The Basics: Kansas City
Game Twenty-Nine
Oral Roberts (19-9), (10-5) vs Kansas City (12-18), (3-12)
Date/Time: Saturday, March 2 / 2:00 p.m.
TV/Video: Summit League Network
Live Stats: UMKC Athletics
Location: Swinney Center (Kansas City, Missouri)
 
TULSA, Okla. – The Oral Roberts women's basketball team will conclude the 2023-24 regular season on Saturday, March 2nd as they travel to Kansas City to face the Roos at 2 p.m.

Fans can tune into the games on the Summit League Network or stay up to date on the action by following along on X @ORUWBB

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Quick Hits

• Five Golden Eagles are averaging more than 10 points per game led by Taleyah Jones'  17.0. Hannah Cooper  (14.7 ppg), Jalei Oglesby (13.5 ppg), Ruthie Udoumoh (12.0 ppg) and Emily Robinson (11.0 ppg) round out the double-digit scorers.
• ORU is looking for its first 20-win season since 2011-12.
• Oglesby scored a game-high 18 points off the bench in ORU's last outing versus South Dakota.
• The Golden Eagles swept the Coyotes this season for the first time in program history.
• Senior forward Ruthie Udoumoh leads the Summit League with 12 double-doubles this season.
• ORU commands the 11th highest scoring offense in the country and first in the League averaging a blistering 81.6 points per game.
• Jones ranks second in the Summit League in free throw percentage shooting 84.9% from the foul stripe.
• ORU leads the conference in offensive rebounds per game (13.5).
• Udoumoh's relentless effort on the glass and ability to disrupt the passing lanes on defense have her leading the Summit League in rebounds (267), rebounds per game (9.5) and double-doubles (12). The senior ranks second in the Summit in steals (54) and steals per game (1.9).
• ORU on-ball pressure and full-court pressure have resulted in a League leading 10.6 steals per game and 20.2 turnovers forced per game.
• The Golden Eagles ability to take care of the ball and control possessions has them leading the conference in a multitude of other categories including assist/turnover ratio, turnover margin, and fewest turnovers. ORU's +7.3 turnover margin ranks 7th in the nation.
• Six players average 1+ steals per game for ORU.
• Cooper ranks second in the Summit League in assists per game dishing out 4.0 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: Kansas City

• Saturday's game will be the 54th meeting all-time between the Golden Eagles and Kansas City.
• ORU leads the series 31-21-1 after defeating UMKC, 76-61, in the Mabee Center earlier this season.
• Alayna Contreras leads the Roos in scoring with 10.4 points per game.
• Head Coach Dionnah Jackson-Durrett enters into her second season with Kansas City.

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.