Women's basketball: Sam Houston State at ORU preview
BY Staff Reports
Thursday, February 14, 2013
2/14/13 at 3:22 AM
5 p.m. Thursday
Mabee Center
Radio: KYAL am1550
ORU (11-11, 8-4 SLC)
|
|
Ht. |
Pt. |
Rb. |
| F |
Cooper |
6-0 |
9.4 |
5.1 |
| C |
Shelton |
6-3 |
9.2 |
5.4 |
| G |
Key |
5-10 |
7.6 |
2.0 |
| G |
Luper |
5-10 |
18.4 |
3.5 |
| G |
Bigham |
5-6 |
12.7 |
6.9* |
Sam Houston St. (13-10, 9-2)
|
|
Ht. |
Pt. |
Rb. |
| C |
Beadle |
6-3 |
5.3 |
5.0 |
| F |
Martin |
6-0 |
17.0 |
4.0* |
| F |
Thomas |
6-0 |
13.7 |
12.9 |
| G |
Johnson |
5-7 |
7.5 |
3.5 |
| G |
Smith |
5-9 |
9.0 |
4.3 |
*assists per game
Oral Roberts held on for a nail-biting 68-64 win over Stephen F. Austin in Nacogdoches, Texas, last Saturday. The Golden Eagles trailed 62-61 with 2:59 remaining before going on a 7-2 run to seal the victory.
Kevi Luper scored 30 points, which lifted her scoring average to 18.4 points per game, tied for the top of the Southland Conference rankings.
ORU fell to the Bearkats, 54-47, on Jan. 19 in Huntsville, Texas. The Golden Eagles shot just 33.3 percent, while Bigham scored 25 of the team's points.
ORU sits in third in the Southland Conference standings heading into Thursday's game. Lamar is one game ahead at 9-3 in league play, and Sam Houston State is the leader at 9-2.
The Golden Eagles will follow Thursday's game with a ma
tchup against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi at 5 p.m. Saturday at the Mabee Center.
Associated Images:
Luper
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