Nov. 20, 2010

Recap | Box Score

Bowling Green 80, OAKLAND 46
Anderson Arena (1401 attendance)
Bowling Green, Ohio

OAKLAND (1-3)

• Oakland is 3-5 against Bowling Green and 41-32 against opponents from the Mid-American Conference.
• Brittany Carnago recorded seven blocks in the game, giving her 123 for her career. She is just three blocks shy passing Sarah (Pratt) Mortensen (125) from Southern Utah to move into 14th place all-time in The Summit League.
• Oakland is playing its third game of the week.
• OU went to overtime with Penn State on Thursday, eventually falling 96-89.
• The Golden Grizzlies are 6-8 following an overtime game in the division I era.
• The Golden Grizzlies have never played back-to-back overtime games.
• Brittney Nelson has scored in double-figures in back-to-back games. She has recorded a basket in all four of Oakland's games this year.
• Malika Glover made her debut for Oakland in the game and scored her first career points.
• OU's four freshman, Glover, Zakiya Minifee, Jenna Bachrouche and Amy Carlton all scored in the game as the four players saw the court in the same game for the first time all season.
• Oakland's bench scored 23 points to equal the output of the starters. It is the first time this season that the starting-five has not led the team in scoring.
• Bethany Watterworth picked up her third foul with 9:02 to play in the first half. Limited to just 16 minutes due to foul trouble, she was held scoreless for the first time in her career. She had gone 32 games in a row with a point for OU.
• Oakland has allowed teams to make 10 or more 3-pointers in back-to-back games (PSU - 10, BGSU - 12). The Golden Grizzlies hadn't allowed 10 3-pointers to a team since Toledo did it on Nov. 18, 2009.
• Oakland was held under 50 points for the first time since a Nov. 23, 2008 loss at Purdue .

Bowling Green State (3-1)

• BGSU has won 33 consecutive regular-season home games at Anderson Arena (15 in row).
• The Falcons have won six straight MAC regular-season titles, winning the tournament in 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2010.
• BGSU is receiving votes in the AP coaches' poll and ranks No. 12 in the CollegeIndsider.com Women's Mid-Major Poll. The Falcons were also receiving votes in the preseason ESPN/USA Today Poll.
• Bowling Green is 12-5 all-time against Summit League opponents.
• BGSU hit 10 3-pointers in the first half, scoring 33 points by way of the triple as Lauren Prochaska was fouled shooting a 3-pointer and hit all three free throws.
• Oakland held Penn State without a 3-pointer for the first 19:40 of the game. BGSU hit a 3-pointer on the first play of the game.
• BGSU hit more 3-pointers (10) than regular field goals (4) in the first half.
• Tracy Pontius hit five 3-pointers, becoming the first player to hit five or more 3s against OU since Jennifer McNamee of Niagara on Nov. 16, 2008.