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VALPARAISO, Ind. - Nola Anderson recorded 17 points and 12 rebounds, while Leah Somerfield added 13 points off the bench as Oakland (8-7, 2-0) defeated Valparaiso (4-12, 0-3), 71-54, in Horizon League women's basketball action Thursday night.

Anderson's 12 rebounds are a career-high as she collected her first-ever double-double and fifth straight double-digit point game. Somerfield tallied her third double-figure point performance this season. Elena Popkey and Peyton Apsey each added 12 points.

Leading 24-22 at the half, Oakland went on to outscore Valpo 47-32 in the second period led by Anderson with 14. The Golden Grizzlies shot 55.6 percent in the half. Oakland went on a 13-1 run over a four-minute stretch early in the period led by Somerfield with 9 points.

Valpo was led by Haylee Thompson with 14 points. The Crusaders shot 35.3 percent (24-68) for the game but just 6.7 percent from behind the arc. Oakland forced 19 turnovers including 12 steals, tied for the most steals this season against a Division I opponent.

Oakland returns home on Saturday as it hosts UIC in a key Horizon League matchup beginning at 4 p.m. in the Athletics Center O'rena.

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