Jan. 19, 2013

Recap | Box Score

SOUTH DAKOTA 64, OAKLAND 49
DakotaDome (1,138 attendance)
Vermillion, S.D.
OAKLAND (8-11, 2-5 Summit League)

• Oakland is 0-3 all-time in the series against South Dakota and 0-2 in the DakotaDome

• Peyton Apsey finished the game with two 3s and a new career-high 12 points

• Olivia Nash finished with 11 points and 10 rebounds for her team-leading sixth double-double of the season and first in Summit League play

• Elizabeth Hamlet had the first basket of the game for OU tying the game at 2-2

• Elena Popkey hit a jumper go give Oakland its first lead 4-2

• Oakland scored 38 points in its last visit to the DakotaDome

• Oakland trailed 46-45 with 6:34 to play before a 3-pointer by Nicole Seekamp sparked a 16-0 run for the Coyotes

• After OU tied the game on an Olivia Nash 3, two free throws sparked a 7-0 run for USD

• Elena Popkey's jumper with 7:11 left tied the game at 18-18

• A layup by Elizabeth Hamlet gave Oakland a 22-20 lead at the 3:46 mark of the first half

• Oakland trailed 28-26 at the half. The Golden Grizzlies are 2-9 this season when trailing at halftime

• Head coach Beckie Francis entered the game tied for the third most career-victories as a Summit League coach

• A layup by Shelby Herrington put OU ahead 40-39 at the 11:13 mark, OU did not score again until a 3-pointer by Apsey with 7:22 remaining snapping a 7-0 USD run

• Nash tied the game 28-28 with the first basket of the second half

• Apsey hit her first career 3-pointer to put OU up 31-28 in the second half, it gave her nine points equaling her career-high

• Apsey equaled her season-high with six points in the first half

• Halley Wangler scored her first career basket

• After scoring just two points against UMKC, the Oakland bench reached double-digits for the 14th time this season

• Francis is the active leader in career division I wins among Summit League coaches