WICHITA, Kan. �€" ORU forced 18 Wichita State turnovers in the first half �€"
converting them into 19 points �€" as the Golden Eagles built a 12-point halftime
lead en route en route to a 71-55 victory over the Shockers in front of 2,706
Wednesday night at Charles Koch Arena.

Elisha Turek (Council Bluffs, Iowa)scored a game-high 21
points �€" including 17 in the second half �€" while adding six rebounds and three
steals in 32 minutes of work. Her final rebound made Turek just the second
player in ORU history with 900 career boards.

Turek made just one of her first five shots but then hit nine of her last 10 to finish
the night 10-of-15 from the floor. Her first bucket gave Turek sole possession of
7th place on the Mid-Continent Conference�€™s 7th all-time scoring list.

ORU (6-2) opened up an eight point lead during the game�€™s opening minutes, but
Wichita State (2-4) responded with an 11-4 spurt to pull within 17-16. But that�€™s
when the Golden Eagles took over as a Carol Volpato
(Turbarao, Brazil) jumper started a 14-1 run to give the visitors a 31-17
advantage with 2:23 to play in the half.

Alycia Seay (Big Cabin, Okla.) would later convert a lay-in
just before the buzzer sounded to give ORU a 34-22 lead heading into the break.

The Shockers fought back early in the second half, registering nine of the first 11
points to cut the deficit to just five at 36-31. The Golden Eagles led eight when
Turek took over, as she scored 11 straight points �€" on five-of-five shooting �€" to
fuel a 13-4 run and give ORU their largest lead of the night at 17 points, 57-40.

The Golden Eagles cruised from there, increasing their advantage to 18 points on
two separate occasions and leading by double-digits the rest of the way in their
71-55 win.

ORU shot 50.0 percent (31-of-62) from the field on the night, while limiting the
Shockers to 38.8 percent (19-49) including just 17.6 percent (3-17) from behind
the arc. WSU ended the night with 25 turnovers, and the Golden Eagles turned
them into 25 extra points.

Mariana Camargo (Blumenau, Brazil) added 14 points, six
assists, five rebounds, and three steals for ORU, while Jenny Hardin
(Claremore, Okla.) recorded her first double-double of the year with 12
points and 10 boards.

Antionette Wells led the Shockers with 19 points on 8-of-9 shooting to go along
with nine rebounds.

The Golden Eagles will be off for more than a week because of semester finals
before going to visit #?? Texas Tech on Thursday, Dec. 14 at 7:00 p.m.

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