The Basics
Game Eight
Oral Roberts (2-5, 0-0) at
TCU (4-2, 0-0)
Date/Time: Tuesday, December 22, 2020 / 1 p.m.
TV/Video: Big 12 Now on ESPN+
Live Stats: at TCU
Audio: ORU Sports Network
Location: Fort Worth, Texas (Schollmaier Arena)
TULSA, Okla. – The Oral Roberts women's basketball team will face the TCU Horned Frogs Tuesday, December 22 at 1 p.m. inside Schollmaier Arena in Fort Worth, Texas.
Fans may view the live stats, see link below, watch live on the
Big 12 Now on ESPN+ or follow the Golden Eagles on Twitter,
@ORUWBB.
Important Links
ORU/Opponent Game Notes: at TCU
Summit League Notes: Week Four
TV/Video/Audio: Big 12 Now on ESPN+
Live Stats: at TCU
Audio: ORU Sports Network
About the Opponent
- This will be the 10th all-time meeting between ORU and TCU. The Tigers are 4-2 on the season and are coming off an 78-72 loss to Texas Tech.
- In their last meeting, the Horned Frogs defeated the Golden Eagles, 72-58, on November 11, 2017, in Fort Worth, Texas.
Quick Hits
- ORU will face TCU for the first time since the 2017-18 season. This will be the second meeting this season against a Big 12 Conference opponent.
- It will be the sixth game this season against a Power 5 opponent.
- A win for the Golden Eagles would give the program its first win over a Power 5 opponent since the 2016-17 season and the first win over TCU since 2013.
- Senior Keni Jo Lippe was named to the preseason All-Summit League First Team. She averages 9.3 points per game along with 4.0 rebounds. As a junior, she totaled 575 points. She currently has 1,255 career points and is the 21st member of the ORU women's basketball 1,000-point club.
- Regan Schumacher currently leads the Summit League in total rebounds with 71 so far this season and is 15th in the nation.
- ORU adds 12 newcomers to the roster. Eight freshmen, Corrie Anderson, Tierney Coleman, Tyaija Coleman, Hannah Giddey, Camryn Hill, Courtlyn Loudermill, Addisyn Moore and Faith Paramore. Two sophomores, Sinetra Jones and Bo Teulings. A junior, Ariel Walker, and a redshirt senior, Manaya Jones.
- The Golden Eagles are one of the youngest teams in Division I with eight true freshman and the average age of 19.3. Eleven of the 16 players on the roster have zero years of Division I experience, until this season.
- Head Coach Misti Cussen is in her ninth season at the helm for the Golden Eagles and holds a 126-127 overall head coaching record.
- ORU was picked to finish fourth in Summit League Preseason Poll.
For the latest information on ORU women's basketball, follow
@ORUWBB on Twitter or go to
www.ORUAthletics.com. Fans can also receive updates on the team by downloading the new ORU Athletics App in the Google Play or App stores.
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