Oakland at Purdue• December 20, 2011 Oakland Basketball Game Notes
Oakland Golden Grizzlies (5-4) vs No. 22/22 Purdue (8-3) Location: Mackey Arena (14,240), Rochester, Mich. Coach Beckie Francis at OU: 212-129, 12th Season Coach Sharon Versyp at PU: 119-64, 6th Season Oakland All-Time Series Record vs PU: 0-2 Coverage: Gametracker, Radio, Video Webstream/BTN.com (Subscription) Radio: 95.3 FM WBPE (Purdue Radio) sFour Postseason Appearances sFive 20-Win Seasons sFive Summit League Titles 2002, 2006 (NCAA) (NCAA Division I) 2000, 2001, 2002, 2007, 2009 (WNIT) 2006, 2007 2011-12 Schedule/Results 2011-12 OAKLAND UNIVERSITY GOLDEN GRIZZLIES No. Name Yr. Ht. Pos. PPG RPG Notes Nov. 13 at George Mason L, 59-48 Projected Starters Nov. 15 at American W, 68-62 Nov. 17 ROCHESTER COLLEGE W, 74-30 11 Zakiya Minifee So. 5-9 G 8.3 7.7 Posted a double-double in win over Clemson Nov. 22 PROVIDENCE L, 51-50 (ot) 22 Brittany Carnago Sr. 6-4 C 8.1 5.8 Double-double 14 points and 11 blocks vs UIC Nov. 27 at Michigan State L, 67-42 30 Victoria Lipscomb So. 5-7 G 6.4 7.1 Posted back-to-back 13 rebounds games 34 Sharise Calhoun Sr. 5-5 G 5.8 3.6 Game-winning half court shot vs UIC Dec. 1 UMKC* W, 71-65 (ot) 40 Bethany Watterworth Jr. 5-11 F 18.4 5.6 Team-high 21 points in win over Clemson Dec. 3 SOUTH DAKOTA* L, 58-51 Reserves Dec. 9 CLEMSON W, 63-51 2 Jenna Bachrouche Fr. 6-0 F 1.0 0.8 Had her first career block against Clemson Dec. 11 ILLINOIS - CHICAGO W, 48-45 10 Malika Glover So. 5-5 G 2.9 1.4 Leads Oakland with 22 assists Dec. 20 at No. 22 Purdue Noon 14 Julia Vestin Fr. 6-2 F 1.1 1.1 Scored a career-high against Clemson Dec. 22 at Buffalo Noon 20 Peyton Apsey So. 5-9 G 0.6 1.6 Came off the bench to lead OU in rebounds at MSU Dec. 29 at South Dakota State* 8 p.m. 32 Amy Carlton Fr. 5-8 G 1.6 0.4 Scored a season-high 5 points vs UIC Dec. 31 at North Dakota State* 8 p.m. 33 Elizabeth Hamlet So. 5-11 G 4.6 1.8 Hit a season-high two 3-pointers vs Clemson 42 Shelby Herrington Fr. 5-11 F 1.6 1.2 Went 1-for-3 vs South Dakota Jan. 7 IUPUI* 3:30 p.m. Jan. 9 WESTERN ILLINOIS* 6:30 p.m. HEAD COACH: Beckie Francis (Colgate, ‘87) 12th season at OU Jan. 14 at IPFW* 4:30 p.m. ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH: Eric Stephan (Carthage, ‘86) 8th season, 25th year at OU Jan. 21 at Oral Roberts* 3:05 p..m. ASSISTANT COACHES: Katie Trolla (Oakland, ‘03) 8th season at OU Jan. 23 at Southern Utah* 9 p.m. Anne Noja (Oakland, ‘06) 3rd season at OU Jan. 28 NORTH DAKOTA STATE* 3:30 p.m. Jan. 30 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE* 6:30 p.m. PLAYER PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Jenna Bachrouche - Bahsh-roosh Lauren Robak - Roe-back Feb. 4 at Western Illinois* 3:30 p.m. Halle Wangler - Hal-lee Wayng-lur Malika Glover - Mah-lee-kuh Feb. 6 at IUPUI* 7 p.m. Zakiya Minifee - Zuh-kee-uh Min-uh-fee Julia Vestin - You-lee-uh Vest-in Feb. 11 IPFW* 3:30 P.M. Peyton Apsey - Pay-tun Ap-see Brittany Carnago - Car-nay-goh Feb. 18 SOUTHERN UTAH* 3:30 p.m. Feb. 20 ORAL ROBERTS* 6:30 p.m. Sharise Calhoun - Shuh-reese Feb. 25 at South Dakota* 6 p.m. Feb. 27 at UMKC* 8 p.m. OU at a Glance: * Oakland’s Brittany Carnago was named Summit League Player of the Week after Mar. 3-6 Summit League Championship Sioux Falls, S.D. averaging 9 points, 8 rebounds, 8.5 blocks and 3 assists per-game last week. She had a double-double of 14 points and 11 blocks against UIC, with seven boards and six blocks vs.
Clemson. * - Summit League Game * Sharise Calhoun hit a game-winning shot from beyond half court to clinch a 48-45 Home Games in BOLD CAPS. win for Oakland over UIC in the team’s last outing All Times Eastern *The Golden Grizzlies are the top defensive rebounding team in The Summit League and have two players averaging over seven rebounds per-game. Athletic Communications *Bethany Watterworth remains the third-leading scorer in The Summit League. Contact:...... Scott Dunford Breaking Down the Matchup: E-Mail:...... [email protected] Record: Oakland - 5-4 (beat UIC 48-45); Purdue - 8-3 (won at Auburn 62-54) Office:...... 248-370-3123 Last Five: OU - L-W-L-W-W, PU - L-W-L-L-W Cell...... 248-688-7646 Points Total / Per Game: OU - 515 / 57.2, PU - 652 / 59.3 Website:...... www.ougrizzlies.com Shooting% FG / 3FG / FT: OU - 40.5 / 26.2 / 68.6, PU – 40.5 / 29.3 / 70.1 Office Fax:...... 248-370-3138 Rebounds Total / Per Game: OU - 355 / 39.4, PU - 406 / 36.9 Mailling Address: Assists Total / Per Game: OU - 134 / 14.9, PU - 144 / 13.1 2200 N. Squirrell Road Top Scorer: OU - Bethany Watterworth (18.4), PU – Brittany Rayburn (15.1) 201 Athletics Center Leading Rebounder: OU - Zakiya Minifee (7.7), PU - Sam Ostarello (6.9) Rochester, Mich. 48309 Assist Leader: OU – Malika Glover (2.4), PU– Kk Houser (3.1) www.ougrizzlies.com • page 1 Game No. 10 • December 20, 2011 Oakland Basketball Game Notes Oakland Women’s Basketball Photo Roster
#2 Jenna Bachrouche #10 Malika Glover #11 Zakiya Minifee #14 Julia Vestin Freshman • Forward • 6-0 Sophomore • Guard • 5-5 Sophomore • Guard • 5-9 Sophomore • Forward • 6-2 Farmington Hills, Mich. East Lansing, Mich. East Lansing, Mich. Lulea, Sweden
#20 Peyton Apsey #22 Brittany Carnago #30 Victoria Lipscomb #32 Amy Carlton Freshman • Guard • 5-9 Senior • Center • 6-4 Sophomore • Guard • 5-7 Freshman • Guard • 5-8 Hemlock, Mich. St. Clair, Mich. East Lansing, Mich. White Lake, Mich.
