TULSA - With the help of four starters in double-figures, fourth-seeded Oral Roberts' defeated fifth-seeded IPFW 82-67 to move on to Monday's semifinal matchup with Oakland.

ORU (17-13) had four players in double-digit scoring, led by Mariana Camargo with 20. Rachel Watman and Janae Voelker added 15 apiece and Jenny Hardin finished with 14 points. Voelker pulled down 10 rebounds for her seventh double-double of the season, while Watman was just short of the double-double, dishing out eight assists to tie her season high.

Johnna Lewis-Carlisle led all scorers with 29 points, while Jordan Zuppe chipped in 22. Natalie Roberts grabbed 11 boards in the loss.

ORU shot 66.7 percent (8-of-12) from behind the arc in the first half, aided by back-to-back Kelly Kindell, Hardin and Watman three-pointers and held IPFW to only three scorers - Lewis-Carlisle (15), Zuppe (14) and Edwards (4).

Both teams battled back and forth with the Golden Eagles holding the lead the entire first half. Leanne Robison started a 10-0 run at the 9:52 mark to give ORU the 33-25 lead, which they extended to 36-25 with a Voelker trey.

The Golden Eagles took the largest lead of the game at 16 with a Watman jumper at the :34 mark.ORU capped the first half with a Camargo jumper at the halftime buzzer to head into the locker room with the 47-32 advantage.

The Mastadons fought back in the second half, closing ORU's lead to 10 with back-to-back free-throws by Jordan Zuppe. The Golden Eagles responded with an 8-2 run, but five-straight points from Lewis-Carlisle put IPFW to within eight, 60-52.

ORU secured a 10-point lead throughout much of the latter part of the second half, outscoring the 'Dons 11-6 down the stretch to take the 82-67 win.

The Golden Eagles face top-seeded Oakland in the semifinals at noon tomorrow, March 10 at the UMAC.

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