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STRONG SECOND HALF LEADS OAKLAND OVER IPFW, 92-84

Dec. 22, 2014

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ROCHESTER, Mich. - Amy Carlton scored a career-high 18 points, while Olivia Nash and Elena Popkey each recorded double-doubles as Oakland defeated IPFW, 92-84, in women's basketball action on Monday. The 92 points is the most scored against a Division I opponent this season.

Carlton shot 6-for-9 from the floor including a perfect 5-for-5 with four 3-pointers in the second half. Popkey tallied a career-best 12 assists, the most for an Oakland player since 2010, to go along with 17 points for her first double-double of the season and Nash finished with her fourth double-double with 15 points and 12 rebounds. Nola Anderson recorded a career-high with 15 points, while Sinclair Russell set a career-best with five blocks and added 13 points.

After a back-and-forth second half, the game was tied at 67-67 late in the period before Oakland went on a 13-4 run to take a nine-point advantage led by back-to-back triples by Carlton and Anderson. The Golden Grizzlies shot 57.1 percent (20-35) in the second half and scored 55 points, the most points in a half against a Division I opponent since 2011.

Oakland and IPFW were tied at 37-37 to end the first half. The Golden Grizzlies went on a 15-5 run late in the period to go up nine points, led by Anderson with seven of her 10 first-half points during the run. However, the Mastodons would close the half on a 14-5 run of their own as Allyson Bunch hit three 3-pointers.

The Mastodons were led by Bunch scoring 18 points with Kamilah Carter and Haley Seibert recording 15 points each.

The Golden Grizzlies will return to the court on Dec. 28 as they travel to Central Michigan to take on the Chippewas in the final game of 2014 starting at 1 p.m.

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Players Mentioned

Nola Anderson

#21 Nola Anderson

Guard
5' 9"
Freshman
Elena Popkey

#3 Elena Popkey

Guard
5' 6"
Freshman
Amy Carlton

#32 Amy Carlton

Guard
5' 8"
Redshirt Sophomore
Sinclair Russell

#35 Sinclair Russell

Forward
6' 2"
Freshman
Olivia Nash

#44 Olivia Nash

Forward
6' 1"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Nola Anderson

#21 Nola Anderson

5' 9"
Freshman
Guard
Elena Popkey

#3 Elena Popkey

5' 6"
Freshman
Guard
Amy Carlton

#32 Amy Carlton

5' 8"
Redshirt Sophomore
Guard
Sinclair Russell

#35 Sinclair Russell

6' 2"
Freshman
Forward
Olivia Nash

#44 Olivia Nash

6' 1"
Freshman
Forward