Jan. 22, 2011

Recap | Box Score

OAKLAND 60, NORTH DAKOTA STATE 48
BISON SPORTS ARENA (2120 attendance)
FARGO, N.D.

OAKLAND (12-7, 6-2 Summit)

• Oakland is 7-3 all-time against NDSU and has won six straight against the Bison dating back to 2009. OU also improves to 4-1 on the road against NDSU.
• The Oakland defense held the Bison without a point from the 14:23 mark in the second half until the 6:48 mark. A span of 7:35.
• Bethany Watterworth was named the Oakland team MVP for the Katherine Burgum Classic.
• Sharise Calhoun led Oakland in scoring with 18 points.
• North Dakota State started the second half on an 8-0 run to take a 39-33 lead.
• Zakiya Minifee tied the game at 41-41 with 9:07 to play with her first basket of the game.
• Oakland regained the lead 44-41 on a 3-pointer by Kirstie Malone
• The game against NDSU was part of the Fifth Katherine Burgum Classic, the loss was the first for the Bison in the classic, falling to 4-1.
• Malika Glover also reached double-digits with 11 points, all in the first half.
• Oakland hit its first three shots of the game and led 7-2. The Golden Grizzlies led the entire first half until Katie Birkel hit a 3-pointer with 3:12 remaining to give the Bison a 29-27 lead.
• NDSU led from the 3:12 mark until the 1:57 mark of the first half, when Anna Patritto hit a 3-pointer to restore the OU lead.
• With 15 points Bethany Watterworth has now scored in double-digits in 18 of the 19 games this season.
• Brittany Carnago failed to record a blocked shot, snapping a streak of 13 consecutive games with a block.