#33 Elizabeth Hamlet #34 Sharise Calhoun #40 Bethany Watterworth #42 Shelby Herrington Sophomore • Guard • 5-11 Senior • Guard • 5-5 Junior • Forward • 5-11 Freshman • Forward • 5-11 McBain, Mich. Toledo, Ohio Lake Orion, Mich. Hemlock, Mich.
Beckie Francis Eric Stephan Katie Trolla Anne Hafeli Head Coach Associate Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach 12th Season Eighth Season Eighth Season Third Season www.ougrizzlies.com • page 2 Oakland at Purdue• December 20, 2011 Oakland Basketball Game Notes
2011-12 Summit League Standings Brittany From the Block OU Career Totals Team Summit Pct. Overall Brittany Carnago blocked 17 shots in Oakland’s last two Double-Digit Scoring Games South Dakota State 2-0 1.000 7-4 games against Clemson and UIC. With six blocks against Name 2011-12 Total IPFW 2-0 1.000 4-6 the Lady Tigers she moved past former OU All-American Bethany Watterworth 8 60 Sarah Judd into second place in for career blocks at Brittany Carnago 4 35 Oral Roberts 1-0 1.000 7-4 Sharise Calhoun 1 35 Oakland. She followed that with a career-high-tying 11 Oakland 1-1 .500 5-4 Zakiya Minifee 4 13 blocks against UIC, to move into fourth place all-time in Victoria Lipscomb 3 4 South Dakota 1-1 .500 6-2 Summit League history with 220 career blocks. Malika Glover 0 5 IUPUI 1-1 .500 4-7 Elizabeth Hamlet 0 5 Western Illinois 1-1 .500 3-6 Buzzer-Beater Lifts OU Past UIC 20+ Point Games Southern Utah 0-1 .000 4-6 Sharise Calhoun hit a shot from beyond half court as Name 2011-12 Total UMKC 0-2 .000 6-5 time expired to lead the Oakland women’s team to a 48-45 Bethany Watterworth 4 21 North Dakota State 0-2 .000 2-8 win over UIC in its last outing, Brittany Carnago added Brittany Carnago 0 1 14 points and a career-high 11 blocks for her first double- Sharise Calhoun 0 5 Zakiya Minifee 0 1 Summit League Preseason Poll double of the season. Zakiya Minifee had seven points and nine rebound for OU, while Calhoun also finished with 10+ Rebound Games (first-place votes in parentheses) seven points, including the game-winning basket, which Name 2011-12 Total Place School Points was her first 3-pointer of the year. Liz Hamlet came off the Bethany Watterworth 1 9 1. Oral Roberts (24) 411 Zakiya Minifee 3 8 bench to score eight points, helping the OU bench outscore Brittany Carnago 0 4 2. Oakland (2) 356 the Flames’ reserves 13-5. Sharise Calhoun 0 3 3. South Dakota State (1) 328 Victoria Lipscomb 2 2 4. IPFW 280 Carnago Earns Summit League Player of the Week Brittany Carnago was named The Summit League Player of Double-Doubles 5. North Dakota State 257 Name 2011-12 Total the Week on Dec. 13. The senior center averaged 9 points. Bethany Watterworth 1 9 6. UMKC 181 8.5 blocks, 8 rebounds and 3 assists per game, as Oakland Brittany Carnago 1 3 7. South Dakota 159 defeated both Clemson and UIC. She posted a season-high Zaliya Minifee 2 4 14 points and 11 blocks in OUs win over UIC and had six Sharise Calhoun 0 2 7. Southern Utah 146 Victoria Lipscomb 1 1 9. IUPUI 99 blocks and seven rebounds in the teams win over Clemson. 10. Western Illinois 68 Triple-Doubles Fair and Balanced Name 2011-12 Total The Oakland women’s basketball team currently ranks 12th Brittany Carnago 0 1 Preseason All-Summit League Team in the nation for the fewest fouls committed per-game. OU First Team 3+ Steal Games averages less than 13 fouls per-contest this season. Name 2011-12 Total Jaci Bigham - ORU Sharise Calhoun 2 16 Kevi Luper - ORU Watterworth Goes Over 1000 Anna Patritto 0 6 Abby Plucker - NDSU Equalling a career-high 32 points, Bethany Watterworth Brittany Carnago 0 3 Bethany Watterworth 1 3 Jennie Sunnarborg - SDSU eclipsed the 1,000 point total for her career in a 68-62 win Victoria Lipscomb 1 3 Stephanie Rosado - IPFW over American on Nov. 15. Watterworth hit a career-high Zakiya Minifee 4 12 Bethany Watterworth - Oakland 15 field goals in the win.. Watterworth is now approaching Elizabeth Hamlet 0 1 1,150 points, having played less than two-thirds of her Malika Glover 1 2 junior season.. Second Team Katie Birkel - NDSU The 700 Club Sharise Calhoun - Oakland With a 63-51 win over Clemson on Dec. 9, 2011, The Golden 2011-12 Double-Doubles Amber Hegge - SDSU Grizzlies recorded the 700th victory in program history. The George Mason 11/13 - Zakiya Minifee (10 pt, 10 rb) Kerah Nelson - IUPUI team’s record stands at 701-351. Providence 11/22 - Bethany Watterworth (24 pt, 10 rb) Jodan Pyle - ORU Double-Trouble UMKC 12/1 - Victoria Lipscomb (13 pt, 13 rb) Player of the Year - Kevi Luper With 14 points and 11 blocks Brittany Carnago collected Clemson 12/9 - Zakiya Minifee (15 pt, 11 rb) the fifth double-double of the season for OU. The Golden UIC 12/11 - Brittany Carnago (14 pt, 11 blk) 2010-11 Summit League Standings Grizzlies have had a player with a double-double in over 2010-11 Double-Doubles half their games this season. Zakiya Minifee leads the Team Summit Pct. Overall team with two double-doubles this season, against George Rochester College 11/22 - Bethany Watterworth (22 pt, 10 rb) Oral Roberts 16-2 .889 23-11 Mason and Clemson. Cornell 11/28 - Bethany Watterworth (16 pt, 10 rb) IPFW 13-5 .722 20-11 Dartmouth 12/16 - Bethany Watterworth (19 pt, 11 rb) Oakland 12-6 .667 20-12 Putting the Student in Student-Athlete South Dakota State 12-6 .667 19-14 Oakland posted the 16th highest team grade point average Centenary 12/29 - Zakiya Minifee (21 pt, 10 rb) Southern Utah 10-8 .556 16-14 in NCAA Division I women’s basketball last season. The S.D. State 1/24 - Bethany Watterworth (20 pt, 11 rb) North Dakota State 9-9 .500 13-16 Golden Grizzlies earned a spot on the WBCA Academic Top S.D. State 1/24 - Sharise Calhoun (16 pt, 12 rb) 25 Honor Roll for a sixth consecutive season under head UMKC 9-9 .500 14-16 Oral Roberts 1/31 - Brittany Carnago (11 pt, 14 rb) Western Illinois 6-12 .333 8-21 coach Beckie Francis. OU’s team GPA was a 3.399. Brittany Southern Utah 2/26 - Bethany Watterworth (11 pt, 12 rb) IUPUI 2-16 .111 4-24 Carnago also earned a spot on the Division I-AAA Athletic Centenary 1-17 .056 1-24 Directors Association Scholar Athlete Team and earned the Oral Roberts, 3/7 - Brittany Carnago (10 pt, 15 rb) first D I-AAA Postgraduate Scholarship. SDSU, 3/8 - Zakiya Minifee (10 pt, 10 rb)
