The Basics
Score: Oral Roberts 99 – Oklahoma City 55
Record: ORU (7-2), (0-0) – Oklahoma City (5-8), (0-0)
Location: Mabee Center (Tulsa, Oklahoma)
 
TULSA, Okla. – The Golden Eagles put on a clinic to clinch their fifth straight home win of the season, defeating the Oklahoma City Stars 99-55, on Friday night at the Mabee Center.
 
Jalei Oglesby was all over the court for ORU, scoring 29 points on 13-17 shooting, grabbing nine rebounds and securing three steals on the night. Ruthie Udoumoh recorded her 32^nd career double-double and third on the season, recording 13 points and 10 boards. Freshman Alayna Kraus also stood out offensively, racking up a freshman season-high 16 points on 5-8 shooting from the field.
 
The Golden Eagles set the tone from the jump, scoring sixteen straight points to pop the lid off this one. Six OCU turnovers in the final five minutes of the quarter allowed the Golden Eagles to stretch their lead to 28 (31-3) with just 46 seconds left. Udoumoh dominated in the first quarter tallying seven points and two blocks. After one, ORU held the Stars to 1-11 shooting while outrebounding them 19-2.

The second quarter was more of a fight for the Stars, scoring 15 points to ORU's 20. Jalei Oglesby scored 10 of the 20 points in the quarter, sparking her career night. To close the half, Jalei Oglesby logged a layup off a steal while Alayna Kraus scored her first points of the game with 54 seconds left. Six OCU turnovers allowed the Golden Eagles to increase their lead further heading into the break.
 
The second half began like the first, on an ORU 11-0 run. Oglesby and Udoumoh traded two baskets a piece while Emily Robinson drilled a three amid the scoring. In the final five minutes of play, Annyka Hellendrung hit a pair of free throws and Mary Carden made two layups to keep ORU's lead at 39 (75-36) heading into the final quarter.

The fourth quarter was all freshmen, scoring 17 of the Golden Eagles' 24 points. Mary Carden and Alayna Kraus kicked off the fourth trading buckets, scoring 14 straight points between the two of them. Jalei Oglesby extended ORU's lead to 46 with 1:37 left to play as the Golden Eagles cruised to their fifth win at the Mabee Center this season, keeping their undefeated streak alive.

The Leaders

Oral Roberts: Jalei Oglesby tied her career-high scoring 29 points on 13-17 shooting to go along with nine rebounds and three steals on the night.
 
Oklahoma City:  Jerney Bennett scored 11 points on the night, grabbing two boards and blocking three shots.

Inside the Box Score

• Jalei Oglesby was one point away from a new career-high in points, scoring 29.
• Oglesby also recorded her third game of the season with 20+ points and second straight.
• Ruthie Udoumoh recorded her 32^nd career double-double and third on the season, recording 13 points and 10 rebounds.
• Alayna Kraus set a season-high for most points by a freshman this season, scoring 16 (career-high).
• Makyra Tramble extended her streak of hitting a three pointer in a game to nine, hitting a three in every game so far this season.
• The Golden Eagles tied season-highs in free throws made (20), steals (15) and turnovers (18).
• ORU's bench was on fire tonight, outscoring OCU 66-18. This marks the first time the bench outscored the starters since the 2022-23 season against SDSU (35-32).
• They also scored more points than the Stars in the paint, 46-26.
• The Golden Eagles are still yet to break the 100 point mark this season, scoring 99 points in three of their nine games.
• ORU outrebounded the Stars 50-19, their largest rebounding margin (31) since the 2014-15 season vs. St. Gregorys (33).

 
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