The Basics: Sacramento State 
Game Fifteen
Oral Roberts (10-4), (2-0) vs Sacramento State (1-11), (0-2)
Date/Time: Saturday, January 6 / 4:00 p.m. CT
TV/Video: ESPN+
Live Stats: Sacramento State Athletics
Location: The Nest (Sacramento, California)
 
TULSA, Okla. – The Oral Roberts women's basketball heads to California for a Big Sky/Summit League Challenge matchup against Sacramento State at 4 p.m. central time on Saturday, January 6 inside The Nest.

Fans can tune into the game on ESPN+ or by following along on X @ORUWBB

Important Links
Summit League Notes

Quick Hits

• The Golden Eagles are coming off a thrilling overtime victory over Northern Colorado in the first game of the Big Sky/Summit League Challenge.
• Star guard Hannah Cooper scored the game-winning layup with less than four seconds remaining to put ORU up 81-80.
• ORU is undefeated at home in the Mabee Center this season boasting a perfect 8-0 record.
• Jalei Oglesby led the Golden Eagles with 18 points scoring 16 of them in the fourth quarter and overtime.
• Taleyah Jones earned this week's Summit League Player of the Week honors for the first time in her career.
• Five Golden Eagles reached double-figure scoring in four straight games.
• 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 19th in the country in scoring offense with 82.6 points per game.
• Jones leads the Summit League in free throw percentage and ranks 3rd in the nation shooting 93.6% 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 (14.9). Nationally, the Golden Eagles rank in the top 40 in both categories.
• Udoumoh (9.4) and Oglesby (7.8) lead the way on the glass as the duo sits first and third in the League in rebounds per game.
• In addition to her rebounding efforts, Udoumoh also ranks first in the Summit League in both steals and steals per game racking up 2.3 per contest. As a team, ORU is collecting 9.6 steals per game, ranking them first in the League.
• The Golden Eagles elite ability to take care of the ball has them leading the conference in a multitude of other categories including assist/turnover ratio, turnover margin, and turnovers.
• Five Golden Eagles are averaging more than 10 points per game led by Taleyah Jones' 16.3. Jalei Oglesby (14.7), Ruthie Udoumoh (12.6) Hannah Cooper  (12.4), and Emily Robinson (10.9) round out the double-digit scorers.
• Cooper ranks second in the Summit League in 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. Last season, Cooper ranked 20th nationally in points per game with 20.3, 14th in free throw attempts, and 13th in free throws made. 

Opponent Information: Northern Colorado

• Saturday's game will be the second meeting all-time between the Golden Eagles and Sacramento State.
• ORU won the last matchup, 71-50, back during the 1994-95 season.
• Freshman forward Summah Hanson paces the Hornets in scoring averaging 14.0 points per game.
• Head Coach Aaron Kallhoff enters his first year at the helm for SSU.

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.
 
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