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Media Darling BCS Busters Sharise Calhoun’s game-winning shot against UIC was Mighty Michigan During the 2010-11 season, the Golden Grizzlies featured on ESPN’s Sports Nation and ESPN News. A total of 12 players on the OU roster hail from Michigan. recorded a pair of wins over teams from BCS Only Sharise Calhoun (Toledo, Ohio) and Julia Vestin conferences. OU defeated Big Ten opponent Illinois Scouting the Boilermakers (Sweden) are not native to the state. in overtime at home before picking up a road win at Purdue comes into the game ranked No. 22 in the nation, Clemson of the ACC. boating a win over defending NCAA Champions Texas A&M Preseason Predictions and Plaudits earlier in the season. The Boilermakers won 62-54 against ESPN.com picked Oakland 8th its Mid-Major Preseason The Great Debate Auburn in their last outing. Poll. The Golden Grizzlies, who were picked second in the Despite starting the season with a pair of games Preseason Summit League Poll, are also receiving votes in in Washington, D.C. this season, perhaps one of the Brittany Rayburn leads Purdue in scoring with 15.1 points the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Preseason Poll. biggest things to influences on the team’s political per-game, while Courtney Moses also averages 9.2 points acumen was the school’s hosting of the GOP National per-game. Sam Ostarello is the top rebounder for PU, with Welcome Back! Debate on Nov. 9, 2011. The O’rena normally the home an average of 6.9. The Golden Grizzlies returned all of their top five scoring site for the Oakland women’s team was transformed players from last year’s team, which made a run to the into the stage for a major political debate getting the KK Houser’s 34 assists lead a PU team that shares the ball championship game of The Summit League Tournament. attention of all those on campus. well with an average of 13.9 assists per-game. ACC Streaking Apsey Collects Tom Slade Award OU Signs Four to NLIs The Golden Grizzlies beat Clemson 63-51 on Dec. 9 and Oakland announced that four players have signed National Freshmen Peyton Apsey won the Tom Slade Athlete have now won three straight games against opponents from of the Year Award presented by the Saginaw County Letters of Intent to play for the Golden Grizzlies next season. the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). OU has won games Sinclair Russell (6-2, F/C), Elena Popkey (5-8, G), Olivia Sports Hallf of Fame. Apsey was a three-sport over Clemson in back-to-back seasons and defeated No. standout athlete at Hemlock High School before joining Nash (6-0, F) and Annemarie Hamlet (5-8, G) will join the 21 Florida State at the O’rena in 2007. team next season. the Golden Grizzlies this season. More Preseason Recognition Robak and Wangler to Redshirt No Layups Bethany Watterworth and Sharise Calhoun were both Freshmen Lauren Robak and Halle Wangler will The Golden Grizzlies will once again play one of the Preseason All-Summit League selections, as voted on by redshirt this season, coach Beckie Francis announced toughtest schedules in college basketball during non- the coaches of the 10 member-schools in The Summit on Nov. 17. The two players will still remain an integral league play. OU played against Providence from the BIG League. Calhoun and Watterworth were also recognized as part of the team, participating in practices and in the EAST and Clemson from the ACC at home, road games at preseason all-league by CollegeSportsMadness.com. defending Patriot League Champions, American and Big Ten classroom. They will continue to have four years of Champs Michigan State OU still faces challenges from No. eligibility with the OU women’s basketball team. 12 Purdue and Buffalo in non-league action. OU starting lineups, points and percent of offense (2011-12) The Series with Purdue The Series Began...... Nov. 23, 2008 Opponent OU starting lineup Lineup Record Points % of Offense W/L Overall Series Record...... PU, 2-0 George Mason Carnago, Glover, Lipsomb, Minifee, Watterworth 0-1 39 81.3 L OU Record at the O’rena...... 0-1 American Carnago, Glover, Lipsomb, Minifee, Watterworth 1-1 63 92.6 W OU Record at UIC...... 1-0 Rochester College Carnago, Glover, Lipsomb, Minifee, Watterworth 2-1 51 68.9 W Longest Winning Streak...... PU, Two Games Providence Carnago, Glover, Lipsomb, Minifee, Watterworth 2-2 44 88.0 L Longest OU Winning Streak...... N/A Michigan State Carnago, Glover, Lipsomb, Minifee, Watterworth 2-3 36 85.7 L UMKC Calhoun, Carnago, Lipscomb, Minifee, Watterworth 1-0 60 84.5 W Current Streak...... PU, 2-0 South Dakota Calhoun, Carnago, Lipscomb, Minifee, Watterworth 1-1 36 70.6 L Highest Margin of Victory...... OU, 68-40 Clemson Calhoun, Carnago, Lipscomb, Minifee, Watterworth 2-1 54 85.7 W Highest OU Margin of Victory...... N/A UIC Calhoun, Carnago, Lipscomb, Minifee, Watterworth 3-1 35 72.9 W Last OU Win...... N/A Last OU Loss...... 71-64, 12/13/09 Last OU Home Win...... N/A Last OU Home Loss ...... 71-64, 12/13/09 Last OU Road Win...... N/A Last OU Road Loss...... 68-40, 11/23/08 Last Meeting...... 71-64, 12/13/09 Most Years Between Games...... Two Years
Oakland vs Purdue the Series 11/23/08 PU 68-40 A 12/13/09 PU 71-64 H Purdue Leads 2-0 (H:0-1; A: 0-1)
