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Oakland 71, Northern Kentucky 75
The Blacktop at the O'rena (504 attendance)
Rochester, Mich.

OAKLAND GOLDEN GRIZZLIES (10-6, 2-3)

• Oakland opened the second half on a 12-0 run
• Oakland held a 16-10 steals advantage
• The Golden Grizzlies had a 30-18 points in the paint advantage
• Oakland had four players in double figures
• Nash, Jones, Gleason, Russell and Popkey combined to score 66 of Oakland's 71 points
• Oakland had 23 assists and 46-35 rebound advantage
• NKU held a 26-5 bench scoring advantage

OAK-NKU (10-5, 2-2) SERIES NOTES

• This was the first meeting between both schools since Dec. 30, 1997
• Oakland now leads the all-time series 5-2

Senior Olivia Nash

• Nash recorded 29th career double-double and fifth of the season with 24 points and 14 rebounds to surpass Sarah Judd for the most double-doubles in program history in the Division I era.
• Nash's 24 points was a season-high and she also tied season-high shooting 10-for-16 from the field with 4 asst.

Senior Elena Popkey

• Recorded 7 assists to move into sole possession of third place all-time in program history with 417
• Scored 14 pts with 7 rebounds

Junior Sinclair Russell

• Scored 6 points with 3 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks

vR-Sophomore Taylor Gleason

• Scored 11 points for second consecutive game
• Had 5 assists

Freshman Taylor Jones

• Scored 11 points with 4 assists and 3 steals
• Has scored in double digits in her last nine games