THE BASICS
Score: Oral Roberts 75 – Omaha 63
Records: ORU (4-10, 1-2); Omaha (5-7, 0-1)
Location: Mabee Center – Tulsa, Okla.

TULSA, Okla. – The Oral Roberts women's basketball team snapped a three-game losing streak with a 75-63 win over Omaha in their Summit League home opener Thursday night inside the Mabee Center.

Ruthie Udoumoh put together a strong all-around performance for the Golden Eagles as the junior registered 16 points on 6-of-11 shooting to go along with a career-best and game-high-tying 12 rebounds for her first career double-double. The Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, native also led ORU in assists (4) and steals (4) on the night.

Guard Hannah Cooper led the team in scoring for the fifth straight contest and ninth time this season as the senior totaled 19 points and dished out three assists. After a three-game absence, forward Tirzah Moore returned for the Golden Eagles and notched her sixth double-double of the season after finishing with 12 points and 11 rebounds. Delaney Nix rounded out the double-figure scorers for ORU with 10 points.

The Mavericks raced out to an 11-2 start in the opening 3:17 before an Ariel Walker three-pointer stopped the bleeding and sparked a 10-0 ORU run that put the Golden Eagles on top 12-11 at the 3:46 mark. Omaha answered back with a 7-0 stretch as they regained the lead, 18-12, with 2:09 left in the quarter. A Cooper layup broke the Maverick stretch and Nix closed out the quarter with her first three of the contest as ORU trimmed the deficit to 18-17.

Following an Omaha layup to open the second, the Golden Eagles used a 9-0 stretch to regain the lead, 26-20, at the 3:06 mark. Moore sparked the run with a jumper in the paint and Sara Rodrigues capped it off with her first basket of the contest. Grace Cave slowed ORU momentarily with a jumper but the Golden Eagles kept coming as they scored five of the final six points of the half to take a 31-23 lead into the break. In the period, ORU held Omaha to five points.

After a Nix triple :31 ticks into the second half gave ORU a 34-23 lead, the Mavericks fired back with a 14-2 run to take a 37-36 lead with 6:34 remaining on the clock. ORU quickly jumped back in front courtesy of a pair of makes at the line by Moore, which sparked an 8-1 run that gave the Golden Eagles a 44-38 advantage with 3:32 left to play in the quarter. The Mavericks continued to fight back as they trimmed the deficit down to two, 44-42, with just under two minutes to play in the third. On the ensuing possession, Nena Taylor knocked down a triple that jumpstarted a 7-0 run to close the period as ORU took a 51-42 lead into the fourth.

 A 6-0 run by the Mavericks trimmed the ORU lead down to five, 53-48, at the 8:45 mark of the fourth. That was as close as Omaha would get though as the Golden Eagles answered with a 6-0 stretch of their own to push their lead back to 11, 59-48 with 6:27 left to play. Following a Nix layup with 4:47 showing on the clock, the Golden Eagles held their largest lead of the night at 13, 63-50. Omaha dwindled the ORU advantage down to seven with :35 ticks left but the Golden Eagles netted the final five points of the contest to claim the 75-63 victory in their Summit League home opener.

THE LEADERS
Oral Roberts: Cooper led four Golden Eagles in double-figures with a game-high tying 19 points. On the glass, Udouhmoh pulled down a game-high tying 12 rebounds, which marked a career-best for the junior.

Omaha: Polina Nikulochkina topped three Mavericks in double-figures with 19 points on 7-of-12 shooting. Elena Pilakouta grabbed 12 rebounds and added 11 points for a double-double.
                                                                                                                                                 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- ORU shot 41.9 percent from the field and held the Mavericks to 39.0 percent shooting.
- The Golden Eagles outrebounded Omaha, 40-32, on the night.
- In the win, the Golden Eagles went 17-of-18 from the charity stripe.
- As a team, ORU dished out 16 assists led by Udoumoh's four.
- On the night, the Golden Eagles registered 12 steals, which matched their season-high.
- Udoumoh led all players with four steals, while Taylor and Nix contributed with three and two, respectively.
- ORU's bench outscored Omaha's 25-0 on the night.
- Off the bench, Rodrigues contributed with six points and nine rebounds. 
- Five of Udoumoh's 12 rebounds came on the offensive glass.

GAME NOTES
- Thursday's contest marked the 17th meeting all-time between the two squads.
- With the win, the Golden Eagles improved to 14-3 all-time against the Mavericks and have now won four straight in the series. 
- At home against Omaha, ORU is now 7-1 all-time.
- In Summit League home openers, the Golden Eagles are now 17-7 all-time.
- Four ORU players reached double-figures for the third time this season.
- Cooper totaled double-figures for the ninth straight game and 13th time this season.
- Moore notched her sixth double-double of the season and ninth of her career in the win.
- Udoumoh's double-double was the first of her career.
- The Golden Eagles had two players register double-doubles for the first time since December 10, 2020.

Up Next
The Golden Eagles remain on the home floor as they host Denver on Saturday, December 31 at 2 p.m.

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