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Postgame Notes vs. Fort Wayne

Feb. 23, 2013

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FORT WAYNE 87, OAKLAND 71
Athletics Center O'rena (452 attendance)
ROCHESTER, Mich.
OAKLAND (9-17, 3-11 Summit League)

Game Notes and Runs

  • Olivia Nash opened the scoring for OU with a 3-pointer

  • Oakland started the game with back-to-back 3s. Elena Popkey's, gave OU a lead 6-5

  • Amy Carlton hit a 3-pointer to halt a 7-0 IPFW run

  • The final lead for OU came at the 15:48 mark, following two free throws from Elizabeth Hamlet

  • Oakland hit five 3-pointers in the first half

  • IPFW was 7-for-15 from three-point-range in the first half and had just 6 two-point FGs, having attempted only 12 shots from inside the arc

  • Rachel Mauk hit a career-high five 3-pointers and scored a career-high 22 points

  • Amanda Hyde, the leading scorer in The Summit League was 11 of 11 at the free-throw line and scored 22 points

  • Hyde was the second player to be perfect from the line with double-digit free throws against OU (Eilise O'Connor was 10 of 10 for Kansas City)

  • IPFW went 23 of 24 at the free throw line, while Oakland was 16 of 23

  • The Golden Grizzlies grabbed 13 offensive rebounds

  • Oakland never cut the halftime lead below single digits, coming as close as 10 early in the half

  • The game was a Play4Kay game
  • OU players and staff wore pink, while the athletic department sold shirts and accepted donations for the Kay Yow Cancer Fund to support women's cancer research

Oakland vs IPFW Series Notes

  • Oakland leads the all-time series with Fort Wayne 13-8

  • It was the final home game of the season for the Golden Grizzlies, who finish 7-9 at home

  • Oakland drops the season series with the Mastodons 0-2

  • OU leads the all-time series at the O'rena 9-3

  • Fort Wayne has now won three straight over the Golden Grizzlies

Player Notes

Freshman Elena Popkey

  • Started the game 3-for-3 from beyond the arc and was 4-for-4 from the field in the first half

  • Popkey had a career-high 23 points

  • Finished 8-for-12 from the floor and 3-for-6 from long range

  • Entered the day leading the league in 3-point shooting percentage

Freshman Olivia Nash

  • Had 11 points and 11 rebounds for her eighth double-double of the season

  • Now leads The Summit League in double-doubles

  • She reached double-digit scoring for the sixth consecutive game and the 16th time this season

  • Nash also moved into a tie for most double-digit rebound games in the league

Redshirt sophomore Amy Carlton

  • Equaled her career-high with 12 points

  • Also equaled career-highs with two made 3-pointers and two made free throws

  • Went 4-for-4 from the field

  • All three of her rebounds were offensive

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