The Basics: South Dakota
Game Sixteen
Oral Roberts (11-4) vs South Dakota (12-5)
Date/Time: Thursday, January 11 / 7:00 p.m.
TV/Video: Summit League Network
Live Stats: South Dakota Athletics
Location: Sanford Coyote Sports Center (Vermillion, South Dakota)
 
The Basics: St. Thomas
Game Seventeen
Oral Roberts (11-4) vs St. Thomas (10-6)
Date/Time: Saturday, January 13 / 12:00 p.m.
TV/Video: Summit League Network
Live Stats: St. Thomas Athletics
Location: Schoenecker Arena (St. Paul, Minnesota)
 
TULSA, Okla. – The Oral Roberts women's basketball team heads up North as they prepare to take on South Dakota on January 11th at 7 p.m. and St. Thomas on January 13th at 12:00 p.m. in their first road games of Summit League play.

Fans can watch both contests on the Summit League Network or stay up to date on the action by following along on X @ORUWBB

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Summit League Notes

Quick Hits

• The Golden Eagles are coming off a 56-51 road win over Sacramento State as they clinched a perfect 2-0 record in the Big Sky/Summit League Challenge.
• Leading scorer Taleyah Jones filled the stat sheet once again tallying 18 points and picking up a career-high six steals.
• Ruthie Udoumoh recorded her League-tying seventh double-double against the Hornets with a 12 point and 12 rebound outing.
• Hannah Cooper pulled down a career-high 13 rebounds while adding nine points.
• ORU's 11-4 record is its' best start to a season since 2002.
• The Golden Eagles are undefeated at home in the Mabee Center this season boasting a perfect 8-0 record.
• ORU's 2-0 opening to Summit League play is its best start since the 2020-21 season.
• The Golden Eagles continue to be in an offensive rhythm, ranking first in the conference and 22nd in the country in
• scoring offense with 80.8 points per game.
• Jones leads the Summit League in free throw percentage and ranks 2nd in the nation shooting 93.9% from the line.
• ORU remains relentless on the glass as they lead the League in total rebounds per game (42.4) and offensive rebounds per game (15.3). Nationally, the Golden Eagles rank in the top 40 in both categories.
• Udoumoh's effort on the glass and on defense has resulted in her sitting on top of the League in several categories.
• She leads the League in total rebounds (143) and rebounds per game (9.5) as well as total steals (35) and steals per game (2.33).
• As a team, ORU is collecting 10.3 steals per game, ranking them first in the League.
• The Golden Eagles ability to take care of the ball has resulted in a League-best assist/turnover ratio, turnover margin, and turnovers per game.
• Five Golden Eagles are averaging more than 10 points per game led by Taleyah Jones' 16.3. Jalei Oglesby (13.9),
• Ruthie Udoumoh (12.6) Hannah Cooper (12.2), and Emily Robinson (10.5) round out the double-digit scorers.
• Cooper ranks second in the Summit League in both assists and assists per game dishing out 4.1 per contest.
• Cooper and Udoumoh earned All-Summit League Preseason Accolades as Cooper made the First Team and Udoumoh was named to the Second Team.

Opponent Information: South Dakota

• Thursday's game will be the 26th meeting all-time between the Golden Eagles and South Dakota.
• ORU won the most recent matchup, 92-69, last season in the Summit League Quarterfinals for its' first win over the Coyotes since the 2015-16 season.
• Head Coach Kayla Karius enters her second year at the helm for USD while junior guard Grace Larkins leads the team in scoring with 16.7 points per game.

Opponent Information: St. Thomas

• Saturday's game will be the fifth meeting all-time between the Golden Eagles and the Tommies.
• The all-time series is tied 2-2 with St. Thomas capturing both games last season.
• Sophomore guard Amber Scalia leads the Tommies in scoring this season averaging 17.0 points per game, ranking second in the Summit League.
• Head Coach Ruth Sinn enters into her 19th year as the coach for St. Thomas.

For the latest information on ORU women's basketball, follow @ORUWBB on X or go to www.ORUAthletics.com. Fans can also receive updates on the team by downloading the ORU Athletics App in the Google Play or App Store.