THE BASICS
Score: Oral Roberts 100 – North Dakota 108
Records: ORU (11-15, 8-7); North Dakota (16-9, 9-6)
Location: Betty Engelstad Sioux Center – Grand Forks, N.D.

TULSA, Okla. – Despite a game-high 32 points from Hannah Cooper, the Oral Roberts women's basketball team fell on the road to North Dakota, 108-100, Thursday evening inside the Betty Engelstad Sioux Center in Grand Forks, North Dakota.

Cooper finished the night 12-of-21 from the field and added a game-best 10 rebounds for her second straight double-double. The 30-plus point performance marked the senior's fourth of the season. The El Paso, Texas, native also totaled a career-high tying six steals on the night.

Ruthie Udoumoh followed with 15 points and pulled down nine rebounds, narrowly missing a double-double. Tirzah Moore (13), Ariel Walker (11) and Lauren Ramey (11) rounded out the double-figure scorers for ORU on the night.

The Golden Eagles raced out to a 13-4 start behind seven points from Moore in the opening 3:41. UND responded with a 7-0 run to draw within two, 13-11, before a Cooper jumper ended the Fighting Hawks stretch at the 4:56 mark. After ORU's lead grew to 23-18, UND netted five straight points to even the score, 23-23, with 1:36 left in the quarter. Ramey answered on the next possession with a corner three and Udoumoh added a layup as the Golden Eagles led 28-25 after the first quarter.
 
Following a Delaney Nix three-pointer that put ORU up 36-32, the Fighting Hawks used a 5-0 stretch to take their first lead of the night, 37-36, with 6:55 left before half. The two sides went back-and-forth over the final seven minutes as UND outscored ORU 14-13 to take a 51-49 advantage into the half. Cooper compiled a near double-double in the opening 20 minutes as the senior registered 15 points and seven rebounds.

After a 6-0 run from the Fighting Hawks saw their lead grow to eight, 61-53, the Golden Eagles answered with a 6-0 stretch of their own to draw within two, 61-59, at the 6:52 mark. North Dakota later extended their advantage to 11, 74-63, following a 9-0 run with 3:41 left in the third. The two sides alternated the final 18 points of the quarter as the Fighting Hawks headed to the fourth with an 83-72 advantage. 

Five straight points from UND saw its lead grow to the largest of the game, 100-85, as 5:39 showed on the clock. ORU responded with a 9-0 stretch that was capped off by a Hannah Cooper and-one to pull within six, 100-94, with 2:31 left in the contest. North Dakota put an end to the run with a pair of free throws as they held on to win 108-100.

THE LEADERS
Oral Roberts: Cooper reached double-figures for the 21st straight game after leading all players with 32 points. The senior also pulled down a game-best 10 rebounds for her third career double-double.

North Dakota: Kacie Borowicz led the Fighting Hawks with 27 points and dished out a game-high 11 assists.
                                                                                                                                                 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- From the field, ORU shot 53.5 percent.
- The Golden Eagles knocked down nine threes and shot 40.9 percent from behind the arc.
- ORU outrebounded UND, 42-41, on the evening.
- 52 of the Golden Eagles' 100 points came in the paint. 
- ORU struggled from the charity stripe, finishing 15-of-24.
- Cooper totaled six of the Golden Eagles' 12 steals.
- Udoumoh and Walker each registered three assists to lead ORU.

GAME NOTES
- Thursday's contest marked the 11th meeting all-time between the Golden Eagles and Fighting Hawks.
- Despite the loss, ORU still holds an 8-3 edge in the series. 
- Cooper has now registered double-figures in 25 of the 26 games this season.
- The 30-plus point performance was the senior's fourth of her career.
- Cooper's double-double marked her second straight and third of her career.
- Udoumoh has totaled nine rebounds in three straight contests.
- The 100 points marked the second time ORU has surpassed the century mark this season.

Up Next
The Golden Eagles remain on the road as they travel to face North Dakota State Saturday, February 18 at noon. 

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