HUNTSVILLE, Texas - The Oral Roberts University women's basketball team overcame a season-high 32 turnovers to claim a 101-85 victory over Sam Houston State on Monday night at Johnson Coliseum.

The Golden Eagles (4-1) claimed their third consecutive win and second road victory of the season, while the Bearkats dropped to 2-3 overall.

Kevi Luper led ORU with 29 points, going 10-of-19 from the field, 2-of-7 from three-point range and 7-of-7 from the free-throw line. Luper also recorded four steals and four rebounds.

Three Golden Eagles posted double-doubles, led by sophomore Jordan Pyle (Mustang, Okla.), who recorded 19 points and a career-high 13 rebounds. Pyle went 7-of-13 from the field, including her first-career three-pointer, while going 4-for-4 from the charity stripe for a perfect 13-of-13 mark on the season.

Georgia Jones (Manchester, England) had her best performance of the season, posting 10 points and handing out 10 assists. Jones played a key role in ORU maintaining its lead, scoring all 10 points in the second half, including two three-point field goals.

Senior Janae Voelker (Newton, Kan.) earned her 24th-career double-double with 10 points and 10 boards. Voelker scored eight second-half points to extend her double-figure scoring streak to 45 consecutive games.

Alex Adekunle (Arlington, Texas) put together her second-consecutive double-figure scoring game with a career-high 11 points and seven rebounds. Fellow freshman Jaci Bigham (McAlester, Okla.) chipped in eight points with a career-high 12 assists.

The Golden Eagles began the opening half of play with a 23-5 run as the Bearkats failed to score a field goal through the game's first nine minutes.

After trailing by as much as 18 points, the Bearkats ended the opening half on a 13-4 run to close the deficit to only five points at the break.

Both teams scored at a frantic pace to begin the second half of play before the Golden Eagles put together a 9-0 run to push the lead to 17 points. ORU would maintain its double-digit lead through the remainder of the contest.

The Golden Eagles shot 67 percent from the field in the second half for a 46 percent mark for the game (36-of-78). ORU went 7-of-27 (26 percent) from beyond the arc and 22-of-31 from the free-throw line (71 percent).

Brittany Brooks led Sam Houston State with 24 points to go with seven rebounds, while fellow guard Ray Alexander tacked on 17 points with eight assists.

ORU completes its road trip at 7:00 p.m. tomorrow night at No. 17 Texas.

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