 14 • ORU (12) vs New Orleans (2) • 2/18/85
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DOUBLE-FIGURES SCORING GAMES
1989-90 2009-10 2010-11 2006-07 1990-91 2006-07 2012-13 2011-12 1998-99 1988-89 2000-01 2001-02 2004-05 1986-87 2003-04 1987-88 1985-86 1984-85
CAREER 1. 119 - Kevi Luper 2. 110 - Krista Ragan 3. 108 - Elisha Turek 4. 101 - Vivian Herron 5. 96 - Kim Ogden 6. 78 - Jordan Pyle 7. 76 - Stacy Williams 8. 74 - Jaci Bigham 9. 62 - Margie Jackson 10. 59 - Cari Chamberlin 11. 50 - K. Brady-Atkinson 12. 49 - Kisa Bradley 13. 47 - Leah Cannon 14. 45 - Helen Garrett 15. 44 - Georgia Jones 44 - Lynette Eggers
2009-13 1996-02 2003-07 1985-89 1984-88 2008-12 1989-91 2009-13 1980-85 1985-89 1998-03 1995-97 2002-06 1990-93 2008-12 1986-88
SEASON 1. 19 - Vivian Herron 19 - Elisha Turek 3. 16 - Elisha Turek 4. 14 - Kisa Bradley 5. 13 - Kisa Bradley 13 - Vivian Herron 13 - Kim Ogden 8. 12 - Elisha Turek 12 - Janae Voelker 10. 11 - Helen Garrett 11 - Jordan Pyle CAREER 1. 52 - Elisha Turek 2. 46 - Vivian Herron 3. 27 - Kisa Bradley 4. 23 - Jordan Pyle 5. 21 - Kim Ogden
1988-89 2006-07 2004-05 1995-96 1996-97 1987-88 1985-86 2003-04 2008-09 1990-91 2010-11 2003-07 1985-89 1995-97 2008-12 1984-88
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ANNUAL INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS SCORING AVERAGE Kevi Luper 23.7 2010-11 STEALS PER GAME Kevi Luper 4.5 2009-10 Kevi Luper 3.7 2010-11 BLOCKED SHOTS PER GAME Kisa Bradley 4.4 1995-96 TEAM SINGLE-GAME RECORDS THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS t9. 18 12/7/09 vs. UMKC t9. 18 3/1/10 vs. Southern Utah
TEAM SEASON RECORDS WINNING PECENTAGE 18. .963 (26-1) 1982-83 THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS PER GAME 12. 9.2 2009-10 STEALS PER GAME 19. 15.7 2009-10 ANNUAL TEAM CHAMPIONS WINNING PERCENTAGE 1982-83 .963 (26-1) SCORING AVERAGE 2009-10 85.1 STEALS PER GAME 2009-10 15.7 2010-11 14.4 2011-12 14.2 INDIVIDUAL SEASON RECORDS POINTS BY A FRESHMAN 4. Kevi Luper 757 2009-10 STEALS BY A FRESHMAN 2. Kevi Luper 143 2009-10 STEALS PER GAME BY A FRESHMAN 4. Kevi Luper 4.52 2009-10
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INDIVIDUAL CAREER RECORDS POINTS 14. Kevi Luper 2,687 2009-13 STEALS 6. Kevi Luper 463 2009-13 DOUBLE-DOUBLES t32. Elisha Turek 52 2004-07 2,000 POINTS & 1,000 REBOUNDS Vivian Herron 2,192 pts & 1,007 reb 1985-89 Elisha Turek 2,054 pts & 1,168 reb 2003-07 FEWEST GAMES TO 1,000 POINTS t9. Kevi Luper 42 2009-13
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SEASON 1. 36 - Stacy Williams 2. 31 - Kevi Luper 31 - Kevi Luper 31 - Elisha Turek 5. 30 - Stacy Williams 30 - Elisha Turek 7. 29 - Kevi Luper 8. 28 - Kevi Luper 28 - Krista Ragan 10. 27 - Vivian Herron 27 - Krista Ragan 27 - Krista Ragan 27 - Elisha Turek 27 - Kim Ogden 15. 26 - Elisha Turek 26 - Vivian Herron 26 - Kim Ogden 26 - Margie Jackson
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>>> Kevi Luper and the Golden Eagles drained 18 three-pointers against Southern Utah on March 1, 2010, one of the 10 best single-game performances in NCAA Division I history
the teams: The 1978-79 ORU team won 25 games and the second of four straight AIAW State Championships
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JOIN THE CLUB 2,000 points, 1,000 rebounds Vivian Herron 2,192 pts, 1,007 reb Elisha Turek 2,046 pts, 1,168 reb 1,000 points, 500 rebounds Kevi Luper 2,867 pts, 548 reb Vivian Herron 2,192 pts, 1,007 reb Elisha Turek 2,046 pts, 1,168 reb Sharon Tucker 1,783 pts, 745 reb Kim Ogden 1,720 pts, 728 reb Jordan Pyle 1,419 pts, 865 reb Janae Voelker 1,421 pts, 955 reb Mariana Camargo 1,194 pts, 501 reb Kisa Bradley 1,182 pts, 530 reb 1,000 points, 500 assists Kim Ogden 1,720 pts, 518 ast Jaci Bigham 1,505 pts, 668 ast 1,000 points, 200 steals Kevi Luper Vivian Herron Stacy Williams Kim Ogden Jaci Bigham Jordan Pyle Janae Voelker Mariana Camargo
2,867 pts, 463 stl 2,192 pts, 211 stl 1,791 pts, 208 stl 1,720 pts, 372 stl 1,505 pts, 277 stl 1,419 pts, 236 stl 1,421 pts, 214 stl 1,194 pts, 206 stl
1,000 points, 500 rebounds, 250 assists Kim Ogden 1,720 pts, 728 reb, 518 ast Mariana Camargo 1,194 pts, 501 reb, 474 ast Janae Voelker 1,421 pts, 955 reb, 257 ast 1,000 points, 250 assists, 150 steals Krista Ragan 2,152 pts, 398 ast, 190 stl Stacy Williams 1,791 pts, 272 ast, 208 stl Kim Ogden 1,720 pts, 518 ast, 372 stl Jaci Bigham 1,505 pts, 668 ast, 277 stl Janae Voelker 1,421 pts, 257 ast, 214 stl Mariana Camargo 1,194 pts, 474 ast, 206 stl Georgia Jones 1,050 pts, 422 ast, 173 stl
250 assists, 150 steals Jaci Bigham Kim Ogden Mariana Camargo Georgia Jones Sherry Dailey Krista Ragan Stacy Williams Janae Voelker Cari Chamberlin
668 ast, 277 stl 518 ast, 372 stl 474 ast, 206 stl 422 ast, 173 stl 324 ast, 189 stl 298 ast, 190 stl 272 ast, 208 stl 257 ast, 214 stl 251 ast, 162 stl
OVERTIME GAMES Record: 17-13 (.567) 11/24/79 Cal Poly-Pomona 82, ORU 76 (N) 2/18/80 Texas Tech 91, ORU 88 (H) 12/20/86 ORU 82, Oklahoma State 72 (H) 11/26/88 UT-Arlington 81, ORU 80 2OT (N) 11/28/88 ORU 85, New Mexico State 83 (H) 2/17/92 ORU 79, Oklahoma Baptist 72 (H) 12/11/93 UMKC 82, ORU 78 2OT (N) 2/7/94 East Texas Baptist 66, ORU 63 (H) 1/24/96 ORU 81, New Orleans 79 (H) 1/10/98 Valparaiso 83, ORU 77 (H) 1/5/02 ORU 74, UMKC 69 2OT (A) 1/28/02 ORU 88, Southern Utah 85 (H) 2/2/02 ORU 75, UMKC 72 (H) 3/2/02 ORU 75, Western Illinois 72 (N) 2/7/04 ORU 89, IUPUI 65 (H) 3/8/04 ORU 72, Western Illinois 70 (N) 12/4/04 ORU 65, Oklahoma State 61 (H) 1/6/05 ORU 68, IUPUI 64 2OT (A) 1/29/07 Oakland 68, ORU 64 (H) 12/10/07 ORU 73, North Dakota State 68 (H) 3/1/08 NDSU 75, ORU 72 2OT (A) 2/9/09 Oakland 79, ORU 75 (A) 2/23/09 ORU 76, Southern Utah 74 (A)
12/12/09 3/9/10 1/31/11 12/15/11 2/18/12 11/29/12 12/18/13
ORU 74, Tulsa 69 (A) South Dakota St. 79, ORU 75 (N) ORU 80, Oakland 72 2OT(A) Grambling 89, ORU 80 (H) ORU 62, IPFW 61 (A) Missouri State 73, ORU 72 (A) Marquette 79, ORU 71 (A)
WHEN ORU SCORES 100 POINTS Record: 27-0 (1.000) 12/8/75 ORU 103, John Brown 33 (H) 12/15/77 ORU 112, Tulsa 45 (A) 3/26/78 ORU 100, Texas 84 (N) 2/17/79 ORU 109, Wichita State 66 (H) 1/12/80 ORU 104, Utah State 67 (H) 1/22/81 ORU 111, Tulsa 77 (A) 1/6/83 ORU 103, Southwest Baptist 68 (A) 2/26/83 ORU 106, Missouri Southern 53 (H) 1/21/87 ORU 111, UMKC 98 (H) 2/11/89 ORU 101, School of Ozarks 67 (H) 11/29/03 ORU 119, Bacone 29 (H) 12/13/04 ORU 103, St. Gregory’s 40 (H) 11/26/05 ORU 111, Lamar 84 (H) 12/16/06 ORU 111, St. Gregory’s 42 (H) 11/29/08 ORU 101, Houston Baptist 59 (H) 11/28/09 ORU 107, Houston Baptist 67 (A) 11/30/09 ORU 101, Sam Houston St. 85 (A) 12/5/09 ORU 109, Southern Utah 62 (H) 2/13/10 ORU 114, IUPUI 43 (H) 11/12/10 ORU 110, UT-Arlington 58 (H) 11/14/10 ORU 120, North Texas 87 (H) 1/17/11 ORU 115, Southern Utah 75 (H) 2/19/11 ORU 101, Centenary 66, (A) 2/26/11 ORU 101, Western Illinois 75 (H) 3/5/11 ORU 108, Western Illinois 79 (N) 12/3/11 ORU 109, Southern Utah 59 (H) 1/23/12 ORU 102, IPFW 62 (H)
200 Free Throws, 100 3-PT Field Goals: Kevi Luper 568 FT, 195 3FG Krista Ragan 400 FT, 208 3FG Jaci Bigham 323 FT, 212 3FG Janae Voelker 244 FT, 141 3FG Stacy Williams 242 FT, 321 3FG 500 Field Goals, 250 Free Throws Kevi Luper 1,052 FG, 568 FT Vivian Herron 853 FG, 485 FT Krista Ragan 772 FG, 400 FT Sharon Tucker 687 FG, 409 FT Kim Ogden 585 FG, 524 FT
>>> Leah Cannon dished 15 assists in a 119-29 victory over Bacone on Nov. 29, 2003. The Golden Eagles won the game by 90 points, the largest margin of victory in school history
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LARGEST MARGINS OF VICTORY 1. 90 ORU 119, Bacone 29 • 11/29/03 2. 71 ORU 114, IUPUI 43 • 2/13/10 3. 70 ORU 103, John Brown 33 • 12/8/75 4. 69 ORU 111, St. Gregory’s 42 • 12/16/06 5. 67 ORU 112, Tulsa 45 • 12/15/77 6. 63 ORU 103, St. Gregory’s 40 • 12/13/94 7. 62 ORU 96, Evangel 34 • 12/5/12 8. 57 ORU 95, Centenary 38 • 2/20/10 9. 53 ORU 106, Missouri So. 53 • 2/26/83 53 ORU 99, Langston 46 • 1/30/82 11. 52 ORU 110, UT-Arlington 58 • 11/12/10 12 50 ORU 109, Southern Utah 59 • 12/3/11 13. 49 ORU 88, SW Baptist 39 • 1/17/83 14. 48 ORU 90, Langston 52 • 1/28/77 15. 47 ORU 109, Southern Utah 62 • 12/5/09 47 ORU 92, Hardin-Simmons 45 • 1/27/86 47 ORU 90, Tulsa 43 • 1/26/85 ORU 79, Oklahoma Bapt. 32 • 12/4/76 47 47 ORU 96, Evangel 49 • 1/15/77
LARGEST MARGINS OF DEFEAT
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
25 14 13 12 11 10 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
11/26/82 - 3/17/83 1/8/77 - 2/19/77 1/21/78 - 3/22/78 12/29/10 - 2/12/11 11/29/79 - 1/18/80 1/5/79 - 2/9/79 2/3/98 - 2/28/98 2/13/10 - 3/9/10 1/11/10 - 2/6/10 12/13/02 - 1/7/03 1/12/87 - 1/31/87 11/27/77 - 12/27/77 12/1/75 - 1/24/76 2/9/76 - 2/27/76
LONGEST LOSING STREAKS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 9. 10.
30 23 22 14 11 10 10 10 9 7 7
11/24/89 - 2/19/90 12/10/92 - 3/8/93 12/6/93 - 2/23/94 11/15/97 - 1/15/98 11/29/91 - 1/4/92 11/19/84 - 12/14/84 12/17/88 - 1/27/89 2/13/89 - 11/20/89 11/10/13 - 12/29/13 2/19/92 - 12/5/92 2/21/98 - 11/28/98
>>> Jerry Finkbeiner’s 1998-99 team got off to an 0-4 start, which extended the teams’s losing streak to seven. But ORU righted the ship, ending the season with a Mid-Con Tournament title and the program’s first NCAA Tournament bid.
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1. 74 Oklahoma St 105, ORU 31 • 12/28/92 2. 74 SW Oklahoma St 138, ORU 64 • 12/1/89 3. 69 Georgia 116, ORU 49 • 1/25/93 4. 66 Vanderbilt 124, ORU 58 • 1/14/93 5. 60 Alabama 112, ORU 52 • 2/25/93 6. 58 S. Nazarene 111, ORU 53 • 11/20/89 58 Arkansas 91, ORU 33 • 11/13/13 8. 56 Kanas 109, ORU 53 • 1/12/93 9. 56 Kansas 108, ORU 52 • 1/3/90 10. 55 S. Nazarene 100, ORU 45 • 11/24/89
LONGEST WINNING STREAKS
Miscellaneous Records
Record: 5-52 (.088) 11/25/76 #2 Wayland Baptist 101, ORU 62 (A) 12/28/77 #6 Old Dominion 82, ORU 49 (N) 1/12/78 ORU 68, #19 Memphis State 67 (N) 2/22/78 ORU 75, #14 Texas 40 (H) 3/26/78 ORU 100, #15 Texas 84 (N) 12/17/78 #3 UCLA 85, ORU 64 (A) 3/8/79 #3 Texas 77, ORU 68 (H) 1/14/80 #1 Louisiana Tech 94, ORU 67 (A) 3/12/81 #11 Texas 97, ORU 63 (N) 1/22/82 #1 Lousiana Tech 94, ORU 53 (A) 2/23/82 #1 Lousiana Tech 89, ORU 51 (H) 1/11/83 #14 Missouri 109, ORU 70 (A) 2/21/84 #2 Louisiana Tech 98, ORU 61 (A) 12/8/84 #19 Missouri 95, ORU 75 (H) 1/5/85 #16 Texas Tech 101, ORU 66 (A) 2/16/85 #6/5 Louisiana Tech 78, ORU 59 (H) 12/19/85 ORU 61, #NR/24 Texas Tech 54 (H) 1/8/86 ORU 78, #NR/25 Kansas St 75 (H) 1/11/86 #13/13 Oklahoma 101, ORU 78 (A) 2/15/88 #19/24 New Mexico St 90, ORU 81 (A) 12/19/91 #2/2 Stanford 112, ORU 74 (A) 12/20/91 #8/8 NC State 92, ORU 60 (N) 2/19/92 #5/3 Ole Miss 87, ORU 63 (A) 2/20/92 #22/21 Alabama 100, ORU 75 (A) 2/27/92 #19/18 Clemson 98, ORU 54 (A) 12/3/93 #15/16 Kansas 94, ORU 66 (A) 12/21/95 #21/19 Oklahoma St 84, ORU 44 (N) 2/28/96 #23/NR Texas 75, ORU 56 (A) 12/5/96 #10/7 Texas Tech 74, ORU 51 (A) 1/2/97 #6/6 Alabama 70, ORU 65 (A) 1/17/97 #5/5 Alabama 101, ORU 67 (H) 12/2/97 #20/21 Arkansas 82, ORU 59 (H) 12/14/97 #15/10 Georgia 64, ORU 60 (H) 11/22/98 #7/10 Georgia 118, ORU 64 (A) 11/28/98 #14/14 Arkansas 84, ORU 56 (A) 3/13/99 #1/1 Purdue 68, ORU 48 (A) 11/18/00 #14/17 Oklahoma 87, ORU 56 (H) 12/19/00 #6/5 Duke 62, ORU 51 (N) 3/17/01 #7/7 Oklahoma 70, ORU 64 (A) 11/09/01 #12/13 Colorado 78, ORU 49 (A) 11/17/01 #4/5 Oklahoma 73, ORU 38 (N) 11/30/01 #12/14 Baylor 74, ORU 46 (H) 11/23/02 #23/25 Oklahoma 70, ORU 42 (N) 11/22/03 #21/22 Oklahoma 90, ORU 42 (N) 12/9/04 #13/13 Texas Tech 79, ORU 46 (A) 3/19/05 #13/11 Texas 64, ORU 47 (N) 12/3/05 #19/20 Oklahoma 107, ORU 76 (N) 11/25/06 #25/RV Texas 79, ORU 40 (A) 3/17/07 #11/15 Purdue 63, ORU 42 (N) 12/28/07 #24/25 Oklahoma St 83, ORU 65 (A) 3/23/08 #3/3 Tennessee 94, ORU 55 (N) 12/16/08 #22/23 Oklahoma St 58, ORU 48 (A) 3/2/09 #17/14 South Dakota St 71, ORU 64 (H) 3/7/09 #17/14 South Dakota St 77, ORU 49 (N) 11/15/09 #19/RV Kansas 106, ORU 80 (A) 12/1/09 #17/17 Texas 94, ORU 80 (A) 12/16/09 #6/5 Baylor 101, ORU 76 (A)
12/12/12 #3/3 Baylor 94, ORU 56 (A) 12/20/12 #RV/21 Nebraska 80, ORU 67 (A) 3/23/13 #10/9 Tennessee 83, ORU 62 (A) 12/29/13 #18/15 Nebraska 89, ORU 53 (A) - Rankings listed as AP Poll/Coaches Poll
the teams: The 2000-01 ORU team lost their last two regular season games but recovered to win the mid-con tournament
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THE LAST TIME THE ORU TEAM... Scored 100+ points 1/23/12 vs. IPFW - 102 pts Scored 90+ points 2/6/14 vs. New Orleans - 93 pts Scored less than 60 points 3/8/14 vs. Northwestern State - 49 pts Scored less than 50 points 3/8/14 vs. Northwestern State - 49 pts Won by 30+ points 3/2/14 vs. Sam Houston State - 30 pts (80-50) Shot 60% or better from the floor 12/5/12 vs. Evangel - 62.7% (37-for-59) Shot less than 25% from the floor 12/10/11 vs. Arkansas - 23.9% (11-for-46) Shot less than 35% from the floor 12/29/13 vs. Nebraska - 34.5% (20-for-58) Shot 50% or better from beyond the arc 3/2/14 vs. Sam Houston St - 56.3% (9-for-16) Shot less than 20% from beyond the arc 3/6/14 vs. Stephen F. Austin - 15.4% (2-for-13) Made 10+ three-pointers 3/13/14 vs. Nicholls State - 10 Shot less than 50% from the FT line 11/22/13 vs. Navy - 47.6% (10-for-21) Had 50+ rebounds 2/27/14 vs. Lamar - 50 Had 20+ offensive rebounds 2/14/13 vs. Sam Houston State - 20 Had 20+ assists 11/8/13 vs. USAO - 20 Had 10+ steals 3/2/14 vs. Sam Houston State - 16 Had 10+ blocked shots 3/23/13 vs. Tennessee - 10 Scored 50+ points in first half 2/6/14 vs. New Orleans - 50 pts Scored 50+ points in second half 2/14/13 vs. Sam Houston State - 54 pts Scored less than 20 points in first half 2/15/14 vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi - 17 pts Scored less than 20 points in second half 11/13/13 vs. Arkansas - 17 pts Had three or more players foul out 11/10/13 vs. Kansas - Jenni Bryan, Noora Jaervikangas, Tysia Manuel Failed to make a three-point attempt 12/1/07 vs. Texas Southern Defeated a ranked opponent 1/8/86 vs. No. 25 Kansas State - 78-75 Lost to a ranked opponent 12/29/13 vs. No. 18/15 Nebraska - 53-89 Won a game in overtime 2/18/12 vs. IPFW - 62-61 Lost a game in overtime 12/18/13 vs. Marquette - 71-79 Won a game in double overtime 1/13/11 vs. Oakland - 80-72 Lost a game in double overtime 3/1/08 vs. North Dakota State - 72-75 Had two or more 20-point scorers 2/6/14 vs. New Orleans - Noora Jaervikangas (21) and Kaylan Mayberry (20) Had three or more 20-point scores 2/19/11 vs. Centenary - Kevi Luper (25), Savanna Buck (24) and Amber Carver (20) Had five or more double-figure scorers 2/27/14 vs. Lamar - Christian Key (26), Sarah Shelton (13) Bernadett Balla (12), Atoeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Jackson (12) and Kaylan Mayberry (10) Had six or more double-figure scorers 2/26/11 vs. Western Illinois - Kevi Luper (22), Dominique Allen (15), Georgia Jones (15), Jordan Pyle (13), Christian Key (13) and Savanna Buck (13) Had all five starters score in double figures 2/2/13 vs. Southeastern Louisiana - Christian Key (22), Kevi Luper (19), Sarah Shelton (14), Jaci Bigham (13) and Taylor Cooper (12) Had no players score in double figures 11/13/13 vs. Arkansas Had only one player score in double-figures 2/22/14 vs. Central Arkansas - Alexus Wilson (20) Had two or more double-figure rebounders 2/1/14 vs. McNeese State - Bernadett Balla (12) and Sarah Shelton (10) Had three or more double-figure rebounders 2/26/11 vs. Western Illinois - Jordan Pyle (12), Savanna Buck (10) and Dominique Allen (10) Had two or more players score double-doubles 1/31/13 vs. Nicholls State - Kevi Luper (22 pts, 10 reb) and Sarah Shelton (14 pts, 10 reb) Had three or more players score double-doubles 2/26/11 vs. Western Illinois - Jordan Pyle (13 pts, 12 reb), Savanna Buck (13 pts, 10 reb) and Dominique Allen (15 pts, 10 reb)
THE LAST TIME AN ORU PLAYER... Scored 30+ points 1/2/14 vs. Houston Baptist - Dorottya Balla (30) Scored 20+ points 2/27/14 vs. Lamar - Christian Key (26) Had 20+ rebounds 2/28/97 vs. Alcorn State - Kisa Bradley (21) Had 15+ rebounds 11/8/13 vs. USAO -Sarah Shelton (16) Had 10+ offensive rebounds 2/8/10 vs. IPFW - Kevi Luper (10) Had 10+ assists 2/28/13 vs. McNeese State - Jaci Bigham (11) Had 5+ steals 3/9/13 vs. Central Arkansas - Jaci Bigham (7) and Kevi Luper (6) Blocked 5+ shots 2/8/14 vs. Southeastern Louisiana - Sarah Shelton (7) Won a game in the final three seconds 2/8/14 vs. Southeastern Louisiana - Christian Key (81-78 @ :00) Had a triple-double 2/13/95 vs. UMKC - Trina Davis (14 pts, 12 ast, 10 stl) Had a double-double 2/27/14 vs. Lamar - Bernadett Balla (12 pts, 11 reb) Had a 20/20 performance 2/6/97 vs. Alcorn State - Kisa Bradley (29 pts, 21 reb) Had a 20/10 performance 1/31/13 vs. Nicholls State - Kevi Luper (22 pts, 10 reb)
THE LAST TIME AN ORU OPPONENT... Scored 100+ points 12/16/09 - Baylor - 101 pts Scored 90+ points 11/13/13 - Arkansas - 91 pts Scored less than 60 points 3/2/14 - Sam Houston State - 50 pts Scored less than 50 points 2/14/13 - Sam Houston State - 40 pts Won by 30+ points 12/29/13 - Nebraska - 36 pts (89-53) Shot 60% or better from the floor 2/7/13 - Northwestern State - 61.9% (26-for-42) Shot less than 25% from the floor 3/2/13 - Lamar - 24.6% (14-for-57) Shot less than 35% from the floor 3/2/14 - Sam Houston State - 34.4% (21-for-61) Shot 50% or better from beyond the arc 3/13/14 - Nicholls State - 50.0% (14-for-28) Shot less than 20% from beyond the arc 3/2/14 - Sam Houston State - 11.8% (2-for-17) Made 10+ three-pointers 3/13/14 - Nicholls State - 14 Shot less than 50% from the FT line 11/26/13 - Tulsa - 45.0% (9-for-20) Had 50+ rebounds 12/18/13 - Marquette - 57 Had 20+ offensive rebounds 3/13/14 - Nicholls State - 20 Had 20+ assists 3/8/14 - Northwestern State - 21 Had 10+ steals 3/8/14 - Northwestern State - 12 Had 10+ blocked shots 11/13/13 - Arkansas - 10 Scored 50+ points in first half 12/29/13 - Nebraska - 62 pts Scored 50+ points in second half 11/10/13 - Kansas - 53 pts Scored less than 20 points in first half 3/2/14 - Sam Houston State - 19 pts Scored less than 20 points in second half 1/17/13 - Texas A&M-Corpus Christi - 18 pts Failed to make a three-point attempt 1/3/13 - Southeastern Louisiana Had two or more 20-point scorers 2/12/12 - Baylor - Odyssey Sims (27) and Brittney Griner (22) Had five or more double-figure scorers 2/8/14 - Southeastern Louisiana- Elizabeth Styles (19), Symone Miller (15), Aja Gibson (14), Nanna Pool (13) and Erica Hernandez (11) Had six or more double-figure scorers 2/28/12 - DePaul - Anna Martin (19), Jasmine Penny (17), Katherine Harry (16) Brittany Hrynko (16), Megan Rogowski (15) and Chanise Jenkins (12) Had all five starters score in double figures 2/8/14 - Southeastern Louisiana- Elizabeth Styles (19), Symone Miller (15), Aja Gibson (14), Nanna Pool (13) and Erica Hernandez (11) Had no players score in double-figures 3/20/10 - Centenary Had only one player score in double figures 1/25/14 - Northwestern State - Keisha Lee (25) Had two or more double-figure rebounders 1/16/14 - Abilene Christian - Suzzy Dimba (15) and Sydney Shelstead (11) Had two or more players score double-doubles 11/10/13 - Kansas - Chelsea Gardner (24 pts, 13 reb) and Asia Boyd (17 pts, 10 reb)
