The Basics
Score: Oral Roberts 74 – Texas 112
Record: ORU (4-3) – Texas (8-0)
Location: Moody Center (Austin, Texas)

AUSTIN, Texas – The Oral Roberts women's basketball team fell, 112-74, to No. 10 Texas on Wednesday afternoon in the Moody Center.

Sophomore guard Taleyah Jones led the Golden Eagles in scoring tallying a season-high 23 points against the Longhorns. Jones shot an efficient 8-of-13 from the field and 3-of-5 from long distance. Jones' 23 point performance was the third time this season that she has crossed the 20 point mark.

Ruthie Udoumoh reached double-figure scoring for the third game in a row with her 13 point performance. The senior forward pulled down a team-high eight rebounds, five of which came on the offensive glass.

Guards Hannah Cooper and Jalei Oglesby each poured in 11 points to round out the double-digit scorers. Cooper registered a season-best seven assists in the contest. Oglesby reached double-figure scoring for the fifth time in six games as she continues to be a spark off the bench.

The Longhorns started the game with a 15-2 run in the opening minutes of play. Forward Taylor Jones scored seven of the 15 points as the forward went to work in the paint early on. Udoumoh scored ORU's nest four points, but Texas maintained a consistent full court press to keep pressure on the Golden Eagle guards. The Longhorns forced eight first quarter turnovers and capitalized by scoring 13 points off of them. Texas held a 28-11 lead after the first ten minutes of play.

The Golden Eagles and Longhorns traded baskets during the couple of minutes to open the second quarter. At the media timeout, Texas had a 41-18 lead. Oglesby was a spark off the bench and scored seven of her 11 points in the quarter alone. Oglesby hit two jump shots and a three pointer to help keep ORU within striking distance. In the last 2 minutes of the half, Shay Holle scored her only two baskets of the game for the Longhorns as they took a commanding 51-24 lead into the break.

Taleyah Jones and Taylor Jones highlighted a high scoring third quarter of play. Texas opened the quarter with an 8-0 run sparked by two baskets from Taylor Jones. Taleyah Jones ended the run at the 7:47 minute mark as she buried her first three of the night. Taylor Jones went on a personal 8-0 run between the 6:48 and 5:40 minute mark before an Emily Robinson layup ended the run. Texas carried a 72-33 lead heading at the media timeout. Out of the timeout, Taleyah Jones knocked down two free throws and a layup as ORU battled to keep up with the Longhorn offense, but headed into the final quarter of play down 88-45.

Quick baskets by Cooper and Sara Rodrigues to begin the fourth quarter forced a Texas timeout. Another layup from Cooper made it a 6-0 ORU run before Aaliyah Mooree got the Longhorns on the board again. Taleyah Jones scored ten points in less than 90 seconds as the Golden Eagles continued to fight. Moore and Shaylee Gonzalez each scored six points as Texas fended off ORU's 29 points fourth quarter and came away with the 112-74 win.

The Leaders
 
Oral Roberts: Jones' ORU career-high 23 points led the way for the Golden Eagles in scoring. Hannah Cooper continues to be a distributor on the floor as she recorded seven assists, and Ruthie Udoumoh pulled down a team-high seven rebounds.
 
Texas: Forwad Taylor Jones notched a game-high 27 points and 16 rebounds on 11-of-11 shooting. Rori Harmon led the Longhorns with 13 assists.

Inside the Box Score

• Four Golden Eagles landed in double-figure scoring led by Jones (23), Udoumoh (13), and Cooper and Oglesby (11).
• Cooper recorded a season-high seven assists and three steals on the afternoon. Cooper has dished out five or more assists in four straight games.
• The Golden Eagles forced 16 Longhorn turnovers while registering 12 steals.
• ORU shot a season-best 46.7% from behind the arc, knocking down 7-of-15 shots from three.
• Texas took care of business on the glass as they outrebounded ORU 46-28.
• The Golden Eagles tallied 19 assists on 27 made field goals. 

Up Next
 
The Golden Eagles will return to action on December 11th as they take on Oklahoma Wesleyan at 7:00 p.m. inside the Mabee Center.
 
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