The Basics
Score:  ORU 84 – IPFW 56
Records: ORU (15-14, 9-7) – IPFW (9-20, 3-13)
Location: The Mabee Center – Tulsa, Okla.

TULSA, Okla. – A strong finish in the first half helped the Oral Roberts University women's basketball team run past IPFW Saturday afternoon, 84-56, in the regular season finale at the Mabee Center.

The Golden Eagles finish the regular season winning five of their last seven and earning the No. 3 seed in next week's Women's Basketball Summit League Championships. ORU will face the No. 6 seed North Dakota State Sunday, March 8 at 2:30 p.m.

Both teams went back and forth early in the first half before the Golden Eagles used a 13-0 run with 5:19 left before intermission. The Golden Eagles built on their 41-30 halftime lead with a 6-0 run to start the second half put ORU up by 15.

ORU controlled the paint outscoring IPFW, 46-14 in the paint led by Vicky McIntyre's 22 point 17 rebound effort. McIntyre was joined by fellow starters Jordan Doyle, Atoe' Jackson and Dorottya Balla in double figures as Doyle added a season-high 17 points.

Haley Seibert led all scorers with 23 points in the loss for IPFW.

The Turning Point
The Golden Eagles closed the first half on a 16-6 run to take a 41-30 lead into the locker room at halftime. ORU never looked back opening up a 20 point lead most of the second and leading by as many as 29 points in the win.

The Leaders
Oral Roberts: Vicky McIntyre had a team-high 22 points and 17 rebounds for her 23rd double-double of the season.Jordan Doyle added a season-high 17 points while going 4-of-5 from behind the three-point line. 
IPFW: Haley Seibert finished with 23 points and three assists to lead the Mastodons.

Inside the Box Score
- ORU made six three-pointers for the first time since Western Illinois on January 17. The Golden Eagles have made at least six three-pointers in a game seven times this season.
- The Golden Eagles outscored IPFW 46-14 in the paint. 
- ORU won the rebounding battle, 57-37, as it was just the third time this season the Golden Eagles won the rebounding edge by 20 or more.
- It was the fourth time ORU grabbed 50 or more rebounds this season and the first time in Summit League play.

News & Notes
- The Golden Eagles earn the No. 3 seed in next week's Summit League tournament after being picked to finish seventh in the Summit League preseason poll.
- ORU will face the No. 6 seed, North Dakota State in the Summit League tournament. The Golden Eagles and Bison split the regular season series with the home team winning each game.
- Vicky McIntyre finishes the regular season with 23 double-doubles and an ORU and Summit League single-season record 449 rebounds. 
- McIntyre sits in second place with 131 blocks passing Brooke McAfee of IUPUI's record of 130 during the 2003-04 season. McAfee also holds the top spot in the Summit League record books with 137 from the 2005-06 season.

Up Next
The Golden Eagles head to the Summit League Basketball Championships as the No. 3 seed and will face No. 6 North Dakota State Sunday, March 8 at 2:30 p.m. in the quarterfinals. All quarterfinal and semifinal games will be made available on ESPN3 and the Watch ESPN App with Tuesday's title game being broadcast live on ESPNU.

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