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A Different Kind of Assist for Hamlet Associated Press Top 25 USA Today/ESPN Coaches Poll Sophomore guard Liz Hamlet picked up an assist (Dec. 13, 2011) (Dec. 13, 2011) Rk School Rec. Pts. Rk School Rec. Pts. during the GOP Debate, when she volunteered to help 1 Baylor (39) 10-0 975 1 Baylor (29) 10-0 773 at the debate. Hamlet was chosen from a campus-wide 2 Connecticut 9-0 930 2 Connecticut (2) 9-0 745 screening process to be a stand-in for one of the CNBC 3 Notre Dame 9-1 896 3 Notre Dame 9-1 713 4 Stanford 6-1 852 4 Stanford 6-1 679 reporters during the pre-debate setup process. Hamlet 5 Maryland 11-0 803 5 Maryland 11-0 639 asked questions to other candidate stand-ins as the 6 Tennessee 5-2 773 6 Tennessee 5-2 590 CNBC cameras refined their blocking, equipment and 7 Miami (FL) 8-1 723 7 Kentucky 10-0 582 8 Kentucky 10-0 717 8 Miami (FL) 8-1 560 production process for the actual debate. 9 Duke 7-2 637 9 Duke 7-2 524 10 Texas A&M 7-2 575 10 Texas A&M 7-2 516 Oakland Wins 80-75 in Exhibition vs Ferris State 11 Rutgers 9-1 560 11 Rutgers 9-1 463 12 Ohio State 8-0 547 12 Georgia 8-1 429 Bethany Watterworth equaled her career-high of 32 13 Georgia 8-1 480 13 Louisville 8-2 389 points, to lead the OU women’s team to an 80-75 win in 14 Louisville 8-2 457 14 Ohio State 8-0 348 the team’s only exhibition match this season. A number 15 Texas Tech 8-0 451 15 Green Bay 8-0 321 16 Penn State 8-2 364 16 North Carolina 7-1 285 of different players saw action. 17 Georgetown 9-2 316 17 Penn State 8-2 259 18 North Carolina 7-1 313 18 Vanderbilt 10-0 255 Dave Dulio and the D.C. Vlog 19 Green Bay 8-0 241 19 Georgetown 9-2 226 20 Vanderbilt 10-0 220 20 Texas Tech 8-0 179 To enhance the educational aspect of the Oakland 21 Delaware 8-0 209 21 DePaul 8-2 148 season-opening trip to Washington, D.C., political 22 Purdue 7-3 206 22 Purdue 7-3 131 science professor Dave Dulio joined the team. A former 23 DePaul 8-2 166 23 Delaware 8-0 115 24 Texas 6-2 130 24 Texas 6-2 109 resident of D.C. and a person well versed in its political 25 Nebraska 9-1 54 25 Gonzaga 7-2 28 history, Dulio has planned educational activities and lectures for the team during the trip. He is also appearing Others receiving votes: California 21, Virginia 11, Oklahoma OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Nebraska 19, Georgia Tech 16, 8, LSU 8, USC 7, Arizona State 4, Arkansas 4, Georgia Tech 3, Kansas 12, Michigan 6, California 5, Oklahoma 4, USC 2, West in a trip video blog, which is posted on the women’s Northwestern 3, Tulane 3, Brigham Young 2, Gonzaga 2, Michigan Virginia 2, Duquesne 2, Villanova 1 basketball page of OUgrizzlies.com. 2, Florida State 1, Kansas 1
Quote of the Day: “I’ve always made a total effort, even when the odds seemed entirely against me. I never quit trying; I never ESPN Mid-Major Preseason CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 felt that I didn’t have a chance to win.” (Dec. 13, 2011) -Arnold Palmer Top 15 Rk School Rec. Pts. LW Rk School 1. Green Bay (27) 8-0 771 1 2. Delaware (3) 8-0 741 2 1. Gonzaga 3. Gonzaga (1) 7-2 711 3 The Summit League Slate 2. Temple 4. Florida Gulf Coast 6-1 662 6 5. Northern Iowa 7-2 593 7 Friday, December 16 3. Dayton 6. Princeton 7-2 582 4 South Dakota State def. UALR - 64-55 4. Green Bay 7. Hampton 7-1 566 9 8. Toledo 6-3 564 5 Saturday, December 17 5. Florida Gulf Coast 9. James Madison 6-1 560 8 Eastern Illinois def. IUPUI - 64-49 6. Duquesne 10. BYU 9-2 461 14 Southern Utah def. Westminster College - 59-57 7. Marist 11. McNeese State 7-1 424 13 Kansas def. UMKC - 77-52 12. Missouri State 5-3 402 11 8. Oakland 13. Appalachian State 7-1 368 17 Sunday, December 18 9. Oral Roberts 14. Oral Roberts 6-3 358 11 Detroit def. IPFW - 90-60 15. Bowling Green 7-2 313 19 Kansas State def. North Dakota State - 70-47 (Las Vegas) 10. Princeton 16. Marist 4-3 289 10 11. Saint Joseph’s 17. Hofstra 6-2 263 15 18. Hartford 8-3 243 22 Monday, December 19 12. Missouri State North Dakota State at UNLV - 7 p.m. (Las Vegas) 19. Middle Tennessee 6-5 201 18 13. Chattanooga 20. Denver 7-3 198 20 21. UC Davis 6-3 163 16 Tuesday, December 20 14. Deleware 22. Central Arkansas 7-2 161 21 Oakland at Purdue - 1 p.m. 15. Texas Christian 23. Eastern Illinois 6-2 113 23 Southern Utah at Ohio State - 2 p.m. 24. Sacred Heart 9-1 73 NR North Dakota State vs Northwestern - 9 p.m. (Las Vegas) Oakland’s defense and ball control could win the day. 25. Robert Morris 7-2 61 24 Led by junior forward Bethany Watterworth (17.9 points Wednesday, December 21 OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Lamar 41, Eastern Michigan 33, IUPUI at Butler - Noon per game), the top five scorers return from an Oakland Montana State 28, North Texas 19, Charleston Southern 17, Campbell Oral Roberts at Kansas - 8 p.m. team that won 20 games, led the Summit in field goal 16, Creighton 15, Navy 13, Chattanooga 11, Lehigh 9, Miami 8, UMBC Western Illinois at Bradley - 8 p.m. 5, Bradley 5, Long Island 4, South Dakota 2, Seattle 2, Portland State South Dakota State at Nebraska - 8:05 p.m. defense and finished with a positive assist-turnover 2, Illinois State 1, Towson 1, Oakland 1, San Diego 1. Soth Dakota at Idaho State - 8:05 p.m. ratio last season. Center Brittany Carnago gives the Thursday, December 8 Grizzlies a 6-4 shot-blocking presence few mid-major Oakland at Buffalo - Noon teams have. IPFW at Purdue - 7 p.m.
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Bethany Watterworth 3.9 15th -- 10. Shawne Brow 1988-90 .382 Summit Overall/NCAA Rankings (as of Nov. 27, 2011) OU CAREER RECORD WATCH TOTAL POINTS Free Throws 1. Katie Wolfe 1999-03 509 (of 10) (of 336) 1. Linda Krawford 1979-83 2,400 2. Helen Shereda 1976-80 2,338 2. Linda Krawford 1980-83 428 Category Stat Summit NCAA 3. Katie Wolfe 1998-03 2,065 3. Debbie Delie 1987-90 402 Scoring Offense 57.2 9th 252nd 4. Debbie Delie 1986-90 2,038 4. Helen Shereda 1977-80 392 Scoring Defense 54.2 2nd 48th 5. Sarah Judd 1998-02 1,975 5. Sarah Judd 1998-02 326 Scoring Margin +3.0 5th 137th 6. Jayme Wilson 2002-06 1,785 6. Anne Kish 1980-83 308 7. Melissa Jeltema 2006-10 294 FT% .686 7th 150th 7. Brenda McLean 1981-85 1,578 8. Melissa Jeltema 2006-10 1,544 8. Teresa Vondrasek 1980-83 277 FG% .405 4th 111th 9. Jessica Pike 2005-09 1,485 9. Kelli Krajniak 1992-95 275 FG% Defense .352 2nd 60th 10. Anne Hafeli 2002-06 1,469 10. Nicole Piggott 2004-07 266 3FG% .262 9th -- Free Throw Percentage 3FG% Defense .289 3rd 135th Field Goals 1. Linda Krawford 1980-83 986 (minimum 150 attempts) Reb. Margin 2.9 2nd 125th 2. Helen Shereda 1977-80 