TULSA - The Oral Roberts University women's basketball team begins a three-game road trip at 2:05 p.m. on Saturday against Houston Baptist. The Golden Eagles continue the road tilt on Monday at Sam Houston State, followed by a contest at Texas on Tuesday.

Scouting the Huskies
Houston Baptist returns two of five starters from last year's squad that went 8-21 overall. Returning starter Raquel Jones leads the Huskies at the guard position, averaging 18.0 points and 5.0 rebounds in two games this season, while freshman guard Brittany Maxey has posted 6.8 points and 6.3 rebounds per game. Houston Baptist has dropped contests this season to No. 6 Duke, TCU and Oregon State, and pulled off a double overtime win over Huston-Tillotson on Nov. 18.

All-Time Results Versus Houston Baptist
ORU and Houston Baptist will meet for only the second time in the all-time series, as the Golden Eagles posted a 101-59 victory over the Huskies last season at the Mabee Center. Six Golden Eagles scored in double figures, including Janae Voelker, who posted a then-career high of 27 points to go with 13 rebounds. Georgia Jones also secured a double-double in the victory with 12 points and a career-high 16 assists.

Recapping the La Salle Game
Freshman Kevi Luper scored a Summit League single-game record 44 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to lead the Golden Eagles past La Salle by a score of 76-55 on Friday at the Mabee Center. Luper recorded a school-record 19 field goals out of 25 attempts, including three treys. Janae Voelker secured her 23rd-career double-double and extended her double-figure scoring streak to 43 consecutive games with 10 points and 10 rebounds. Jaci Bigham chipped in 11 points, while Dominique Allen and Jordan Pyle each pulled down eight rebounds.With the game tied at 51 with 9:31 remaining, the Golden Eagles put together a 20-2 run, including 10 points from Luper. After Voelker made two free throws to put ORU ahead 53-51, Georgia Jones , Voelker and Luper all hit consecutive treys to bust the game open.

Voelker Continues Scoring Streak
Senior Janae Voelker entered the 2009-10 season having posted double-digit scoring performances in 40 consecutive contests, and has extended that streak to 43 games this season. Voelker posted 10 points in the season opener against UT-Pan American, and tallied a career-high 29 points at No. 20 Kansas. Voelker scored 10 points in ORU's last action against La Salle. Voelker began the streak by scoring 22 points against Oakland on February 11, 2008. The Newton, Kan., native scored at least 10 points in the final 10 games of the 2007-08 season and achieved the feat in all 30 of last season's contests.

Luper Scores 44 Points in Win over La Salle
Freshman Kevi Luper set a Summit League single-game record with 44 points and pulled down 14 rebounds as ORU defeated La Salle by a score of 76-55 on Nov. 20. Luper scored the second-most points in ORU history behind Stacy William's 50-point effort in 1990. The 44 points were the most scored at ORU since Williams tallied 41 in 1989. Luper set a school record with 19 field goals on 25 attempts, including three treys on six attempts. Luper also added four steals and three assists in the record-setting performance. Trailing by three points with 13 minutes remaining, Luper secured a three-point play, and after a made field goal by La Salle, pulled off another three-point play to put the Golden Eagles up by a point. With the game tied at 51 with 9:31 remaining, the Golden Eagles put together a 20-2 run, including 10 points from Luper. After Voelker made two free throws to put ORU ahead 53-51, Georgia Jones, Voelker and Luper all hit consecutive treys to bust the game open.Luper scored the opening nine points for ORU, and 17 of the team's 21 points to put the Golden Eagles ahead 21-16 early in the opening half.

Early and Often
The Golden Eagles' new up-tempo style offense has been evident through the first two games this season, as ORU is averaging 84.7 points per contest. In the season opener against UT-Pan American, the Golden Eagles put up 98 points, including 24 points off of three-pointers. ORU tallied 80 points in a losing effort two days later at No. 20 Kansas, including seven three-point field goals. In ORU's last action against La Salle, the Golden Eagles scored 76 points, including a Summit League -record 44 points from Kevi Luper. The freshman has led the ORU scoring attack by averaging 31.0 points through the first three games. Janae Voelker tallied a career-high 29 points at Kansas for an average of 16.3 points per game, while Jordan Pyle put up a career-high 22 points for a season average of 9.3. Jaci Bigham, a freshman from McAlester, Okla., is third on the squad with 11.7 points per game and leads the team with 5.3 assists per contest. If the Golden Eagles continue their high-scoring ways this season, they could be on their way to breaking the school record for points per game, which was 81.2, set during the 1982-83 season. The 1982-83 squad is the only team in ORU history to average more than 80 points per contest. The most points an ORU team led by Jerry Finkbeiner has averaged is 68.0 during the 2005-06 season.

ORU Basketball Coaches Hour
Join ORU coaches and athletes every Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. for the ORU Coaches Hour, broadcast live from Pepper's Grill at 91st & Delaware and carried on FM 97.1 "The Sports Animal". Tulsa radio personality Geoff Haxton hosts the one-hour call-in show. Men's head coach Scott Sutton and women's head coach Jerry Finkbeiner are regular guests.

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