Jan. 8, 2011

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OAKLAND (10-6, 4-1 Summit)

• OU is 18-8 all-time against Western Illinois and improves to 13-1 at the Athletics Center O'rena.
• Oakland has won 11 of the last 12 meetings with WIU.
• Brittany Carnago recorded three blocks. She is 11th in the nation averaging 3.1 blocks per game this season and with 157 career rejections needs just two blocks to move into ninth for career blocks in The Summit League.
• Carnago has recorded a block in her last 11 games played in this season.
• Bethany Watterworth has now scored in double-digits in 15 of the 16 games she has played in this season. She scored over 20 points for the 10th time this season.
• Oakland never trailed in the game after starting on a 6-0 run to start the game. OU led by as many as 19 points in the first half, before settling for a 32-16 halftime lead.
• Zakiya Minifee set a career-high with 11 rebounds. It is the second time she has pulled in 10 or more rebounds in a Summit League game.
• The 38 points scored by Western Illinois were the fewest of any OU opponent this season. Oakland has limited opponents to 40 points or less in three games this season. Rochester College (40), Southern Utah (39) and Western Illinois (38)