973 1. Hanna Reising 2006-10 .857 Blocks Per Game 5.1 2nd 41st 3. Debbie Delie 1987-90 818 2. Anne Hafeli 2003-06 .852 Asst. Per Game 14.9 4th 67th 4. Sarah Judd 1998-02 793 3. Jessica Pike 2005-08 .850 Steals Per Game 9.7 4th 137th 5. Katie Wolfe 1999-03 684 4. Sarah Judd 1998-02 .838 5. Jayme Wilson 2003-06 .837 Ast. to Turnover Ratio 0.9 4th 69th 6. Brenda McLean 1982-85 683 7. Jayme Wilson 2003-06 658 6. Beth Zeone 1999-01 .836 Defensive Rebounds 29.0 1st -- 8. Melissa Jeltema 2006-10 613 7. Sarah Knuth 1985-88 .828 Personal Fouls per game 12.3 -- 7th 9. Jennifer Golen 1990-92 611 8. Katie Wolfe 1999-03 .820 10. Sarah Knuth 1985-88 607 9. Patty Robak 1992-94 .795 Individual Stats Stat Summit NCAA 10. Nicole PIggott 2004-07 .792 Scoring Field Goal Percentage (minimum 400 attempts) Rebounds Bethany Watterworth 18.4 3rd 40th 1. Debbie Delie 1987-90 .578 1. Helen Shereda 1977-80 1,524 Zakiya Minifee 8.3 T26th -- 2. Tamika Bates 1996-99 .544 2. Linda Krawford 1980-83 1,210 Brittany Carnago 7.9 28th -- 3. Leah Fenwick 1986-89 .541 3. Teresa Vondrasek 1980-83 1,127 Rebounds 4. Sarah Judd 1998-02 .535 4. Brenda McLean 1981-85 1,053 5. Amanda Batcha 2002-05 1,011 Zakiya Minifee 7.7 6th 183 5. Jennifer Golen 1990-92 .528 6. Brenda McLean 1982-85 .522 6. Debbie Delie 1987-90 968 Victoria Lipscomb 7.6 7th 258 7. Heather Bateman 1994-95 519 7. Melissa Jeltema 2006-10 863 Brittany Carnago 5.8 16th -- 8. Kim Kline 1986-88 .515 8. Sarah Judd 1998-02 854 Bethany Watterworth 5.6 T19th -- 9. Dawn Lichty 1987-90 .507 9. Kim Nash 1982-85 733 10. Heather Bateman 1994-96 726 FG% 10. Amanda Batcha 2001-05 .506 Brittany Carnago .541 3rd -- Scoring Average Blocks Bethany Watterworth .462 10th 110th 1. Helen Shereda 1976-80 23.2 1. Brenda McLean 1981-85 258 Zakiya MInifee .397 15th -- 2. Linda Krawford 1979-83 20.7 2. Brittany Carnago 2007- 220 3-Point FG% 3. Debbie Delie 1986-90 18.0 3. Sarah Judd 1998-02 208 4. Kim Nash 1982-85 182 Bethany Watterworth .414 9th -- 4. Sarah Judd 1998-02 17.5 Katie Wolfe 1999-03 17.5 5. Debbie Delie 1986-90 131 3-Point FG Made 6. Jennifer Golen 1989-92 16.6 6. Linda Krawford 1979-83 114 Bethany Watterworth 1.3 T13th -- 7. Beth Zeone 1999-01 16.5 7. Teresa Tallenger 1995-99 106 FT% 8. Bethany Watterworth 2009- 16.1 8. Helen Shereda 1976-80 90 Bethany Watterworth .727 -- 259th 9. Jayme Wilson 2003-06 15.3 9. Petra Manakova 2002-05 88 10. Tamika Bates 1995-99 87 Assists 10. Tamika Bates 1995-99 14.6
Malika Glover 2.4 12th -- 3-Point Field Goals Assists Bethany Watterworth 2.3 T15th -- 1. Deanna Richard 1993-96 264 1. Ann Serra 1988-90 483 Brittany Carnago 2.3 T15 -- 2. Anne Hafeli 2003-06 235 2. Dawn Lichty 1987-90 430 Steals 3. Jayme Wilson 2003-06 232 3. Katie Wolfe 1999-03 412 4. Kelli Krajniak 1992-95 401 Zakiya Minifee 2.8 5th 79th 4. Jamie Ahlgren 1996-01 192 5. Katie Wolfe 1999-03 188 5. Margaret Boyle 1985-87 391 Victoria Lipscomb 1.8 11th -- 6. Patty Robak 1992-94 170 6. Kelly Kenny 1980-83 370 3-Pont FG% 7. Shawne Brow 1988-90 148 7. Rikka Terava 2005-10 352 Bethany Watterworth .375 T10th -- 8. Jessica Pike 2005-09 145 8. Anne Kish 1980-83 345 9. Amanda Batcha 2002-05 335 Blocks 9. Kristen Francis 1993-96 144 10. Alyson McChesney 1993-97 143 10. Janice Kosman 1988-91 330 Brittany Carnago 2.9 3rd 17th Bethany Watterworth 0.7 14th -- 3-Point Field Goal Percentage Steals Assist/Turnover Ratio (minimum 100 attempts) 1. April Kidd 2005-08 254 Malika Glover 2.1 -- 53rd 1. Beth Zeone 1999-01 .453 5. Brenda McLean 1981-85 248 2. Sarah Knuth 1984-88 238 Bethany Watterworth 0.9 11th -- 2. Angie Bond 1986-88 .398 3. Jayme Wilson 2003-06 .397 3. Teresa Vondrasek 1979-83 237 Offensive Rebounds 4. Jessica Pike 2005-08 .394 4. Kelli Krajniak 1991-95 234 Zakiya Minifee 2.7 T5th -- 5. Katie Wolfe 1999-03 .391 6. Janice Kosman 1988-91 218 Defensive Rebounds 6. Stacy Lamphere 1990-03 .390 7. Dawn Lichty 1987-90 203 Victoria Lipscomb 6.0 T1st -- 7. Jamie Ahlgren 1996-01 .389 8. Anne Kish 1980-83 200 Zakiya Minifee 5.0 7th -- 8. Dawn Lichty 1987-90 .385 9. Debbie Delie 1987-90 193 Kristen Francis 1992-96 .385 Brittany Carnago 4.8 10th -- Jennifer Golen 1990-92 193 www.ougrizzlies.com • page 6 Oakland at Purdue• December 20, 2011 Oakland Basketball Game Notes
THE LAST TIME... INDIVIDUAL TEAM REBOUNDING SCORING SCORING OU had 50 or more rebounds: OU player scored 30 or more points: OU scored 100 or more points: 56 vs UMKC (12/1/11) 32 by Bethany Watterworth at American (11/15/11) 100 vs Centenary (1/29/11) OU had 60 or more rebounds: OU player scored 35 or more points: OU scored 90 or more points: 65 vs. U of M-Dearborn (11/17/95) 37 by Nicole Piggott at San Francisco (11/27/04) 100 vs Centenary (1/29/11) OU had 20 or more offensive rebounds: OU player scored 40 or more points: OU scored under 50 points: 23 vs. Southern Utah (3/2/09) 41 by Katie Wolfe vs. UMKC (3/8/03) 48 at UIC (12/11/11) OU had 30 or more defensive rebounds: 32 vs Clemson (12/9/11) OU player scored 50 or more points: OU scored under 40 points: Opponent had 50 or more rebounds: 52 by Linda Krawford vs. Michigan Tech (2/19/83) 36 at Toledo (12/10/10) OU shot 50 percent or better from the floor: 50 by George Mason (11/13/11) OU player made 10 or more field goals: .593 (32-54) at American (11/15/11) 15 by Bethany Watterworth at American (11/15/11) OU shot 60 percent or better from the floor: OTHER STATISTICS OU player made 15 or more field goals: .667 (38-57) vs Centenary (1/29/11) OU had 20 or more assists: 15 by Bethany Watterworth at American (11/15/11) OU shot 70 percent or better from 3-point range: 20 vs UMKC (12/1/11) OU player made 5 or more 3-pointers: .700 (7-10) vs. Southern Utah (1/22/07) OU had 25 or more assists: 5 by Bethany Watterworth vs Centenary (1/29/11) OU made 40 or more field goals: 31 vs Centenary (1/29/11) OU player made 10 or more free throws: 40 vs. Rochester College (1/2/08) OU had 10 or more steals: 10 by Sharise Calhoun vs Penn State (11/18/10) OU made 45 or more field goals: OU player was perfect from the floor (minimum 7 shots): 45 vs. Marygrove (11/13/06) 11 vs