THE LAST TIME AN OPPOSING PLAYER... Scored 30+ points 2/22/14 - Central Arkansas - Courtney Duever (36) Scored 20+ points 3/13/14 - Nicholls State - Emani White (24) Had 20+ rebounds 1/19/13 - Sam Houston State - Sequeena Thomas (20) Had 15+ rebounds 2/1/14 - McNeese State - Cecilia Okoye (15) Had 10+ offensive rebounds 2/19/11 - Centenary - Anne Farrell (10) Had 10+ assists 12/28/12 - DePaul - Chanise Jenkins (10) Had 5+ steals 2/27/14 - JaMeisha Edwards - Lamar (5) Blocked 5+ shots 11/13/13 - Arkansas - Jessica Jackson (5) Won a game in the final three seconds 1/26/13 - McNeese State - Arianna James (71-72 @ 0:00) Had a triple-double 12/16/09 - Baylor - Britney Griner (34 pts, 13 reb, 11 blk) Had a double-double 2/27/14 - Lamar - Kiandra Bowers (16 pts, 13 reb) Had a 20/20 performance 12/10/05 - Tulsa - Jillian Robbins (25 pts, 21 reb) Had a 20/10 performance 2/22/14 - Central Arkansas - Courtney Duever (36 pts, 12 reb)
THE LAST TIME AN ORU AND THEIR OPPONENT... Combined for four 20-point scorers 11/15/09 vs. Kansas - Janae Voelker, ORU (29) and Kevi Luper, ORU (25) Danielle McCray, KU (27) and Aishah Sutherland, KU (24) Teams Combined for 10 double-figure scorers 2/26/11 vs. Western Illinois - Kevi Luper, ORU (22), Georgia Jones, ORU (15), Dominique Allen, ORU (15), Jordan Pyle, ORU (13), Christian Key, ORU (13), Savanna Buck, ORU (13), Michele Salvatori, WIU (16), Brittany Demery, WIU (12), Valencia Kelly, WIU (12) and Jackie Barton, WIU (10)
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>>> Head Coach Debbie Yow and the 1982-83 Lady Titans posted a perfect regular season and set a program record with a .963 winning percentage. They finished 3rd in the Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s NIT, and their 81.2 points per game average stood as a school record for 27 years
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3 PT REBOUND YEAR W-L FG FGA PCT. FG FGA PCT. FT FTA PCT. OFF DEF TOT. AVG. PF A TO BLK ST PTS AVG. 1975-76 18-4 717 1640 .437 --- --- --- 130 224 .580 --- --- 904 41.1 --- 219 --- --- --- 1472 66.9 1976-77 25-9 1032 2714 .380 --- --- --- 357 606 .589 --- --- 1851 54.6 679 385 --- --- --- 2421 71.2 1977-78 31-4 1114 2481 .449 --- --- --- 395 576 .685 --- --- 1382 39.4 670 361 --- 40 --- 2623 74.9 1978-79 25-10 995 2463 .404 --- --- --- 460 701 .656 --- --- 1683 48.1 769 188 --- 61 --- 2450 70.0 1979-80 22-8 977 2120 .460 --- --- --- 431 622 .692 --- --- 1422 47.4 594 --- --- --- --- 2385 79.5 1980-81 18-11 860 1940 .443 --- --- --- 441 614 .718 --- --- 1294 44.6 561 453 --- 101 --- 2161 74.5 1981-82 14-10 720 1604 .449 --- --- --- 326 487 .669 --- --- 987 41.1 558 343 440 72 257 1766 73.6 1982-83 26-1 912 1885 .484 --- --- --- 369 537 .687 --- --- 1156 42.8 618 511 465 92 339 2193 81.2 1983-84 15-13 847 1733 .488 --- --- --- 374 525 .712 --- --- 1047 37.4 572 457 599 73 262 2068 73.9 1984-85 9-21 796 1772 .449 --- --- --- 369 555 .665 --- --- 1029 34.3 521 483 614 81 258 1961 65.4 1985-86 17-11 857 1782 .481 --- --- --- 498 694 .718 --- --- 1150 41.1 589 495 622 90 355 2212 79.0 1986-87 16-12 778 1814 .429 29 75 .387 479 711 .674 383 664 1175 42.0 469 400 576 108 291 2064 73.7 1987-88 13-14 789 1767 .447 80 235 .340 393 557 .706 --- --- 1057 39.2 --- 486 536 73 288 2051 76.0 1988-89 4-23 740 1798 .412 83 259 .320 470 659 .713 314 667 1090 40.4 533 356 622 103 250 2033 75.3 1989-90 2-38 960 2893 .332 252 917 .275 512 746 .686 536 985 1726 43.2 805 330 796 110 308 2684 67.1 1990-91 15-18 956 2449 .390 212 700 .303 439 704 .624 508 881 1577 47.8 754 462 706 92 357 2563 77.7 1991-92 6-22 757 1937 .391 104 356 .292 310 494 .628 444 644 1211 43.3 610 396 650 158 275 1928 68.9 1992-93 1-25 584 1658 .352 77 321 .240 209 355 .589 350 545 1036 39.8 557 275 715 106 221 1454 55.9 1993-94 3-24 639 1815 .352 110 367 .300 291 480 .606 451 731 1182 43.8 629 328 571 90 257 1679 62.2 1994-95 15-12 659 1718 .384 104 358 .291 386 616 .627 468 762 1230 45.6 645 393 624 94 332 1808 67.0 1995-96 10-17 611 1709 .358 111 391 .284 369 614 .601 464 726 1190 44.1 587 290 640 157 307 1702 63.0 1996-97 13-14 643 1530 .420 95 269 .353 357 574 .622 397 693 1090 40.4 538 361 581 124 362 1738 64.4 1997-98 7-20 610 1486 .410 103 293 .352 397 561 .708 360 597 957 35.4 565 371 610 93 295 1720 63.7 1998-99 17-13 727 1642 .443 117 360 .325 427 588 .726 365 703 1068 35.6 577 419 604 142 305 1998 66.6 1999-00 12-16 629 1537 .409 141 390 .362 316 492 .642 377 594 971 34.7 514 353 542 124 267 1715 61.3 2000-01 20-11 755 1661 .455 124 320 .387 376 596 .631 351 673 1024 33.0 492 353 542 51 333 2010 64.8 2001-02 13-16 647 1554 .416 109 287 .380 428 637 .672 386 652 1038 35.8 519 300 546 67 211 1831 63.1 2002-03 18-10 680 1605 .424 206 559 .369 283 401 .706 386 645 1031 36.8 490 425 512 89 265 1849 66.0 2003-04 17-13 744 1720 .433 111 334 .332 374 556 .673 404 690 1094 36.5 481 457 514 100 319 1973 65.8 2004-05 22-9 756 1789 .423 84 285 .295 370 532 .695 438 711 1149 37.1 486 459 504 100 317 1966 63.4 2005-06 16-12 720 1707 .422 164 548 .299 301 489 .616 409 631 1040 37.1 531 414 471 88 301 1905 68.0 2006-07 22-11 839 1894 .443 178 553 .322 378 613 .617 424 799 1223 37.1 569 507 543 80 306 2234 67.7 2007-08 19-14 805 1946 .414 180 538 .335 407 631 .645 405 820 1225 37.1 618 463 544 76 345 2197 66.6 2008-09 11-17 741 1783 .416 183 551 .332 310 517 .600 380 801 1181 39.4 582 395 526 102 255 1975 65.8 2009-10 23-10 971 2258 .430 304 877 .347 561 769 .730 495 810 1305 39.5 652 529 646 82 519 2807 85.1 2010-11 23-11 1048 2358 .444 255 741 .344 519 686 .757 516 890 1406 41.4 626 498 632 91 491 2870 84.4 2011-12 20-11 843 1992 .423 180 551 .327 385 747 .778 397 747 1144 36.9 572 469 540 93 440 2251 72.6 2012-13 18-13 796 1827 .436 202 536 .377 366 504 .726 361 743 1104 35.6 526 421 496 123 300 2160 69.7 2013-14 9-20 667 1635 .408 167 494 .338 356 519 .686 322 714 1036 35.7 584 292 529 112 200 1857 64.0 * Bold and Italics indicate program records
the names: Debbie Yow (1981-83) led ORU to a perfect regular season in 1982-83 and is now the athletic director at nc state
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SCORING Year Name 1975-76 Connie Weeks 1976-77 Connie Weeks 1977-78 Rhonda Penquite 1978-79 Sharon Tucker 1979-80 Sharon Tucker 1980-81 Sharon Tucker 1981-82 Bev McCowan 1982-83 Kim Davis 1983-84 Margie Jackson 1984-85 Margie Jackson 1985-86 LeQuita Smith 1986-87 Vivian Herron 1987-88 Vivian Herron 1988-89 Vivian Herron 1989-90 Stacy Williams 1990-91 Stacy Williams 1991-92 Artan Henry 1992-93 Helen Garrett 1993-94 DeeDee Tasby 1994-95 Rita Cleem 1995-96 Kisa Bradley 1996-97 Kisa Bradley 1997-98 Jessica Rhoten 1998-99 Krista Ragan 1999-00 Krista Ragan 2000-01 Krista Ragan 2001-02 Krista Ragan 2002-03 Cori Williston 2003-04 Elisha Turek 2004-05 Elisha Turek 2005-06 Elisha Turek 2006-07 Elisha Turek 2007-08 Mariana Camargo 2008-09 Janae Voelker 2009-10 Kevi Luper 2010-11 Kevi Luper 2011-12 Kevi Luper 2012-13 Kevi Luper 2013-14 Christian Key
REBOUNDING G Pts. Avg. 22 438 19.9 30 504 16.8 35 593 16.9 35 476 13.6 30 636 21.2 29 671 23.1 19 320 16.8 27 467 17.3 28 448 16.0 30 497 16.6 28 510 18.2 28 562 20.1 27 515 19.1 27 712 26.4 40 1,060 26.5 33 683 20.7 26 346 13.3 26 276 10.6 26 233 9.0 27 333 12.3 27 602 22.3 26 580 22.3 27 413 15.3 30 508 16.9 28 478 17.1 31 500 16.1 29 598 20.6 28 358 12.8 30 449 15.0 31 568 18.3 28 463 16.5 33 566 17.2 32 425 13.3 30 495 16.5 31 757 24.4 34 806 23.7 30 714 23.8 31 590 19.0 29 407 14.0
>>> Rhonda Penquite led the Lady Titans in scoring, rebounding and field goal percentage in 1977-78.
Year Name 1975-76 Debbie Nelson 1976-77 Karen McClendon 1977-78 Rhonda Penquite 1978-79 Sharon Tucker 1979-80 Sharon Tucker 1980-81 Sharon Tucker 1981-82 Bev McCowan 1982-83 Kim Davis 1983-84 Julie Lucas 1984-85 Julie Lucas 1985-86 Vivian Herron 1986-87 Lynette Eggers 1987-88 Vivian Herron 1988-89 Vivian Herron 1989-90 Amy Williams 1990-91 Helen Garrett 1991-92 Sylvia Cummings 1992-93 Sylvia Cummings 1993-94 Ophelia Shantiloo 1994-95 Ophelia Shantiloo 1995-96 Kisa Bradley 1996-97 Kisa Bradley 1997-98 Laketa Collier 1998-99 Jessica Rhoten 1999-00 Barbora Jandova 2000-01 Jenette Bolovinos 2001-02 Shannon Mims 2002-03 Stephanie Clark 2003-04 Elisha Turek 2004-05 Elisha Turek 2005-06 Elisha Turek 2006-07 Elisha Turek 2007-08 Janae Voelker 2008-09 Janae Voelker 2009-10 Janae Voelker 2010-11 Jordan Pyle 2011-12 Jordan Pyle 2012-13 Sarah Shelton 2013-14 Sarah Shelton
FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE (Min. 100 Att.) G Reb. Avg. 22 127 5.8 24 251 10.5 35 286 8.2 35 237 6.8 30 245 8.2 29 263 9.1 19 175 9.2 27 205 7.6 28 196 7.0 30 210 7.0 27 216 8.1 27 228 8.4 27 269 10.0 27 302 11.2 38 365 9.6 22 218 9.9 28 267 9.5 24 194 8.1 27 230 8.5 22 167 7.6 27 262 9.7 26 269 10.3 27 185 6.9 30 165 5.5 28 145 5.2 31 173 5.6 29 220 7.6 25 195 7.8 30 280 9.3 31 298 9.6 28 243 8.7 33 346 10.5 32 276 8.4 30 282 9.4 33 266 8.1 33 287 8.7 30 188 6.3 30 168 5.6 29 210 7.2
>>> Stephanie Clark paced ORU in rebounding during the 18-win campaign of 2002-03
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Year Name 1975-76 Connie Weeks 1976-77 Connie Weeks 1977-78 Rhonda Penquite 1978-79 Sharon Tucker 1979-80 Sharon Tucker 1980-81 Sharon Tucker 1981-82 Kris Johnson 1982-83 Linda Hendrix 1983-84 Julie Lucas 1984-85 Margie Jackson 1985-86 Vivian Herron 1986-87 Vivian Herron 1987-88 Shawn Hindle 1988-89 Vivian Herron 1989-90 Paige White 1990-91 Helen Garrett 1991-92 Helen Garrett 1992-93 Angie White 1993-94 Ophelia Shantiloo 1994-95 Ophelia Shantiloo 1995-96 Valeria Dos Santos 1996-97 Kisa Bradley 1997-98 Heather Davis 1998-99 Barbora Jandova 1999-00 Rauna Barrett 2000-01 Shayne McKenzie 2001-02 Shannon Mims 2002-03 Stephanie Clark 2003-04 Alycia Seay 2004-05 Elisha Turek 2005-06 Elisha Turek 2006-07 Elisha Turek 2007-08 Mariana Camargo 2008-09 Jordan Pyle 2009-10 Jordan Pyle 2010-11 Jordan Pyle 2011-12 Dominique Allen 2012-13 Sarah Shelton 2013-14 Bernadett Balla
FG-FGA Avg. 197-375 .525 221-494 .447 256-451 .567 180-398 .452 254-452 .562 253-465 .544 101-194 .521 113-210 .538 57-103 .553 235-495 .475 167-318 .525 210-434 .484 64-128 .500 276-601 .459 64-164 .390 146-277 .527 92-186 .495 58-125 .464 76-165 .461 89-184 .484 74-148 .500 242-488 .485 146-309 .472 60-115 .522 110-234 .470 77-134 .575 72-120 .600 116-195 .595 79-155 .510 240-501 .479 201-387 .519 235-441 .533 158-355 .445 74-144 .517 160-257 .623 205-359 .571 54-106 .509 112-171 .655 62-147 .422
>>> Jordan Pyle led the Golden Eagles in field goal percentage in each of her first three seasons with the team
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ASSISTS
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61 67 57 59 87 50 140 126 114 83 33
2.2 2.2 2.1 1.8 2.6 1.7 4.5 3.7 3.8 2.7 1.1
3-POINT FG PERCENTAGE (Min. 60 Att.) Year 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14
Name Kim Ogden Stephanie Reed Stacey Williams Jara McCoy Artan Henry Melanie McNeal Melanie McNeal Tiffany Kelley Katie Rose Tiffany Kelley Jessica Rhoten Krista Ragan Krista Ragan Kristin Brady Krista Ragan Leah Cannon Cori Williston Leah Cannon Jenny Hardin Sarah Davidson Rachel Watman Cristal Turner Jaci Bigham Kevi Luper Kevi Luper Christian Key Kaylan Mayberry
3FG-3FGA Avg. 21-52 .404 23-62 .371 194-697 .278 64-193 .332 64-192 .333 43-189 .228 33-76 .434 46-137 .336 25-81 .309 54-137 .394 28-62 .452 42-110 .382 56-147 .381 67-163 .411 63-150 .420 28-63 .444 23-58 .397 38-83 .458 24-62 .387 39-108 .361 56-157 .357 34-88 .386 99-233 .423 63-164 .384 48-124 .387 48-101 .475 46-117 .393
FREE THROW PERCENTAGE (Min. 50 Att.) Year 1975-76 1976-77 1977-78 1978-79 1979-80 1980-81 1981-82 1982-83 1983-84 1984-85 1985-86 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14
Name Connie Weeks Connie Weeks Pam Mindemann Pam Mindemann Bev McCowan Bev McCowan Bev McCowan Kris Johnson Donna Douglas LaQuita Smith Sharon Dailey Vivian Herron Vivian Herron Vivian Herron Amy Williams Tiffany Chill Artan Henry Helen Garrett Hardisha Burgess Hardisha Burgess Kisa Bradley Heather Davis Jessica Rhoten Heather Davis Kristin Brady Kristin Brady Krista Ragan April Garcia Leah Cannon Claudia Louis Sarah Davidson Rachel Watman Rachel Watman Janae Voelker Jaci Bigham Jaci Bigham Jaci Bigham Kevi Luper Christian Key
3FG-3FGA Avg. 44-61 .721 62-92 .674 63-78 .808 63-81 .778 45-55 .818 49-62 .790 76-102 .745 48-68 .706 50-64 .781 74-95 .779 57-74 .770 142-175 .811 115-144 .799 159-198 .803 85-109 .780 86-109 .789 34-52 .654 38-62 .613 45-78 .577 77-108 .713 106-157 .675 52-68 .765 111-134 .828 41-51 .804 46-56 .821 46-60 .767 147-193 .762 53-65 .815 63-76 .829 75-93 .806 38-56 .679 38-51 .745 67-90 .744 112-168 .667 116-134 .866 72-83 .867 45-52 .865 77-88 .875 67-75 .893
STEALS Year 1981-82 1982-83 1983-84 1984-85 1985-86 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03
Name Diane Andrews Kathy Paden Sherry Dailey Kim Ogden Kim Ogden Kim Ogden Kim Ogden Cari Chamberlin Stacy Williams Stacy Williams Sylvia Cummings Sylvia Cummings Hardisha Burgess Trina Davis Katie Rose Laketa Collier Lea Barrera Jessica Rhoten Krista Ragan Dana Whittaker Cori Williston April Garcia
G Stl. Avg. 23 54 2.3 27 81 3.0 28 54 1.9 30 83 2.8 28 94 3.4 28 99 3.5 27 96 3.6 27 68 2.5 40 88 2.2 33 115 3.5 28 72 2.6 24 61 2.5 23 54 2.3 25 91 3.6 27 48 1.8 27 68 2.5 26 58 2.2 30 48 1.6 28 49 1.7 31 62 2.0 27 41 1.5 28 49 1.9
>>> Jaci Bigham paced the Golden Eagles in assists three times and ended her career as the program’s all-time leader in the category. She was also ORU’s top foul shooter in three different campaigns
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Name G Ast. Avg. Connie Weeks 22 80 3.6 Lisa Cole 34 134 3.9 Connie Weeks 35 111 3.2 Robin Blair 33 50 1.5 RECORDS NOT KEPT Kathy Paden 29 132 4.6 Kathy Paden 24 74 3.1 Kathy Paden 27 146 5.4 Sherry Dailey 28 94 3.4 Kim Ogden 30 114 3.8 Kim Ogden 28 129 4.6 Nanette Ogden 28 160 5.7 Nanette Ogden 27 180 6.7 Cari Chamberlin 27 109 4.0 Stacy Williams 40 109 2.7 Stacy Williams 33 159 4.8 Artan Henry 26 89 3.4 Paige White 25 49 2.0 Hardisha Burgess 23 64 2.8 Hardisha Burgess 25 113 4.5 Mariana Marguiera 27 76 2.8 Carrie Porter 27 94 3.5 Lea Barrera 26 72 2.8 Krista Ragan 30 105 3.5 Lauryn Morita 28 102 3.6 Krista Ragan 31 119 3.8 Krista Ragan 29 82 2.8 Leah Cannon 28 148 5.3 Leah Cannon 28 231 8.3 Leah Cannon 26 113 4.3 Leah Cannon 27 111 4.1 Mariana Camargo 33 133 4.0 Mariana Camargo 32 160 5.0 Georgia Jones 30 110 3.7 Jaci Bigham 33 174 5.3 Jaci Bigham 30 157 5.2 Georgia Jones 31 140 4.5 Jaci Bigham 31 209 6.7 Christian Key 29 93 3.2
Leah Cannon Katie Langford Marianna Camargo Katie Langford Rachel Watman Janae Voelker Kevi Luper Kevi Luper Kevi Luper Kevi Luper Christian Key
Yearly Leaders
Year 1975-76 1976-77 1977-78 1978-79 1979-80 1980-81 1981-82 1982-83 1983-84 1984-85 1985-86 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14
2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14
the names: Bev McCowan (1978-82) was the first player to lead ORU in free throw percentage three straight seasons
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-AAchilefu, Felecia 2012-13 Adekunle, Alex 2009-10 Allen, Dominique 2009-12 Anderson, Stacy 1998-99 Andrews, Diane 1981-84 Arruda, Janaina 1995-96 Aslinger, Shelley 1992-93 -BBaker, Veida 1985-89 Balla, Bernadett 2011-present Balla, Dorottya 2013-present Baptista, Cristina 1995-96 Barrera, Lea 1996-98 Barrett, Rauna 1998-00 Bedward, Tracya 1993-95 Ben Othman, Imen 2001 Bigham, Jaci 2009-13 Bishop, Michelle 1988-89 Blair, Brigid 1990-91 Blair, Robin 1978-82 Boan, Jessica 2002-05 Bolovinos, Jenette 2000-02 Boone, Stacy 1989-91 Boyer, Joanie 1984-85 Bradley, Kisa 1995-97 Brady, Cindy 1978-79 Brady-Atkinson, Kristin 1998-01,2002-03 Brewer, BeBe 1984-85 Bryan, Jenni 2012-14 Bryan, Suzanne 1981-82 Buck, Savanna 2009-13 Burgess, Hardisha 1993-95 -CCalvert, Deana 1984-85 Camargo, Mariana 2005-09 Cannon, Leah 2002-06 Carver, Amber 2010-12 Cergol, Priscila 2010-11 Chaloupek, Darlee 1992-93 Chamberlin, Cari 1985-89 Chill, Tiffany 1990-91 Clark, Stephanie 2001-03 Cleem, Rita 1994-95 Clinkenbeard, Cheryl 1989-90 Colbert, Bernice 1991-92 Colbert, Sandy 1993-94 Cole, Lisa 1976-77 Collier, Laketa 1995-99 Cooper, Taylor 2012-13 Cornwell, Brandy 1990-95 Corsini, Gina 1977-80 Crowder, Sheryl 1984-85 Cuk, Rosie 1990-91 Cummings, Sylvia 1991-93 Cunningham, Kendall 2003 Curliss, Lisa 1993-95 -DDailey, Sherry 1981-86 Daniels, Elisabeth 2011-13 Davidson, Sarah 2003-2007 Davis, Kim 1982-83 Davis, Heather 1995-99 Davis, Staci 2009-11 Davis, Trina 1994-95 Dos Santos, Valeria 1995-96 Douglas, Donna 1983-85 Draughon, Georgeanne 1977-78 Duarte, Donna 1986-87
Dupont, Jennifer Ede, Diane Eggers, Lynette Eilers, Christy Elmore, Patrice Evda, Ieva
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-FFithian, Jamie Ford, Cheryl Ford, Lisa Fowler, Jeanie Foy, Amanda Franklin, Lori Franklin, Veronica -GGade, Emma Garcia, April Gardner, Tina Garrett, Helen Gentry, Paula Gerdine, Margaret Gilmore, Jerry Glisson, April Graham, Louise -HHaley, Linda Haliburton, Ebony Hall, Janis Hardin, Jenny Harris, Nancy Hart, Adriane Hayes, Heather Heard, Demesha Hendrix, Linda Hennen, Tamra Henry, Artan Herron, Vivian Hester, Corrie Hindle, Shawn Hodges, Rondi Hofer, Robyan Holland, Allison Holloway, Rosemary Holmes, Penny -IInman, Kelli -JJackson, Atoe’ Jackson, Margie Jaervikangas, Noora Jandova, Barbora Johnson, Kris Johnson, Liz Johnson, Tiffany Jones, Georgia Jones, Jill Joppert, Regina -KKappler, Marchelle Karvanen, Masha Kelley, Tiffany Kelley, Christina Key, Christian Kindell, Kelly Kovacevic, Buba Kroll, Pepper
1989-90 1975-76 1986-88 1993-94 1976-77 2011-12 2003-07 1979-80 1979-80 1975-77 1997-98 1992-94 1977-81 2011-13 2003 1991-92 1990-93 1977-78 1977-78 2004-05 2013-present 1978-80 1980-84 2004-07 1975-77 2005-08 1975-77 1995-96 2002 2008-09 1980-84 1977-78 1991-92 1985-89 2008 1985-89 1976-77 1988-89 2001-02 1975-76 1980-82 2003-04 2013-present 1980-85 2013-14 1998-2000 1980-83 1980-81 2004-06 2008-12 1987-90 1995-96 1988-90 1996-98 1994-97 1999-01 2010-14 2006-10 2004 2000-01
Langford, Katie Lipnick, Regina Liston, Sherrie Logan, Wileda Long, Tessa Lopez, Carolina Louis, Claudia Lowe, Trix Lowery, Opie Lucas, Julie Luper, Kevi
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2003-07 1983-84 1975-76 1987-88 2002 2013-present 2001-05 1978-79 1982-83 1983-86 2009-13
-MMagueira, Mariana 1995-96 Manuel, Tysia 2013-present Marana, Clarice 1982-83 Maurer, Fran 1993-94 Mayberry, Kaylan 2013-14 McClendon, Karen 1976-77 McCowan, Bev 1978-82 McCoy, Jara 1990-92 McGuire, Cynthia 1993-94 McKenzie, Shayne 1999-03 McNeal, Melanie 1992-95 Menard, Erin 2002-03 Miles, Mariah 2011-12 Miller, Nikki 1998-00 Mills, Jamie 1997-99 Mills, Jennifer 1997-99 Mims, Shannon 1998-02 Mindemann, Pam 1977-80 Monroe, Tammy 1979-81 Montgomery, Ida 1982-83 Moore, Brandi 2002-03 Morita, Lauryn 1999-01 Moore, Sonya 1977-80 Myers, Pebble 1975-76 -NN’Dri, Sonia 2000-01 Neal, Amanda 1985-89 Nelson, Debbie 1975-79 -OObudho, Maureen 2003-05 Ogden, Kim 1984-88 Ogden, Nan 1984-88 Olival, Jennifer 1996-97 Osborne-Lewis, Emily 1996-97 -PPaden, Kathy 1979-83 Pankratz, Mary 1978-80 Patterson, Cip 1979-81 Peckham, Sherri 1977-79 Pegorari, Monah 2008-09 Penquite, Rhonda 1977-78 Pereira, Claudia 2004-06 Pfeiffer, Sally 1990-91 Poitier, Sharon 1986-89 Pope, Shonna 1989-90 Porter, Carrie 1995-98 Predovic, Amanda 2007-08 Preston, Chris 1990-92 Price, Sheree 1976-77 Pryor, Amy 2008-09 Pyle, Jordan 2008-12 -QQuintas, Noelia 2008-10 -RRadermacher, Lori 1981-85 Ragan, Krista 1998-02
the teams that will never be forgotten. the names that will never die.
