Box Score THE BASICS
Score: Oral Roberts 75 – North Dakota 52
Records: ORU (7-10) (2-2); UND (12-5) (3-1)
Location: Mabee Center – Tulsa, Oklahoma
TULSA, Okla. – Five Golden Eagles scored in double-digits as the Oral Roberts women's basketball team defeated North Dakota, 75-52, Saturday afternoon at the Mabee Center.
ORU came out with back and forth play with the North Dakota Fighting Hawks until the Golden Eagles went on a 9-0 run. For nearly five minutes ORU held North Dakota scoreless from the field holding them to 2-for-14 overall. ORU maintained the advantage and led 13-6 after the first 10 minutes of play. Montserrat Brotons led the team in the first going 3-for-4 from the field for six points.
In the second, the Fighting Hawks got things going and out-scored ORU 23-22. The Golden Eagles were up by as much as 11 in the second before UND made it a six point difference at the half. Nena Taylor hit two three-point shots in the second. Regan Schumacher tied a career high in blocks in the first 20 minutes of play with two.
The Golden Eagles started the third quarter with a 35-29 lead and arguably went on to play their best third quarter of the season. ORU went 56 percent from the field and out-scored North Dakota 21-11. After another 7-0 run, the team led by 14 with four minutes to play.
Defense was key for ORU in the fourth as the Golden Eagles only allowed three made field-goals for North Dakota in the fourth for 18 percent. Schumacher set a new career high in blocks with four and Taylor scored 10 second half points. The team scored 19 more points in the fourth and finished with a 75-52 advantage over the UND. ORU shot 42 percent from the field on the day and out-rebounded North Dakota, 54-34. Jentry Holt recorded her first double-double in an ORU uniform and finished the day with 10 points and 10 boards.
THE LEADERS
Oral Roberts: Nena Taylor scored 16 points while Holt and Schumacher each had 10 rebounds.
North Dakota: Maggie Manson scored nine and Julia Fleecs grabbed six rebounds.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- ORU shot 42.2 percent overall in tonight's game.
- ORU out-rebounded UND, 54-34.
- The Golden Eagles had a 37.5 percent three-point average.
- ORU turned the ball over 19 times, but forced the Fighting Hawks to turn the ball over 12 times.
- Keni Jo Lippe scored 13 points with seven rebounds. Lippe is 39 points shy of 1,000 total points for her career.
- Jentry Holt recorded a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds.
- Montserrat Brotons recorded 12 points and seven rebounds.
- Nena Taylor scored a career high 16 points and five boards.
- Rylie Torrey captured 13 points, two rebounds, two steals and two assists.
- Regan Schumacher recorded a career high four blocks on the day.
- ORU had 22 bench points in tonight's game and 36 points in the paint.
- Golden Eagles capitalized with 15 points off of turnovers.
Up Next
Oral Roberts will travel to Fort Wayne, Indiana, to take on the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons Thursday, January 16 at 6 p.m. CST inside Gates Sports Center.
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