Clemson (12/9/11) Zakiya Minifee (7-for-7) vs Centenary (1/29/11) OU made 10 or more 3-pointers: OU had 15 or more steals: Opponent player scored 30 or more points: 11 vs. Oral Roberts (12/31/10) 19 vs. Rochester College (11/22/10) 36 by Kevi Luper of Oral Roberts (1/31/11) OU made 15 or more 3-pointers: OU had 5 or more blocked shots: Opponent player scored 35 or more points: 15 at Michigan State (12/5/02) 11 vs UIC (12/11/11) 36 by Kevi Luper of Oral Roberts (1/31/11) OU made 30 or more free throws: OU had 10 or more blocked shots: Opponent player made 10 or more field goals: 36 vs. Chicago State (1/9/99) 13 vs. UIC (12/11/11) 10 by Challis Pascucci of Southern Utah (2/28/11) OU did not make a free throw OU had 15 or more blocked shots: Opponent player made 5 or more three-pointers: 0-0, vs Michigan State (11/28/11) OU did not attempt a free throw 15 vs. Centenary (1/12/09) 5 by Jill Young and Kristin Rotert of SDSU (2/19/11) Opponent had 20 or more assists: Opponent player made 10 or more free throws: 0-0 at Michigan State (11/28/11) OU did not attempt a free throw in a half 20 by South Dakota State (3/8/11) 10 by Jessica Pachko of Marquette (11/21/09) 0-0 vs UMKC, first half (12/1/11) Opponent had 25 or more assists: Opponent scored 100 or more points: 25 by Green Bay (11/15/06) REBOUNDING 109 by Ohio University (11/19/04) Opponent had 10 or more steals: OU player had 15 or more rebounds: Opponent scored 90 or more points: 12 by UIC (12/11/11) 15 by Zakiya Minifee vs UMKC (12/1/11) 94 by Oral Roberts (12/31/10) Opponent had 15 or more steals: OU player had 20 or more rebounds: Opponent scored under 50 points: 15 by Oral Roberts (1/31/11) 28 by Helen Shereda vs. Lake Superior State (2/5/78) 45 by UIC (12/11/11) Opponent player had 15 or more rebounds: Opponent scored under 40 points: Opponent had 5 or more blocked shots: 15 by Brianna Eldridge of UMKC (12/1/11) 30 by Rochester College (11/17/11) 5 by UIC (12/11/11) Opponent player had 20 or more rebounds: Opponent shot under 25 percent from the floor: Opponent had 10 or more blocked shots: 20 by Jernisha Cann of IUPUI (2/3/07) .245 (13-53) bySouthern Utah (12/10/10) 10 by George Mason (11/13/11) Opponent shot 50 percent or better from the floor: OTHER STATISTICS .509 (28-55) by South Dakota State (2/19/11) MISCELLANEOUS OU player had 10 or more assists: Opponent shot 60 percent or better from the floor: OU had a 5 or more game winning streak: 10 by Bonnie Baker vs. UMKC (1/20/07) .653 (32-49) by Michigan State (12/5/02) 5, Nov. 22, 2010 to Dec. 10, 2010 OU player had 5 or more steals: Opponent shot 60 percent or better from 3-point range: OU had a 10 or more game winning streak: 5 by Zakiya Minifee vs. Clemson (12/9/11) .600 (3-5) by IUPUI (1/26/09) Opponent made 40 or more field goals: 10, Feb. 2, 2009 to March 9, 2009 OU player had 5 or more blocked shots: OU had a 15 or more game winning streak: 11 by Brittany Carnago vs. UIC (12/11/11) 40 by Ohio University (12/30/99) Opponent made 45 or more field goals: 18, Jan. 5 to March 10, 1988 OU player had 10 or more blocked shots: 45 by Saginaw Valley State (2/23/85) OU had a 20 or more game winning streak: 11 by Brittany Carnago vs UIC (12/11/11) Opponent made 10 or more 3-pointers: 20, Jan. 4 to Feb. 26, 1983 OU player had a doube-double: 10 by UMKC (12/1/11) Brittany Carnago vs UIC (12/11/11) *Longest streak - 22 games, Jan. 7 to NCAA tournament, Opponent made 30 or more free throws: 1982 (14 pts, 11 blk) 34 by Ohio University (11/19/04) OU played an Overtime Game: OU player had a triple-double: Opponent did not attempt a free throw: Brittany Carnago vs. Centenary Cornell (11/28/10) Dec. 1, 2011 vs UMKC (14 pts, 11 blk, 10 reb) (1/12/09) Opponent did not attempt a free throw in a half: OU lost an Overtime Game: Opponent player had 10 or more assists: 2nd Half, Western Illinois (2/7/11) Nov. 22, 2011 vs Providence (L, 51-50) 10 by Angel Robinson of Marquette (11/21/09) Opponent did not have a player in double-digits: OU won an Overtime Game: Opponent player had 5 or more steals: Western Illinois (1/8/10) Dec. 1, 2011 vs UMKC (71-65) 6 by Jasmine Bailey of UIC (12/11/11) Played a Double-Overtime Game Opponent player had 5 or more blocks: Jan. 31, 2011 vs Oral Roberts (L, 80-72) 5 by Ashli Hill of UMKC (2/28/11)
NATIONAL RANKINGS OU beat a Top-25 team at home: OU 67, #21 South Dakota State 51 (1/5/09)
www.ougrizzlies.com • page 7 Game No. 10 • December 20, 2011 Oakland Basketball Game Notes OU Record When... The Superlative Page INDIVIDUAL SUPERLATIVES Day of the Week OAKLAND OPPONENT Monday...... 0-0 Points Scored...... 32 by Bethany Watterworth at American (11/15/11)...... 24 by Amber Hegge, South Dakota (12/3/11) Tuesday...... 0-1 Total Field Goals...... 15 by Watterworth at American (11/15/11)...... 10 by Teya Wright, Providence (11/22/11) Wednesday...... 1-0 Total FGs Attempted...... 25 by Watterworth at American (11/15/11)...... 19 by Dayon Hall-Jones, UMKC (12/1/11) Thursday...... 2-0 Highest FG Pct. (min. 5 made)...... 750 (6-8), by Zakiya MInifee at American (11/15/11)...... 667 (10-15) by Teya Wright, Providence (11/22/11) Friday...... 1-0 3-Pt. FG Made...... 2 (8x) last by Liz Hamlet vs UIC (12/11/11)...... 3 (4x) last by Kelly Gramlich, Clemson (12/9/11) Saturday...... 0-1 3-Pt. FG Attempted...... 8, by Victoria Lipscomb at Michigan State (11/27/11)...... 8, (2x) last by Dayon Hall Jones, UMKC (12/1/11) Sunday...... 1-2 3-Pt. FG Made Pct. (min. 2 made)...... 667. (4x) (2-3) last by Hamlet vs. UIC (12/11/11)...... 1.00 (2-2) (2x) last by Elise O’Connor, UMKC (12/1/11) Free Throws Made...... 9 by Watterworth vs. Providence (11/22/11)...... 9 by Nikki Dixon, Clemson (12/9/11) Leads Free Throws Attempted...... 12 by Watterworth vs. Providence (11/22/11)...... 10 by Amber Hegge, South Dakota (12/3/11) Leading at Half...... 4-0 Free Throw Pct. (min. 3 made)...... 1.00 (4-4) by Watterworth vs. Clemson (12/9/11)...... 1.00 (9-9) by Nikki Dixon, Clemson (12/9/11) Trailing at Half...... 0-4 Offensive Rebounds...... 8 by Minifee vs UMKC (12/1/11)...... 9 by Brianna Eldridge, UMKC (12/1/11) Tied at Half...... 1-0 Defensive Rebounds...... 11 by Lipscomb vs. South Dakota (12/3/11)...... 10 by Amber Hegge, South Dakota (12/3/11) Overtime...... 1-1 Total Rebounds...... 15 by Minifee vs.UMKC (12/1/11)), ...... 15 by Brianna Eldridge, UMKC (12/1/11) Assists...... 6 (3x) last by Minifee vs. UMKC (12/1/11)...... 7 by Taleia Moton, George Mason (11/13/11) Scoring Margin Steals...... 5 (3x) last by Minifee vs. Clemson (12/9/11)...... 6 by Jasmine Bailey, UIC (12/11/11) 1-3...... 1-1 Blocked Shots...... 11 by Carnago vs UIC (12/11/11)...... 4 by Janaa Pickardl, George Mason (11/13/11) 4-9...... 2-1 Turnovers...... 6 (3x) last by Minifee vs. Clemson (12/9/11)...... 7 (2x) last by Kim Nezianya, UMKC (12/1/11) 10-15...... 1-1 Minutes Played...... 43 (2x) last by Watterworth vs. UMKC (12/1/11)...... 42 by Dayon Hall-Jones, UMKC (12/1/11) 16+...... 1-1
