The Basics: North Dakota | North Dakota State
Game Sixteen | Game Seventeen
Oral Roberts (11-4), (1-1) vs North Dakota (6-9), (1-1) | Oral Roberts (11-4), (1-1) vs North Dakota State (9-5), (1-0)
Date/Time: Thursday, January 9^th / 7:00 p.m. (CT) | Saturday, January 11^th / 12:00 p.m. (CT)
TV/Video: Summit League Network | Summit League Network
Live Stats: UND Athletics | NDSU Athletics
Location: Betty Engelstad Sioux Center | Scheels Center
 
TULSA, Okla. – The ORU women's basketball team will look ahead to their first Summit League road trip of the season, heading up to the state of North Dakota. The Golden Eagles will face off against the North Dakota Fighting Hawks on Thursday, January 9^th at 7 PM before a matchup with the North Dakota State Bison on Saturday, January 11^th at 12 PM.

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

• The ORU women's basketball team topped the South Dakota Coyotes at the Mabee Center, 82-70, earning their first win of Summit League play and 11^th of the season.
• Taleyah Jones recorded her eighth 20+ point game this season against South Dakota.
• Jalei Oglesby followed Jones, scoring 18 points while shooting 9-14 from the field.
• ORU comes in at #20 in the College Insider Mid-Major Poll for the third straight week.
• As a team, ORU currently ranks first in the Summit League in assist/turnover ratio (1.11), assists per game (15.9 apg), bench points per game (28.6), rebounds per game (40.53 rpg), scoring margin (+11.4), scoring offense (82.8 ppg) and turnover margin (4.40).
• ORU's 28.6 bench points per game ranks 23^rd nationally while their team field goal percentage of 46.3 ranks 37^th nationally. Additionally, their 82.8 points per game this season ranks 18^th nationally.
• Four Golden Eagles are averaging double figures on the season, led by Jalei Oglesby (16.3), Taleyah Jones (16.3), Ruthie Udoumoh (13.2) and Makyra Tramble (11.3) and Emily Robinson (10.0).
• The Golden Eagles have five players averaging 1+ steal a game (Udoumoh, Tramble, Heard, Robinson and Jones).
• Off the bench, Oglesby's 16.3 points per game ranks third in the Summit League.
• Oglesby has led the Golden Eagles in scoring off the bench in 14-of-15 games this season while leading ORU in scoring in six contests.
• Oglesby has had an efficient season thus far, shooting 59.2% from the field which ranks second in the Summit League and 20^th nationally.
• Ruthie Udoumoh has been dominating the glass, ranking second in the Summit League in rebounds per game (8.9) and 63^rd nationally.
• Makyra Tramble has grabbed 33 steals this season, ranking second in the Summit League and 75^th nationally.
• Tramble also ranks second in the Summit League in three-point percentage (34.4%), three pointers made (32) and three pointers made per game (2.13).
• Jalei Oglesby and Ruthie Udoumoh are each averaging 1.6 and 3.5 points above their career averages this season, respectively. Makyra Tramble is also averaging 4 points above her career average this season.

 
MILESTONE WATCH

• Ruthie Udoumoh has 997 points (49 points at Oklahoma State) over her five-year playing career. 52 more points would make her the 23rd 1,000-point scorer in program history while three more points would push her over the 1,000-career points mark.
• Emily Robinson is currently at 479 career points, slowly closing in on 500.
• Makyra Tramble is four rebounds away from reaching 100 rebounds (DI).
• Taleyah Jones is closing in on 100 career steals and three-point field goals. She has racked up 93 steals and 89 three-point field goals over her three-year career.

 
INSIDE THE MATCHUPS
 
North Dakota:

• The Golden Eagles lead the all-time series 11-3, with their three losses to the Fighting Hawks occurring back in the 22-23, 21-22 and 18-19 seasons.
• UND is led by Kiera Pemberton who is averaging 15.3 points, 6.9 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 1.1 steals per game.
• Head Coach Mallory Bernhard is in her fifth season at the helm for the Fighting Hawks, boasting a 51-77 career record (same record at UND).

North Dakota State:

• ORU leads the all-time series 23-11, despite losing six of their last nine matchups.
• The Golden Eagles fell to NDSU in the Summit League Tournament semifinals last year.
• The Bison are led by Avery Koenen who is averaging 10.6 points, 7.2 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game.
• Head Coach Jory Collins is in his sixth season at NDSU, boasting an 86-75 record as a Bison and 285-133 career record as a head coach.

 
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