The
Tip
The Golden Eagles are set to
host Univ. of Texas-Pan American tonight at 7:05 p.m. at the Mabee
Center ... It is the second to last
non-conference game the Golden Eagles will play this season ... ORU
has been solid in front of the home crowd this
season, sporting a 7-2 record in Tulsa ... The Golden Eagles are
looking to regain their early season form
after losing the last three-of-four games ... This will be the 12th
meeting between the two schools with ORU holding
a 10-1 advantage.
The
Coaches
ORU head coach Jerry
Finkbeiner is in his 11th season at the helm of the Golden Eagle
program. Already the
school�€™s all-time wins leader, Finkbeiner has
amassed a 165-141 (.539) record at ORU while also holding
a 364-175 (.675)
overall mark in 18 total seasons as a head coach. On the other side
is head coach DeAnn Craft. Craft is in her
fourth year as the head coach of the Lady Broncs and fifth year in
the program. She has guided UTPA to a 42-61
overall record.
Scouting
UTPA
The University of Texas-Pan
American Lady Broncs are riding a two-game winning streak, picking
up wins against New Jersey Institute of
Technology (55-44) and most recently against Texas A&M-Corpus
Christi (53-48) ... Overall the Lady Broncs are 8-11 and
are 3-8 away from their home court (0-3 in neutral sites) ... The
Lady Broncs handed A&M-Corpus
Christi their first home loss of the season on Jan. 15 ... Point
Guard LeKeisha Gray, from nearby Muscogee, leads the
squad with 10.0 points per game while running the point ... Tamara
Vaughn is also scoring at high marks,
averaging 9.7 points a game ... UTPA is 0-3 this season on games
played on Fridays.
ORU
vs UTPA
The Golden Eagles and the
Lady Broncs have met 11 times with ORU holding a 10-1 series
advantage ... ORU is 4-0 against UTPA in games
played at the Mabee Center ... The last time these teams squared
off against each other was on Nov. 26, 2004
in Tulsa ... ORU went on to win 75-65 with senior Elisha Turek
leading the Golden Eagles with 22 points on
8-of-16 shooting. Katie Langford also scored double-figures,
netting 12 points on 4-of-8 shooting ... Overall,
ORU has won the last eight straight against the Lady
Broncs.
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