Randolph, Lori Reaves, Kim Reed, Stephanie Reeder, Kristin Replogle, Staci Rhoten, Jessica Riles, Allison Roberson, Tammie Robison, Leanne Rogers, Susan Rose, Katie Rushing, Ava Russell, Kathy -SSeay, Alycia Schmook, Genny Schwarz, Layla Scrivner, Delaney Seahorn, Dawn Shantiloo, Ophelia Shelton, Sarah Shockley, Chelsie Simms, Curlonda Sjoberg, Becky Smiley, Beth Smiley, Kit Smith, LeQuita Smith, Lynne Souza, Fernanda Stafford, Marilee Streets, Vicki Stone, Amanda Sumerel, Tammie -TTasby, DeeDee Thrasher, Abba Trumpett, Bridgett Tucker, Sharon Turek, Elisha Turner, Cristal -VVan Gilder, Gina Velkey, Krisztina Voelker, Janae Volpato, Carol -WWalters, Renea Walton, Samantha Watman, Rachel Weavel, Jimmie Weeks, Connie Weeks, Liz West, Julia Whemeyer, Whitney White, Angie White, Paige White, Pat White, Tanyika Whittaker, Dana Wiggins, Loree Wilbur, Devy Williams, Amy Williams, Stacy Williston, Cori Wilson, Alexus -YYoung, Veda -ZZanone, Joan
1989-90 1991-92 1988-89 1992-93 1997-01 1997-99 1994-96 1992-93 2007-10 1981-84 1995-97 1991-92 1983-84 2003-07 1993-94 2001-02 2011-12 1993-94 1993-95 2011-14 2005-07 1990-91 1976-77 1975-76 1975-76 1984-86 1989-90 1995-96 1975-76 1982-83 2002-03 1989-90 1990-94 2001-02 1989-90 1978-81 2003-07 2008-12 1989-90 2012-13 2006-10 2006-07 1980-81 1996-99 2005-08 1988-89 1975-78 1977-81 2004-06 2007-08 1992-94 1989-93 1981-82 1992-93 1999-01 1977-78 1996-98 1988-92 1988-91 2000-04 2013-14 1975-77 1976-77
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Postseason --- 1-1 • Oklahoma Small College Tournament 2-2 • National Small College Tournament 3-3 Postseason 3-0 • AIAW State I 4-1 • AIAW Regionals 3-0 • AIAW State I 1-1 • AIAW Regionals 2-0 • AIAW State I 0-1 • AIAW Regionals 2-0 • AIAW State I 1-1 • AIAW Regionals 10-0 • AIAW State I 6-4 • AIAW Regionals
All-Time Letterwinners | All-Time Coaching Records
Postseason 0-2 • AIAW State 2-1 • WNIT 0-2 • AIAW State I 2-1 • WNIT Postseason --- --- --- --Postseason --- --- --- --Postseason --- 0-1 • NAIA District --- --- 0-1 • NAIA District Postseason --- --Postseason --- --- --Postseason --- --- 0-1 • NCAA Tournament --- 0-1 • NCAA Tournament --- --- --- 0-1 • NCAA Tournament --- 0-1 • NCAA Tournament 0-1 • NCAA Tournament * ORU vacated two Summit League wins in 2008-09
0-1 • WNIT 2-1 • WNIT 0-1 • WNIT 0-5 • NCAA Tournament I 2-3 • WNIT Postseason 0-1 NCAA Tournament --- 0-1 NCAA Tournament 23-20
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PEGGY BECK • 1975-77 • 43-13 (.768) • TWO SEASONS Season Games Record Pct. Conference Conference Record Pct. Conf. Tournament 1975-76 22 18-4 .818 --- --- --- --- 1976-77 34 25-9 .735 --- --- --- --- Totals 56 43-13 .768 DIXIE WOODALL • 1977-81 • 96-33 (.744) • FOUR SEASONS Season Games Record Pct. Conference Conference Record Pct. Conf. Tournament 1977-78 35 31-4 .886 --- --- --- --- 1978-79 35 25-10 .714 --- --- --- --- 1979-80 30 22-8 .733 --- --- --- --- 1980-81 29 18-11 .621 --- --- --- --- Totals 129 96-33 .744 DEBBIE YOW • 1981-83 • 40-11 (.784) • TWO SEASONS Season Games Record Pct. Conference Conference Record Pct. Conf. Tournament 1981-82 24 14-10 .583 --- --- --- --- 1982-83 27 26-1 .963 --- --- --- --- Totals 51 40-11 .784 DON CALVERT • 1983-86 • 41-45 (.477) • THREE SEASONS Season Games Record Pct. Conference Conference Record Pct. Conf. Tournament 1983-84 28 15-13 .536 OCAC 7-3, 2nd .700 --- 1984-85 30 9-21 .300 OCAC 4-6, 4th .400 --- 1985-86 28 17-11 .607 --- --- --- --- Totals 86 41-45 .477 11-9 .550 RHONDA PENQUITE • 1986-89 • 34-48 (.417) • THREE SEASONS Season Games Record Pct. Conference Conference Record Pct. Conf. Tournament 1986-87 28 16-12 .571 MCC 9-3, 2nd .750 --- 1987-88 27 13-14 .481 --- --- --- --- 1988-89 27 5-22 .227 --- --- --- --- Totals 82 34-48 .417 9-3 .750 KEN TRICKEY, JR. • 1989-93 • 24-103 (.189) • FOUR SEASONS Season Games Record Pct. Conference Conference Record Pct. Conf. Tournament 1989-90 40 2-38 .050 --- --- --- --- 1990-91 33 15-18 .455 --- --- --- --- 1991-92 28 6-22 .214 --- --- --- --- 1992-93 26 1-25 .038 --- --- --- --- Totals 127 24-103 .189 CLETUS GREEN • 1993-94 • 3-24 (.111) • ONE SEASON Season Games Record Pct. Conference Conference Record Pct. Conf. Tournament 1993-94 27 3-24 .111 --- --- --- --- Totals 27 3-24 .111 RICK NAPIER • 1994-96 • 25-29 (.463) • TWO SEASONS Season Games Record Pct. Conference Conference Record Pct. Conf. Tournament 1994-95 27 15-12 .556 --- --- --- --- 1995-96 27 10-17 .370 --- --- --- --- Totals 54 25-29 .463 JERRY FINKBEINER • 1996-2012 • 273-208 (.568) • 16 SEASONS Season Games Record Pct. Conference Conference Record Pct. Conf. Tournament 1996-97 27 13-14 .481 --- --- --- --- 1997-98 27 7-20 .259 Mid-Con 7-9, 6th .438 0-1 1998-99 30 17-13 .567 Mid-Con 8-6, t3rd .571 3-0, CHAMPIONS 1999-00 28 12-16 .429 Mid-Con 8-8, 5th .500 0-1 2000-01 31 20-11 .645 Mid-Con 11-5, t2nd .688 3-0, CHAMPIONNS 2001-02 29 13-16 .448 Mid-Con 6-8, t4th .429 1-1, Semifinalist 2002-03 28 18-10 .643 Mid-Con 7-7, t5th .500 0-1 2003-04 30 17-13 .567 Mid-Con 9-7, t5th .563 2-1, Finalist 2004-05 31 22-9 .710 Mid-Con 10-6, 4th .625 3-0, CHAMPIONS 2005-06 28 16-12 .571 Mid-Con 10-6, 3rd .625 0-1 2006-07 33 22-11 .667 Mid-Con 8-6, 3rd .571 3-0, CHAMPIONS 2007-08 33 19-14 .576 Summit 10-8, 6th .556 3-0, CHAMPIONS 2008-09 28* 11-17* .393* Summit 6-10, 8th* .333 0-1 2009-10 33 23-10 .697 Summit 15-3, CHAMPIONS .833 2-1, Finalist 2010-11 34 23-11 .676 Summit 16-2, CHAMPIONS .889 1-1, Semifinalist 2011-12 31 20-11 .645 Summit 14-4, 2nd .778 0-1 Totals 483 273-208 .568 145-95, 2 Championships .604 21-10, 5 Championships MISTI CUSSEN • 2012 - PRESENT • 27-33 (.450) • TWO SEASONS Season Games Record Pct. Conference Conference Record Pct. Conf. Tournament 2012-13 31 18-13 .581 Southland 13-5, CHAMPIONS .722 2-0, CHAMPIONS 2013-14 29 9-20 .310 Southland 8-10, t8th .444 0-1 Totals 60 27-33 .450 21-15, 1 Championship .583 2-1, 1 Championship ALL-TIME 606-547 .526 186-124, 3 Championships .600 23-11, 6 Championships
the names: Dixie Woodall (1977-81) was inducted into the women’s basketball hall of fame in 2005
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The first head coach in ORU women’s basketball history, Peggy Beck led the Lady Titans to a pair of winning seasons and a spot in the 1977 National Small College Tournament in Hammond, La.
Jan. 18 at Oklahoma Baptist W, 72-46 Jan. 24 Missouri Southern W, 74-54 Jan. 29 Northeastern State W, 73-64 Feb. 1 Ozark Bible W, 82-47 Feb. 5 Arkansas W, 69-37 Feb. 8 at SW Oklahoma State W, 79-59 Feb. 12 NE Oklahoma A&M W, 70-45 Feb. 14 at Ozark Bible W, 71-58 Feb. 17 vs. Oklahoma Baptist* W, 64-41 Feb. 18 at Southern Nazarene* W, 76-56 Feb. 19 vs. Langston* W, 65-51 Feb. 21 at Northeastern State L, 59-73 Feb. 23 at Missouri Southern W, 58-56 Feb. 26 Cameron W, 69-47 Feb. 28 at Southern Nazarene W, 90-55 Okla. Small College Tournament (Chickasha, Okla.) March 4 vs. SE Oklahoma State L, 64-65 March 5 vs. Cameron W, 62-46 National Small College Tournament (Hammond,La.) March 9 vs. Texas Wesleyan W, 69-55 March 10 vs. Phillips L, 74-97 March 11 vs. SE Oklahoma State W, 84-79 March 12 vs. Tarleton State L, 68-71 ^ - Flying Queens Classic (Plainview, Texas) * - S. Nazarene Tournament (Bethany, Okla.)
1975-76 18-4
THE DIXIE WOODALL ERA
THE PEGGY BECK ERA
TWO SEASONS • 43-13
Dec. 1 Southern Nazarene W, 63-35 Dec. 6 at NE Oklahoma A&M W, 65-53 Dec. 8 John Brown W, 103-33 Dec. 12 at Oklahoma Baptist W, 67-60 Jan. 8 Oklahoma Baptist W, 69-54 Jan. 19 Oklahoma Christian W, 66-60 Jan. 24 at John Brown W, 70-36 Jan. 26 Northeastern Oklahoma A&M L, 54-58 Jan. 31 Missouri Southern W, 67-64 Feb. 2 at Oklahoma Christian L, 60-61 Feb. 5 vs. Okla. Panhandle State* W, 56-52 Feb. 6 vs. Oklahoma Baptist* W, 48-44 Feb. 7 vs. USAO* L, 59-72 Feb. 9 at Missouri Southern W, 68-64 Feb. 13 vs. Southern Nazarene^ W, 56-55 Feb. 14 at El Reno^ W, 75-58 Feb. 17 Northeastern State W, 77-63 Feb. 21 Tulsa W, 76-48 Feb. 24 at Southern Nazarene W, 64-52 Okla. Small College Tournament (Chickasha, Okla.) Feb. 27 vs. East Central W, 63-51 Feb. 28 vs. Phillips L, 57-105 March 6 at Tulsa W, 89-63 * - Bethany Nazarene Tournament (Bethany, Okla.) ^ - El Reno Tournament (El Reno, Okla.)
1976-77 25-9 • National Small College Tournament
Nov. 18 Nov. 25 Nov. 26 Nov. 27 Nov. 29 Dec. 2 Dec. 4 Dec. 6 Dec. 11 Dec. 15 Jan. 8 Jan. 15 Jan. 17
at John Brown at #2 Wayland Baptist^ vs. West Texas A&M^ vs. Texas Tech^ Southern Nazarene Tulsa Oklahoma Baptist at NE Oklahoma A&M Oklahoma State Oklahoma at Tulsa Evangel at Oklahoma
W, 84-75 L, 62-101 L, 74-75 L, 62-66 W, 71-52 W, 68-58 W, 79-32 W, 66-61 L, 68-77 L, 56-59 W, 81-52 W, 96-49 W, 62-58
Jan. 12 vs. #19 Memphis State # W, 68-67 Jan. 13 vs. Nebraska-Omaha # W, 63-51 Jan. 14 vs. Temple (Texas) # L, 71-77 Jan. 21 Northwestern Oklahoma W, 74-57 Jan. 30 at Oklahoma State W, 73-60 Feb. 4 at Oklahoma W, 81-62 Feb. 10 at William Penn W, 56-51 Feb. 11 at Grand View W, 83-78 Feb. 14 at SMU W, 83-48 Feb. 16 at Arkansas W, 88-71 Feb. 18 at Langston W, 81-62 Feb. 22 #14 Texas W, 75-40 AIAW State Tournament (Tahlequah, Okla.) Feb. 24 vs. NW Oklahoma State W, 67-53 Feb. 25 vs. Oklahoma W, 57-53 Feb. 27 vs. Tulsa W, 88-51 AIAW Southwest Regional (Nacogdoches, Texas) March 22 vs. North Texas W, 67-48 March 23 vs. Louisiana Tech L, 61-80 March 24 vs. Southern W, 75-71 March 25 vs. Texas Tech W, 81-66 March 26 vs. #15 Texas W, 100-84 ^ - Queens’ Holiday Tournament (Flushing, N.Y.) * - Missouri State Turkey Tourn. (Springfield, Mo.) # - CMU Classic (Warrensburg, Mo.)
1978-79 25-10 • AIAW State Tournament Champions
FOUR SEASONS • 96-33 Arguably the most successful coach in ORU history, Women’s Basketball Hall of Famer Dixie Woodall coached the Lady Titans for four seasons and won four consecutive State Championships.
1977-78 31-4 • AIAW State Tournament Champions Nov. 19 Nov. 21 Nov. 25 Nov. 26 Nov. 27 Nov. 28 Dec. 3 Dec. 6 Dec. 10 Dec. 15 Dec. 27 Dec. 28 Dec. 29 Jan. 3 Jan. 7
SMU W, 73-43 at Texas W, 72-43 vs. Northwest Missouri State* W, 70-63 vs. Kansas* L, 61-94 at Southwest Missouri State* W, 73-64 Langston W, 90-52 Wichita State W, 78-45 at NW Oklahoma State W, 76-60 Oklahoma State W, 57-51 at Tulsa W, 112-45 vs. Fordham^ W, 72-59 vs. #6 Old Dominion^ L, 49-82 vs. Michigan State^ W, 70-67 Oklahoma W, 84-55 Southwest Missouri State W, 85-48
the teams that will never be forgotten. the names that will never die.
Nov. 14 at Southwest Missouri State W, 72-56 Nov. 18 Fort Hays State W, 70-53 Nov. 24 Drake L, 38-59 Nov. 25 William Penn W, 66-59 Nov. 27 Cal Poly-Pomona L, 61-63 Nov. 29 Tulsa W, 71-50 Nov. 30 New Mexico W, 76-64 Dec. 2 at Phillips W, 78-46 Dec. 5 at Oklahoma L, 64-72 Dec. 9 NW Oklahoma State L, 61-62 Dec. 12 Oklahoma State W, 64-58 Dec. 15 vs. Cal State Fullerton* L, 69-75 Dec. 16 vs. San Francisco* W, 57-55 Dec. 17 at #3 UCLA L, 64-85 Dec. 18 at Southern California L, 65-81 Jan. 3 at Wichita State^ W, 88-52 Jan. 4 vs. Nebraska-Omaha^ L, 63-64 Jan. 5 vs. Wyoming^ W, 65-53 Jan. 8 Oklahoma W, 62-49 Jan. 13 at Northwest Missouri State W, 86-70 Jan. 20 at North Texas W, 63-55 Jan. 27 Northwest Missouri State W, 69-67 Jan. 31 at NW Oklahoma State W, 54-50 Feb. 3 at Arkansas W, 63-46 Feb. 5 at Wichita State W, 90-64 Feb. 7 Phillips W, 92-70 Feb. 9 at West Texas A&M W, 90-44 Feb. 10 at Texas Tech L, 55-65 Feb. 14 at Oklahoma State W, 71-54 Feb. 17 Wichita State W, 109-66 AIAW State Tournament (Weatherford, Okla.) Feb. 22 vs. East Central W, 67-47 Feb. 23 vs. Northeastern State W, 88-69 Feb. 24 vs. Oklahoma W, 69-66 AIAW Southwest Regional (Tulsa, Okla.) March 7 North Texas W, 62-55 March 8 #3 Texas L, 68-77 * - Cal Poly Pomona Tournament (Pomona, Calif.) ^ - Shocker Holiday Classic (Wichita, Kan.)
The 40th season
1979-80 22-8 • AIAW State Tournament Champions
• AIAW State Tournament Champions
Nov. 22 Nov. 24 Nov. 29 Dec. 2 Dec. 4 Dec. 5 Dec. 8 Dec. 11 Dec. 13 Jan. 8 Jan. 10 Jan. 14 Jan. 17 Jan. 22 Jan. 24 Jan. 27 Jan. 28 Jan. 31 Feb. 2 Feb. 4 Feb. 7 Feb. 10 Feb. 12 Feb. 14 Feb. 16
at Georgia L, 73-103 at Georgia State L, 69-80 Oklahoma W, 80-76 at Oklahoma State L, 79-82 Pittsburg State W, 77-57 Temple (Texas) W, 74-46 Phillips W, 86-65 at NWOklahoma State L, 68-79 Georgia W, 63-58 Houston L, 55-67 McNeese State* W, 80-89 (Forfeit) at #1 Louisiana Tech L, 67-94 Tulsa W, 82-74 at Tulsa W, 111-77 NW Oklahoma State L, 55-66 at Cameron L, 63-71 at Phillips W, 67-55 at Oklahoma City L, 82-91 at Langston W, 84-56 at Pittsburg State W, 87-67 Oklahoma State W, 73-64 at UT-Arlington W, 81-62 Langston W, 89-53 Oklahoma City W, 94-66 at Oklahoma L, 59-66
TWO SEASONS • 40-11 Debbie Yow led ORU for two seasons, the second of which stands as the most successful in school history. Yow’s 1982-83 team posted a perfect regular season and finished 3rd in the WNIT.
• Women’s NIT 3rd Place
Nov. 26 North Texas W, 82-68 Nov. 29 Northeastern State W, 62-57 Dec. 3 at Southwest Missouri State W, 84-67 Dec. 10 Emporia State W, 80-65 Dec. 30 vs. Fairfield* W, 73-59 Dec. 31 vs. Eastern Kentucky* W, 81-78 Jan. 4 Oklahoma W, 86-72 Jan. 6 at Southwest Baptist W, 103-68 Jan. 8 Southwest Missouri State W, 83-64 Jan. 11 at Oklahoma State W, 93-74 Jan. 15 UMKC W, 78-64 Jan. 17 Southwest Baptist W, 88-39 Jan. 22 Oklahoma City W, 67-61 Jan. 24 at North Texas W, 70-51 Jan. 29 at Phillips W, 79-57 Feb. 5 at Oklahoma City W, 75-59 Feb. 9 at SE Oklahoma State W, 98-71 Feb. 12 at Texas Wesleyan W, 94-72 Feb. 14 at Northeastern State W, 77-64 Feb. 19 Texas Wesleyan W, 75-62 Feb. 21 Oklahoma State W, 74-66 Feb. 24 at Tulsa W, 86-80 Feb. 26 Missouri Southern W, 106-53 March 2 Tulsa W, 91-71 Women’s NIT (Amarillo, Texas) March 17 vs. Hawaii W, 69-60 March 18 vs. Memphis State L, 61-88 March 19 vs. Weber State W, 78-75 * - Dial Soap Classic (Miami, Fla.)
THE DON CALVERT ERA
1981-82 14-10
Nov. 28 UT-Arlington W, 70-66 Dec. 2 Tulsa W, 77-54 Dec. 4 Northeastern State W, 72-71 Dec. 7 Arkansas W, 75-61 Dec. 9 at Langston W, 80-64 Dec. 12 SE Oklahoma State W, 77-66 Dec. 15 at Oklahoma City L, 63-69 Jan. 5 at Southwest Baptist W, 74-55 Jan. 9 Texas Tech W, 87-71 Jan. 12 at Arkansas L, 57-61 Jan. 16 Phillips W, 82-62 Jan. 18 Oklahoma W, 93-72 Jan. 22 at #1 Louisiana Tech L, 53-94 Jan. 27 at Oklahoma State L, 62-63 Jan. 30 Langston W, 99-46 Feb. 6 Oklahoma State W, 81-79 Feb. 11 at Tulsa W, 67-65 Feb. 13 at Oklahoma W, 95-78 Feb. 15 Oklahoma City L, 67-81 Feb. 17 at NW Oklahoma State L, 59-64 Feb. 20 at Central Missouri L, 69-82 Feb. 23 #1 Louisiana Tech L, 51-89 AIAW State Tournament (Oklahoma City, Okla.) Feb. 26 vs. Oklahoma State L, 75-79 Feb. 27 at Oklahoma City L, 81-88
THREE SEASONS • 41-45
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1980-81 18-11
THE DEBBIE YOW ERA
1982-83 26-1
Year-By-Year Results
Nov. 17 Tulsa W, 89-50 Nov. 23 at New Mexico L, 58-80 Nov. 24 vs. Cal Poly-Pomona* L, 76-82 OT Nov. 27 at Oklahoma City L, 74-75 Nov. 29 at Fort Hays State W, 73-65 Nov. 30 vs. Hastings $ W, 99-76 Dec. 1 at Emporia State $ W, 92-71 Dec. 3 NW Oklahoma State W, 81-63 Dec. 11 at Oklahoma State W, 79-77 Dec. 15 vs. Florida State # W, 74-68 Dec. 17 at Miami (Fla.) W, 68-58 Jan. 7 UT-Arlington W, 76-68 Jan. 12 Utah State W, 104-67 Jan. 14 Langston W, 92-64 Jan. 18 vs. Crowder College^ W, 86-67 Jan. 19 at Arkansas L, 64-66 Jan. 21 at NW Oklahoma State W, 69-66 Jan. 23 Pittsburg State W, 77-56 Jan. 24 at Oklahoma W, 64-52 Jan. 28 at Tulsa W, 89-77 Feb. 2 Oklahoma W, 77-63 Feb. 4 Oklahoma City W, 85-66 Feb. 6 at Langston L, 81-83 Feb. 11 Phillips W, 96-52 Feb. 12 at Pittsburg State L, 60-63 Feb. 16 Oklahoma State W, 90-75 Feb. 18 Texas Tech L, 88-91 OT AIAW State Tournament (Norman, Okla.) Feb. 21 vs. Oklahoma City W, 80-69 Feb. 22 at Oklahoma W, 73-60 AIAW Southwest Regional (Baton Rouge, La.) March 5 vs. McNeese State L, 71-72 * - at Albuquerque, N.M. ^ - at Fayetteville, Ark. # - at Miami, Fla. $ - Kansas Classic (Emporia, Kan.)
AIAW State Tournament (Oklahoma City, Okla.) Feb. 24 vs. Oklahoma State W, 69-54 Feb. 26 vs. Oklahoma W, 72-62 AIAW Regional Qualifier (Tulsa, Okla.) March 7 Arkansas W, 59-57 AIAW Southwest Regional (Nacogdoches, Texas) March 12 vs. #11 Texas L, 63-97 *Forfeited by opponent due to ineligible players
Don Calvert guided the Lady Titans for three seasons, including two years as a member of the Oil Country Athletic Conference. In 1983-84, Calvert led ORU to a 2nd place finish in the OCAC.
1983-84 Nov. 25 Nov. 26 Dec. 2 Dec. 3 Dec. 5 Dec. 10 Dec. 12 Dec. 17 Jan. 2 Jan. 5
15-13 (7-3 OCAC)
Wichita State Baylor vs. New Mexico^ at California^ Oklahoma State Arkansas Tulsa at Arkansas at Kansas State Creighton
W, 69-66 W, 87-71 W, 84-70 L, 61-64 L, 69-72 W, 71-65 W, 81-65 L, 70-84 L, 62-79 W, 81-64
the teams: The 1982-83 team won all 25 of their regular seasons games and finished 3rd in the program’s inaugural wnit bid
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1983-84
15-13 (7-3 OCAC)
Continued Jan. 7 at Oklahoma Jan. 9 at UMKC Jan. 11 at #14 Missouri Jan. 16 at Oklahoma City* Jan. 18 John Brown Jan. 21 UT-San Antonio* Jan. 23 UTEP* Jan. 28 at West Texas A&M* Jan. 30 at Hardin-Simmons* Feb. 1 Memphis State Feb. 11 Oklahoma City* Feb. 13 Wayland Baptist Feb. 21 at #2 Louisiana Tech Feb. 25 at UT-San Antonio* Feb. 27 at UTEP* March 1 at Memphis State March 3 West Texas A&M* March 5 Hardin-Simmons* * - OCAC Game ^ - Golden Bear Classic (Berkeley, Calif.)
