THE BASICS
Score: Oral Roberts 44 – Southern Methodist 81
Records: ORU (0-3) (0-0); SMU (2-1) (0-0)
Location: Moody Coliseum – Dallas, Texas
 
DALLAS – The Oral Roberts women's basketball team dropped an 81-44 game at SMU Wednesday evening in Dallas.
 
SMU jumped out on a 9-0 run to start the game making it a 13-4 advantage in the first five minutes of play. The Mustangs then extended the run to 14-2. Keni Jo Lippe broke the streak with a pair of free-throws. SMU ended the first quarter with a 25-6 run and closed out the first half up, 52-20.
 
ORU out-scored the Mustangs in the fourth, 14-13. SMU's efficiency offensively lifted them to an 81-44 advantage as time expired. The Mustangs shot 47 percent from the field going 31-for-66. Lippe led the Golden Eagles in scoring with 11 on the night. Along with Lippe, Faith Paramore and Regan Schumacher all had five rebounds on the night.

THE LEADERS
Oral Roberts:  Keni Jo Lippe scored 11 points and had five rebounds.  
SMU: Kayla White had 15 points and Paige Bayliss and Savannah Wilkinson each had 10 rebounds.
                                                                                                                                                  
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- ORU shot 22.4 percent overall in tonight's game.
- ORU was out-rebounded by SMU, 48-39.
- The Golden Eagles had a 16.7 percent three-point average.
- ORU turned the ball over 23 times, but forced the Mustangs to turn the ball over 12 times.
- Keni Jo Lippe led the Golden Eagles with 11 points and five rebounds.
- Faith Paramore and Regan Schumacher captured their first starts of the season.
- ORU had 16 bench points in tonight's game.
- Golden Eagles capitalized with six points off of turnovers and 18 points in the paint.
 
Up Next
ORU will host crosstown rival Tulsa Sunday, Nov. 21 at 2 p.m. in the Mabee Center.
 
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