Box Score
Tulsa-Nine players managed to score for the Oral Roberts women's
basketball team, as the balanced Golden Eagle squad pulled out a
92-55 Summit League victory over the visiting Centenary Ladies
Saturday afternoon in the Mabee Center.
Jaci
Bigham led the charge for ORU with 22 points, six assists and a
solid 6-9 effort from beyond the arc.
The Golden Eagles led from stem to stern in the afternoon contest,
gaining their first double-digit lead (12-2) on a pair of Jordan
Pyle freebees with 16:14 on the clock.
A pair of Centenary threes and some untimely ORU turnovers allowed
the Ladies to remain in striking distance for a portion of the
first half, but a late 13-4 Golden Eagle scoring spree increased
the cushion to as many as 18 just before intermission.
It was all ORU in the second stanza, as the hosts eventually pulled
ahead by 40 (81-41) by the seven minute mark, before settling for
the 37 point win.
Kevi
Luper paced a host of Golden Eagles scorers with a game-best 24
points and six steals. Luper also moved into second place in the
ORU career record books with 217 steals.
Pyle tacked on 14 points and 12 rebounds for ORU, marking her
seventh double-double of the year and the 16th of her career.
Amber
Carver continued to build on her career-highs, snagging a
personal-best eight boards and four blocked shots in the
victory.
Savanna
Buck added seven points for ORU, with Georgia
Jones, Christian
Key and Dominique
Allen each chipping in five.
Anne Farrell led Centenary with 16 points and seven rebounds.
ORU forced 13 Centenary miscues, scored 29 second chance points and
held the guests to a 37 percent shooting clip.
With the victory, the Golden Eagles move to their eighth-straight
win and now stand at 13-7 on the year and 9-0 in the Summit League.
The win also moves Coach Finkbeiner into first place all-time in
Summit League overall victories. Finkbiener passes Valparaiso's
Keith Freeman for the top spot and also holds the number one
position for overall league and games coached.
ORU returns to action next Saturday, as they travel to Fort Wayne,
Indiana to face the IPFW Mastodons at 12:00 p.m.