1984-85
L, 77-101 L, 72-74 L, 70-109 W, 79-72 W, 79-54 L, 72-77 W, 72-69 L, 68-89 W, 92-63 L, 65-66 W, 78-65 W, 55-53 L, 61-98 L, 64-75 W, 75-62 L, 72-85 W, 86-67 W, 91-69
THE RHONDA PENQUITE ERA
9-21 (4-6 OCAC)
Nov. 19 at Arkansas L, 55-78 Nov. 23 Hawaii L, 66-73 Nov. 24 Kansas L, 77-84 Nov. 30 at California^ L, 66-86 Dec. 1 vs. Texas A&M^ L, 48-87 Dec. 3 at Hawaii L, 61-72 Dec. 4 at Hawaii L, 56-73 Dec. 8 #19 Missouri L, 75-95 Dec. 11 at Wichita State L, 63-78 Dec. 14 at SMU # L, 66-75 Dec. 15 vs. Stephen F. Austin # W, 70-68 Dec. 19 Texas A&M L, 64-73 Jan. 4 at Wayland Baptist L, 56-78 Jan. 5 at #16 Texas Tech L, 66-101 Jan. 11 Oklahoma L, 66-67 Jan. 12 Arizona State W, 63-59 Jan. 14 Oklahoma City* W, 78-62 Jan. 19 at UT-San Antonio* L, 56-80 Jan. 21 at UTEP* L, 80-69 Jan. 26 West Texas A&M* L, 60-82 Jan. 28 Hardin-Simmons* W, 84-70 Feb. 4 at John Brown L, 60-66 Feb. 9 at Oklahoma City* L, 60-79 Feb. 11 at Tulsa W, 74-52 Feb. 16 #6/5 Louisiana Tech L, 59-78 Feb. 18 New Orleans W, 68-62 Feb. 23 UT-San Antonio* L, 57-68 Feb. 25 UTEP* W, 71-63 March 2 at West Texas A&M* L, 62-97 March 4 at Hardin-Simmons* W, 74-68 * - OCAC Game ^ - Golden Bear Classic (Berkeley, Calif.) # - Dallas Hilton Inn Classic (Dallas, Texas)
1985-86 17-11 Nov. 23 Nov. 26 Dec. 3 Dec. 5 Dec. 7 Dec. 9 Dec. 13 Dec. 14
Dec. 19 #RV/24 Texas Tech W, 61-54 Dec. 21 TCU W, 79-67 Jan. 2 at Kansas L, 54-100 Jan. 4 at Creighton L, 63-81 Jan. 8 #NR/25 Kansas State W, 78-75 Jan. 11 at #13/13 Oklahoma L, 78-101 Jan. 13 Oklahoma City W, 83-70 Jan. 18 at UT-San Antonio W, 60-54 Jan. 20 at UTEP W, 91-70 Jan. 25 West Texas A&M W, 88-73 Jan. 27 Hardin-Simmons W, 92-45 Feb. 1 at New Orleans L, 80-90 Feb. 3 at Tulane L, 71-74 Feb. 10 at Oklahoma State L, 83-90 Feb. 15 at Tulsa W, 87-51 Feb. 17 at Oklahoma City L, 95-97 Feb. 22 UT-San Antonio W, 97-61 Feb. 24 UTEP W, 94-65 March 1 at West Texas A&M L, 85-87 March 3 at Hardin-Simmons W, 89-60 * - Dallas Hilton Inn Classic (Dallas, Texas)
John Brown Tulsa at Texas A&M Arkansas Kansas Wichita State at SMU* vs. Stephen F. Austin*
W, 78-53 W, 90-43 L, 61-72 W, 78-72 L, 76-77 W, 66-62 W, 91-69 L, 64-69
THREE SEASONS • 34-48 Nine years after leading the 1977-78 Lady Titans in scoring, Rhonda Penquite returned to ORU as Head Coach. In her first year, ORU finished 2nd in the Midwestern Collegiate Conference.
1986-87
Nov. 28 Nov. 29 Dec. 2 Dec. 4 Dec. 6 Dec. 10 Dec. 12 Dec. 13 Dec. 15 Dec. 20 Jan. 5 Jan. 8 Jan. 12 Jan. 19 Jan. 22 Jan. 24 Jan. 26 Jan. 27 Jan. 31 Feb. 2
16-12 (9-3 MCC)
at Arizona State^ vs. San Francisco^ at Tulsa Oklahoma UT-Arlington at Wichita State at New Orleans at Furman USAO Oklahoma State Tulane at Kansas State at St. Louis* Tulsa at John Brown Butler* Xavier* SMU at Loyola (Ill.)* at Detroit*
the teams that will never be forgotten. the names that will never die.
L, 62-99 L, 74-84 W, 64-58 L, 72-87 W, 73-69 L, 61-72 L, 64-68 L, 68-69 W, 82-70 W, 82-72 OT L, 68-73 L, 57-95 W, 66-52 W, 49-42 W, 74-62 W, 65-57 W, 83-68 W, 89-82 W, 81-68 L, 78-93
Feb. 7 Evansville* W, 97-80 Feb. 9 St. Louis* W, 76-53 Feb. 14 Loyola (Ill.)* L, 71-78 Feb. 16 Detroit* W, 96-88 Feb. 19 at Arkansas L, 66-115 Feb. 21 at Butler* W, 80-77 Feb. 23 at Xavier* W, 86-66 Feb. 25 at Evansville* L, 80-92 * - Midwestern Collegiate Conference Game ^ - Dial Soap Classic (Tempe, Ariz.)
1987-88 13-14
Nov. 27 at Nebraska L, 87-100 Dec. 2 at Oklahoma L, 94-103 Dec. 4 vs. Oregon^ L, 64-85 Dec. 5 vs. Lamar^ W, 82-80 Dec. 12 at Washington State* L, 78-94 Dec. 13 vs. Baylor* W, 86-73 Dec. 19 at Oklahoma State L, 74-88 Dec. 21 at TCU L, 64-79 Jan. 2 Arkansas W, 77-66 Jan. 4 at Kansas L, 73-82 Jan. 7 Akron W, 79-65 Jan. 8 Kansas State W, 58-57 Jan. 11 at Missouri L, 70-93 Jan. 16 St. Louis W, 76-67 Jan. 21 UMKC W, 111-98 Jan. 26 at UALR W, 84-66 Jan. 30 at Arkansas-Pine Bluff W, 70-68 Feb. 6 Arkansas-Pine Bluff W, 81-75 Feb. 8 at St. Louis L, 63-71 Feb. 11 John Brown W, 76-73 Feb. 13 at UTEP W, 69-53 Feb. 15 at #19/24 New Mexico State L, 81-90 Feb. 21 at U. S. International L, 64-85 Feb. 23 at San Diego State L, 61-86 Feb. 27 at UT-San Antonio W, 92-78 Feb. 29 at North Texas L, 64-82 March 7 at Memphis L, 71-98 ^ - Domino’s Pizza Classic (Missoula, Mont.) * - Whitman Cougar Classic (Pullman, Wash.)
1988-89 4-23
Nov. 25 Nov. 26 Nov. 28 Nov. 30 Dec. 2 Dec. 3 Dec. 8 Dec. 10 Dec. 12 Dec. 16 Dec. 17 Dec. 18 Jan. 5 Jan. 6 Jan. 10 Jan. 12 Jan. 14 Jan. 21 Jan. 23 Jan. 27 Jan. 28 Feb. 6 Feb. 11 Feb. 13
vs. McNeese State^ vs. UT-Arlington^ New Mexico State at Wichita State at Kansas* vs. Grambling* at Kansas State Oklahoma at Arkansas Nevada % UT-Arlington % TCU % at Oklahoma State # vs. North Texas # BYU Lamar Wayland Baptist Creighton Oklahoma State UTEP UT-San Antonio East Central School of Ozarks at New Mexico State
L, 63-91 L, 80-81 2OT W, 85-83 OT L, 61-83 L, 75-89 L, 66-90 L, 58-83 L, 83-97 L, 69-113 W, 96-74 L, 79-89 L, 74-87 L, 67-85 L, 86-102 L, 87-100 L, 72-93 L, 73-77 L, 94-100 L, 70-100 L, 74-75 W, 92-71 L, 77-94 W, 101-67 L, 69-82
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Feb. 15 at UTEP L, 66-96 Feb. 21 Oklahoma City L, 85-101 March 4 at Lamar L, 67-106 ^ - Lady Aggie Classic (College Station, Texas) * - Kansas Dial Soap Classic (Lawrence, Kan.) % - Midwest Roundball Classic (Tulsa, Okla.) # - Cowgirl Invitational (Stillwater, Okla.)
THE KEN TRICKEY JR. ERA
Feb. 12 at Oklahoma City L, 72-86 Feb. 15 at Wayland Baptist L, 55-102 Feb. 17 at Okla. Panhandle State L, 82-101 Feb. 19 at Tarleton State L, 66-78 Feb. 20 Langston W, 78- 74 OT Feb. 22 Oklahoma Christian L, 73-93 Feb. 24 at Arkansas-Pine Bluff L, 83-109 ^ - School of the Ozarks Classic (Point Lookout, Mo.) # - OBU Classic (Shawnee, Okla.) $ - NSU Classic (Tahlequah, Okla.) & - Phillips Classic (Enid, Okla.) % - CMU Classic (Warrensburg, Mo.) * - Pittsburg State Tournament (Pittsburg, Kan.)
1990-91 15-18 • NAIA District Nine Playoffs
1989-90 2-38
Nov. 10 Nov. 11 Nov. 13 Nov. 17 Nov. 18 Nov. 20 Nov. 21 Nov. 24 Nov. 25 Nov. 27 Nov. 28 Nov. 30 Dec. 1 Dec. 2 Dec. 5 Dec. 6 Dec. 8 Dec. 9 Dec. 16 Jan. 3 Jan. 5 Jan. 6 Jan. 10 Jan. 12 Jan. 13 Jan. 15 Jan. 16 Jan. 23 Jan. 29 Jan. 30 Feb. 1 Feb. 3 Feb. 10
vs. Missouri Baptist^ at School of the Ozarks^ University of the Ozarks at Missouri Southern Bartlesville Weslyan Southern Nazarene Southwest Baptist vs. Southern Nazarene # at Oklahoma Baptist # at Northeastern State $ vs. Southern Arkansas $ at Central Arkansas vs. SW Oklahoma State & at Phillips & at Nebraska at Creighton at Central Missouri % vs. Kearney State % at John Brown Kansas vs. St. Mary’s (Texas)* vs. Emporia State* at East Central at Oklahoma Christian at Southern Nazarene School of Ozarks Tarleton State Wayland Baptist Oklahoma Baptist Phillips at Langston at Bartlesville Weslyan at Arkansas-Monticello
L, 72-77 L, 53-79 L, 56-72 L, 43-79 L, 56-70 L, 53-111 W, 80-72 L, 45-100 L, 73-107 L, 66-91 L, 83-92 L, 66-109 L, 64-138 L, 81-107 L, 61-110 L, 63-115 L, 66-107 L, 65-103 L, 62-79 L, 52-108 L, 66-68 L, 62-94 L, 77-83 L, 71-100 L, 55-105 L, 85-88 L, 64-71 L, 48-84 L, 76-88 L, 87-92 L, 85-96 L, 65-89 L, 92-128
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Ken Trickey Jr., whose father was one of the greatest head coaches in ORU men’s basketball history, led the ORU women’s porgram for four seasons and made the NAIA Playoffs in 1990-91
Nov. 23 at New Mexico State L, 84-94 Nov. 25 at UTEP W, 82-79 Nov. 29 vs. Rice # L, 78-87 Nov. 30 vs. Grambling # L, 77-78 Dec. 3 at Kansas State L, 64-66 Dec. 9 at UNLV L, 77-96 Dec. 13 at Illinois L, 67-96 Dec. 14 vs. Ohio U. L, 62-80 Dec. 17 at Creighton L, 77-98 Dec. 19 at #2/2 Stanford* L, 74-112 Dec. 20 vs. #8/8 NC State* L, 60-92 Jan. 3 at Oklahoma State^ L, 43-57 Jan. 4 vs. Southern Miss^ L, 66-82 Jan. 9 at Texas Southern W, 81-52 Jan. 18 at Texas Tech L, 54-88 Jan. 22 at Middle Tennessee L, 76-83 Jan. 25 at TCU W, 72-69 Jan. 27 Texas Southern W, 76-73 Jan. 30 at Arkansas L, 64-88 Feb. 3 at Georgia L, 74-77 Feb. 10 Oklahoma City W, 75-71 Feb. 12 at Memphis State L, 74-84 Feb. 17 Oklahoma Baptist W, 79-72 OT Feb. 19 at #5/3 Ole Miss L, 63-87 Feb. 20 at #22/21 Alabama l, 75-100 Feb. 21 at Auburn L, 45-99 Feb. 27 at #19/18 Clemson L, 54-98 Feb. 29 at Florida State L, 59-104 # - Nebraska Invitational (Lincoln, Neb.) * - Cardinal Classic (Palo Alto, Calif.) ^ - Cowgirl Invitational (Stillwater, Okla.)
Year-By-Year Results
FOUR SEASONS • 24-103
Nov. 8 at Bartlesville Weslyan W, 79-73 Nov. 10 at Southern Nazarene L, 82-91 Nov. 12 at Oklahoma Christian L, 88-103 Nov. 17 at University of the Ozarks L, 83-111 Nov. 19 Southeast Missouri State L, 69-87 Nov. 26 at Oklahoma City L, 73-114 Nov. 28 at Southeast Missouri State L, 61-100 Dec. 3 Hastings W, 79-74 Dec. 6 Tabor College W, 84-70 Dec. 7 at Central Missouri* L, 76-97 Dec. 8 vs. Southern Colorado* W, 76-74 Dec. 31 at Nebraska L, 62-95 Jan. 1 at Creighton L, 71-105 Jan. 4 Arkansas-Monticello L, 95-104 Jan. 5 Peru State W, 75-72 Jan. 8 at SW Oklahoma State L, 72-92 Jan. 10 Oklahoma City W, 97-79 Jan. 12 Phillips L, 76-91 Jan. 14 Oklahoma Christian L, 72-92 Jan. 15 Southern Nazarene W, 98-88 Jan. 17 East Central W, 82-64 Jan. 24 Bartlesville Weslyan W, 85-56 Jan. 26 Northeastern State W, 70-69 Jan. 29 at John Brown W, 89-76 Feb. 2 at East Central W, 72-69 Feb. 4 at Northeastern State L, 85-100 Feb. 5 SW Oklahoma State L, 68-78 Feb. 7 at Langston W, 98-87 Feb. 9 at UMKC L, 56-63 Feb. 16 John Brown W, 64-50 Feb. 19 Langston W, 86-71 Feb. 23 at Phillips L, 78-94 NAIA District Nine Playoffs (Weatherford, Okla.) Feb. 25 at SW Oklahoma State L, 62-74 * - Jennies Classic (Warrensburg, Mo.)
1991-92 6-22
1992-93 1-25
Dec. 1 at Lamar Dec. 5 vs. Northwestern State* Dec. 6 vs. Texas-Pan American* Dec. 10 at Kansas State Dec. 12 at SMU Dec. 18 at Texas Dec. 28 at Oklahoma State^ Dec. 29 vs. UMKC^ Jan. 2 at Oklahoma Jan. 4 at Missouri Southern Jan. 6 at UTEP Jan. 8 at Texas A&M Jan. 12 at Kansas Jan. 14 at Vanderbilt Jan. 19 at Missouri Jan. 22 at Memphis State Jan. 25 at Georgia Jan. 27 at TCU Feb. 3 at Ole Miss Feb. 16 at Florida State Feb. 20 Oklahoma Baptist Feb. 23 at Auburn Feb. 25 at Alabama March 1 at Arkansas March 6 at New Mexico State March 8 at Lamar * - Lady Raider Classic (Lubbock, Texas) ^ - Cowgirl Invitational (Stillwater, Okla.)
L, 75-84 L, 61-94 W, 85-59 L, 44-77 L, 72-107 L, 68-109 L, 31-105 L, 35-64 L, 62-84 L, 64-106 L, 50-60 L, 49-96 L, 53-109 L, 58-124 L, 53-75 L, 55-86 L, 49-116 L, 60-76 L, 53-87 L, 53-74 L, 64-83 L, 42-78 L, 52-112 L, 60-96 L, 54-77 L, 52-85
the teams: the 1990-91 oru team made the program’s first and only appearance in the naia playoffs
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THE CLETUS GREEN ERA
THE RICK NAPIER ERA
ONE SEASON • 3-24
TWO SEASONS • 25-29
Cletus Green led the ORU program for one season, 1993-94. His lone year at the helm of the ORU squad included victories over Texas-Pan American, Jackson State and Oklahoma Baptist.
In the first of his two seasons as head coach, Rick Napier led the long-dormant ORU program back to respectability, achieving the school’s first winning record in eight years.
1993-94 3-24
1994-95 15-12
Nov. 26 Texas-Pan American W, 70-68 Nov. 27 Mississippi Valley State L, 77-78 Dec. 3 at #15/16 Kansas* L, 66-94 Dec. 4 vs. Jackson State* W, 64-57 Dec. 6 Missouri Southern L, 62-74 Dec. 9 at Southeast Missouri State L, 44-68 Dec. 10 at Middle Tennessee # L, 55-81 Dec. 11 vs. UMKC # L, 78-82 2OT Dec. 18 Tennessee-Martin L, 61-83 Dec. 28 vs. Southern^ L, 62-86 Dec. 29 vs. Michigan^ L, 58-72 Jan. 5 Southeast Missouri State L, 54-64 Jan. 8 TCU L, 60-79 Jan. 11 at Memphis L, 55-93 Jan. 14 at Oklahoma State L, 58-75 Jan. 17 Wichita State L, 69-74 Jan. 19 at Mississippi Valley State L, 67-69 Jan. 22 UMKC L, 70-76 Jan. 27 at Tennessee-Martin L, 75-82 Jan. 29 Baylor L, 65-84 Feb. 1 at Texas-Pan American L, 48-49 Feb. 5 at UMKC L, 61-89 Feb. 7 East Texas Baptist L, 63-66 OT Feb. 10 at Oklahoma L, 48-99 Feb. 18 Texas A&M L, 61-78 Feb. 23 at Arkansas L, 51-85 Feb. 26 Oklahoma Baptist W, 77-69 * - Kansas Dial Soap Classic (Lawrence, Kan.) # - Garden Plaza Classic (Mufreesboro, Tenn.) ^ - Oklahoma Holiday Classic (Norman, Okla.)
Nov. 26 Illinois-Chicago W, 67-61 Nov. 28 at UTEP L, 61-81 Dec. 2 vs. Northwestern State* L, 69-94 Dec. 3 vs. TCU* W, 90-58 Dec. 6 at Wichita State L, 65-89 Dec. 8 at UMKC W, 70-69 Dec. 17 at Texas Southern W, 79-60 Dec. 20 Sam Houston State W, 62-49 Dec. 22 UT-San Antonio W, 62-52 Jan. 4 Southeast Missouri State L, 55-74 Jan. 7 at Baylor L, 49-78 Jan. 9 Memphis L, 64-93 Jan. 11 Arkansas L, 63-78 Jan. 13 Cal State Sacramento W, 71-50 Jan. 14 Cal State Northridge W, 64-56 Jan. 16 at Tennessee-Martin L, 63-82 Jan. 19 at New Orleans L, 76-95 Jan. 21 at Southern W, 75-48 Jan. 25 at Eastern Illinois L, 43-52 Feb. 3 at Texas-Pan American W, 65-57 Feb. 9 at Missouri L, 59-81 Feb. 11 Tennesse-Martin W, 79-68 Feb. 13 UMKC W, 93-77 Feb. 16 UTEP W, 68-54 Feb. 20 at Southeast Missouri State L, 45-64 Feb. 22 East Texas Baptist W, 70-63 OT March 1 Texas Southern W, 81-47 * Domino’s Lady Rebel Classic (Oxford, Miss.)
1995-96 10-17 Nov. 24 Nov. 28 Dec. 1 Dec. 2 Dec. 7 Dec. 9 Dec. 18 Dec. 20 Dec. 21 Dec. 30 Dec. 31
Mississippi Valley State Pittsburg State vs. Western Illinois^ at Washington State^ at UMKC at Illinois-Chicago at Sam Houston State at Oklahoma # vs. #21/19 Oklahoma State # vs. Delaware State* vs. Akron*
the teams that will never be forgotten. the names that will never die.
W, 78-71 W, 67-53 W, 70-52 L, 54-84 L, 54-62 L, 70-78 L, 54-96 L, 40-63 L, 44-84 W, 72-55 L, 60-77
Jan. 2 Iowa State L, 57-70 Jan. 6 Southern Utah L, 51-66 Jan. 8 Evangel L, 70-74 Jan. 10 Southern W, 76-62 Jan. 13 Lyon College W, 58-53 Jan. 15 Washington State L, 59-83 Jan. 20 Cameron W, 76-60 Jan. 24 New Orleans W, 81-79 OT Jan. 30 at Southwest Missouri State L, 46-71 Feb. 13 at Mississippi State L, 53-70 Feb. 19 Arkansas-Pine Bluff W, 90-69 Feb. 22 at Arkansas L, 45-68 Feb. 24 at Southeast Missouri State L, 71-90 Feb. 28 at #23/RV Texas L, 56-75 March 2 at Mississippi Valley State L, 64-79 March 4 Hampton W, 86-62 ^ - Washington State Dial Classic (Pullman, Wash.) # - Bertha Teague Classic (Norman, Okla.) * - Hoss’s Red Flash Classic (Loretto, Pa.)
THE JERRY FINKBEINER ERA
16 SEASONS • 273-208 ORU’s career leader in wins, Jerry Finkbeiner coached the Golden Eagles for 16 seasons. Along the way, Finkbeiner led the ORU program to the first five NCAA Tournament bids in school history.
1996-97 13-14
Nov. 22 Nov. 23 Nov. 25 Nov. 29 Nov. 30 Dec. 3 Dec. 5 Dec. 7 Dec. 15 Dec. 17 Dec. 19 Dec. 30 Dec. 31 Jan. 2 Jan. 6 Jan. 15 Jan. 17 Jan. 23 Jan. 28 Feb. 3 Feb. 6 Feb. 8
vs. Oklahoma^ at Oklahoma State^ Oklahoma State vs. Mississippi State* at UMKC* at Texas-Pan American at #10/7 Texas Tech Dayton Oklahoma Jackson State at Miami (Fla.) vs. Georgetown # vs. South Alabama # at #6/6 Alabama at Texas A&M Southeast Missouri State #5/5 Alabama at Southern at Mississippi State Texas-Pan American at Prairie View A&M Wofford
L, 50-62 L, 53-70 L, 35-59 L, 57-63 L, 54-84 W, 77-57 L, 51-74 W, 74-58 L, 63-66 W, 71-53 L, 49-69 L, 65-70 L, 54-60 L, 65-70 L, 71-80 W, 74-50 L, 67-101 W, 64-58 L, 62-77 W, 74-48 W, 64-47 W, 73-53
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Feb. 10 Phillips W, 75-66 Feb. 18 UMKC W, 64-53 Feb. 20 Prairie View A&M W, 63-33 Feb. 25 Texas Southern W, 92-54 Feb. 28 Alcorn State W, 77-59 ^ - Bertha Teague Classic (Stillwater, Okla.) * - Holiday Inn Overland Park Classic (Kansas City, Mo.) # - Florida Atlantic Classic (Boca Raton, Fla.)
1997-98
7-20 (7-9 Mid-Con)
17-13 (8-6 Mid-Con)
• Mid-Con Tournament Champions • NCAA Tournament Midwest Regional
Nov. 17 Nov. 19 Nov. 22 Nov. 28 Nov. 30 Dec. 3 Dec. 5 Dec. 8 Dec. 12 Dec. 20 Dec. 22 Jan. 2 Jan. 4 Jan. 7 Jan. 14 Jan. 16 Jan. 18 Jan. 23 Jan. 28 Jan. 30 Feb. 4 Feb. 6
Oklahoma State at Belmont at #7/10 Georgia at #14/14 Arkansas Evangel at Valparaiso* at IUPUI* Cameron at Wichita State at Cal State Fullerton at Cal State Northridge Western Illinois* Chicago State* at UMKC* at Oakland* at Youngstown State* Belmont Southern Utah* at Chicago State* at Western Illinois* IUPUI* Valparaiso*
L, 58-66 L, 53-66 L, 64-118 L, 56-84 W, 72-58 L, 51-65 L, 59-65 W, 75-49 L, 41-54 W, 82-70 L, 55-70 W, 63-48 W, 75-56 W, 80-71 W, 77-75 L, 58-79 W, 66-52 W, 82-56 W, 86-52 W, 76-62 W, 70-58 L, 65-77
W, 70-58 W, 83-62 W, 57-52 L, 48-68
12-16 (8-8 Mid-Con)
Nov. 19 Southern Nazarene W, 71-68 Nov. 24 Wichita State L, 50-60 Nov. 28 at Oklahoma # L, 66-83 Nov. 29 vs. Oklahoma State # L, 51-68 Dec. 2 Valparaiso* L, 48-60 Dec. 4 IUPUI* W, 66-61 Dec. 9 at Texas-Pan American W, 60-56 Dec. 11 at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi L, 58-60 Dec. 20 Washburn W, 74-42 Dec. 22 at Tulsa L, 51-78 Dec. 30 at New Mexico State W, 73-59 Jan. 1 at New Mexico L, 48-65 Jan. 6 at Western Illinois* L, 61-74 Jan. 8 at Chicago State* W, 71-62 Jan. 13 UMKC* W, 69-66 Jan. 20 Oakland* W, 60-46 Jan. 22 Youngstown State* L, 81-84 Jan. 24 at Belmont L, 74-86 Jan. 29 at Southern Utah* W, 58-55 Feb. 3 Chicago State* W, 74-56 Feb. 5 Western Illinois* W, 66-75 Feb. 10 IUPUI* L, 49-51 Feb. 12 at Valparaiso* W, 78-60 Feb. 17 Southern Utah* L, 52-58 Feb. 19 at UMKC* W, 71-66 Feb. 24 at Youngstown State* L, 40-77 Feb. 26 at Oakland* L, 49-68 Mid-Continent Conference Tournament (Ft. Wayne, Ind.) March 3 vs. Valparaiso L, 46-60 * - Mid-Continent Conference Game # - Bertha Teague Classic (Norman, Okla.)
