Dec. 15, 2013

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EAST LANSING, Mich. - Elena Popkey led with 15 points and six assists as four Golden Grizzlies reached double-figure points but the Oakland women's basketball team (2-7) fell at Michigan State (6-4), 80-62, Sunday afternoon at the Breslin Center. OU drops to 0-4 on the road this season.

Bethany Watterworth made her first start since March of 2012 and scored 12 points to move into eighth all-time with 1,555 career points. Victoria Lipscomb scored 10 of her 12 points in the opening half and Olivia Nash had all 11 points of her points in the second half.

The Golden Grizzlies trailed 27-26 at the half but led by as many as 10 points in the opening period. Oakland used a 10-0 run led by Kim Bee with four points as she finished the half with eight of her team-high 10 rebounds. The Spartans had 10 turnovers in the opening half and OU capitalized with eight points.

Michigan State came out on fire in the second half as it began the half on a 25-8 run. Annalise Pickrel hit three 3-pointers in the first four minutes and finished with 20 points while Aerial Powers ended the game with a game-high 21 points and adding 11 rebounds. The Spartans outscored the Golden Grizzlies 53-36 in the half while shooting 56.7 percent (17-30) from the floor.

Oakland will return to action on Friday as they host UM-Dearborn on Dec. 20 starting at 5 p.m. inside the Athletics Center O'rena.

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