Feb. 18, 2014
Recap | Box Score
Wright State 92, Oakland 78
Athletics Center O'rena (463)
Rochester, Mich.
OAKLAND GOLDEN GRIZZLIES (11-14, 6-6 HL)
- Oakland is 8-6 at home including 4-3 in league play
- OU trailed 40-39 at the half; OU is 2-13 when trailing at intermission
- The Raiders outscored the Golden Grizzlies 52-39 in second half
- Oakland outrebounded Wright State 46-34, including a 18-9 offensive rebounding advantage; OU held a 30-19 advantage in the 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
- Oakland shot 31.6 percent (12-38) in the first half but just 38.5 percent (5-13) in the first half
- OU finished game shooting 39.7 percent (27-68) including 37.5 percent (X-XX) from behind the arc.
- Wright State shot 38.2 percent (13-34) in the opening half and 22.2 percent (2-9) from long range
- The Raiders finished shooting 52.2 percent (35-67) including just 37.5 percent (6-16) from 3-point range
- WSU held a 50-30 advantage in points in the paint and 14-0 in fast break points
- The Raiders outscored the Golden Grizzlies 30-12 off of turnovers
OU-WSU SERIES NOTES
- Oakland trails 3-1
- The home team had won every meeting before this contest
PLAYER NOTES
Sophomore Elena Popkey
- Recorded a career-high 28 points
- Scored 17 of her 28 points in the first half
- 17th double-digit point game of the season
- It is her 35th double-figure point game of her career
- Marks 8th time leading the team in scoring
Senior Bethany Watterworth
- Scored 15 points but just 4-of-12 shooting
- Marks her 17th double-figure scoring game of the season
- It is her 13th straight double-figure scoring effort
- Tallied 97th career double-figure scoring game
Senior Victoria Lipscomb
- Scored 17 points
- Third consecutive game with double-digit points
- Marks 9th time this season with double-figure points
- Tied a career-high with 4 blocks
Sophomore Olivia Nash
- Recorded 11 rebounds with 6 points
- 10 of her 11 rebounds came in the first half
- Marks second straight double-digit rebounding game