2000-01
20-11 (11-5 Mid-Con)
• Mid-Con Tournament Champions • NCAA Tournament West Regional
Nov. 17 Nov. 18 Nov. 22 Nov. 25 Nov. 29 Dec. 2 Dec. 4 Dec. 7 Dec. 17 Dec. 19 Dec. 30 Jan. 2 Jan. 6 Jan. 8 Jan. 13 Jan. 15
Oklahoma State # #14/17 Oklahoma # Okla. Panhandle State at Wichita State Arkansas Tech Youngstown State* Southern Utah* Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Florida Atlantic^ #6/5 Duke^ at Baylor Tulsa Valparaiso* Oakland* at Western Illinois* at Chicago State*
L, 63-71 L, 56-87 W, 67-45 L, 69-75 W, 71-62 W, 74-71 W, 57-54 W, 74-61 W, 81-63 L, 51-62 L, 56-80 W, 63-41 W, 79-67 W, 65-53 L, 49-67 L, 77-81
Jan. 22 IUPUI* W, 70-47 Jan. 27 UMKC* W, 65-34 Jan. 29 Belmont W, 58-53 Feb. 3 at IUPUI* W, 78-65 Feb. 5 at Valparaiso* L, 63-65 Feb. 10 at Oakland* W, 55-54 Feb. 12 at Youngstown State* W, 69-58 Feb. 17 Chicago State* W, 69-45 Feb. 19 Western Illinois* W, 71-40 Feb. 24 at Southern Utah* L, 65-72 Feb. 26 at UMKC* L, 45-52 Mid-Continent Conference Tournament (Ft. Wayne, Ind.) March 3 vs. Youngstown State W, 71-52 March 5 vs. Chicago State W, 54-35 March 6 vs. Oakland W, 61-46 NCAA Tournament West Regional (Norman, Okla.) March 17 at #7/7 Oklahoma L, 64-70 * - Mid-Continent Conference Game # - Bertha Teague Classic (Mabee Center) ^ - Fun in the Sun Shootout (Cancun, Mexico)
2001-02
13-16 (6-8 Mid-Con)
2002-03
18-10 (7-7 Mid-Con)
Nov. 9 at #12/13 Colorado^ L, 49-78 Nov. 17 #4/5 Oklahoma # L, 38-73 Nov. 18 Oklahoma State # L, 52-83 Nov. 20 Langston W, 60-43 Nov. 24 Wichita State W, 62-58 Nov. 27 at Tulsa W, 63-61 Nov. 30 #12/14 Baylor L, 46-74 Dec. 3 St. Gregory’s W, 61-47 Dec. 8 Southwest Texas W, 79-67 Dec. 17 Furman $ L, 58-60 Dec. 18 Tulsa $ L, 58-75 Dec. 28 at Texas-Pan American W, 74-63 Dec. 30 at Houston L, 62-73 Jan. 5 at UMKC* W, 74-69 2OT Jan. 12 Oakland* W, 64-53 Jan. 14 IUPUI* W, 75-67 Jan. 19 at Western Illinois* L, 54-75 Jan. 21 at Valparaiso* L, 50-69 Jan. 26 Chicago State* W, 66-59 Jan. 28 Southern Utah* W, 88-85 2OT Feb. 2 UMKC* W, 75-72 OT Feb. 9 at IUPUI* L, 76-94 Feb. 11 at Oakland* L, 57-78 Feb. 16 Valparaiso* L, 57-61 Feb. 18 Western Illinois* L, 60-67 Feb. 23 at Southern Utah* L, 79-86 Feb. 25 at Chicago State* L, 48-62 Mid-Continent Conference Tournament (Ft. Wayne, Ind.) March 2 vs Western Illinois W, 75-72 OT March 4 vs Oakland L, 71-74 * - Mid-Continent Conference Game ^ - Preseason WNIT (Boulder, Colo.) # - Bertha Teague Classic (Stillwater, Okla.) $ - Fun in the Sun Shootout (Cancun, Mexico)
Nov. 22 Nov. 23 Nov. 27 Nov. 30 Dec. 3 Dec. 13
vs. Oklahoma State # vs. #23/25 Oklahoma # Tulsa Lipscomb at UT-Arlington Okla. Panhandle State
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1998-99
1999-00
L, 42-60 L, 78-94 W, 76-70 W, 79-73
Year-By-Year Results
Nov. 15 Belmont L, 68-71 Nov. 22 at Cincinnati L, 42-70 Nov. 23 at Dayton L, 63-66 Nov. 30 at SMU L, 48-71 Dec. 2 #20/21 Arkansas L, 59-82 Dec. 4 at Southern Utah* L, 64-86 Dec. 7 at Pepperdine L, 72-80 Dec. 14 #15/10 Georgia L, 60-64 Dec. 29 at Oklahoma State # L, 50-92 Dec. 30 vs. North Texas # L, 72-81 Jan. 3 at Buffalo* L, 27-68 Jan. 8 Youngstown State* L, 69-77 Jan. 10 Valparaiso* L, 77-83 OT Jan. 15 at UMKC* L, 70-77 Jan. 17 at Western Illinois* W, 86-66 Jan. 22 Northeastern Illinois* W, 73-50 Jan. 24 Chicago State* W, 90-46 Jan. 27 at Belmont L, 56-63 Feb. 2 Buffalo* W, 71-55 Feb. 5 at Valparaiso* W, 69-59 Feb. 7 at Youngstown State* L, 50-72 Feb. 12 Western Illinois* W, 67-65 Feb. 14 UMKC* L, 65-73 Feb. 19 at Chicago State* W, 80-56 Feb. 21 at Northeastern Illinois* L, 64-68 Feb. 23 Southern Utah* L, 56-64 Mid-Continent Conference Tournament (Moline, Ill.) Feb. 28 vs. Buffalo L, 52-63 * - Mid-Continent Conference Game # - Bertha Teague Classic (Stillwater, Okla.)
Feb. 11 at Southern Utah* Feb. 13 UMKC* Feb. 18 Youngstown State* Feb. 20 Oakland* Mid-Continent Conference Tournament (Moline, Ill.) Feb. 26 vs. UMKC March 1 vs. Valparaiso March 2 vs. Youngstown State NCAA Tournament Midwest Regional (West Lafayette, Ind.) March 13 at #1/1 Purdue * - Mid-Continent Conference Game
W, 67-47 L, 42-70 W, 74-66 W, 80-62 L, 55-62 W, 82-51
the teams: The 1997-98 Golden Eagles were the first to play in the mid-continent conference, where they won seven games
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2002-03
18-10 (7-7 Mid-Con)
Continued Dec. 15 UT-San Antonio % W, 47-43 Dec. 17 Oklahoma State % W, 72-65 Dec. 28 at Arkansas Pine-Bluff W, 80-49 Dec. 30 St. Gregory’s W, 88-51 Jan. 3 at Lipscomb W, 82-68 Jan. 7 Houston W, 64-62 Jan. 11 at Chicago State* L, 59-65 Jan. 13 at Southern Utah* W, 66-49 Jan. 18 Oakland* W, 88-66 Jan. 20 IUPUI* W, 63-37 Jan. 25 at UMKC* L, 62-73 Jan. 28 Texas-Pan American W, 72-68 Feb. 1 at Western Illinois* L, 33-68 Feb. 3 at Valparaiso* L, 43-66 Feb. 8 Southern Utah* W, 80-53 Feb. 10 Chicago State* W, 69-38 Feb. 15 at IUPUI* W, 55-52 Feb. 17 at Oakland* W, 67-63 Feb. 22 UMKC* L, 71-76 March 1 Valparaiso* L, 65-80 March 3 Western Illinois* L, 67-82 Mid-Continent Conference Tournament (Kansas City, Mo.) March 8 vs. Valparaiso L, 56-94 * - Mid-Continent Conference Game # - Bertha Teague Classic (Tulsa, Okla.) % - Fun in the Sun Shootout (Cancun, Mexico)
2003-04
17-13 (9-7 Mid-Con)
Nov. 22 Oklahoma^ L, 42-90 Nov. 25 UT-Arlington L, 71-74 Nov. 29 Bacone W, 119-29 Dec. 1 at Tulsa L, 60-67 Dec. 6 Newman W, 98-49 Dec. 12 at Southwest Missouri State L, 37-90 Dec. 14 at Texas-Pan American W, 67-57 Dec. 16 Arkansas-Pine Bluff W, 89-63 Dec. 20 at San Diego State W, 63-54 Dec. 22 at San Diego L, 57-77 Dec. 29 at Texas State W, 70-56 Jan. 3 at UMKC* L, 56-60 Jan. 5 at Southern Utah* W, 75-65 Jan. 10 Valparaiso* W, 67-66 Jan. 12 Western Illinois* L, 45-54 Jan. 17 at Chicago State* W, 63-54 Jan. 19 Centenary* W, 68-67 Jan. 24 at IUPUI* L, 62-67 OT Jan. 26 at Oakland* L, 45-61 Feb. 2 UMKC* L, 52-79 Feb. 7 IUPUI* W, 89-65 Feb. 14 at Western Illinois* L, 46-71 Feb. 16 at Valparaiso* L, 47-65 Feb. 21 Oakland* W, 70-63 Feb. 23 Chicago State* W, 75-52 Feb. 28 Southern Utah* W, 67-66 March 1 at Centenary* W, 81-50 Mid-Continent Conference Tournament (Kansas City, Mo.) March 6 vs. Oakland W, 57-49 March 8 vs. Western Illinois W, 72-70 OT March 9 vs. Valparaiso L, 63-64 * - Mid-Continent Conference Game ^ - Bertha Teague Classic (Oklahoma City, Okla.)
2004-05
22-9 (10-6 Mid-Con)
• Mid-Con Tournament Champions • NCAA Tournament Chattanooga Region
Nov. 19 Texas State W, 93-52 Nov. 22 Evangel W, 62-44 Nov. 26 Texas-Pan American W, 75-65 Nov. 30 Tulsa L, 64-68 Dec. 4 Oklahoma State # W, 65-61 OT Dec. 9 at #13/13 Texas Tech L, 46-79 Dec. 13 St. Gregory’s W, 103-40 Dec. 16 at Wichita State W, 73-57 Dec. 19 Memphis^ W, 87-79 Dec. 20 UMKC^ W, 59-52 Dec. 30 at Lamar W, 52-50 Jan. 3 Oakland* L, 58-65 Jan. 6 at IUPUI* W, 68-64 2OT Jan. 8 at Valparaiso* L, 55-72 Jan. 11 Southern Utah* L, 43-49 Jan. 15 Centenary* W, 59-44 Jan. 22 at Chicago State* W, 62-50 Jan. 24 at Oakland* L, 55-77 Jan. 29 UMKC* W, 62-41 Jan. 31 at Centenary* W, 87-48 Feb. 3 IUPUI* W, 88-52 Feb. 7 Western Illinois* W, 53-48 Feb. 12 Chicago State* W, 58-54 Feb. 19 at Western Illinois* L, 52-67 Feb. 21 at UMKC* W, 72-68 Feb. 26 Valparaiso* L, 58-69 Feb. 28 at Southern Utah* W, 73-71 Mid-Continent Conference Tournament (Tulsa, Okla.) March 6 vs. Chicago State W, 46-44 March 7 vs. Western Illinois W, 43-37 March 8 vs. UMKC W, 48-42 NCAA Tournament Chattanooga Regional (Dallas, Texas) March 19 vs. #13/11 Texas L, 47-64 * - Mid-Continent Conference Game # - Bertha Teague Classic (Mabee Center) ^ - Fun in the Sun Shootout (Cancun, Mexico)
2005-06
Nov. 11 Nov. 21 Nov. 23 Nov. 26 Dec. 3 Dec. 5 Dec. 10 Dec. 15 Dec. 19 Dec. 20 Dec. 30 Jan. 2 Jan. 4 Jan. 7 Jan. 9 Jan. 16 Jan. 23 Jan. 28 Jan. 30 Feb. 4 Feb. 6 Feb. 11 Feb. 13 Feb. 18
16-12 (10-6 Mid-Con)
at New Mexico $ L, 52-69 Jackson State W, 96-70 Southwestern Oklahoma State W, 72-61 Lamar W, 111-84 vs. #19/20 Oklahoma # L, 76-107 Wichita State W, 81-49 at Tulsa L, 73-88 at Texas Tech L, 58-99 vs. Mount St. Mary’s^ W, 94-78 vs. Missouri State^ L, 85-90 Bethany W, 86-74 at Chicago State* W, 65-59 at Southern Utah* W, 92-71 Western Illinois* L, 56-68 at Valparaiso* L, 54-81 IUPUI* L, 58-61 UMKC* L, 62-73 at Western Illinois* W, 47-37 at Centenary* W, 72-50 Chicago State* W, 53-49 Southern Utah* W, 71-56 at IUPUI* L, 46-50 Oakland* L, 70-72 at UMKC* W, 60-50
the teams that will never be forgotten. the names that will never die.
Feb. 20 at Oakland * W, 55-54 Feb. 25 Centenary* W, 70-43 Feb. 27 Valparaiso* W, 53-31 Mid-Continent Conference Tournament (Tulsa, Okla.) March 5 vs. Oakland L, 37-50 $ - Preseason WNIT (Albuquerque, N.M.) * - Mid-Continent Conference Game # - Bertha Teague Classic (Stillwater, Okla.) ^ - Fun in the Sun Shootout (Cancun, Mexico)
2006-07
22-11 (8-6 Mid-Con)
• Mid-Con Tournament Champions • NCAA Tournament Dallas Regional
Nov. 11 North Dakota State W, 82-67 Nov. 18 at Central Arkansas W, 93-59 Nov. 20 Tulsa W, 74-61 Nov. 22 Southern W, 88-46 Nov. 25 at #25/RV Texas L, 40-79 Nov. 29 Arkansas Pine-Bluff W, 74-54 Dec. 2 vs. Oklahoma State^ L, 53-78 Dec. 6 at Wichita State W, 71-55 Dec. 14 at Texas Tech L, 67-79 Dec. 16 St. Gregory’s W, 111-42 Dec. 21 at Creighton L, 64-72 Dec. 29 Evangel W, 87-46 Dec. 30 Central Arkansas W, 88-55 Jan. 6 Valparaiso* L, 54-57 Jan. 8 Western Illinois* L, 41-44 Jan. 13 at UMKC* W, 66-45 Jan. 15 at Southern Utah* L, 45-58 Jan. 19 Texas-Pan American W, 68-47 Jan. 22 at Centenary* W, 86-61 Jan. 27 IUPUI* W, 71 -56 Jan. 29 Oakland* L, 64-58 OT Feb. 3 at Western Illinois* W, 55-52 Feb. 5 at Valparaiso* L, 56-66 Feb. 10 Southern Utah* W, 60-52 Feb. 12 UMKC* W, 62-53 Feb. 17 Chicago State W, 76-55 Feb. 19 Centenary* W, 87-58 Feb. 24 at Oakland* W, 60-57 Feb. 26 at IUPUI* L, 56-60 Mid-Continent Conference Tournament (Tulsa, Okla.) March 4 vs. UMKC W, 52-44 March 5 vs. Valparaiso W, 69-63 March 6 vs. Oakland W, 72-55 NCAA Tournament Dallas Regional (Minneapolis, Minn.) March 17 vs. #11/15 Purdue L, 42-63 * - Mid-Continent Conference Game ^ - Bertha Teague Classic (Tulsa, Okla.)
2007-08
19-14 (10-8 Summit)
• Summit League Tournament Champions • NCAA Tournament Oklahoma City Regional Nov. 10 Nov. 13 Nov. 17 Nov. 24 Dec. 1 Dec. 3 Dec. 8 Dec. 10 Dec. 15
Cameron at Tulsa Northern Colorado at Central Arkansas at Texas Southern at Boise State South Dakota State* North Dakota State* Missouri State
W, 70-50 W, 48-33 W, 83-56 W, 73-54 L, 48-52 L, 64-73 W, 67-57 W, 73-68 OT W, 96-79
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2008-09
11-17 (6-10 Summit)
23-10 (15-3 Summit)
• Summit League Regular Season Champions • Women’s NIT
Nov. 13 Texas-Pan American W, 98-65 Nov. 15 at #19/RV Kansas L, 80-106 Nov. 20 La Salle W, 76-55 Nov. 28 at Houston Baptist W, 107-67 Nov. 30 at Sam Houston State W, 101-85 Dec. 1 at #17/17 Texas L, 80-94 Dec. 5 Southern Utah* W, 109-62 Dec. 7 UMKC* W, 99-72 Dec. 12 at Tulsa W, 74-69 OT Dec. 16 at #6/5 Baylor L, 76-101 Dec. 19 Missouri State L, 81-99 Dec. 22 at Oklahoma State L, 65-90 Dec. 28 Evangel W, 82-66 Jan. 2 at North Dakota State* L, 66-68 Jan. 4 at South Dakota State* W, 81-72 Jan. 9 IPFW* L, 72-74 Jan. 11 Oakland* W, 77-62 Jan. 16 at Western Illinois* W, 82-57 Jan. 18 at IUPUI* W, 85-60 Jan. 23 at Centenary* W, 95-65 Jan. 30 South Dakota State* W, 86-75 Feb. 1 North Dakota State* W, 81-75 Feb. 6 at Oakland* W, 91-87 Feb. 8 at IPFW* L, 83-96 Feb. 13 IUPUI* W, 114-43 Feb. 15 Western Illinois* W, 82-52 Feb. 20 Centenary* W, 95-38 Feb. 27 at UMKC* W, 93-79 March 1 at Southern Utah* W, 94-70 Summit League Tournament (Sioux Falls, S.D.) March 6 vs. Southern Utah W, 97-81 March 8 vs. UMKC W, 77-71 March 9 vs. South Dakota State L, 75-79 OT Women’s NIT First Round (Springfield, Mo.) March 19 at Missouri State L, 53-75 * - Summit League Game
2010-11
23-11 (16-2 Summit)
• Summit League Regular Season Champions • Women’s NIT 3rd Round
Nov. 12 Nov. 14 Nov. 16 Nov. 19 Nov. 20 Nov. 22 Nov. 27 Nov. 30 Dec. 2 Dec. 4 Dec. 16 Dec. 22 Dec. 29 Dec. 31 Jan. 3 Jan. 8 Jan. 10 Jan. 15 Jan. 17 Jan. 22 Jan. 29 Jan. 31 Feb. 5 Feb. 7
UT-Arlington W, 110-58 North Texas W, 120-87 Tulsa L, 85-86 vs. Harvard^ L, 76-84 vs. Villanova^ L, 52-61 at La Salle L, 67-87 Houston L, 89-93 at Missouri State W, 75-66 at Western Illinois* W, 68-66 at IUPUI* W, 83-70 at Arkansas L, 63-80 at Oklahoma State L, 48-77 IPFW* W, 91-78 Oakland* W, 96-74 Northeastern State W, 83-57 at South Dakota State* W, 77-62 at North Dakota State* W, 84-74 UMKC* W, 90-79 Southern Utah* W, 115-75 Centenary* W, 92-55 at IPFW* W, 76-74 at Oakland* W, 80-72 2OT North Dakota State* W, 98-69 South Dakota State* W, 85-78
Feb. 12 at Southern Utah* L, 93-101 Feb. 14 at UMKC* L, 77-81 Feb. 19 at Centenary* W, 101-66 Feb. 26 Western Illinois* W, 101-75 Feb. 28 IUPUI* W, 96-66 Summit League Tournament (Sioux Falls, S.D.) March 5 vs. Western Illinois W, 108-79 March 7 vs. Oakland L, 62-96 Women’s NIT First Round (Ft. Worth, Texas) March 17 at TCU W, 78-74 Women’s NIT Second Round (Tulsa, Okla.) March 21 Tulane W, 92-86 Women’s NIT Third Round (Tulsa, Okla.) March 23 Arkansas L, 59-78 * - Summit League Game ^ - Navy Classic (Annapolis, Md.)
2011-12
• Women’s NIT
20-11 (14-4 Summit)
Nov. 11 Drury W, 80-53 Nov. 13 at Wisconsin W, 80-63 Nov. 16 at North Texas W, 70-60 Nov. 19 Louisiana Tech W, 92-71 Nov. 22 at Houston W, 76-60 Nov. 26 Missouri State L, 79-85 Nov. 29 at Tulsa L, 57-65 Dec. 3 Southern Utah* W, 103-53 Dec. 10 at Arkansas L, 37-65 Dec. 13 UALR W, 78-63 Dec. 15 Grambling L, 80-89 OT Dec. 21 at Kansas L, 68-85 Dec. 29 at South Dakota* W, 66-53 Dec. 31 at UMKC* L, 79-92 Jan. 7 South Dakota State* W, 71-65 Jan. 9 North Dakota State* W, 92-66 Jan. 14 at IUPUI* L, 48-72 Jan. 16 at Western Illinois* W, 78-66 Jan. 21 Oakland* W, 62-53 Jan. 23 IPFW* W, 102-62 Jan. 28 UMKC* W, 83-70 Jan. 30 South Dakota* L, 57-60 Feb. 4 at North Dakota State* W, 84-75 Feb. 6 at South Dakota State* L, 51-70 Feb. 11 Western Illinois* W, 84-69 Feb. 13 IUPUI W, 67-55 Feb. 18 at IPFW* W, 62-61 OT Feb. 20 at Oakland* W, 77-51 Feb. 25 at Southern Utah* W, 54-47 Summit League Tournament (Sioux Falls, S.D.) March 3 Western Illinois L, 71-83 Women’s NIT First Round (Wichita, Kan.) March 16 at Wichita State L, 57-79 * - Summit League Game
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Nov. 15 at Marquette L, 67-89 Nov. 18 Wichita State W, 89-76 Nov. 22 Tulsa W, 65-50 Nov. 24 Central Arkansas W, 75-42 Nov. 26 at Missouri State W, 56-51 Nov. 29 Houston Baptist W, 101-59 Dec. 2 at Nebraska L, 51-70 Dec. 6 at South Dakota State* L, 62-76 Dec. 8 at North Dakota State* L, 57-76 Dec. 16 at #22/23 Oklahoma State L, 48-58 Dec. 19 vs. USC Upstate^ W, 82-60 Dec. 20 vs. UT-San Antonio^ L, 62-74 Dec. 29 Sam Houston State W, 83-41 Jan. 3 Centenary* W, 95-42 Jan. 10 Oakland* L, 48-62 Jan. 12 IPFW* W, 78-71 Jan. 17 at Western Illinois* L, 71-81 Jan. 19 at IUPUI* L, 51-59 Jan. 24 Southern Utah* W, 64-59 + Jan. 26 UMKC* W, 68-59 + Jan. 31 at Centenary* L, 56-67 Feb. 7 at IPFW* L, 64-67 Feb. 9 at Oakland* L, 75-79 OT Feb. 14 IUPUI* L, 57-62 Feb. 16 Western Illinois* L, 58-63 Feb. 21 at UMKC* W, 58-55 Feb. 23 at Southern Utah* W, 76-74 OT Feb. 28 North Dakota State* L, 55-64 March 2 #17/14 South Dakota State* L, 64-71 Summit League Tournament (Sioux Falls, S.D.) March 7 vs. #17/14 South Dakota State L, 49-77 * - Summit League Game ^ - Cozumel Cup (Cozumel, Mexico) + - Due to Summit League sanctions, ORU vacated the records of two games in 2008-09
2009-10
Year-By-Year Results
Dec. 18 at Texas Tech L, 61-91 Dec. 21 Creighton L, 57-60 Dec. 28 at #24/25 Oklahoma State L, 65-83 Jan. 1 at Texas-Pan American W, 60-40 Jan. 5 at Centenary* W, 77-57 Jan. 12 at Oakland* L, 57-71 Jan. 14 at IPFW W, 81-62 Jan. 19 Western Illinois* L, 46-60 Jan. 21 IUPUI* L, 49-68 Jan. 26 at Southern Utah* L, 49-52 Jan. 28 at UMKC* W, 67-63 Feb. 2 Centenary* W, 79-35 Feb. 9 IPFW* W, 88-71 Feb. 11 Oakland* W, 73-66 Feb. 16 at IUPUI* L, 66-69 Feb. 18 at Western Illinois* L, 51-54 Feb. 23 UMKC* W, 65-56 Feb. 25 Southern Utah* W, 71-42 March 1 at North Dakota State* L, 72-75 2OT March 3 at South Dakota State* L, 67-88 Summit League Tournament (Tulsa, Okla.) March 9 vs. IPFW W, 82-67 March 10 vs. Oakland W, 71-61 March 11 vs. IUPUI W, 66-53 NCAA Tournament Oklahoma City Regional (West Lafayette, Ind.) March 23 vs. #3/3 Tennessee L, 55-94 * - Summit League Game
the teams: The 2002-03 oru team won the mayor’s cup from tulsa and notched two victories over oklahoma state
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THE MISTI CUSSEN ERA
TWO SEASONS • 27-33 Misti Cussen was an instant success as ORU’s 10th head coach. Her first Golden Eagle team captured SLC regular season and tournament titles and reached the NCAA Tournament.
2012-13
18-13 (13-5 Southland)
• SLC Regular Season Co-Champions • SLC Tournament Champions • NCAA Tournament Oklahoma City Regional
Nov. 9 Tulsa W, 64-53 Nov. 16 at UT-Arlington W, 73-41 Nov. 19 Arkansas L, 57-80 Nov. 21 at UALR L, 47-79 Nov. 29 at Missouri State L, 72-73 OT Dec. 5 Evangel W, 96-34 Dec. 12 at #3/3 Baylor L, 56-94 Dec. 14 at Louisiana Tech L, 59-61 Dec. 20 at #RV/21 Nebraska L, 67-80 Dec. 28 at DePaul L, 74-97 Jan. 3 at Southeastern Louisiana* W, 81-62 Jan. 5 at Nicholls State* L, 66-69 Jan. 10 Northwestern State* W, 66-55 Jan. 12 Stephen F. Austin* W, 63-56 Jan. 17 at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi* W, 58-41 Jan. 19 at Sam Houston State* L, 47-54 Jan. 24 Lamar* W, 77-48 Jan. 26 McNeese State* L, 71-72 Jan. 31 Nicholls State* W, 84-56 Feb. 2 Southeastern Louisiana* W, 90-48 Feb. 7 at Northwestern State* L, 63-67 Feb. 9 at Stephen F. Austin* W, 68-64 Feb. 14 Sam Houston State* W, 90-40 Feb. 16 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi* W, 81-59 Feb. 19 Central Arkansas* W, 76-69 Feb. 28 at McNeese State* L, 71-76 March 2 at Lamar* W, 62-55 March 9 at Central Arkansas* W, 68-53 Southland Conference Tournament (Katy, Texas) March 15 vs. McNeese State W, 79-66 Match 16 vs. Sam Houston State W, 72-66 NCAA Tournament Oklahoma City Regional (Knoxville, Tenn.) March 23 at #10/9 Tennessee L, 62-83 * - Southland Conference Game
>>> Misti Cussen’s first season in charge ended with a 72-66 victory over Sam Houston State in the Southland Conference Championship Game. With the victory, ORU clinched their sixth NCAA Tournament appearance
2013-14
9-20 (8-10 Southland)
Nov. 8 USAO W, 89-68 Nov. 10 at Kansas L, 62-84 Nov. 13 at Arkansas L, 33-91 Nov. 22 Navy L, 64-89 Nov. 26 at Tulsa L, 58-72 Nov. 30 UALR L, 51-53 Dec. 4 at Missouri L, 64-86 Dec. 16 at Northwestern L, 54-84 Dec. 18 at Marquette L, 71-79 OT Dec. 29 at #18/15 Nebraska L, 53-89 Jan. 2 Houston Baptist* W, 85-73 Jan. 4 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi* L, 53-58 Jan. 11 Central Arkansas* W, 70-60 Jan. 16 at Abilene Christian* L, 56-70 Jan. 18 at Incarnate Word* L, 64-67 Jan. 23 Stephen F. Austin* W, 64-55 Jan. 25 Northwestern State* W, 62-55 Jan. 30 at Nicholls State* L, 60-71 Feb. 1 at McNeese State* L, 57-73 Feb. 6 New Orleans* W, 93-62 Feb. 8 Southeastern Louisiana* W, 81-78 Feb. 13 at Houston Baptist* L, 75-84 Feb. 15 at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi* L, 53-61 Feb. 22 at Central Arkansas* L, 54-62 Feb. 27 Lamar* W, 84-78 March 2 Sam Houston State* W, 80-50 March 6 at Stephen F. Austin* L, 52-72 March 8 at Northwestern State* L, 49-71 Southland Conference Tournament (Katy, Texas) March 13 vs. Nicholls State L, 66-77 * - Southland Conference Game
the teams that will never be forgotten. the names that will never die.