Rebounding More Rebounds than Opponent...... 4-2 Fewer Rebounds than Opponent...... 0-2 Tied in Rebounds...... 1-0
Assists More Assists than Opponent...... 5-1 Fewer Assists than Opponent...... 0-3 Tied in Assists...... 0-0 Turnovers More Turnovers than Opponent...... 4-3 Fewer Turnovers than Opponent...... 1-0 Tied in Turnovers...... 0-1 Conference Atlantic Coast Conference...... 1-0 BIG EAST...... 0-1 Big Ten...... 0-1 Colonial Athletic Association...... 0-1 Horizon...... 1-0 Patriot...... 1-0 Mid-American...... 0-0 The Summit League...... 1-1
TEAM SUPERLATIVES OAKLAND HIGH OAKLAND LOW CATEGORY OPPONENT HIGH OPPONENT LOW 74 vs. Rochester (11/17/11)...... 42 at Michigan State (11/27/11)...... Points Scored...... 67, at Michigan State (11/27/11)...... 30, Rochester College (11/17/11) 49, 2nd half vs. Oral Roberts (3/7/11)...... 18 at Michigan State (11/27/11)...... Points/Half...... 38, 2nd half, UMKC (12/1/11)...... 15, (2x) 1st/2nd half, Rochester College (11/17/10) 7 vs. UMKC (12/1/11)...... 5 vs Providence (11/22/11)...... Points/Overtime...... 6, Providence (11/22/11)...... 1, vs. UMKC (12/1/11) 32 vs. Rochester (11/17/11)...... 15 vs Providence (11/22/11)...... Total Field Goals...... 25, American (11/15/11)...... 11, Rochester College (11/17/11) 64 vs. UMKC (12/1/11)...... 47 vs UIC (12/11/11)...... Field Goal Attempts...... 74 , UMKC (12/1/11)...... 43, Rochester College (11/17/11) .593 (32-54) at American (11/15/11)...... 313 (15-48) at Toledo (12/10/10)...... Field Goal Percentage...... 431 (25-58), American (11/15/11)...... 256 (11-43), Rochester College (11/17/11) 5 (2x) last vs. UI Chicago (12/11/11)...... 1 (2x), last vs Rochester College (11/17/11) ...... 3-Point Field Goals...... 10, UMKC (12/1/11)...... 2, UIC (12/3/11) 21 at Michigan State (11/27/11)...... 4 vs Rochester College (11/17/11)...... 3-Pt. FG Attempted...... 25, American (11/15/11)...... 6, UIC (12/3/11) .500 (3-6) at Geoge Mason (11/13/11)...... 143 (1-7) at American (11/15/11)...... 3-Pt. FG Percentage...... 435 (10-23), UMKC (12/1/11)...... 182 (4-22), South Dakota (12/3/11) 18 vs. Providence (11/22/11)...... 0 at Michigan State (11/27/11)...... Free Throws...... 16, South Dakota (12/3/11)...... 2, Providence (11/22/11) 23 vs. Providence (11/22/11)...... 0 at Michigan State (11/27/11)...... FT Attempted...... 21, South Dakota (12/3/11)...... 6, Providence (11/22/11) .833 (10-12) vs. Clemson (12/9/11)...... 333 (3-9) at American (11/15/11)...... Free Throw Pct...... 778 (7-9), UIC (12/11/10)...... 333 (2-6), Providence (11/22/11) 17 vs UMKC (12/1/11)...... 5 at American (11/15/11)...... Offensive Rebounds...... 20 at George Mason (11/13/11)...... 3, Rochester College (11/17/11) 39 vs UMKC (12/1/11)...... 18 at Michigan State (11/27/11)...... Defensive Rebounds...... 31 vs South Dakota (12/3/11)...... 21, (2x) last Rochester College (11/17/11) 56 vs. UMKC (12/1/11)...... 30 at Michigan State (2/19/11)...... Total Rebounds...... 50, George Mason (11/13/11)...... 24, Rochester College (11/17/11) 23 at American (11/15/11)...... 9 (2x) last vs Providence (11/22/11)...... Assists...... 17, George Mason (11/13/11)...... 5, UIC (12/13/11) 16 vs. Rochester College (11/17/11)...... 4 vs South Dakota (12/3/11)...... Steals...... 14, Providence (11/22/11)...... 4, (2x) South Dakota (12/3/11) 13 vs. UI Chicago (12/11/11)...... 2 at Michigan State (11/27/11)...... Blocked Shots...... 10, George Mason (11/13/11)...... 1, at American (11/13/11) 24 vs. UMKC (12/1/11)...... 13 (2x) last vs South Dakota (12/3/11)...... Turnovers...... 25, Rochester College (11/17/11)...... 11, South Dakota (12/3/11) 20 vs. South Dakota (12/3/11)...... 6 vs.Rochester College (11/17/11)...... Fouls...... 21, UMKC (12/1/11)...... 5, Michigan State (12/27/10)
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General Information Returning Starters (4) School:...... Oakland University #34 Sharise Calhoun, G, Sr...... 12.8 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 2.8 apg, 2.8 spg Location:...... Rochester, Mich. #40 Bethany Watterworth, F, Jr...... 17.8 ppg, 6.8 rpg, 3.6 apg Founded:...... 1957 #11 Zakiya Minifee, F, So...... 7.5 ppg, 7.2 rpg, 2.7 apg Enrollment:...... 19,379 #22 Brittany Carnago, C, Jr...... 6.8 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 2.9 bpg Nickname:...... Golden Grizzlies Colors:...... Black and Gold Starters Lost (1) Affiliation:...... NCAA I Anna Patritto, F, Sr...... 4.8 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 1.8 apg, 1.1 spg Conference:...... The Summit League Home Court:...... Athletics Center O’rena Other Letterwinners Returning (4) Capacity:...... 3,000 #30 Victoria Lipscomb, G, So.-R...... 4.8 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 2.1 apg* President:...... Dr. Gary D. Russi #10 Malika Glover, G, So...... 5.8 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 1.0 apg Alma Mater:...... SW Oklahoma St., ‘69 #33 Elizabeth Hamlet, G, So.-R...... 4.7 ppg, 1.7 rpg, 1.1 apg Director of Athletics:...... Tracy Huth #20 Amy Carlton, G, So...... 1.4 ppg, 0.6 rpg Alma Mater:...... Oakland, ‘85 Faculty Representative:...... Dr. Robby Stewart Other Letterwinners Lost (2) Athletics Phone:...... 