March 12, 2014

Box Score | Notes

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio - Kim Bee recorded her fifth double-double of the season, while Bethany Watterworth added 14 points as the No. 6 seed Oakland women's basketball team (13-17) fell to No. 3 seed Youngstown State (15-15), 68-64, in the quarterfinals of the Horizon League Tournament Wednesday night at the Beeghly Center.

"I'm really proud of how hard our team played and competed," said head coach Jeff Tungate. "Even when we weren't making shots in the first half we kept competing and battling. I'm really pleased with how hard they fought. They played until the end. It was an exciting game. Give Youngstown State credit, they made some plays down the stretch. I'm just proud of our basketball team. It was a great first year, lots of positives to build on from this season and they laid down a great foundation for years to come. That's for sure."

Bee finished with 18 points and 14 rebounds, both tying career-highs. Watterworth had her 14 points on 6-of-15 shooting and Victoria Lipscomb added 13 points on three 3-pointers.

Down eight points at half, OU started on an 8-4 run and took its first lead at 47-45 with 10:50 remaining on an Olivia Nash 3-pointer, its first lead since 12:57 of the first half. YSU would answer with a 10-2 run, but the Golden Grizzlies responded and tied the game at 61-61 with a Lipscomb triple with 5:09 on the clock. Watterworth hit a layup to give Oakland a 64-62 lead with 1:54 remaining but the Penguins would score the final six points of the game. Melissa Thompson finished a three-point play with 36 seconds to seal the victory.

Oakland trailed 31-23 at the half as the Golden Grizzlies shot just 23.1 percent from the field. Youngstown State went on a 9-0 run as OU missed 10-straight field goal attempts to go up 16-10. The Penguins ended the half shooting 45.2 percent from the floor.

YSU was led by Heidi Schlegel with 21 points and 10 rebounds, while Thompson added 15 points with nine boards. The Penguins finished the game shooting 49.1 percent from the field. The Golden Grizzlies shot 33.3 percent in the game.

The Golden Grizzlies finished the season with a 13-17 record, four more wins than last season, and the first non-losing record in league play since 2010-11.

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