The 40th season
AMERICAN
39-25
Cincinnati 0-1 Houston 2-3 Memphis 2-8 SMU 4-3 Tulane 1-2 Tulsa 30-8 Clemson 0-1 Duke 0-1 Florida State 1-2 Miami (Fla.) 1-1 NC State 0-1
ATLANTIC SUN
3-0
Lipscomb 2-0 USC Upstate 1-0
ATLANTIC 10
6-3
Dayton 1-1 Fordham 1-0 La Salle 1-1 Saint Louis 3-1
BIG EAST
5-12
BIG SKY
Northern Colorado Sacramento State Southern Utah Weber State
BIG TEN
24-11
1-0 1-0 21-11 1-0
2-11
Illinois 0-1 Michigan 0-1 Michigan State 1-0 Nebraska 0-6 Northwestern 0-1 Purdue 0-2 Wisconsin 1-0
BIG 12
43-90
Baylor 2-6 Iowa State 0-1 Kansas 0-12 Kansas State 2-5 Oklahoma 14-21 Oklahoma State 15-24 Texas 3-7 TCU 4-4 Texas Tech 3-10
CONFERENCE USA
24-23
Florida Atlantic 1-0 Louisiana Tech 1-6 Middle Tennessee 0-2 North Texas 7-3 Old Dominion 0-1 Rice 0-1 Southern Miss 0-1 UTEP 9-4 UT-San Antonio 6-5
HORIZON 36-38
Detroit 1-1 Illinois-Chicago 1-1 Oakland 22-13 Valparaiso 7-18 Youngstown State 5-5
IVY 0-1
Harvard 0-1
MAAC 1-0
Fairfield 1-0
MAC 2-3
Akron 1-1 Buffalo 1-2
MEAC 2-0
Delaware State 1-0 Hampton 1-0
MISSOURI VALLEY
21-19
MOUNTAIN WEST
6-6
Drake 0-1 Evansville 1-1 Loyola (Ill.) 1-1 Missouri State 8-7 Wichita State 11-9 Boise State 0-1 Nevada 1-0 UNLV 0-1 New Mexico 2-3 San Diego State 1-1 Utah State 1-0 Wyoming 1-0
NORTHEAST 1-0 Mount St. Mary’s
1-0
OHIO VALLEY
6-15
Belmont 2-4 Eastern Illinois 0-1 Eastern Kentucky 1-0 Southeast Missouri State 2-7 Tennessee-Martin 1-3
SUN BELT
11-8
UALR 2-2 Georgia State 0-1 South Alabama 0-1 UT-Arlington 6-4 Texas State 3-0
PAC-12 1-11
SWAC 23-9
PATRIOT 0-11
WAC 62-27
Arizona State 1-1 Cal 0-2 UCLA 0-1 Colorado 0-1 Oregon 0-1 USC 0-1 Stanford 0-1 Washington State 0-3 Navy 0-1
SEC 9-44
Arkansas 8-18 Auburn 0-2 Georgia 1-5 Ole Miss 0-2 Mississippi State 0-3 Missouri 0-6 Tennessee 0-1 Texas A&M 0-6 Vanderbilt 0-1
SOUTHERN 1-2
Furman 0-2 Wofford 1-0
SOUTHLAND 39-32
Abilene Christian 0-1 Central Arkansas 7-2 Houston Baptist 3-1 Incarnate Word 0-1 Lamar 6-4 McNeese State 2-5 New Orleans 3-3 Nicholls State 1-3 Northwestern State 2-4 Sam Houston State 5-3 Southeastern Louisiana 3-0 Stephen F. Austin 4-2 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 3-3
SUMMIT 59-44
Fort Wayne 8-3 IUPUI 17-12 Omaha 1-1 North Dakota State 7-4 South Dakota 1-1 South Dakota State 6-6 Western Illinois 19-17
Alcorn State 1-0 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 6-1 Grambling 0-3 Jackson State 3-0 Mississippi Valley State 1-3 Prairie View A&M 2-0 Southern 5-1 Texas Southern 5-1 Chicago State Kansas City New Mexico State Texas-Pan American
WEST COAST
18-3 29-19 2-4 13-1
1-3
BYU 0-1 Pepperdine 0-1 San Diego 0-1 San Francisco 1-1
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Butler 2-0 Creighton 1-7 DePaul 0-1 Georgetown 0-1 Marquette 0-2 Villanova 0-1 Xavier 2-0
3-5
Cal State Fullerton 1-1 Cal State Northridge 1-1 Hawai’i 1-3
Year-By-Year Results | Record vs. Current Conferences
ACC 2-6
BIG WEST
NON-DIV. I OKLAHOMA COLLEGES 91-50
Bacone 1-0 Cameron 5-1 East Central 4-2 Langston 12-2 NE Oklahoma A&M 3-1 Northeastern State 8-3 NW Oklahoma State 6-4 Oklahoma Baptist 8-3 Oklahoma Christian 1-5 Oklahoma City 11-10 Oklahoma Wesleyan 2-2 Oklahoma Panhandle State 3-1 Phillips 8-6 SE Oklahoma State 3-1 Southern Nazarene 8-4 SW Oklahoma State 2-4 St. Gregory’s 4-0 USAO 2-1
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ABILENE CHRISTIAN
ACU leads, 1-0 01/16/14 at Abilene, Texas
AKRON
Tied, 1-1 01/07/88 TULSA 12/31/95 Loretto, Pa.* (N) * Hossâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Red Flash Classic 02/20/92 02/25/93 01/02/97 01/17/97
W, 79-65 L, 60-77
ALABAMA
Alabama leads, 4-0 at Tuscaloosa, Ala. at Tuscaloosa, Ala. at Tuscaloosa, Ala. TULSA
ALCORN STATE ORU leads, 1-0 02/28/97 TULSA ARIZONA STATE Tied, 1-1 01/12/85 TULSA 11/28/86 at Tempe, Ariz.* * Dial Soap Classic ARKANSAS Arkansas leads, 18-8 02/05/77 TULSA 02/16/78 at Fayetteville, Ark. 02/03/79 at Fayetteville, Ark. 01/19/80 at Fayetteville, Ark. 03/07/81 TULSA^ 12/07/81 TULSA 01/12/82 at Fayetteville, Ark. 12/10/83 TULSA 12/17/83 at Fayetteville, Ark. 11/19/84 at Fayetteville, Ark. 12/05/85 TULSA 02/19/87 at Fayetteville, Ark. 01/02/88 TULSA 12/12/88 at Fayetteville, Ark. 01/30/92 at Fayetteville, Ark. 03/01/93 at Fayetteville, Ark. 02/23/94 at Fayetteville, Ark. 01/11/95 TULSA 02/22/96 at Fayetteville, Ark. 12/02/97 TULSA 11/28/98 at Fayetteville, Ark. 12/16/10 at Fayetteville, Ark. 03/23/11 TULSA* 12/10/11 at Fayetteville, Ark. 11/19/12 TULSA 11/13/13 at Fayetteville, Ark. ^ AIAW Regional Tournament * Postseason WNIT
L 56-70
L, 75-100 L, 52-112 L, 65-70 L, 67-101
W, 77-59
W, 63-59 L, 62-99
W, 69-37 W, 88-71 W, 63-46 L, 64-66 W, 59-57 W,75-61 L, 57-61 W, 71-65 L, 70-84 L, 55-78 W, 78-72 L, 66-115 W, 77-66 L, 69-113 L, 64-88 L, 60-96 L, 51-85 L, 63-78 L, 45-68 L, 59-82 L, 56-84 L, 63-80 L, 59-78 L 37-65 L, 57-80 L, 33-91
01/26/88 12/13/11 11/21/12 11/30/13
UALR
Tied, 2-2 at Little Rock, Ark. TULSA at Little Rock, Ark. TULSA
W, 84-66 W 78-63 L, 47-79 L, 51-53
ARKANSAS-MONTICELLO UAM leads, 2-0 02/10/90 at Monticello, Ark. L, 92-128 01/04/91 TULSA L, 95-104 01/30/88 02/06/88 02/24/90 02/19/96 12/28/02 12/16/03 11/29/06
ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF ORU leads, 6-1 at Pine Bluff, Ark. TULSA at Pine Bluff, Ark. TULSA at Pine Bluff, Ark. TULSA TULSA
ARKANSAS TECH ORU leads, 1-0 11/29/00 TULSA AUBURN Auburn leads, 2-0 02/21/92 at Auburn, Ala. 02/23/93 at Auburn, Ala. BACONE ORU leads, 1-0 11/29/03 TULSA BAYLOR Baylor leads, 6-2 11/26/83 TULSA 12/13/87 Pullman, Wash.* (N) 01/29/94 TULSA 01/07/95 at Waco, Texas 12/30/00 at Waco, Texas 11/30/01 TULSA 12/16/09 at Waco, Texas 12/12/12 at Waco, Texas * Whitman Cougar Classic 11/15/97 01/27/98 11/19/98 01/18/99 01/24/00 01/29/01
W, 70-68 W, 81-75 L, 83-109 W, 90-69 W, 80-49 W, 89-63 W, 74-54
W, 71-62
L, 45-99 L, 42-78
W, 119-29
W, 87-71 W, 86-73 L, 65-84 L, 49-78 L, 56-80 L, 46-74 L, 76-109 L, 56-94
BELMONT
Belmont leads, 4-2 TULSA at Nashville, Tenn. at Nashville, Tenn. TULSA at Nashville, Tenn. TULSA
BETHANY ORU leads, 1-0 12/30/05 TULSA
the teams that will never be forgotten. the names that will never die.
L, 68-51 L, 56-63 L, 53-66 W, 66-52 L, 74-86 W, 58-53
W, 86-74
BOISE STATE Boise State leads, 1-0 12/03/07 at Boise, Idaho
L, 64-73
BRIGHAM YOUNG BYU leads, 1-0 01/10/88 TULSA L, 87-100 BUFFALO Buffalo leads, 2-1 01/03/98 at Buffalo, N.Y. L, 27-68 02/02/98 TULSA W, 71-55 02/28/98 Moline, Ill.* (N) L, 52-63 * Mid-Continent Conference Tournament BUTLER ORU leads, 2-0 01/24/87 TULSA 02/21/87 at Indianapolis, Ind. CALIFORNIA Cal leads, 2-0 12/03/83 at Berkeley, Calif.* 11/30/84 at Berkeley, Calif.* * Golden Bear Classic 12/17/78
W, 65-57 W, 80-77
L, 61-64 L, 66-85
UCLA
UCLA leads, 1-0 at Los Angeles, Calif.
L, 64-85
CAL POLY-POMONA CPP leads, 2-0 11/27/78 TULSA L, 61-63 11/24/79 Albuquerque, N.M. (N) L, 76-82 OT CAL STATE FULLERTON Tied, 1-1 12/15/78 Pomona, Calif.* (N) L, 69-75 12/20/98 at Fullerton, Calif. W, 82-70 * Cal Poly Pomona Tournament CAL STATE NORTHRIDGE Tied, 1-1 01/14/95 TULSA W, 64-56 12/22/99 at Northridge, Calif. L, 55-70 CAMERON ORU leads, 5-1 02/26/77 TULSA W, 69-47 03/05/77 Chickasha, Okla.* (N) W, 62-47 01/27/81 at Lawton, Okla. L, 62-71 01/20/96 TULSA W, 76-60 12/08/98 TULSA W, 75-49 11/10/07 TULSA W, 70-50 * Oklahoma Small College Tournament
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CENTRAL ARKANSAS
ORU leads, 15-1 TULSA at Shreveport, La. TULSA at Shreveport, La. at Shreveport, La. TULSA at Shreveport, La. TULSA at Shreveport, La. TULSA TULSA at Shreveport, La. at Shreveport, La. TULSA TULSA at Shreveport, La.
ORU leads, 7-2 at Conway, Ark. at Conway, Ark. TULSA at Conway, Ark. TULSA TULSA at Conway, Ark. TULSA at Conway, Ark.
W, 68-67 W, 81-50 W, 59-44 W, 87-48 W, 72-50 W, 70-43 W, 86-61 W, 87-58 W, 77-57 W, 79-35 W, 95-42 L, 56-67 W, 95-65 W, 95-38 W, 92-55 W, 101-66
L, 66-109 W, 93-59 W, 88-55 W, 73-54 W, 75-42 W, 76-69 W, 68-53 W, 70-60 L, 54-62
CENTRAL MISSOURI UCMU leads, 3-0 02/20/82 at Warrensburg, Mo. L, 69-82 12/08/89 at Warrensburg, Mo.* L, 66-107 12/07/90 at Warrensburg, Mo.* L, 76-97 * CMU/Jennies Classic CHICAGO STATE ORU leads, 18-3 01/24/98 TULSA W, 90-46 02/19/98 at Chicago, Ill. W, 80-56 02/04/99 TULSA W, 75-56 01/28/99 at Chicago, Ill. W, 86-52 01/08/00 at Chicago, Ill. W, 71-62 02/03/00 TULSA W, 74-56 01/15/01 at Chicago, Ill. L, 77-81 02/17/01 TULSA W, 69-45 03/05/01 Ft. Wayne, Ind* (N) W, 53-35 01/26/02 TULSA W, 66-59 02/25/02 at Chicago, Ill. L, 48-62 01/11/03 at Chicago, Ill. L, 59-65 02/10/03 TULSA W, 69-38 01/17/04 at Chicago, Ill. W, 63-54 01/22/05 at Chicago, Ill. W, 62-50 02/23/04 TULSA W, 75-52 02/12/05 TULSA W, 58-54 03/06/05 Tulsa, Okla.* (N) W, 46-44 01/02/06 at Chicago, Ill. W, 65-59 02/04/06 TULSA W,53-49 02/17/07 TULSA W, 76-55 * Mid-Continent Conference Tournament
CINCINNATI Cincinnati leads, 1-0 11/22/97 at Cincinnati, Ohio
CLEMSON Clemson leads, 1-0 02/27/92 at Clemson, S.C. COLORADO Colorado leads, 1-0 11/09/01 at Boulder, Colo.* * Preseason WNIT
L, 42-70
L, 54-98
L, 49-78
COLORADO STATE-PUEBLO (formerly Southern Colorado) ORU leads, 1-0 12/08/90 Warrensburg, Mo.* (N) W, 76-74 * Jennies Classic CREIGHTON 01/05/84 01/04/86 01/21/89 12/06/89 01/01/91 12/17/91 12/21/06 12/21/07
Creighton leads, 7-1 TULSA at Omaha, Neb. TULSA at Omaha, Neb. at Omaha, Neb. at Omaha, Neb. at Omaha, Neb. TULSA
CROWDER ORU leads, 1-0 01/18/80 Fayetteville, Ark. (N)
DAYTON Tied, 1-1 12/07/96 TULSA 11/23/97 at Dayton, Ohio
W, 81-64 L, 63-81 L, 94-100 L, 63-115 L, 71-105 L, 77-98 L, 64-72 L, 57-60
W, 86-67
W, 74-58 L, 63-66
DELAWARE STATE ORU leads, 1-0 12/30/95 Loretto, Pa.* (N) W, 72-55 * Hoss’s Red Flash Classic DePAUL DePaul leads, 1-0 12/28/12 at Chicago, Ill.
L, 74-97
DETROIT Tied, 1-1 02/02/87 at Detroit, Mich. 02/16/87 TULSA
L, 78-93 W, 96-88
DRAKE Drake leads, 1-0 11/24/78 TULSA
L, 38-59
11/11/11
DRURY
ORU leads, 1-0 TULSA
W, 80-53
DUKE Duke leads, 1-0 12/19/00 Cancun, Mexico* (N) L, 51-62 * Fun in the Sun Shootout EAST CENTRAL ORU leads, 4-2 02/27/76 Chickasha, Okla.* (N) W, 63-51 02/22/79 Weatherford, Okla.^ (N) W, 67-47 02/06/89 TULSA L, 77-94 01/10/90 at Ada, Okla. L, 77-83 01/17/91 TULSA W, 82-64 02/02/91 at Ada, Okla. W, 72-69 * Oklahoma Small College Tournament ^ AIAW State Tournament EASTERN ILLINOIS EIU leads, 1-0 01/25/95 at Charleston, Ill. L, 43-52 EAST TEXAS BAPTIST Tied, 1-1 02/07/94 TULSA L, 63-66 OT 02/22/95 TULSA W, 70-63 OT
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CENTENARY
Record vs. Opponents
01/19/04 03/01/04 01/15/05 01/31/05 01/30/06 02/25/06 01/22/07 02/19/07 01/05/08 02/02/08 01/03/09 01/31/09 01/23/10 02/20/10 1/22/11 2/19/11
EASTERN KENTUCKY ORU leads, 1-0 12/31/82 Miami, Fla.* (N) W, 81-78 * Dial Classic EMPORIA STATE ORU leads, 2-1 12/01/79 at Emporia, Kan.^ 12/10/82 TULSA 01/06/90 Pittsburg, Kan.* (N) ^ Kansas Classic * Pittsburg State Tournament 01/15/77 01/08/96 11/30/98 11/22/04 12/29/06 12/28/09 12/05/12
EVANGEL
ORU leads, 6-1 TULSA TULSA TULSA TULSA TULSA TULSA TULSA
EVANSVILLE Tied, 1-1 02/07/87 TULSA 02/25/87 at Evansville, Ind.
W, 92-71 W, 80-65 L, 62-94
W, 96-49 L, 70-74 W, 72-58 W, 62-44 W, 87-46 W, 82-66 W, 96-34
W, 97-80 L, 80-92
the teams: The 2012-13 Golden Eagles won ORU’s first and only Southland Conference championship
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FAIRFIELD
ORU leads, 1-0 12/30/82 Miami, Fla.* (N) * Dial Classic
GEORGIA W, 73-59
IPFW ORU leads, 8-3 01/14/08 at Ft. Wayne, Ind. W, 81-62 02/09/08 TULSA W, 88-71 03/09/08 Tulsa, Okla.* (N) W, 82-67 01/12/09 TULSA W, 78-71 02/07/09 at Ft. Wayne, Ind. L, 64-67 01/09/10 TULSA L, 72-74 02/08/10 at Ft. Wayne, Ind. L, 83-96 12/29/10 TULSA W, 91-78 01/29/11 at Ft. Wayne, Ind. W, 76-74 01/23/12 TULSA W, 102-62 02/18/12 at Ft. Wayne, Ind. W, 62-61 OT * Summit League Tournament FLORIDA ATLANTIC ORU leads, 1-0 12/17/00 Cancun, Mexico* (N) W, 71-63 * Fun in the Sun Shootout 12/15/79 02/29/92 02/16/93
FLORIDA STATE FSU leads, 2-1 Miami, Fla. (N) at Tallahassee, Fla. at Tallahassee, Fla.
FORDHAM ORU leads, 1-0 12/27/77 Flushing, N.Y.* (N) * Queens’ Holiday Tournament
W, 74-68 L, 59-104 L, 53-74
W, 72-59
FORT HAYS STATE ORU leads, 2-0 11/18/78 TULSA W, 70-53 11/29/79 at Hays, Kan. W, 73-65 FURMAN Furman leads, 2-0 12/13/86 at Greenville, S.C. 12/17/01 Cancun, Mexico* (N) * Fun in the Sun Shootout GEORGETOWN GU leads, 1-0 12/30/96 Boca Raton, Fla.* (N) * Florida Atlantic Classic
L, 68-69 L, 58-60
L, 65-70
11/22/80 12/13/80 02/03/92 01/25/93 12/14/97 11/22/98
Georgia leads, 5-1 at Athens, Ga. TULSA at Athens, Ga. at Athens, Ga. TULSA at Athens, Ga.
HOUSTON L, 73-103 W, 63-58 L, 74-77 L, 49-116 L, 60-64 L, 64-118
GEORGIA STATE GSU leads, 1-0 11/24/80 at Atlanta, Ga. L, 69-80 GRAMBLING GSU leads, 3-0 12/03/88 Lawrence, Kan.* (N) L, 66-90 11/30/91 Lincoln, Neb.^ (N) L, 77-78 12/15/11 TULSA L 80-89 OT * Kansas Dial Soap Classic ^ Nebraska Invitational GRAND VIEW ORU leads, 1-0 02/11/78 at Des Moines, Iowa
W, 83-78
HAMPTON ORU leads, 1-0 03/04/96 TULSA
W, 86-62
HARVARD Harvard leads, 1-0 11/19/10 Annapolis, Md.* (N) * Navy Classic 01/30/84 03/05/84 01/28/85 03/04/85 01/27/86 03/03/86
L, 76-84
HARDIN-SIMMONS ORU leads, 6-0 at Abilene, Texas TULSA TULSA at Abilene, Texas TULSA at Abilene, Texas
HASTINGS ORU leads, 2-0 11/30/79 Emporia, Kan.* (N) 12/03/90 TULSA * Kansas Classic HAWAI’I Hawai’i leads, 3-1 03/17/83 Amarillo, Texas* (N) 11/23/84 TULSA 12/03/84 at Hawai’i 12/04/84 at Hawai’i * Women’s NIT
the teams that will never be forgotten. the names that will never die.
W,92-63 W, 91-69 W, 84-70 W, 74-68 W, 92-45 W, 89-60
W, 99-76 W, 79-74
W, 69-60 L, 66-73 L, 61-72 L, 56-73
01/08/81 12/30/01 01/07/02 11/27/10 11/22/11 11/29/08 11/28/09 01/02/14 02/13/14
Houston leads, 3-2 TULSA at Houston, Texas TULSA TULSA at Houston, Texas
L, 55-67 L, 62-73 W, 64-62 L, 89-93 W, 76-60
HOUSTON BAPTIST ORU leads, 3-1 TULSA at Houston, Texas TULSA at Houston, Texas
W, 101-59 W, 107-67 W, 85-73 L, 75-84
ILLINOIS Illinois leads, 1-0 12/13/86 at Champaign, Ill.
L, 67-97
ILLINOIS-CHICAGO Tied, 1-1 11/26/94 TULSA W, 67-61 12/09/95 at Chicago, Ill. L, 70-78 INCARNATE WORD UIW leads, 1-0 01/18/14 at San Antonio, Texas L, 64-67 IUPUI
ORU leads, 17-12 12/05/98 at Indianapolis, Ind. L, 59-65 02/04/99 TULSA W, 70-58 12/04/99 TULSA W, 66-61 02/10/00 at Indianapolis, Ind. L, 49-51 01/22/01 TULSA W, 70-47 02/03/01 at Indianapolis, Ind. W, 78-65 01/14/02 TULSA W, 75-67 02/09/02 at Indianapolis, Ind. L, 76-94 01/20/03 TULSA W, 63-37 02/15/03 at Indianapolis, Ind. W, 55-52 01/24/04 at Indianapolis, Ind. L, 62-67 OT 02/04/04 TULSA W, 89-65 01/06/05 at Indianapolis, Ind. W, 68-65OT 02/03/05 TULSA W, 88-52 01/16/06 TULSA L, 58-61 02/11/06 at Indianapolis, Ind. L, 46-50 01/27/07 TULSA W, 71-56 02/26/07 at Indianapolis, Ind. L, 56-60 01/21/08 TULSA L, 49-68 02/16/08 at Indianapolis, Ind. L, 66-69 03/11/08 Tulsa, Okla.* (N) W, 66-53 01/19/09 at Indianapolis, Ind. L, 51-59 02/14/09 TULSA L, 57-62 01/18/10 at Indianapolis, Ind. W, 85-60 02/03/10 TULSA W, 114-43 12/04/10 at Indianapolis, Ind. W, 83-70 02/28/11 TULSA W, 96-66 01/14/12 at Indianapolis, Ind. L, 48-72 02/13/12 TULSA W, 67-55 * Summit League Tournament
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IOWA STATE
ISU leads, 1-0 01/02/96 TULSA
JACKSON STATE ORU leads, 3-0 12/04/93 Lawrence, Kan. (N)* 12/17/96 TULSA 11/21/05 TULSA * Kansas Dial Soap Classic
W, 64-57 W, 71-53 W, 96-70
JOHN BROWN
ORU leads, 9-2 TULSA W, 103,33 at Siloam Springs, Ark. W, 70-36 at Siloam Springs, Ark. W, 84-75 TULSA W, 79-54 at Siloam Springs, Ark. L, 60-66 TULSA W, 78-53 at Siloam Springs, Ark. W, 74-62 TULSA W, 76-73 TULSA L, 62-79 at Siloam Springs, Ark. W, 89-76 TULSA W, 64-50
01/15/83 01/09/84 01/21/88 02/09/91 12/29/92 12/11/93 01/22/94 02/05/94 12/08/94 02/13/95 12/07/95 11/30/96 02/18/97 01/15/98 02/14/98
KANSAS CITY
(formerly UMKC) ORU leads, 29-19 TULSA W, 78-64 at Kansas City, Mo. L, 72-74 TULSA W, 111-98 at Kansas City, Mo. L, 56-63 Stillwater, Okla.* (N) L, 35-64 Murfreesboro, Tenn.^ (N) L, 78-82 TULSA L, 70-76 at Kansas City, Mo. L, 61-89 at Kansas City, Mo. W, 70-69 TULSA W, 93-77 at Kansas City, Mo. L, 54-62 at UMKC # L, 54-85 TULSA W, 64-53 at Kansas City, Mo. L, 70-77 TULSA L, 65-73
01/02/84 01/08/86 01/08/87 01/08/88 12/08/88 12/03/91 12/10/92 12/05/87 01/12/89 03/04/89 12/01/92 03/08/93 12/30/04 11/26/05
KANSAS STATE
K-State leads, 5-2 at Manhattan, Kan. TULSA at Manhattan, Kan. TULSA at Manhattan, Kan. at Manhattan, Kan. at Manhattan, Kan.
L, 62-79 W, 78-85 L, 57-95 W, 58-57 L, 58-83 L, 64-66 L, 44-77
LAMAR
ORU leads, 6-4 Missoula, Mont.* (N) TULSA at Beaumont, Texas at Beaumont, Texas at Beaumont, Texas at Beaumont, Texas TULSA
W, 82-80 L, 72-93 L, 67-106 L, 75-84 L, 52-85 W, 52-50 W, 111-84
LANGSTON ORU leads, 12-2 02/19/77 Bethany, Okla.* (N) 11/28/77 TULSA 02/18/78 at Langston, Okla. 01/14/80 TULSA 02/06/80 at Langston, Okla. 02/02/81 at Langston, Okla. 02/12/81 TULSA 12/09/81 at Langston, Okla. 01/30/82 TULSA 02/01/90 at Langston, Okla. 02/20/90 TULSA 02/07/91 at Langston, Okla. 02/19/91 TULSA 11/20/01 TULSA * Southern Nazarene Tournament
W, 77-48 W, 62-55 W, 84-78
W, 65-51 W, 90-52 W, 81-62 W, 92-64 L, 81-83 W, 84-56 W, 89-53 W, 80-64 W, 99-46 L, 85-96 W, 78074 W, 98-87 W, 86-71 W, 60-43
La SALLE Tied, 1-1 11/20/09 TULSA 11/22/10 at Philadelphia, Pa.
W, 76-55 L, 67-87
LIPSCOMB ORU leads, 2-0 11/30/02 TULSA 01/03/03 at Nashville, Tenn.
