March 4, 2012

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No. 3 UMKC 72, No. 6 OAKLAND 59
SIOUX FALLS ARENA (2243 attendance)
SIOUX FALLS, S.D.
OAKLAND (11-17)

· Bethany Watterworth scored 15 points, giving over 1,500 points for her career. (1,502)
· Victoria Lipscomb equaled her career-high with 14 points. She reached double-digits for the sixth time this season.
· Watterworth moved up in the Summit League record book in points (14th, 1500), field goals (16th, 549), free throws made (18th, 309) and field-goal attempts (19th, 1244).
· Malika Glover came off the bench to equal her season-high of 10 points
· It is just the third quarterfinal loss for the Black & Gold in 13 tournament appearances.
· Oakland is now 4-4 in games played in Sioux Falls Arena and 5-2 as the No. 6 seed.
· Oakland is 27-7 against UMKC all-time with a 3-2 record in Summit League Championship games against the Kangaroos.
· OU finished the year 1-2 against UMKC, dropping the final two games of the season.
· Oakland is 19-11 overall at The Summit League Championships and 5-2 as a No. 6 seed.
· Brittany Carnago finished with two blocks, to bring her school-record career blocks total to 276.
· Carnago has 82 blocks this season, the second most in OU single-season history. She also holds the school single-season record of 89.
· Watterworth is now sixth in school history for made free throws (309)
· Watterworth reached double-figures for the 27th time in 28 games this season.
· Oakland trailed 30-26 at the half.
· Oakland finished the season in a three-way tie for sixth place.
· Watterworth scored Oakland's first field goal 45 seconds into the game.
· OU went on a 4:18 scoreless streak from the 19:15 mark to the 14:58 mark of the first half.
· Carnago started the game with two shot blocks in the first 3 minutes.
· Watterworth left the game with her third foul at the 7:52 mark of the first half and did not return until the second half.
· Watterworth was whistled for her fourth foul at the 18:12 mark of the second half.
· The 25 minutes played by Watterworth were the fewest she played all season, excluding a game against UIC where she was injured in the first minute.
· OU trailed by 26 in the second half, but cut the deficit in half by the final buzzer.
· Oakland scored a three-point play to start the game, which accounted for the only lead of the game
· Carnago and Sharise Calhoun are the two graduating seniors on the OU team.