The Basics
Games 13 & 14
Oral Roberts (5-7, 3-1) vs. Kansas City (5-6, 2-3)
Date/Time: Saturday, January 23-24, 2021 / 2 p.m.
TV/Video/Audio (Game 1): ORU Sports Network
TV/Video/Audio (Game 2): ORU Sports Network
Live Stats: vs. Kansas City
Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma (Mabee Center)

TULSA, Okla. – The Oral Roberts women's basketball team returns to the Mabee Center for a weekend series against the Kansas City Roos January 23-24 with both games set to tipoff at 2 p.m.

Fans may view the live stats, see link below, watch live on the ORU Sports Network or follow the Golden Eagles on Twitter, @ORUWBB.

Important Links

ORU/Opponent Game Notes: vs. Kansas City
Summit League Notes: Week Eight
TV/Video/Audio (Game 1): ORU Sports Network
TV/Video/Audio (Game 2): ORU Sports Network
Live Stats: vs. Kansas City

About the Opponent

• This will be the 51^st all-time meeting between ORU and Kansas City. The Roos are 5-6, 2-3 on the season and are coming off a 78-64 win at Western Illinois in game one and an 82-76 loss in game two.
   
• The Golden Eagles have not played Kansas City since the 2018-19 season. In their previous meeting, ORU defeated KC, 75-64, at the Mabee Center. Kansas City hasn't won at the Mabee Center since 2006.
   
• KC is 6-15 all-time against ORU in Tulsa, Oklahoma. ORU has won the previous three matchups.
   

Quick Hits

• ORU will face Kansas City for the third Summit League series of the 2020-21 season. The Golden Eagles are 3-1 in league play. Last weekend, the Golden Eagles split the season series at Denver with an 89-71 loss in game one and a 79-78 win in game two.
   
• The Golden Eagles are 4-0 at home this season and a win on Saturday would extend their home streak to seven.
   
• A win for the Golden Eagles would give the program its 32^nd all-time win against the Roos.
   
• Senior Keni Jo Lippe was named to the preseason All-Summit League First Team. She averages 13.2 points per game along with 4.3 rebounds. She currently has 1,352 career points and is the 21^st member of the ORU women's basketball 1,000-point club.
   
• Regan Schumacher is currently third in the Summit League in rebounds per game. She totals 106 rebounds on the season and averages 8.8 per game.
   
• 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 129-129 overall head coaching record. Under the direction of Coach Cussen, the Golden Eagles are 42-0 when scoring 80 or more points in a game.
   
• 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.