W, 80-62 W, 82-68
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KANSAS KU leads, 12-0 11/26/77 Springfield, Mo.* (N) L, 61-94 11/24/84 TULSA L, 77-84 12/07/85 TULSA L, 76-77 01/02/86 at Lawrence, Kan. L, 54-100 01/04/88 at Lawrence, Kan. L, 73-82 12/02/88 at Lawrence, Kan.^ L, 75-89 01/03/90 TULSA L, 52-108 01/12/93 at Lawrence, Kan.^ L, 53-109 12/03/93 at Lawrence, Kan. L, 66-94 11/15/09 at Lawrence, Kan. L, 80-106 12/21/11 at Lawrence, Kan. L, 68-85 11/10/13 at Lawrence, Kan. L, 62-84 * Missouri State Turkey Tournament ^ Kansas Dial Soap Classic
01/24/14 TULSA 03/02/13 at Beaumont, Texas 02/27/14 TULSA * Dominoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pizza Classic
Record vs. Opponents
12/08/75 01/24/76 11/18/76 01/18/84 02/04/85 11/23/85 01/22/87 02/11/88 12/16/89 01/29/91 02/16/91
L, 57-70
01/07/99 at Kansas City, Mo. W, 80-71 02/13/99 TULSA L, 78-94 02/26/99 Moline, Ill. % (N) W, 70-58 01/13/00 TULSA W, 69-66 02/19/00 at Kansas City, Mo. W, 71-66 01/27/01 TULSA W, 65-34 02/26/01 at Kansas City, Mo. L, 45-52 01/05/02 at Kansas City, Mo. W, 74-69 2OT 02/02/02 TULSA W, 75-72 OT 01/25/03 at Kansas City, Mo. L, 62-73 02/22/03 TULSA L, 71-76 01/03/04 at Kansas City, Mo. L, 56-60 02/02/04 TULSA L, 52-79 12/20/04 Cancun, Mexico & (N) W, 59-52 01/29/05 TULSA W, 62-41 02/21/05 at Kansas City, Mo. W, 72-68 03/08/05 Tulsa, Okla. % (N) W, 48-42 01/23/06 TULSA L, 62-73 02/18/06 at Kansas City, Mo. W, 60-50 01/13/07 at Kansas City, Mo. W, 66-45 02/12/07 TULSA W, 62-52 03/04/07 Tulsa, Okla. % (N) W, 52-44 01/28/08 at Kansas City, Mo. W, 67-63 02/23/08 TULSA W, 65-56 01/26/09 TULSA W, 68-59 02/21/09 at Kansas City, Mo. W, 58-55 12/07/09 TULSA W, 99-72 02/27/10 at Kansas City, Mo. W, 93-79 03/08/10 Sioux Falls, S.D. % (N) W, 77-71 01/15/11 TULSA W, 90-79 02/14/11 at Kansas City, Mo. L, 77-81 12/31/11 at Kansas City, Mo. L, 79-92 01/28/12 TULSA W, 83-70 * Cowgirl Invitational ^ Garden Plaza Classic # Holiday Inn Overland Park Thanksgiving Classic % Mid-Continent Conference/Summit League Tournament & Fun in the Sun Shootout
LOUISIANA TECH La Tech leads, 6-1 03/23/78 Nacogdoches, Texas* (N) L, 61-60 01/14/81 at Ruston, La. L, 67-94 01/22/82 at Ruston, La. L, 53-94 02/23/82 TULSA L, 51-89 02/21/84 at Ruston, La. L, 61-98 02/16/85 TULSA L, 59-78 11/19/11 TULSA W, 92-71 12/14/12 at Ruston, La. L, 59-61 * AIAW Southwest Regional LOYOLA (Ill.) Tied, 1-1 01/31/87 at Chicago, Ill. 02/14/87 TULSA
W, 81-68 L, 71-78
LYON ORU leads, 1-0 01/13/96 TULSA
W, 58-53
MARQUETTE Marquette leads, 2-0 11/05/08 at Milwaukee, Wis. L, 67-89 12/18/14 at Milwaukee, Wis. L, 71-79 OT
the names: Rauna Barrett (1998-00) blocked 71 shots in 1999-00, the 3rd-highest tally in program history
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McNEESE STATE McNeese leads, 5-2 03/05/80 Baton Rouge, La.* (N) L, 71-72 01/10/81 TULSA# W, 80-89 (forfeit) 11/25/88 College Station, Texas# (N) L, 63-91 01/26/13 TULSA L, 71-72 02/28/13 at Lake Charles, La. L, 71-76 03/15/13 Katy, Texas^ (N) W, 79-66 02/01/14 at Lake Charles, La. L, 57-73 * AIAW Southwest Regional # Lady Aggie Classic ^ Southland Conference Tournament
MEMPHIS
MISSISSIPPI STATE
MSU leads, 3-0 02/13/96 at Starkville, Miss. L, 53-70 11/29/96 Kansas City, Mo.* (N) L, 57-63 01/28/97 at Starkville, Miss. L, 62-77 * Holiday Inn Overland Park Holiday Classic
11/27/93 01/19/94 11/24/95 03/02/96
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE MVSU leads, 3-1 TULSA at Itta Bena, Miss. TULSA at Itta Bena, Miss.
L, 77-78 L, 67-69 W, 78-71 L, 64-79
(formerly Memphis State) Memphis leads, 8-2 01/12/78 Warrensburg, Mo.* (N) W, 68-67 03/18/83 Amarillo, Texas^ (N) L, 61-88 02/01/84 TULSA L, 65-66 03/01/84 at Memphis, Tenn. L, 72-85 03/07/88 at Memphis, Tenn. L, 71-98 02/12/92 at Memphis, Tenn. L, 74-84 01/22/93 at Memphis, Tenn. L, 55-86 01/11/94 at Memphis, Tenn. L, 55-93 01/09/95 TULSA L, 64-93 12/19/04 Cancun, Mexico# (N) W, 87-79 * CMU Classic ^ Women’s NIT # Fun in the Sun Shootout
MISSOURI
MIAMI (Fla.) Tied, 1-1 12/17/79 at Miami, Fla. 12/19/96 at Miami, Fla.
(formerly Southwest Missouri State) ORU leads, 8-7 11/27/77 at Springfield, Mo.* W, 73-64 01/07/78 TULSA W, 85-48 11/14/78 at Springfield, Mo. W, 72-56 12/03/82 at Springfield, Mo. W, 84-67 01/08/83 TULSA W, 83-64 01/30/96 at Springfield, Mo. L, 46-71 12/12/03 at Springfield, Mo. L, 37-90 12/20/05 Cancun, Mexico^ (N) L, 85-90 12/15/07 TULSA W, 96-79 11/26/08 at Springfield, Mo. W, 56-51 12/19/09 TULSA L, 81-99 03/19/10 at Springfield, Mo.# L, 53-75 11/30/10 at Springfield, Mo. W, 75-66 11/26/11 TULSA L, 79-85 11/29/12 at Springfield, Mo. L, 72-73 OT * MSU Turkey Tournament ^ Fun in the Sun Shootout # Women’s NIT
MICHIGAN Michigan leads, 1-0 12/29/93 Norman, Okla.* (N) * Oklahoma Holiday Classic
W, 68-58 L, 49-69
L, 58-72
MICHIGAN STATE
ORU leads, 1-0 12/29/77 Flushing, N.Y.* (N) * Queens’ Holiday Tournament
W, 70-69
MIDDLE TENNESSEE MTSU leads, 2-0 01/22/92 at Murfreesboro, Tenn. L, 76-83 12/10/93 at Murfreesboro, Tenn.* L, 55-81 * Garden Plaza Classic OLE MISS Ole Miss leads, 2-0 02/19/92 at Oxford, Miss. 02/03/93 at Oxford, Miss.
L, 63-87 L, 53-87
01/11/84 12/08/84 01/11/88 01/19/93 02/09/95 12/04/13
Missouri leads, 6-0 at Columbia, Mo. TULSA at Columbia, Mo. at Columbia, Mo. at Columbia, Mo. at Columbia, Mo.
MISSOURI BAPTIST
L, 70-109 L, 75-95 L, 70-93 L, 53-75 L, 59-81 L, 64-86
MBU leads, 1-0 11/10/89 Point Lookout, Mo.* (N) L, 72-77 * School of the Ozarks Classic
01/31/76 02/09/76 01/24/77 02/23/77 02/26/83 11/17/89 01/04/93 12/06/93
MISSOURI STATE
MISSOURI SOUTHERN ORU leads, 5-3 TULSA at Joplin, Mo. TULSA at Joplin, Mo. TULSA at Joplin, Mo. at Joplin, Mo. TULSA
the teams that will never be forgotten. the names that will never die.
W, 67-64 W, 68-64 W, 74-54 W, 58-56 W, 106-53 L, 43-79 L, 64-106 L, 62-74
MOUNT ST. MARY’S ORU leads, 1-0 12/19/05 Cancun, Mexico* (N) W, 84-78 * Fun in the Sun Shootout
NAVY 11/22/13
Navy leads, 1-0 TULSA
L, 64-89
NEBRASKA 11/27/87 12/05/89 12/31/90 12/02/08 12/20/12 12/29/13
Nebraska leads, 6-0 at Lincoln, Neb. at Lincoln, Neb. at Lincoln, Neb. at Lincoln, Neb. at Lincoln, Neb. at Lincoln, Neb.
L, 87-100 L, 61-110 L, 62-95 L, 51-70 L, 67-80 L, 53-89
NEBRASKA-KEARNEY
(formerly Kearney State) UNK leads, 1-0 12/09/89 Warrensburg, Mo.* (N) L, 65-103 * CMU Classic
NEVADA ORU leads, 1-0 12/16/88 TULSA* * Midwest Roundball Classic
W, 96-74
UNLV
UNLV leads, 1-0 12/09/91 at Las Vegas, Nev.
NEWMAN ORU leads, 1-0 12/06/03 TULSA
L, 77-96
W, 98-49
NEW MEXICO
NEW MEXICO STATE
UNM leads, 3-2 11/30/78 TULSA W, 76-64 11/23/79 at Albuquerque, N.M. L, 58-80 12/02/83 Berkeley, Calif.* (N) W, 84-70 01/01/00 at Albuquerque, N.M. L, 48-65 11/11/05 at Albuquerque, N.M. L, 52-69 * Golden Bear Classic
02/15/88 11/28/88 02/13/89 11/23/91 03/06/93 12/30/99
NMSU leads, 4-2 at Las Cruces, N.M. L, 81-90 TULSA W, 85-81 OT at Las Cruces, N.M. L, 69-82 at Las Cruces, N.M. L, 84-94 at Las Cruces, N.M. L, 54-77 at Las Cruces, N.M. W, 73-59
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NEW ORLEANS
Tied, 3-3 TULSA W, 68-62 at New Orleans, La. L, 80-90 at New Orleans. La. L, 64-68 at New Orleans, La. L, 76-95 TULSA W, 81-79 OT TULSA W, 93-62
NICHOLLS STATE
NORTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA A&M
Nicholls leads, 3-1 01/05/13 at Thibodaux, La. L, 66-69 01/31/13 TULSA W, 84-56 01/30/14 at Thibodaux, La. L, 60-71 03/13/14 Katy, Texas* (N) L, 66-77 * Southland Conference Tournament
ORU leads, 3-1 at Miami, Okla. TULSA at Miami, Okla. TULSA
NORTH CAROLINA STATE
11/11/06 12/10/07 03/01/08 11/08/08 02/28/09 01/02/10 02/01/10 01/10/11 02/05/11 01/09/12 02/04/12
L, 60-92
NORTH DAKOTA STATE ORU leads, 7-4 TULSA TULSA at Fargo, N.D. at Fargo, N.D. TULSA at Fargo, N.D. TULSA at Fargo, N.D. TULSA TULSA at Fargo, N.D.
NORTH TEXAS
W, 82-67 W, 73-68 OT L, 72-75 2OT L, 57-76 L, 55-64 L, 66-68 W, 81-75 W, 84-74 W, 98-69 W, 92-66 W, 84-75
ORU leads, 7-3 03/22/78 Nacogdoches, Texas* (N) W, 67-48 01/20/79 at Denton, Texas W, 63-55 03/07/79 TULSA* W, 62-55 11/26/82 TULSA W, 82-68 01/24/83 at Denton, Texas W, 70-51 02/29/88 at Denton, Texas L, 64-82 01/06/89 Stillwater, Okla.^ (N) L, 86-102 12/30/97 Stillwater, Okla. # (N) L, 72-81 11/14/10 TULSA W, 120-87 11/16/11 at Denton, Texas W, 70-60 * AIAW Southwest Regional ^ Cowgirl Invitational # Bertha Teague Classic
NORTHERN COLORADO ORU leads, 1-0 TULSA
NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS
Tied, 1-1 01/22/98 TULSA 02/21/98 at Chicago, Ill.
W, 83-56
W, 73-50 L, 64-68
NORTHEASTERN STATE
ORU leads, 8-3 02/17/76 TULSA W, 77-63 01/29/77 TULSA W, 73-64 02/21/77 at Tahlequah, Okla. L, 59-73 02/23/79 Weatherford, Okla.* (N) W, 88-69 12/04/81 TULSA W, 72-61 11/29/82 TULSA W, 62-57 02/14/83 at Tahlequah, Okla. W, 77-64 11/27/89 at Tahlequah, Okla.^ L, 66-91 01/26/91 TULSA W, 70-69 02/04/91 at Tahlequah, Okla. L, 85-100 01/03/11 TULSA W, 83-57 * AIAW State Tournament ^ NSU Classic
NORTHWESTERN 12/16/13
NU leads, 1-0 at Evanston, Ill.
NORTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA STATE
ORU leads, 6-4 12/06/77 at Alva, Okla. 01/21/78 TULSA 02/24/78 Tahlequah, Okla.* (N) 12/09/78 TULSA 01/31/79 at Alva, Okla. 12/31/79 at Alva, Okla. 01/21/80 at Alva, Okla. 12/11/80 at Alva, Okla. 01/24/81 TULSA 02/17/82 at Alva, Okla. * AIAW State Tournament
W, 76-60 W, 74-57 W, 67-53 L, 61-62 W, 54-50 W, 81-63 W, 69-66 L, 68-79 L, 55-66 L, 59-64
NORTHWESTERN STATE
NSU leads, 4-2 12/05/92 Lubbock, Texas* (N) 12/02/94 Oxford, Miss.^ (N) 01/10/13 TULSA 02/07/13 at Natchitoches, La. 01/25/14 TULSA 03/08/14 at Natchitoches, La. * Lady Raider Classic ^Dominoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lady Rebel Classic
L, 54-84
L, 61-94 L, 69-94 W, 66-55 L, 63-67 W, 62-51 L, 49-71
NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE
ORU leads, 3-0 11/25/77 Springfield, Mo.* (N) 01/13/79 at Maryville, Mo. 01/27/79 TULSA * MSU Turkey Tournament
W, 70-63 W, 86-70 W, 69-67
OAKLAND
ORU leads, 22-13 01/14/99 at Rochester, Mich. W, 77-75 02/20/99 TULSA W, 79-73 01/20/00 TULSA W, 60-46 02/26/00 at Rochester, Mich. L, 49-68 01/08/01 TULSA W, 65-53 02/10/01 at Rochester, Mich. W, 55-54 03/06/01 Ft. Wayne, Ind.* (N) W, 61-46 01/12/02 TULSA W, 64-43 02/11/02 at Rochester, Mich. L, 57-78 03/04/02 Ft. Wayne, Ind.* (N) L, 71-74 01/18/03 TULSA W, 88-66 02/17/03 at Rochester, Mich. W, 67-63 01/26/04 at Rochester, Mich. L, 45-61 02/21/04 TULSA W, 70-63 03/06/04 Kansas City, Mo.* (N) W, 57-49 01/03/05 TULSA L, 58-65 01/24/05 at Rochester, Mich. L, 55-77 02/13/06 TULSA L, 70-72 02/20/06 at Rochester, Mich. W, 55-54 03/05/06 Tulsa, Okla.* (N) L, 37-50 01/29/07 TULSA L, 64-68 OT 02/24/07 at Rochester, Mich. W, 60-57 03/06/07 Tulsa, Okla.* (N) W, 72-55 01/12/08 at Rochester, Mich. L, 57-71 02/11/08 TULSA W, 73-66 03/10/08 Tulsa, Okla.* (N) W, 71-61 01/10/09 TULSA L, 48-62 02/09/09 at Rochester, Mich. L, 75-79 OT 01/11/10 TULSA W, 77-62 02/06/10 at Rochester, Mich. W, 91-87 12/31/10 TULSA W, 96-74 01/31/11 at Rochester, Mich. W, 80-72 2OT 03/07/11 Sioux Falls, S.D.* (N) L, 62-96 01/21/12 TULSA W, 62-53 02/20/12 at Rochester, Mich. W, 77-51 * Mid-Continent Conference/Summit League Tournament
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NC State leads, 1-0 12/20/91 Palo Alto, Calif.* (N) * Cardinal Classic
W, 65-53 L, 54-58 W, 66-61 W, 70-45
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Record vs. Opponents
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the names: DeeDee Tasby (1990-94) scored 9.0 points per game in 1993-94, the lowest-ever total for an oru scoring leader
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OKLAHOMA
OU leads, 21-14 12/15/76 TULSA L, 56-59 01/17/77 at Norman, Okla. W, 62-58 01/03/78 TULSA W, 84-55 02/04/78 at Norman, Okla. W, 81-62 02/25/78 Tahlequah, Okla.* (N) W, 57-53 12/05/78 at Norman, Okla. L, 64-72 01/08/79 TULSA W, 62-49 02/24/79 Weatherford, Okla.* (N) W, 69-66 01/24/80 at Norman, Okla. W, 64-52 02/02/80 TULSA W, 77-63 02/22/80 at Norman, Okla. W, 73-60 11/29/80 TULSA W, 80-76 02/16/81 at Norman, Okla. L, 59-66 02/26/81 Oklahoma City, Okla.* (N) W, 72-62 01/18/82 TULSA W, 93-72 02/13/82 at Norman, Okla. W, 95-78 01/04/83 TULSA W, 86-72 01/07/84 at Norman, Okla. L, 77-101 01/11/85 TULSA L, 66-67 01/11/86 at Norman, Okla. L, 78-101 12/04/86 TULSA L, 72-87 12/02/87 at Norman, Okla. L, 94-103 12/10/88 TULSA L, 83-97 01/02/93 at Norman, Okla. L, 62-84 02/10/94 at Norman, Okla. L, 48-99 12/20/95 at Norman, Okla. L, 40-63 11/22/96 Stillwater, Okla.^ (N) L, 50-62 12/15/96 TULSA L, 63-66 11/28/99 at Norman, Okla.^ L, 66-83 11/18/00 TULSA^ L, 56-87 03/17/01 at Norman, Okla. # L, 64-70 11/17/01 Stillwater, Okla.^ (N) L, 38-73 11/23/02 Tulsa, Okla.^ (N) L, 42-70 11/22/03 Oklahoma City, Okla.^ (N) L, 42-90 12/03/05 Stillwater, Okla.^ (N) L, 76-107 * AIAW State Tournament ^ Bertha Teague Classic # NCAA Tournament West Regional
OKLAHOMA BAPTIST
ORU leads, 8-3 12/12/75 at Shawnee, Okla. W, 67-60 01/08/76 TULSA W, 69-54 02/06/76 Bethany, Okla.* (N) W, 48-44 12/04/76 TULSA W, 79-32 01/18/77 at Shawnee, Okla. W, 72-46 02/17/77 Bethany, Okla.* (N) W, 64-41 11/25/89 at Shawnee, Okla.^ L, 73-107 01/29/90 TULSA L, 76-88 02/17/92 TULSA W, 79-72 OT 02/20/93 TULSA L, 64-83 02/26/94 TULSA W, 77-69 * Southern Nazarene Tournament ^ OBU Classic
OKLAHOMA CHRISTIAN
OKLAHOMA CITY
01/19/76 02/02/76 01/12/90 02/22/90 11/12/90 01/14/91
OCU leads, 5-1 TULSA W, 66-60 at Oklahoma City, Okla. L, 60-61 at Oklahoma City, Okla. L, 71-100 TULSA L, 73-93 at Oklahoma City, Okla. L, 88-103 TULSA L, 72-92
ORU leads, 11-10 11/27/79 at Oklahoma City, Okla. L, 74-75 02/04/80 TULSA W, 85-66 02/21/80 Norman, Okla.* (N) W, 80-69 01/31/81 at Oklahoma City, Okla. L, 82-91 02/14/81 TULSA W, 94-66 12/15/81 at Oklahoma City, Okla. L, 63-69 02/15/82 TULSA L, 67-81 02/27/82 at Oklahoma City, Okla.* L, 81-88 01/22/83 TULSA W, 67-61 02/05/83 at Oklahoma City, Okla. W, 75-59 01/16/84 at Oklahoma City, Okla. W, 79-72 02/11/84 TULSA W, 78-65 01/14/85 TULSA W, 78-62 02/09/85 at Oklahoma City, Okla. L, 60-79 01/13/86 TULSA W, 83-70 02/17/86 at Oklahoma City, Okla. L, 95-97 02/21/89 TULSA L, 85-101 02/12/90 at Oklahoma City, Okla. L 72-85 11/26/90 at Oklahoma City, Okla. L, 73-114 01/10/91 TULSA W, 97-79 02/10/92 TULSA W, 75-71 * AIAW State Tournament
OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE STATE
OKLAHOMA STATE
ORU leads, 3-1 02/05/76 Bethany, Okla.* (N) W, 56-52 02/17/90 at Goodwell, Okla. L, 82-101 11/22/00 TULSA W, 67-45 12/13/02 TULSA^ W, 82-51 * Bethany Nazarene Tournament ^ Game Played at the ORU Aerobics Center 12/11/76 12/10/77 01/30/78 12/12/78 02/14/79 12/11/79 02/16/80 12/02/80 02/07/81 02/24/81 01/27/82 02/06/82 02/26/82 01/11/83 02/21/83
OSU leads, 24-15 TULSA L, 68-77 TULSA W, 57-51 at Stillwater, Okla. W, 73-60 TULSA W, 64-58 at Stillwater, Okla. W, 71-54 at Stillwater, Okla. W, 79-77 TULSA W, 90-75 at Stillwater, Okla. L, 79-82 Oklahoma State W, 73-64 Oklahoma City, Okla.* (N) W, 69-54 at Stillwater, Okla. L, 62-63 TULSA W, 81-79 Oklahoma City, Okla.* (N) L, 75-79 at Stillwater, Okla. W, 93-74 TULSA W, 74-66
the teams that will never be forgotten. the names that will never die.
12/05/83 TULSA L, 69-72 02/10/86 at Stillwater, Okla. L, 83-90 12/20/86 TULSA W, 82-72 OT 12/19/87 at Stillwater, Okla. L, 74-88 01/05/89 at Stillwater, Okla.^ L, 67-85 01/23/89 TULSA L, 70-100 01/03/92 at Stillwater, Okla.^ L, 43-57 12/28/92 at Stillwater, Okla.^ L, 31-105 01/14/94 at Stillwater, Okla. L, 58-75 12/21/95 Norman, Okla. # (N) L, 44-84 11/23/96 at Stillwater, Okla. # L, 53-70 11/25/96 TULSA L, 35-59 12/29/97 at Stillwater, Okla. # L, 50-92 11/17/98 TULSA L, 58-66 11/29/99 Norman, Okla. # (N) L, 51-68 11/17/00 TULSA # L, 63-71 11/18/01 at Stillwater, Okla. # L, 52-83 11/22/02 Tulsa, Okla. # (N) W, 67-47 12/17/02 Cancun, Mexico % (N) W, 72-65 12/04/04 TULSA # W, 65-61 OT 12/02/06 Tulsa, Okla. # (N) L, 53-78 12/28/07 at Stillwater, Okla. L, 65-83 12/16/08 at Stillwater, Okla. L, 48-58 12/22/09 at Stillwater, Okla. L, 65-90 12/22/10 at Stillwater, Okla. L, 48-77 * AIAW State Tournament ^ Cowgirl Invitational # Bertha Teague Classic $ Fun in the Sun Shootout
OKLAHOMA WESLEYAN
(formerly Bartlesville Wesleyan) Tied, 2-2 11/19/89 TULSA L, 56-70 02/03/89 at Bartlesville, Okla. L, 65-89 11/08/90 at Bartlesville, Okla. W, 79-73 01/24/91 TULSA W, 85-56 OLD DOMINION ODU leads, 1-0 12/28/77 Flushing, N.Y.* (N) L, 49-82 * Queens’ Holiday Tournament
OMAHA
(formerly Nebraska-Omaha) Tied, 1-1 01/13/78 Warrensburg, Mo.* W, 63-51 01/04/79 Wichita, Kan.^ L, 63-64 * Warrensburg Tournament ^ Shocker Holiday Classic
OREGON
Oregon leads, 1-0 12/04/87 Missoula, Mont.* (N) * Domino’s Pizza Classic
02/01/77 02/14/77
OZARK CHRISTIAN
L, 64-85
(formerly Ozark Bible) ORU leads, 2-0 TULSA W, 82-47 at Joplin, Mo. W, 71-58
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COLLEGE OF THE OZARKS (formerly School of the Ozarks) CofO leads, 2-1 02/11/89 TULSA W, 101-67 11/11/89 at Point Lookout, Mo.* L, 53-79 01/15/90 TULSA L, 85-88 * School of the Ozarks Classic
11/13/89 11/17/90
UNIV. OF THE OZARKS Ozarks leads, 2-0 TULSA at Clarksville, Ark.
L, 56-72 L, 83-111
PEPPERDINE
Pepperdine leads, 1-0 12/07/97 at Malibu, Calif.
L, 72-80
W, 75-72
PHILLIPS
01/23/80 02/12/80 12/04/80 02/04/81 11/28/95
W, 77-56 L, 60-63 W, 77-57 W, 87-67 W, 67-53
PRAIRIE VIEW A&M
ORU leads, 2-0 02/06/97 at Prairie View, Texas 02/20/97 TULSA
PURDUE
W, 64-47 W, 63-33
Purdue leads, 2-0 03/13/99 at West Lafayette, Ind.* L, 48-68 03/17/07 Minneapolis, Minn.* (N) L, 42-63 * NCAA Tournament Midwest Regional * NCAA Tournament Dallas Regional
L, 78-87
SACRAMENTO STATE (formerly Cal State Sacramento) ORU leads, 1-0 01/13/95 TULSA W, 71-50 01/12/87 02/09/87 01/16/88 02/08/88
SAINT LOUIS
ORU leads, 3-1 at St. Louis, Mo. TULSA TULSA at St. Louis, Mo.
