Nov. 9, 2013
Recap | Box Score
Indiana 85, Oakland 55
Assembly Hall (2,485)
Bloomington, Ind.
OAKLAND GOLDEN GRIZZLIES (0-1)
- Oakland is 4-4 in its last eight season openers
- The Golden Grizzlies are 9-25 all-time against the Big Ten
- Jeff Tungate started his 1st season as head coach of the women's program after spending the last six seasons as associate head coach for the men's team
- The Hoosiers shot 49% in the first half (18-37) and led 48-35
- Hoosiers outrebounded OU, 50-30 including grabbing 15 offensive boards
- The Grizzlies were outscored 44-26 in the paint
- OU's bench was outscored 34-12
- Five players made their Golden Grizzlies debuts as Kim Bee, Michele Hayes, Nola Anderson, Nijzah Hill and Terri Brown all played in their first games for Oakland; combined to score 13 points
- OU will face two preseason ranked teams in the pre-conference schedule; No. 4/4 Tennessee (11/24), No. 20/18 Michigan State (12/15) and one team receiving votes in league foe Green Bay
OU-IU SERIES NOTES
- First career meeting between the two schools
PLAYER NOTES
Sophomore Olivia Nash
- Scored a team-high 17 points and 10 rebounds
- Has reached double-figure points in 19 of her career 24 games played
- Recorded 9th career double-double
Sophomore Elena Popkey
- Scored 10 points in 32 minutes
- 19th career game with double-digit points
- Led team with 2 steals
Senior Kim Bee
- Made her debut for the Golden Grizzlies
- Scored 10 points and grabbed 2 rebounds
- Second career double-figure scoring effort
Junior Peyton Apsey
- Scored 8 points in 17 minutes of action
- Tied career-best with 5 made free throws
