Jan. 14, 2012

Recap | Box Score

OAKLAND 67, IPFW 47
ALLEN COUNTY WAR MEMORIAL COLISEUM (599 attendance)
FORT WAYNE, IND.

OAKLAND (8-8, 4-3 Summit League)
· Bethany Watterworth had 22 to lead four OU players in double-figures. It was the first time that OU has had four players score over 10 points in the same game.
· The Golden Grizzlies won for the first time this year when trailing at the half (1-8).
· Oakland's defense held IPFW to just 27.6 percent shooting in the second half.
· Oakland took its first lead at the 17:45 mark of the second half and never trailed again.
· After IPFW tied the game at
· Several buses of OU student athletes came to the game, giving OU more fans than the home team.
· OU has now won three games in a row for the first time this season.
· The Black and Gold went 4-for-5 from beyond the arc and were a perfect 3-for-3 in the second half.
· Malika Glover had a season-high 10 points in the win.
· OU is 13-5 all-time against IPFW and snapped a two-game losing streak against the Mastodons, which dated back to last season.
· Brittany Carnago had 3 blocks giving her 246 for her career. She needs 13 more blocked shots to become the all-time leader.
· Oakland is now 3-0 in 2012.
· Watterworth had Oakland's first basket of the game.
· Elizabeth Hamlet made her first start of the season for OU. After using the same starting lineup for nine consecutive games the Golden Grizzlies have changed starters in each of the last two games.
· After OU trailed by as many as eight points in the first half, Brittany Carnago tied the game with a putback layup at the two-minute mark.
· Bethany Watterworth scored with 17:40 to play to give OU its first lead of the second half and first advantage since the 13:27 mark of the first half.