HUNTSVILLE, Texas - The Oral Roberts University women's basketball team looks for their third consecutive win on Monday with a 5:00 p.m. contest at Sam Houston State. The contest will be broadcast on 1550 AM in the Tulsa area and will be available online at www.orugoldeneagles.com.

Scouting the Bearkats
The Bearkats are a veteran group, consisting of four returning starters and seven returning letterwinners from last year's squad that went 9-20 overall. Senior forward Whitney Smith leads Sam Houston State this season with 13.5 points and 7.3 rebounds per game. Fellow senior Brittany Brooks has chipped in 12.0 points and 3.0 rebounds per game from the guard position. The Bearkats have posted victories over Summit League member Centenary and Grambling, while suffering losses at the hands of Mississippi and Texas Tech.

All-Time Results Versus Sam Houston State
ORU and Sam Houston State will meet for the fourth time in the all-time series, as the Golden Eagles hold a 2-1 advantage over the Bearkats. ORU posted an 83-41 victory over Sam Houston State last season in the Mabee Center, as four Golden Eagles scored in double figures, led by Janae Voelker's 15 points and 15 rebounds. ORU dropped its only meeting in Huntsville on Dec. 18, 2005 by 42 points, while registering a 62-49 victory in the only other contest between the two schools in Tulsa during the 1994-95 season.

Recapping the Houston Baptist Game
The Golden Eagles kicked off their three-game road trip on Saturday with a 107-67 victory over Houston Baptist at Sharp Gym in Houston. Kevi Luper led ORU with 28 points, nine steals and eight rebounds for a near triple-double. Jaci Bigham and Jordan Pyle each scored 15 points apiece, while Janae Voelker extended her double-figure scoring streak to 44 games with 11 points. Freshman Alex Adekunle posted her first double-figure scoring performance with 10 points in 13 minutes of play. The Golden Eagles shot 51 percent from the field (41-of-80), while holding the Huskies to 36 percent shooting (25-of-70). ORU also forced 41 turnovers and 26 steals.

Luper Named Summit League Player of the Week
Freshman Kevi Luper was named the Summit League Women's Basketball Player of the Week for the second consecutive time on Nov. 24. Luper is only the second Golden Eagle to earn the honor two straight weeks, as Alicia Turkek also achieved the feat during the 2006-07 season. In her first two collegiate contests, Luper averaged 24.5 points, 3.5 steals and 3.0 rebounds. Luper went 17-of-33 from the field (.515), 4-of-11 from three-point range (.364) and 11-13 from the free-throw line (.846). Luper went for 25 points, five steals and three assists in 25 minutes of play in ORU's 98-65 season-opening victory over UT-Pan American on Nov. 13. The Strang, Okla., native went 9-of-13 from the field and 6-of-7 from the charity stripe in the win. On Nov. 15, Luper scored 24 points and pulled down four rebounds as the Golden Eagles fell short at No. 20 Kansas. Luper tallied eight field goals, including three treys, and went 5-of-6 from the free-throw line. Luper earned her second honor after setting a Summit League single-game record with 44 points and 19 field goals, while also pulling down 14 boards in ORU's 76-55 win over LaSalle on Nov. 20.

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 44 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 and 11 points in the last two contest against La Salle and Houston Baptist, respectively. 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.

Early and Often
The Golden Eagles' new up-tempo style offense has been evident through the first four games this season, as ORU is averaging 90.2 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. The Golden Eagles scored 76 points, including a Summit League -record 44 points from Kevi Luper, in a victory against La Salle on Nov. 20, and added a season-high 107 points against Houston Baptist on Saturday. Luper, a freshman from Strang, Okla., has led the ORU scoring attack by averaging 30.3 points through the first four games. Janae Voelker tallied a career-high 29 points at Kansas and averagest 15.0 points per game, while Jordan Pyle put up a career-high 22 points against UT-Pan American and averages 10.8 points per game. Jaci Bigham, a freshman from McAlester, Okla., is third on the squad with 12.5 points per game and leads the team with 5.5 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.

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