Jan. 5, 2009

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Oakland

• OU has won three in a row at the O'Rena
• This is the third time Oakland has defeated a nationally ranked opponent, which leads The Summit League. OU also defeated No. 21 Florida State in 2007 and No. 15 Colorado State in 2001, both at the O'Rena.
• Jessica Pike is now ranked 15th on the all-time scoring list, moving past 1991-95 standout Kelli Kranjniak with 1,200 career points.
• April Kidd needs one steal to tie for tenth all-time, where she currently sits at 11th with 192.
• Oakland held SDSU to just 15 points in the first half, which is the fewest amount of first half points the Jackrabbits have scored all season.
• The Golden Grizzlies are 5-1 when Pike shoots 50 percent or better from the floor, 7-0 when Melissa Jeltema shoots 50 percent or better and 5-0 when Jeltema has a double-double.
• Brittany Carnago set a career-high in steals with six.

South Dakota State

• SDSU leads Oakland in the all-time series 2-1
• The Jackrabbits had their 15-game Summit League winning streak snapped tonight. SDSU's most recent league loss was on Jan. 14, 2008 at Western Illinois.
• South Dakota State is 19-3 all-time in Summit League play, with all three losses on the road (at Oral Roberts, at Western Illinois and at Oakland)
• Jennifer Warkenthien moved into sole possession of 25th place on SDSU's all-time scoring chart with 1,021 points, breaking a tie with Sarita DeBoer (1,003 points from 2002-05).
• South Dakota State lost the battle of the bench points 16-15.
• SDSU is 4-1 when trailing at halftime and their 51 points were a season-low.