ROCHESTER, Mich. – Check out this inside look at the latest news about the Oakland women's basketball team, staff and alumni on and off the court.
CATCH UP WITH COACH:
Head Coach
Jeff Tungate caught up with Jason Ross Jr. to recap the #HLWBB sweep over Purdue Fort Wayne along with
Kahlaijah Dean's performance, team chemistry and preview the pair of weekend road games at Cleveland State.
KD PUT IN WORK VS PURDUE FORT WAYNE:
Kahlaijah Dean talks with Jason Ross Jr. about her solid weekend performance nearly averaging a triple double against Purdue Fort Wayne and how her all-around game is coming together
TWEET OF THE WEEK:
WEEKEND IN REVIEW: GOLDEN GRIZZLIES HOLD OFF MASTODONS
Oakland had to rally to win their third and fourth consecutive league games after holding off a very game Purdue Fort Wayne squad that held a halftime lead in both games.
GAME 14 VS PURDUE FORT WAYNE (1/22/21):
Kahlaijah Dean posted her first double-double of the season scoring a game-high 14 points with a career-high 12 rebounds, six assists and career-best three blocks while
Chloe Guingrich and
Sydney Gouard added 11 and 10 points respectively coming off the bench as Oakland held off Purdue Fort Wayne, 58-49, on Friday to win their third straight game after trailing at the half.
Breanna Perry and
Autumn Kissman also added six points each.
Gallery: (1-22-2021) Oakland WBB vs Purdue Fort Wayne
GAME 15 VS PURDUE FORT WAYNE (1/23/21):
Kahlaijah Dean recorded her second consecutive double-double with a game-high 21 points going 6-for-12 from the field and a perfect 9-for-9 from the free throw line while dishing a career-high 12 assists with seven rebounds and two blocks as Oakland used a strong fourth-quarter scoring 27 points to defeat Purdue Fort Wayne, 73-61, at home Saturday afternoon.
Breanne Beatty tacked on 10 points and six rebounds while
Breanna Perry also added a career-high eight points going a perfect 8-for-8 from the field.
Alona Blackwell added seven points and two steals.
UP NEXT: ROAD SERIES AGAINST AT CLEVELAND
Cleveland State on the season at 3-7 in conference play overall and leads the overall series against Oakland 10-5 winning the last six straight games. Sophomore guard Mariah While leads the team and league in scoring (19.4) and she also is topps on the team in assists (3.4). Redshirt-junior forward Nadia Dumas leads the team in rebounds (6.5) which also ranks 10th in the league
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