W, 66-52 W, 76-53 W, 76-67 L, 63-71
ST. MARY’S (Texas)
St. Mary’s leads, 1-0 01/05/90 Pittsburg, Kan.* (N) * Pittsburg State Tournament
L, 66-68
SAM HOUSTON STATE
ORU leads, 4-3 12/20/94 TULSA W, 62-49 12/18/95 at Huntsville, Texas L, 54-96 12/29/08 TULSA W, 83-41 11/30/09 at Huntsville, Texas W, 101-85 01/19/13 at Huntsville, Texas L, 47-54 02/14/13 TULSA W, 90-40 03/16/13 Katy, Texas* W, 72-66 03/02/14 TULSA W, 80-50 * Southland Conference Tournament
PITTSBURG STATE ORU leads, 4-1 TULSA at Pittsburg, Kan. TULSA at Pittsburg, Kan. TULSA
Tied, 1-1 12/29/11 at Vermillion, S.D. 01/30/12 TULSA
SAN DIEGO
USD leads, 1-0 12/22/03 at San Diego, Calif.
SAN FRANCISCO
Tied, 1-1 12/16/78 Pomona, Calif.* (N) 11/29/86 Tempe, Ariz.^ (N) * Cal Poly Pomona Tournament ^ Dial Soap Classic
L, 61-86 W, 63-54
W, 57-55 L, 74-84
SOUTH DAKOTA W, 66-53 L, 57-60
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE
Tied, 6-6 12/08/07 TULSA W, 67-57 03/03/08 at Brookings, S.D. L, 67-88 12/06/08 at Brookings, S.D. L, 52-76 03/02/09 TULSA L, 64-71 03/07/09 Sioux Falls, S.D.* (N) L, 49-77 01/04/10 at Brookings, S.D. W, 81-72 01/30/10 TULSA W, 86-75 03/09/10 Sioux Falls, S.D.* (N) L, 75-79 OT 01/08/11 at Brookings, S.D. W, 77-62 02/07/11 TULSA W, 85-78 01/07/11 TULSA W, 71-65 02/06/12 at Brookings, S.D. L, 51-70 * Summit League Tournament
11/19/90 11/28/90 12/09/93 01/05/94 01/15/97 01/04/95 02/20/95 02/24/96 01/15/97
01/03/13 02/02/13 02/08/14
SAN DIEGO STATE
Tied, 1-1 02/23/88 at San Diego, Calif. 12/20/03 at San Diego, Calif.
L, 57-77
L, 54-60
SEMO leads, 7-2 TULSA at Cape Girardeau, Mo. at Cape Girardeau, Mo. TULSA TULSA TULSA at Cape Girardeau, Mo. at Cape Girardeau, Mo. TULSA
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ORU leads, 8-6 02/28/76 Chickasha, Okla.* (N) L, 57-105 03/10/77 Hammond, La.^ (N) L, 74-97 12/02/78 at Enid, Okla. W, 78-46 02/07/79 TULSA W, 92-70 02/11/80 TULSA W, 96-52 12/08/80 TULSA W, 86-65 01/28/81 at Enid, Okla. W, 67-55 01/16/82 TULSA W, 82-62 01/29/83 at Enid, Okla. W, 79-57 12/02/89 at Enid, Okla. # L, 81-107 01/30/90 TULSA L, 87-02 01/12/91 TULSA L, 76-92 02/23/91 at Enid, Okla. L, 78-94 02/10/97 TULSA W, 75-66 * Oklahoma Small College Tournament ^ National Small College Tournament # Phillips Classic
RICE
Rice leads, 1-0 11/29/91 Lincoln, Neb.* (N) * Nebraska Invitational
SOUTH ALABAMA
USA leads, 1-0 12/31/96 Boca Raton, Fla.* (N) * Florida Atlantic Classic
Record vs. Opponents
P
PERU STATE
ORU leads, 1-0 01/05/91 TULSA
REDLANDS CC (formerly El Reno College) ORU leads, 1-0 02/14/76 at El Reno, Okla.* W, 75-58 * El Reno Tournament
L, 69-87 L, 61-100 L, 44-68 L, 54-64 W, 74-50 L, 55-74 L, 45-64 L, 71-90 W, 74-50
SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA ORU leads, 3-0 at Hammond, La. TULSA TULSA
W, 81-62 W, 90-48 W, 81-78
SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA STATE
ORU leads, 3-1 03/04/77 Chickasha, Okla.* (N) L, 64-65 03/11/77 Hammond, La.^ (N) W, 84-79 12/12/81 TULSA W, 77-66 02/09/83 at Durant, Okla. W, 98-71 * Oklahoma Small College Tournament ^ National Small College Tournament
the teams: The 1994-95 ORU club went 15-12, snapping a streak of seven consecutive losing seasons
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SOUTHERN
ORU leads, 5-1 03/24/78 Nacogdoches, Texas* (N) W, 75-71 12/28/93 Norman, Okla.^ (N) L, 62-86 01/21/95 at Baton Rouge, La. W, 75-48 01/10/96 TULSA W, 76-62 01/23/97 at Baton Rouge, La. W, 64-48 11/22/06 TULSA W, 88-46 * AIAW Southwest Regional ^ Oklahoma Holiday Classic
SOUTHERN ARKANSAS
SAU leads, 1-0 11/28/89 Tahlequah, Okla.* (N) * NSU Classic
L, 83-92
SOUTHERN CAL
USC leads, 1-0 12/18/78 at Los Angeles, Calif.
L, 65-81
SMU
ORU leads, 4-3 11/19/77 TULSA 02/14/78 at Dallas, Texas 12/14/84 at Dallas, Texas* 12/13/85 at Dallas, Texas* 01/27/87 TULSA 12/12/92 at Dallas, Texas 11/30/97 at Dallas, Texas * Dallas Hilton Inn Classic
SOUTHERN MISS
USM leads, 1-0 01/04/92 Stillwater, Okla.* (N) * Cowgirl Invitational
W, 73-43 W, 83-48 L, 66-75 W, 91-69 W, 89-82 L, 72-107 L, 48-71
L, 66-82
SOUTHERN NAZARENE
(formerly Bethany Nazarene) ORU leads, 8-4 12/01/75 TULSA W, 63-35 02/13/76 El Reno, Okla.* (N) W, 56-55 02/24/76 at Bethany, Okla. W, 64-52 11/29/76 TULSA W, 71-52 02/18/77 at Bethany, Okla.^ W, 76-56 02/28/77 at Bethany, Okla. W, 90-55 11/20/89 TULSA L, 53-111 11/24/89 Shawnee, Okla. # (N) L, 45-100 01/13/90 at Bethany, Okla. L, 55-105 11/10/90 at Bethany, Okla. L, 82-91 01/15/91 TULSA W, 98-88 11/19/99 TULSA W, 71-68 * El Reno Tournament ^ Southern Nazarene Tournament # OBU Classic
SOUTHERN UTAH
ORU leads, 21-11 01/06/96 TULSA L, 51-66 12/04/97 at Cedar City, Utah L,64-86 02/23/98 TULSA L, 56-64 01/23/99 TULSA W, 82-56 02/11/99 at Cedar City, Utah L, 42-60 01/29/00 at Cedar City, Utah W, 58-55 02/17/00 TULSA L, 52-58 12/04/00 TULSA W, 57-54 02/24/01 at Cedar City, Utah L, 65-72 01/28/02 TULSA W, 88-85 2OT 02/23/02 at Cedar City, Utah L, 79-86 01/13/03 at Cedar City, Utah W, 66-49 02/08/03 TULSA W, 80-53 01/05/04 at Cedar City, Utah W, 75-65 02/28/04 TULSA W, 67-66 01/11/05 TULSA L, 43-49 02/28/05 at Cedar City, Utah W, 73-71 01/04/06 at Cedar City, Utah W, 92-71 02/06/06 TULSA W, 71-56 01/15/07 at Cedar City, Utah L, 45-58 02/10/07 TULSA W, 60-51 01/26/08 at Cedar City, Utah L, 49-52 02/25/08 TULSA W, 71-42 01/24/09 TULSA W, 64-59 02/23/09 at Cedar City, Utah W, 76-74 OT 12/05/09 TULSA W, 109-62 03/01/10 at Cedar City, Utah W, 94-70 03/06/10 Sioux Falls, S.D.* (N) W, 97-81 01/17/11 TULSA W, 115-75 02/12/11 at Cedar City, Utah L, 101-93 12/04/11 TULSA W, 109-59 02/25/12 at Cedar City, Utah W, 54-47 * Summit League Tournament
01/05/82 01/06/83 01/17/83 11/21/89
SOUTHWEST BAPTIST ORU leads, 4-0 at Bolivar, Mo. at Bolivar, Mo. TULSA TULSA
W, 74-55 W, 103-68 W, 88-39 W, 80-72
SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA STATE
SWOSU leads, 4-2 02/08/77 at Weatherford, Okla. 12/01/89 Enid, Okla.* (N) 01/08/91 at Weatherford, Okla. 02/05/91 TULSA 02/25/91 at Weatherford, Okla.^ 11/23/05 TULSA ^ NAIA District 9 Playoffs * Phillips Classic
12/03/01 12/30/02 12/13/04 12/16/06
W, 79-59 L, 64-138 L, 72-92 L, 68-78 L, 62-74 W, 72-61
ST. GREGORYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S ORU leads, 4-0 TULSA TULSA TULSA TULSA
the teams that will never be forgotten. the names that will never die.
W, 61-47 W, 88-51 W, 103-40 W, 111-42
STANFORD
Stanford leads, 1-0 12/19/91 at Palo Alto, Calif.* * Cardinal Classic
STEPHEN F. AUSTIN
ORU leads, 4-2 12/15/84 Dallas, Texas* (N) 12/14/85 Dallas, Texas* (N) 01/12/13 TULSA 02/09/13 at Nacogdoches, Texas 01/23/14 TULSA 03/06/14 at Nacogdoches, Texas * Dallas Hilton Inn Classic
L, 74-112
W, 70-68 L, 64-69 W, 63-56 W, 68-64 W, 64-55 L, 52-72
TARLETON STATE
TSU leads, 3-0 03/12/77 Hammond, La.* (N) L, 68-71 01/16/90 TULSA L, 64-71 02/19/90 at Stephenville, Texas L, 66-78 * National Small College Tournament
TABOR
ORU leads, 1-0 12/06/90 TULSA
W, 84-70
TEMPLE (Texas)
Tied, 1-1 01/14/78 Warrensburg, Mo.* (N) L, 71-77 12/05/80 TULSA W, 74-46 * CMU Classic
TENNESSEE
Tennessee leads, 2-0 03/23/08 West Lafayette, Ind.* (N) L, 55-94 03/23/13 Knoxville, Tenn.* L, 62-83 * NCAA Tournament Oklahoma City Regional
TENNESSEE-MARTIN
12/18/93 01/27/94 01/16/95 02/11/95
UTM leads, 3-1 TULSA at Martin, Tenn. at Martin, Tenn. TULSA
L, 61-83 L, 75-82 L, 63-82 W, 79-68
TEXAS Texas leads, 7-3 11/21/77 at Austin, Texas W, 72-43 02/22/78 TULSA W, 75-40 03/26/78 Nacogdoches, Texas* (N) W, 100-84 03/08/79 TULSA* L, 68-77 03/12/81 Nacogdoches, Texas* (N) L, 63-97 12/18/93 at Austin, Texas L, 68-109 02/28/96 at Austin, Texas L, 56-75 03/19/05 Dallas, Texas^ (N) L, 47-64 11/25/05 at Austin, Texas L, 40-79 12/01/09 at Austin, Texas L, 80-94 * AIAW Southwest Regional ^ NCAA Tournament Chattanooga Regional
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TEXAS A&M Texas A&M leads, 6-0 12/01/84 Berkeley. Calif.* (N) L, 48-87 12/19/84 TULSA L, 64-73 12/03/85 at College Station, Texas L, 61-72 01/08/93 at College Station, Texas L, 49-96 02/18/94 TULSA L, 61-78 01/06/97 at College Station, Texas L, 71-80 * Golden Bear Classic
12/11/99 12/07/00 01/17/13 02/16/13 01/04/14 02/15/14
TEXAS A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI Tied, 3-3 at Corpus Christi, Texas TULSA at Corpus Christi, Texas TULSA TULSA at Corpus Christi, Texas
L, 58-60 W, 74-61 W, 58-41 W, 81-59 L, 53-58 L, 53-61
UTEP 01/23/84 02/27/84 01/21/85 02/25/85 01/20/86 02/24/86 02/13/88 01/27/89 02/15/89 11/25/91 01/06/93 11/28/94 02/16/95
ORU leads, 9-4 TULSA at El Paso, Texas at El Paso, Texas TULSA at El Paso, Texas TULSA at El Paso, Texas TULSA at El Paso, Texas at El Paso, Texas at El Paso, Texas at El Paso, Texas TULSA
TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN
UTSA
Tied, 4-4 12/21/85 TULSA 12/21/87 at Ft. Worth, Texas 12/18/88 TULSA # 01/25/92 at Ft. Worth, Texas 01/27/93 at Ft. Worth, Texas 01/08/94 TULSA 12/03/94 Oxford, Miss.* (N) 03/17/11 at Ft. Worth, Texas^ # Midwest Roundball Classic * Domino’s Lady Rebel Classic ^ Women’s NIT
12/08/01 12/29/03 11/19/04
TEXAS STATE
W, 79-67 L, 64-79 L, 74-87 W, 72-69 L, 60-76 L, 60-79 W, 90-58 W, 78-74
(formerly Southwest Texas) ORU leads, 3-0 TULSA W, 79-67 at San Marcos, Texas W, 70-56 TULSA W, 93-52
ORU leads, 6-5 01/21/84 TULSA 02/25/84 at San Antonio, Texas 01/19/85 at San Antonio, Texas 02/23/85 TULSA 01/18/86 at San Antonio, Texas 02/22/86 TULSA 02/27/88 at San Antonio, Texas 01/28/89 TULSA 12/22/94 TULSA 12/15/02 Cancun, Mexico* (N) 12/20/08 Cozumel, Mexico^ (N) * Fun in the Sun Shootout ^ Cozumel Cup
01/09/92 01/27/92 12/17/94 03/01/95 02/25/97 12/01/07
W, 85-59 W, 70-68 L, 48-49 W, 65-57 W, 77-57 W, 74-48 W, 60-56 W, 74-63 W, 72-68 W, 67-57 W, 75-65 W, 68-47 W, 60-40 W, 98-65
L, 72-77 L, 64-75 L, 56-80 L, 57-68 W, 60-54 W, 97-61 W, 92-78 W, 92-71 W, 62-52 W, 47-43 L, 62-74
W, 81-52 W, 76-73 W, 79-60 W, 81-47 W, 92-54 L, 48-52
TEXAS WESLEYAN
ORU leads, 3-0 03/09/77 Hammond, La.* (N) W, 69-55 02/12/83 at Ft. Worth, Texas W, 94-72 02/19/83 TULSA W, 75-62 * National Small College Tournament
TULANE
Tulane leads, 2-1 02/03/86 at New Orleans, La. 01/05/87 TULSA 03/21/11 TULSA* * Women’s NIT
TEXAS SOUTHERN ORU leads, 5-1 at Houston, Texas TULSA at Houston, Texas TULSA TULSA at Houston, Texas
L, 71-74 L, 68-73 W, 92-86
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Record vs. Opponents
ORU leads, 6-4 01/07/80 TULSA W, 76-68 02/10/81 at Arlington, Texas W, 81-62 11/28/81 TULSA W, 70-66 12/06/86 TULSA W, 73-69 11/26/88 College Station, Texas* (N) L, 80-81 2OT 12/17/88 TULSA^ L, 79-89 12/03/02 at Arlington, Texas L, 55-62 11/25/03 TULSA L, 71-74 11/12/10 TULSA W, 110-58 11/16/12 at Arlington, Texas W, 73-41 * Lady Aggie Classic ^ Midwest Roundball Classic
ORU leads, 13-1 12/06/92 Lubbock, Texas* (N) 11/26/93 TULSA 02/01/94 at Edinburg, Texas 02/03/95 at Edinburg, Texas 12/03/96 at Edinburg, Texas 02/03/97 TULSA 12/09/99 at Edinburg, Texas 12/28/01 at Edinburg, Texas 01/28/03 TULSA 12/14/03 at Edinburg, Texas 11/26/04 TULSA 01/19/07 TULSA 01/01/08 at Edinburg, Texas 11/13/09 TULSA * Lady Raider Classic
W, 72-69 W, 75-62 W, 80-69 W, 71-63 W, 91-70 W, 94-65 W, 69-53 L, 74-75 L, 66-96 W, 82-79 L, 50-60 L, 61-81 W, 68-54
TEXAS TECH Texas Tech leads, 10-3 11/27/76 Plainview, Texas* (N) L, 62-66 03/25/78 Nacogdoches, Texas^ (N) W, 81-66 02/10/79 at Lubbock, Texas L, 55-65 02/18/80 TULSA L, 88-91 OT 01/09/82 TULSA W, 87-71 01/05/85 at Lubbock, Texas L, 66-101 12/19/85 TULSA W, 61-54 01/18/92 at Lubbock, Texas L, 54-88 12/05/96 at Lubbock, Texas L, 51-74 12/09/04 at Lubbock, Texas L, 46-79 12/15/05 at Lubbock, Texas L, 58-99 12/14/06 at Lubbock, Texas L, 67-69 12/18/07 at Lubbock, Texas L, 61-91 * Flying Queens Classic ^ AIAW Southwest Regional
the names: Kevi Luper (2009-13) was a two-time associated press all-american and scored a program-record 2,867 career points
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TULSA
ORU leads, 30-8 02/21/76 TULSA W, 76-48 03/06/76 at Tulsa, Okla. W, 89-63 12/02/76 TULSA W, 68-58 01/08/77 at Tulsa, Okla. W, 81-52 12/15/77 at Tulsa, Okla. W, 112-45 02/27/78 Tahlequah, Okla.* (N) W, 88-51 11/29/78 TULSA W, 71-50 11/17/79 TULSA W, 89-50 01/28/80 at Tulsa, Okla. W, 89-77 01/17/81 TULSA W, 82-74 01/22/81 at Tulsa, Okla. W, 111-77 12/02/81 TULSA W, 77-54 02/11/82 at Tulsa, Okla. W, 67-65 02/24/83 at Tulsa, Okla. W, 86-80 03/02/83 TULSA W, 91-71 12/12/83 TULSA W, 81-65 02/11/85 at Tulsa, Okla. W, 74-52 11/26/85 TULSA W, 90-43 02/15/86 at Tulsa, Okla. W, 87-51 12/02/86 at Tulsa, Okla. W, 64-58 01/19/87 TULSA W, 49-42 12/22/99 at Tulsa, Okla. L, 51-78 01/02/01 TULSA W, 63-41 11/27/01 at Tulsa, Okla. W, 63-61 12/18/01 Cancun, Mexico^ (N) L, 58-75 11/27/02 TULSA W, 74-66 12/01/03 at Tulsa, Okla. L, 60-67 11/30/04 TULSA L, 64-68 12/10/05 at Tulsa, Okla. L, 73-88 11/20/06 TULSA W, 74-61 11/13/07 at Tulsa, Okla. W, 48-33 11/22/08 Tulsa W, 65-50 12/12/09 at Tulsa, Okla. W, 74-69 OT 11/16/10 TULSA L, 85-86 11/29/11 at Tulsa, Okla. L, 57-65 11/09/12 TULSA W, 64-53 11/26/13 at Tulsa, Okla. L, 58-72 * AIAW State Tournament ^ Fun in the Sun Shootout
USAO
ORU leads, 2-1 02/07/76 Bethany, Okla.* (N) 12/15/86 TULSA 11/08/13 TULSA * Bethany Nazarene Tournament
UTAH STATE
ORU leads, 1-0 01/12/80 TULSA
W, 104-67
VALPARAISO
Valpo leads, 18-7 01/10/98 TULSA L, 77-83 OT 02/05/98 at Valparaiso, Ind. W, 69-59 12/03/98 at Valparaiso, Ind. L, 51-65 02/06/99 TULSA L, 65-77 03/01/99 Moline, Ill.* (N) W, 83-62 12/02/99 TULSA L, 48-60 02/12/00 at Valparaiso, Ind. W, 78-60 03/03/00 Ft. Wayne, Ind.* (N) L, 46-60 01/06/01 TULSA W, 79-67 02/05/01 at Valparaiso, Ind. L, 63-65 01/21/02 at Valparaiso, Ind. L, 50-69 02/16/02 TULSA L, 57-78 02/03/03 at Valparaiso, Ind. L, 43-66 03/01/03 TULSA L, 65-80 03/08/03 Kansas City, Mo.* (N) L, 56-94 01/10/04 TULSA W, 67-66 02/16/04 at Valparaiso, Ind. L,47-65 03/09/04 Kansas City, Mo.* (N) L, 63-64 01/08/05 at Valparaiso, Ind. L,55-72 02/26/05 TULSA L,58-69 01/09/06 at Valparaiso , Ind. L,54-81 02/27/06 TULSA W, 53-31 01/06/07 TULSA L,54-57 02/05/07 at Valparaiso, Ind. L, 56-66 03/05/07 Tulsa, Okla.* (N) W, 69-63 * Mid-Continent Conference Tournament
VANDERBILT
Vanderbilt leads, 1-0 01/14/93 at Nashville, Tenn.
L, 58-124
VILLANOVA
Villanova leads, 1-0 11/20/10 Annapolis, Md.* (N) * Navy Classic
L, 52-61
WASHBURN L, 59-72 W, 82-70 W, 89-68
USC UPSTATE
U.S. INTERNATIONAL
ORU leads, 1-0 12/19/08 Cozumel, Mexico* (N) W, 82-60 * Cozumel Cup
USI leads, 1-0 02/21/88 at San Diego, Calif.
ORU leads, 1-0 12/20/99 TULSA
W, 74-42
WASHINGTON STATE
WSU leads, 3-0 12/12/87 at Pullman, Wash.* 12/02/95 at Pullman, Wash.^ 01/15/96 TULSA * Whitman Cougar Classic ^ Washington State Dial Classic
L, 64-85
the teams that will never be forgotten. the names that will never die.
L, 78-94 L, 54-84 L, 59-83
WAYLAND BAPTIST
WBU leads, 5-1 11/25/76 at Plainview, Texas* 02/13/84 TULSA 01/04/85 at Plainview, Texas 01/14/89 TULSA 01/23/90 TULSA 02/15/90 at Plainview, Texas * Flying Queens Classic
WEBER STATE
ORU leads, 1-0 03/19/83 Amarillo, Texas* (N) * Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s NIT
L, 62-101 W, 55-53 L, 56-78 L, 73-77 L, 48-84 L, 55-102
WEST TEXAS A&M
W, 78-75
West Texas A&M leads, 5-3 11/26/76 Plainview, Texas* (N) L, 74-75 02/09/79 at Canyon, Texas W, 90-44 01/28/84 at Canyon, Texas L, 68-85 03/03/84 TULSA W, 86-67 01/26/85 TULSA L, 60-82 03/02/85 at Canyon, Texas L, 62-97 01/25/86 TULSA W, 88-73 03/01/86 at Canyon, Texas L, 85-87 * Flying Queens Classic
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WESTERN ILLINOIS
WICHITA STATE ORU leads, 11-9 TULSA at Wichita, Kan.* at Wichita, Kan. TULSA TULSA at Wichita, Kan. TULSA at Wichita, Kan. at Wichita, Kan. TULSA at Wichita, Kan. at Wichita, Kan. TULSA at Wichita, Kan. TULSA at Wichita, Kan.
W, 78-45 W, 88-52 W, 90-64 W, 109-66 W, 69-66 L, 62-78 W, 66-62 L, 61-72 L, 61-83 L, 69-74 L, 65-89 L, 41-54 L, 50-60 L, 69-75 W, 62-58 W, 73-57
WILLIAM PENN
ORU leads, 2-0 02/10/78 at Okaloosa, Iowa 11/25/78 TULSA
W, 56-51 W, 66-59
WISCONSIN 11/13/11
ORU leads, 1-0 at Madison, Wis.
W, 80-63
WOFFORD
ORU leads, 1-0 02/08/97 TULSA
W, 73-53
WYOMING
ORU leads, 1-0 01/05/79 Wichita, Kan.* (N) * Shocker Holiday Classic
W, 65-53
XAVIER
ORU leads, 2-0 01/26/87 TULSA 02/23/87 at Cincinnati, Ohio
W, 83-68 W, 86-66
YOUNGSTOWN STATE
Tied, 5-5 01/08/98 TULSA L, 69-77 02/07/98 at Youngstown, Ohio L, 50-72 01/16/99 at Youngstown, Ohio L, 58-79 02/18/99 TULSA W, 76-70 03/02/99 Moline, Ill.* (N) W, 57-52 01/22/00 TULSA L, 81-84 02/24/00 at Youngstown, Ohio L, 40-77 12/02/00 TULSA W, 73-71 02/12/01 at Youngstown, Ohio W, 69-58 03/03/01 Ft. Wayne, Ind.* (N) W, 71-52 * Mid-Continent Conference Tournament
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W, 81-49 W, 71-55 W, 89-76 L, 57-79
Record vs. Opponents
ORU leads, 19-17 12/01/95 Pullman, Wash.* (N) W, 70-52 01/17/98 at Macomb, Ill. W, 86-66 02/12/98 TULSA W, 67-65 01/02/99 TULSA W, 63-48 01/30/99 at Macomb, Ill. W, 76-62 01/06/00 at Macomb, Ill. L, 61-74 02/05/00 TULSA L, 66-75 01/13/01 at Macomb, Ill. L, 49-67 02/19/01 TULSA W, 71-40 01/19/02 at Macomb, Ill. L, 54-75 02/18/02 TULSA L, 60-67 03/02/02 Ft. Wayne, Ind.^ (N) W, 75-72 OT 02/01/03 at Macomb, Ill. L, 33-68 03/03/03 TULSA L, 67-82 01/12/04 TULSA L, 45-54 02/14/04 at Macomb, Ill. L, 46-71 03/08/04 Kansas City, Mo.^ (N) W, 72-70 OT 02/07/05 TULSA W, 53-48 02/19/05 at Macomb, Ill. L, 52-67 03/07/05 Tulsa, Okla.^ (N) W, 43-37 01/07/06 TULSA L, 56-68 01/28/06 at Macomb, Ill. W, 47-37 01/08/07 TULSA L, 41-44 02/03/07 at Macomb, Ill. W, 55-52 01/19/08 TULSA L, 46-60 02/18/08 at Macomb, Ill. L, 51-54 01/17/09 at Macomb, Ill. L, 71-81 02/16/09 TULSA L, 58-63 01/16/10 at Macomb, Ill. W, 82-57 02/15/10 TULSA W, 82-52 12/02/10 at Macomb, Ill. W, 68-66 02/26/11 TULSA W, 101-75 03/05/11 Sioux Falls, S.D.^ (N) W, 108-79 01/16/12 at Macomb, Ill. W, 78-66 02/11/12 TULSA W, 84-69 03/03/12 Sioux Falls, S.D.^ (N) L, 71-83 * Washington State Dial Classic ^ Mid-Continent Conference/Summit League Tournament
12/05/05 TULSA 12/06/06 at Wichita, Kan. 11/18/08 TULSA 03/16/12 at Wichita, Kan.^ * Shocker Holiday Classic ^ Women’s NIT
the names: Sherry Dailey (1981-86) is one of only nine members of oru’s 250-assist, 150-steal club
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