Dec. 29, 2013
Recap | Box Score
Minnesota 79, Oakland 43
Williams Arena (2,578)
Minneapolis, Minn.
OAKLAND GOLDEN GRIZZLIES (4-8)
- Oakland is 1-5 on the road this season
- OU trailed 39-20 at the half; the 20 points tie the second lowest in a half
- The 43 points is the lowest for the Golden Grizzlies this season
- The Gophers held a 40-29 rebounding advantage including holding a 21-15 margin in first half
- 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 Golden Grizzlies lost the turnover battle 24-18; fall to 1-3 when doing so
- Oakland shot 25.0 percent (7-28), including 3-for-11 from beyond the arc in the first half
- OU finished game shooting 28.1 percent (16-57), marks a season-low
- Minnesota shot 56.7 percent (17-30), but 16.7 percent (1-6) from beyond the arc in the first half; finished game at 56.1 percent (32-57), the highest percentage against Oakland this season
- The Gophers outscored the Golden Grizzlies 36-16 in the paint
- UM held a 9-4 block advantage
- Oakland recorded a season-high 24 turnovers
- Each OU player but 1 that entered the game scored at least two points
- Oakland tallied a season-low 7 assists
OU-UM SERIES NOTES
- First meeting between the two teams
PLAYER NOTES
Senior Victoria Lipscomb
- Scored team-high 10 points
- Marks her 4th double-figure point game of season
- Led team in scoring for 3rd time this season
- Recorded 3 or more assists for 8th game this season
Senior Bethany Watterworth
- Finished with 6 points of 2-of-5 shooting
- Her 17 points is a season high
Sophomore Elena Popkey
- Tied for team-high 7 rebounds
- Second straight game with team high in rebounds
Senior Kim Bee
- Tallied team-best 7 rebounds and 2 blocks
- Tallied her 4th double-figure scoring effort of season
- Grabbed 8 or more rebounds in 5 of her 9 games played
