The Basics: St. Thomas
Game Twenty-Nine
Oral Roberts (22-6), (12-3) at St. Thomas (16-11), (8-6)
Date/Time: Wednesday, February 26^th / 7:00 p.m. (CT)
TV/Video: Summit League Network
Live Stats: Tommie Athletics
Location: Schoenecker Arena (St. Paul, Minnesota)

TULSA, Okla. – The ORU women's basketball program will head on their last road trip of the regular season this week, closing out conference play against the St. Thomas Tommies on Wednesday at 7 PM CT. A win would mark the seventh time in program history that the program has reached 23 wins and the fifth time that the Golden Eagles have eclipsed 13 wins in conference play. 

Fans can tune into the games on Summit League Network or stay up to date on the action by following along on X @ORUWBB.
 
LAST TIME OUT

• The Golden Eagles moved to 12-3 in Summit League play and 22-6 on the season, recording their first 14+ win season at home since 2000-2001.
• ORU clinched the #2 seed in the Summit League Tournament and regular season.
• The win marked the sixth time in program history that ORU has eclipsed 14+ wins at home.
• Taleyah Jones tallied her 16^th 20+ point game of the season and 29^th of her career.
• Jalei Oglesby recorded her 12^th 20+ point game of the season and 18^th of her career.
• Jones and Oglesby broke their own record for most points by a duo in a single game this season, scoring 56 points combined (Previously 55).
• ORU surpassed their win total from last year in four less games.
• ORU had their fourth-best three-point shooting night of the season, shooting 7-16 (43.8%) from beyond the arc.
• Despite setting a season-low in three pointers made (2), ORU cruised to a 16-point win.

 
QUICK HITS

• ORU stayed at number 21 in this week's College Insider Mid-Major Poll.
• The Golden Eagles are one of two mid-major programs in the country who rank top 10 in scoring offense.
• Jalei Oglesby has led the Golden Eagles in scoring off the bench in 27 of 28 games this season, leading ORU in scoring off the bench in 26 straight games.
• Oglesby has shot 56.4% from the field which ranks second in the Summit League and 27^th nationally.
• As a team, ORU currently ranks first in the Summit League in bench points per game (27.5), rebounds per game (38.61 rpg), scoring offense (84.0 ppg), steals per game (10.3 spg), turnover margin (5.11) and turnovers forced per game (19.14).
• ORU's 27.5 bench points per game ranks 15^th nationally while their team field goal percentage of 47.3% ranks 14^th nationally and second in the Summit League.
• Additionally, their 84.0 points per game this season ranks 7^th nationally.
• Four Golden Eagles are averaging double figures on the season, led by Taleyah Jones (18.2), Jalei Oglesby (17.9), Ruthie Udoumoh (12.1) and Makyra Tramble (10.7).
• The Golden Eagles have six players averaging 1+ steal a game (Udoumoh, Tramble, Weinrich, Robinson, Oglesby and Jones).
• Jones' 18.2 points per game ranks third in the Summit League followed by Oglesby's 17.9 points per game, which ranks fourth.
• Ruthie Udoumoh has been a dominant rebounder this year, averaging 7.9 rebounds per game which ranks third in the Summit League.
• Makyra Tramble ranks first in the Summit League in three-point percentage (35.0%), second in three-pointers made (57) and second in three-pointers per game (2.04).
• Tramble also ranks first in the Summit League in assist/turnover ratio (1.96) and first in steals per game (2.0).
• The Golden Eagles have had the same starting five in all 28 games this season.

 
 
MILESTONE WATCH

• Jalei Oglesby is on pace to be the 25^th 1,000-point scorer at ORU, she currently has 944 points as a Golden Eagle (56 points away).
• Meghan Weinrich is one assist away from recording the 100^th of her career.

 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP

• ORU leads the all-time series 4-3, winning the matchup at home earlier this season on a buzzer beater from Taleyah Jones.
• Two of the last three matchups have been won on buzzer beaters (Taleyah Jones 1/16/25, Jade Hill 1/13/24)
• Amber Scalia, Jade Hill and Jo Langbehn average 14.9, 14.5 and 14.9 points per game.
• The Tommies have four players averaging double-figures.
• Ruth Sinn is in her 20th season at the helm for the Tommies, boasting a 405-154 career record.

 
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