Box Score Rochester, Mich. (Nov. 14, 2005) ???C Oakland???s women???s basketball team finally got their feet wet to start the 2005-06 season with an exhibition game versus Western Ontario. Down 32-28 at intermission, the Golden Grizzlies came back with a strong second half to defeat the Mustangs 68-63. Senior Jayme Wilson (Shawnee, Kansas) had a solid night for OU, leading the team with 16 points and adding three rebounds and five assists. ???It???s early and we???re learning,??? head coach Beckie Francis said. ???We are definitely making some progress and I???m excited to see how we do this weekend (in Milwaukee).??? After taking a 3-2 lead early on a free throw by Nicole Piggott (Pewamo, Mich.), Western Ontario jumped out to a 10-point lead at 11:55 on a jumper by Nadine Paron. The Mustangs led by 10 once again with 5:24 showing on the clock when Megan Lapointe made one count in the paint. Oakland clawed its way back, however, tying the score at 28-all with just over a minute and a half left in the period on a pair of freebies from Wilson. Western ended the half on a high note though, with two free throws by Alana Juzenas and a lay-up by Paula Romkey. OU took its first lead of the second frame when senior Anne Hafeli (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.) drained a three at 14:44. The Mustangs were never too far behind and regained the lead at 7:02 on another lay-in by Romkey. Their advantage was short-lived, however as Hafeli hit another trey to put the Golden Grizzlies up 56-54. The lead changed hands one more time before Oakland went up for good with 4:56 remaining in the game after a shot by Wilson from beyond the arc. Just over a minute later, the home team took its largest lead of the game when Wilson sank her second three-pointer of the contest. Western cut the lead to three on its next trip down the court, but that???s as close as the visitors would get as the Black and Gold hung on for a five-point win on consecutive free throws from Piggott with three seconds to go. In addition to Wilson, three OU players finished in double figures, including Piggott with 15, Hafeli with 13 and freshman point guard Riikka Terava (Helsinki, Finland) posting 11. Terava added four assists and four steals to her totals for the night. The Golden Grizzlies shot nearly 39 percent in the effort, while the Mustangs were 27-for-52 from the field (.519). Oakland was brilliant from the charity stripe, hitting 18-of-20. OU opens its regular-season this weekend on the road. The Grizzlies start with Wisconsin-Milwaukee on Friday, Nov. 18, at 8 p.m. (7:00 Central). The team stays in town to face Marquette Sunday, Nov. 20, at 3 p.m. (2:00).