Jan. 25, 2014
Box Score
Youngstown State 79, Oakland 64
Beeghly Center (2,338)
Youngstown, Ohio
OAKLAND GOLDEN GRIZZLIES (8-11, 3-3 HL)
â-ª Oakland is 3-7 on the road this season and 2-2 away from home in league play
â-ª OU trailed 43-21 at the half and fell behind by as many as 24 points; OU is 1-10 when trailing at the half
â-ª Oakland went 11:28 between field goals in the opening half as Olivia Nash hit a 3-pointer with 6:40 remaining missing 17 straight field goal attempts
â-ª The Golden Grizzlies cut the lead to 6 points in the second half after a Kim Bee layup with 8:34 remaining but never got closer
â-ª Oakland shot 20.0 percent (6-30) in the first half including just 20.0 percent (2-10) from 3-point range. The 20.0 percent tied a season-low in a single half
â-ª Youngstown State outrebounded Oakland 42-40; Golden Grizzlies are 1-8 when outrebounded
â-ª 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
â-ª OU finished game shooting 37.1 percent (23-62) including 21.7 percent (5-23) from behind the arc
â-ª YSU shot 42.8 percent (15-35) in the opening half including 57.1 percent (8-14) from 3-point range
â-ª Youngstown State finished shooting 41.3 percent (26-63) including 50.0 percent (12-24) from 3-point range
OU-YSU SERIES NOTES
â-ª Oakland leads 5-4
â-ª OU had won the previous five contests
PLAYER NOTES
Senior Bethany Watterworth
â-ª Scored 21 points and grabbed 9 rebounds
â-ª It is her 3rd 20-point effort in league play
â-ª Marks her 11th double-figure scoring game of the season
â-ª It is her 7th straight double-figure scoring effort
â-ª Tallied 91st career double-figure scoring game
â-ª Fouled out with 4:53 remaining in the game; 2nd straight game she fouled out
Sophomore Elena Popkey
â-ª Tallied 13 points and team-best 5 assists
â-ª It is her 12th double-figure point game of the season
â-ª Marks her 31st career double-figure scoring effort
Sophomore Olivia Nash
â-ª Scored 11 points
â-ª Hit 3 3-pointers for her 6th game of 3 or more
â-ª Marks her 13th double0figure scoring effort of season
