The Basics: Grambling State
Game Thirty-Two
Oral Roberts (21-10), (11-5) vs Grambling State (22-9), (15-3)
Date/Time: Thursday, March 21 / 7:00 p.m.
Live Stats: ORU Athletics
Location: Mabee Center (Tulsa, Oklahoma)
 
TULSA, Okla. – The Oral Roberts women's basketball team looks to continue their 2023-24 season in the WNIT as they face Grambling State on Thursday, March 21st at 7:00 p.m. inside the Mabee Center.

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Important Links
WNIT Notes / Bracket

Quick Hits

• The Golden Eagles are playing in the postseason for the first time since 2015 and making their first appearance in the WNIT since 2011.
• Five Golden Eagles are averaging more than 10 points per game led by Taleyah Jones'  17.3. Hannah Cooper  (14.7), Jalei Oglesby (13.9), Ruthie Udoumoh (12.0) and Emily Robinson (10.5) round out the double-digit scorers.
• Five ORU players collected Summit League postseason awards.
• Freshman forward Emily Robinson became the third player in ORU to win Freshman of the Year after a stellar rookie campaign.
• Sophomore Taleyah Jones became the seventh Golden Eagle to win Newcomer of the Year and was also named to the All-Summit League Second Team.
• Jalei Oglesby captured ORU's last individual award after winning Sixth Woman of the Year and was named to the All-Newcomer Team and Honorable Mention Team as well.
• Hannah Cooper capped off her Golden Eagle career earning All-Summit League First Team and Defensive Team honors.
• Ruthie Udoumoh had a career year as the senior forward garnered All-Summit League Second Team and Defensive Team honors.
• Senior forward Ruthie Udoumoh leads the Summit League with 13 double-doubles this season.
• ORU commands the 8th highest scoring offense in the country and first in the League averaging a blistering 81.8 points per game.
• Jones ranks fourth in the Summit League in free throw percentage shooting 85.0% from the foul stripe.
• ORU leads the conference in total rebounds per game (38.9) and offensive rebounds per game (13.5).
• Udoumoh's relentless effort on the glass and ability to disrupt the passing lanes on defense have her leading the Summit League in rebounds (300), rebounds per game (9.7) and double-doubles (13). The senior also ranks second in the Summit in steals (60) and steals per game (1.9).
• ORU on-ball pressure and full-court press have resulted in a League leading 10.9 steals per game and 20.3 turnovers forced per game.
• The Golden Eagles ability to take care of the ball and control possessions has them leading the conference in a multitude of other categories including assist/turnover ratio, turnover margin, and fewest turnovers. ORU's +7.5 turnover margin ranks 6th in the nation.
• Seven players average 1+ steals per game for ORU.
• Cooper ranks third in the Summit League in assists per game dishing out 4.0 per contest.
• Cooper and Udoumoh earned All-Summit League Preseason Accolades as Cooper made the First Team and Udoumoh was named to the Second Team. Last season, Cooper ranked 20th nationally in points per game with 20.3, 14th in free throw attempts, and 13th in free throws made. 

Opponent Information: Grambling State

• Thursday's game will be the 3rd meeting all-time between the Golden Eagles and Grambling State.
• The Lady Tigers lead the series 2-0, winning the most recent matchup back in 2011.
• GSU is led in scoring by junior point guard Kahia Warmsley averaging 9.9 points per game.
• Head Coach Courtney Simmons is in her first year at the helm for Grambling State.

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