Feb. 22, 2014

Recap | Box Score

OAKLAND GOLDEN GRIZZLIES (11-15, 6-7 HL)

• Oakland is 3-9 on the road including 2-4 in league play
• OU trailed 40-33 at the half; OU is 2-14 when trailing at intermission
• Valparaiso outrebounded Oakland 42-33
• 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 46.4 percent (13-28) in the first half including 60.0 percent (3-5) in the first half
• OU finished game shooting 39.1 percent (25-64) including 31.6 percent (6-19) from behind the arc.
• Valpo shot 51.5 percent (17-33) in the opening half and 66.7 percent (4-6) from long range
• The Crusaders finished shooting 55.0 percent (33-60) including 50.0 percent (7-14) from 3-point range
• Valpo outscored OU 50-26 in points in the paint
• OU lost the turnover battle 13-12; Oakland is 3-7 when doing so

OU-VALPO SERIES NOTES

• Oakland leads 14-10
• The two teams split the season series

PLAYER NOTES

Senior Bethany Watterworth

• Scored 24 points in 29 minutes of action
• It is her 6th 20-point game of the season and 36th of her career
• Marks her 18th double-figure scoring game of the season
• It is her 14th straight double-figure scoring effort
• Tallied 98th career double-figure scoring game

Sophomore Elena Popkey

• Recorded 11 points
• Shot 4-11 from the floor
• 18th double-digit point game of the season
• It is her 36th double-figure point game of her career

Senior Kim Bee

• Led team with 8 rebounds
• It is her 9th game leading the team in rebounds
• Recorded at least two blocks for the 18th time