The Basics
Game Five & Six
Oral Roberts (0-4, 0-0) vs. Arkansas State (4-2, 0-0)
Date/Time: Saturday, November 27, 2021 / 2 p.m.

Oral Roberts (0-4, 0-0) vs. Little Rock (4-1, 0-0)
Date/Time: Sunday, November 28, 2021 / 2 p.m.

TV/Video: ORU Sports Network
Live Stats: ORU Athletics
Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma (Mabee Center)

TULSA, Okla. – The Oral Roberts women's basketball team will host Abilene Christian, Arkansas State and Little Rock in the 2021 ORU Thanksgiving Classic beginning Saturday, Nov. 27 at the Mabee Center. The Golden Eagles will play Arkansas State at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 27 and Little Rock at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 28.

Abilene Christian and Little Rock will battle it out on Saturday, Nov. 27 at 11 a.m., while ACU will then play Arkansas State at 11 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 28. ORU will not face Abilene Christian in this tournament.
Fans planning to attend the games will only need one ticket per day. A single ticket per day will allow entry into both games. Tickets can be purchased at the box office or online.

Fans may view the live stats, see link below, watch live on the ORU Sports Network or follow the Golden Eagles on Twitter, @ORUWBB.

Important Links

Team's Game Notes: Game Notes
Summit League Notes: Week Three
TV/Video: ORU Sports Network
Live Stats: ORU Athletics

About the Opponents

• Arkansas State comes into the weekend with a 4-2 record and are coming off back-to-back wins over Southeast Missouri State and University of the Ozarks.
   
• The Red Wolves bring in seven newcomers and return three starters.
   
• Arkansas State was picked to finish 10^th in the Sun Belt Conference preseason poll.
   
• Little Rock enters the tournament with a 4-1 record and are on a four-game winning streak.
   
• The Trojans fell in their opening game of the season to Missouri State, but have since defeated two SEC opponents, Vanderbilt and Auburn, along with Arkansas-Pine Bluff and Memphis.
   
• Little Rock was picked to finish fifth in the Sun Belt Conference preseason poll.

Quick Hits

• ORU will play Arkansas State for the first time in program history. The Golden Eagles look to snap their 11-game losing streak.
   
• The Golden Eagles have not played Little Rock since the 2016-17 season.
   
• Senior Keni Jo Lippe was named to the preseason All-Summit League Second Team. She averaged 11.5 points per game along with 3.3 rebounds. In her career, she has totaled 1,504 points and 610 rebounds. She is the 21^st member of the ORU women's basketball 1,000-point club and is the ninth all-time scorer in program history.
   
• ORU adds five newcomers to the roster. Two freshmen, Tirzah and Trinity Moore, and three transfers, Hannah Cooper, Delaney Nix and Katie Scott.
   
• Head Coach Misti Cussen is in her 10th season at the helm for the Golden Eagles and holds a 130-141 overall head coaching record.
   
• ORU was picked to finish sixth in Summit League Preseason Poll.

For the latest information on ORU women's basketball, follow @ORUWBB on Twitter or go to www.ORUAthletics.com.  Fans can also receive updates on the team by downloading the new ORU Athletics App in the Google Play or App stores.