Jan. 8, 2016 Recap | Box Score
Oakland 78, UIC 76
UIC Pavilion
Chicago, Ill.
OAKLAND GOLDEN GRIZZLIES (10-4, 2-1)
- Oakland is riding a five-game win streak which is the best since the 2010-11 team that also won a season-high five consecutive games.
- Oakland shot a season-best 18-for-20 (90.0%) from the free throw line
- Oakland held UIC's Ruvanna Campbell, who is second in the league in scoring (17.7 ppg), to only eight points on 3-of-15 shooting.
- The Golden Grizzlies scored 28 points off turnovers
- Olivia Nash, Taylor Jones, Sinclair Russell and Elena Popkey combined to score 72 of Oakland's 78 points
OAK-UIC (9-5, 0-3) SERIES NOTES - Oakland snapped UIC's four-game series win streak. The Flames still lead overall 4-3.
R-Sophomore Taylor Gleason
- Posted a career-high in points (15) and assists (10) for her first career double-double
- Had 5 steals, one short of career-best
Senior Olivia Nash
- Scored 20 points on 9-of-12 shooting from the field, 16 points came in the first half
- Hit 2-for-4 from long range
- Scored 20-plus points for the fifth time this season
Freshman Taylor Jones
- cored team-high 21 points
- Has scored in double digits in her last seven games
- Tied career-high with 9 made free throws
Senior Elena Popkey
- Scored 12 points
- Recorded a season-high three steals
Junior Sinclair Russell
- Grabbed a team-high five rebounds