Jan. 3, 2013

Recap | Box Score

OMAHA 59, OAKLAND 41
Sapp Fieldhouse (262 attendance)
OMAHA, Neb.
OAKLAND (7-8, 1-2 Summit League)

• Elena Popkey scored 11 points lead Oakland in scoring for the fourth consecutive game

• Sinclair Russell had a career-high 10 points

• The team's leading scorer, Olivia Nash returned to the starting lineup after missing six games

• OU is 5-4 with Nash in the starting lineup

• It was the first meeting between Oakland and Omaha, the Golden Grizzlies are now 0-1 against the Mavericks

• Oakland is the first Summit League opponent to play a league game at Sapp Fieldhouse

• Oakland is now 1-4 in road games this season

• Victoria Lipscomb hit a jumper to give Oakland its first lead of the game 4-2

• The starting five scored all 25 points for Oakland in the first half

• Popkey scored 11 points in the first half and reached double-digits for the fourth consecutive game and 10th time this season

• The Mavericks outscored Oakland at the free-throw line 8-7, becoming just the third team to outscore OU at the line this season

• Omaha outscored OU 21-9 to start the second half and led by as many as 16 points (47-33) with 8:55 play

• Elizabeth Hamlet extended her consecutive free throw streak to (13)

• Nash had Oakland's first basket of the game, tying the score 2-2

• Oakland hit a season-low two 3-pointers in the game and went 0-for-10 from the 3 in the second half

• The Golden Grizzlies are now 4-1 when leading at the half this season