-- The Oral Roberts University women's soccer team claimed the title of the 2002 Golden Hurricane Classic with Sunday's 4-2 victory over Drury at the University of Tulsa's Donna J. Hardesty Sports Complex. After finishing the tournament tied with Southwest Missouri State with a 1-0-1 record, the Golden Eagles were awarded the tournament crown based upon goal differential.

ORU's Tessa Long (Tulsa, Oklahoma) finished the weekend with three goals and was named to the all-tournament squad for her performance. Long was joined on the 2002 Golden Hurricane Classic All-Tournament team by ORU teammates Erin Hartog (Tulsa, Oklahoma), Jodi Kirkhuff (Tulsa, Oklahoma), and Martha Owens (Claremore, Oklahoma).

The Golden Eagles trailed Drury 1-0 after a Carrie Wright goal, until Hartog found the back of the net from eight yards out and tied the game at one a piece in the 38th minute. Just two minute's later Long scored an unassisted goal to put the Golden Eagles up 2-1 going into the locker room at halftime.

ORU went up 3-1 on the Panthers (0-9-1) only 25 seconds into the second half, as Long took a pass from teammate Jessica Kellogg and scored third goal of the tournament. Hartog added a second goal of her own off a rebounded Jessica Kellogg (Tulsa, Oklahoma) shot attempt, capping a twelve minute span in which the Golden Eagles recorded four goals.

Drury's Jill Spence narrowed the score to 4-2 with nine minutes, but the ORU defense, led by Owens and Kirkhuff, would shut the door from there. The Golden Eagles out-shot the Panthers 14-8 on the afternoon.

The ORU women's soccer team will return to action at 7:00 p.m. onThursday night as they host IUPUI in Mid-Continent Conference action at the ORU Soccer Complex.