248-370-3190 Kirstie Malone, G, Sr...... 3.7 ppg, 1.7 rpg Elizabeth Hafeli, G, Sr...... 1.4 ppg, 0.6 rpg Coaching Staff Head Coach:...... Beckie Francis * - 2009-10 Stats, Redshirt in 2010-11 season Alma Mater:...... Colgate, 1987 Year:...... 12th Record at OU:...... 212-129 2010-11 Schedule/Results Career Record:...... 242-178 10/29/10 ...... WESTERN ONTARIO (Exhibition)..W, 60-50 Office Phone:...... 248-370-4006 11/05/10 ...... FERRIS STATE (Exhibition)...... W, 70-55 Associate Head Coach:...... Eric Stephan 11/12/10 ...... at Detroit...... L, 58-53 Alma Mater:...... Carthage, 1986 11/15/10...... at UIC...... W, 69-58 Year:...... Seventh (25th at Oakland) 11/18/10 ...... PENN STATE...... L, 96-89 (OT) Assistant Coach:...... Katie Trolla 11/20/10 ...... at Bowling Green...... L, 80-46 11/22/10 ...... ROCHESTER COLLEGE...... W, 86-40 Year:...... Seventh 11/28/10 ...... CORNELL...... W, 56-45 Assistant Coach:...... Anne Hafeli 12/02/10 ...... SOUTHERN UTAH *...... W, 68-39 Year:...... Third 12/04/10 ...... UMKC *...... W, 75-50 12/08/10 ...... ILLINOIS...... W, 62-61 (OT) Athletic Communications 12/10/10 ...... at Toledo...... L, 64-36 Contact:...... Scott Dunford 12/16/10 ...... DARTMOUTH...... W, 65-52 E-Mail:...... [email protected] 12/18/10 ...... at Clemson...... W, 73-49 12/22/10 ...... at Providence...... L, 50-49 Office:...... 248-370-3123 12/29/10 ...... at Centenary*...... W, 87-58 Website:...... www.ougrizzlies.com 12/31/10 ...... at Oral Roberts *...... L, 96-74 Office Fax:...... 248-370-3138 01/08/11 ...... WESTERN ILLINOIS *...... W, 64-38 01/10/11 ...... IUPUI *...... W, 73-50 Basketball History 01/15/11 ...... at IPFW *...... L, 72-60 First Year:...... 1974 01/22/11 ...... at North Dakota State *...... W, 60-48 All-Time Record:...... 701-351 01/24/11 ...... at South Dakota St. *...... W, 57-56 (OT) 01/29/11 ...... CENTENARY *...... W, 100-36 First Year Division I:...... 1998-99 01/31/11 ...... ORAL ROBERTS *...... L, 80-72 (2OT) All-Time Division I Record:...... 242-156 (.607) 02/05/11 ...... at IUPUI *...... W, 62-61 NCAA DI Tournament Appearances:...... 2 (2002, 2006) 02/07/11 ...... at Western Illinois *...... W, 56-47 NCAA DII Tournament Appearances: ...... 6 (1982, 83, 89, 90, 94, 95, 96, 97) 02/12/11...... IPFW *...... L, 70-55 Women’s NIT Appearances:...... 2 (2006-07, 2008-09) 02/19/11 ...... SOUTH DAKOTA STATE *...... L, 76-52 Regular-Season League Titles...... 8 (5 GLIAC, 3 Summit) 02/21/11 ...... NORTH DAKOTA STATE *...... W, 61-58 Tournament League Titles...... 3 (1 GLIAC, 2 Summit) 02/26/11 ...... at Southern Utah *...... L, 60-49 02/28/11 ...... at UMKC *...... W, 63-61 2010-11 Overall Record...... 20-12 03/06/11...... vs. Southern Utah%...... W, 65-58 2010-11 Summit League Record...... 12-6 03/07/11...... vs. Oral Roberts%...... W, 96-62 Summit League Championship Games...... 7 (2001, 02, 03, 06, 07, 09, 11) 03/08/11...... vs South Dakota State%...... L, 61-54 Summit League Tournament Record...... 19-10 * - Summit League Game % - Summit League Tournament Home Games in BOLD CAPS.
www.ougrizzlies.com • page 9 Game No. 10 • December 20, 2011 Oakland Basketball Game Notes Head Coach Beckie Francis 12th Season Beckie Francis recently concluded her 11th season as the head women’s basketball coach at Oakland University. In addition to posting a fifth 20-win season at OU, Francis guided Oakland to The Summit League Championship game for the sixth time in nine seasons of eligibility.
Francis earned her 200th win as OU head coach at South Dakota State and has a career record of 207- 125 at Oakland. She ranks second all-time in career wins at OU. A two-time Summit League Coach of the Year, Francis ranks third in league history with a .723 winning percentage in league play.
Oakland has advanced to the NCAA Tournament twice under Francis, in 2002 and 2006. Francis has taken Oakland to the postseason in four of her last seven seasons as head coach. During her tenure, the Golden Grizzlies have raised six championship banners, four regular season titles (2000, ‘01, ‘07, ‘08) and two tournament wins (2002, ‘06).
Francis won the league regular season title in Oakland’s first season of full Beckie Francis eligibility. in The Summit League Soon after she led the team to its first NCAA tournament berth in 2002. She guided the Golden Grizzlies back Among Coaching Elite to the Big Dance in the 2006 season.
MOST WINS AS OAKLAND HEAD COACH In 2007 the OU won the school’s third regular season title and advanced 1 Bob Taylor ...... 251 to the WNIT for the first time in school history. Oakland would be back 2 Beckie Francis ...... 212 in the postseason two years later in the 2009 WNIT. Since her return to 3 DeWayne Jones ...... 70 the bench, OU has also ranked in the top 25 in team GPA for each of the MOST WINS BY SUMMIT LEAGUE COACHES last six seasons. 1 Jerry Finkbeiner, Oral Roberts ...... 233 2 Keith Freeman, Valparaiso ...... 229 Every four-year player that has played for Francis has participated in some 3 Leslie Cranse, Western Illinois ...... 192 form of NCAA postseason. In nine season, of Summit League eligibility, 4 Beckie Francis, Oakland ...... 178 Oakland has never finished below .500 in league play with Francis at the 5 Ed DiGregorio,Youngstown State ...... 163 helm. ALL-TIME SUMMIT LEAGUE VICTORIES The Oakland teams have also experienced a great deal of success 1 Keith Freeman, Valparaiso ...... 134 (13 seasons) away from the court under Francis’ direction. In addition to numerous 2 Jerry Finkbeiner, Oral Roberts...... 129 (14 seasons) community outreach and volunteer projects, the OU team has also made 3 Leslie Crane, Western Illinois ...... 124 (12 seasons) the WBCA Academic Top 25 Honor Roll for six consecutive seasons 4 Beckie Francis, Oakland ...... 108 (9 seasons) since Francis’ return. BEST SUMMIT LEAGUE WINNING PERCENTAGES 1 Aaron Johnston, SDSU...... 822 (60-13) 2 Sal Buscagliar,Buffalo...... 735 (50-18) 3 Beckie Francis,Oakland...... 720 (108-42) Francis’ Career at OU Year Overall Conference 1997-98 20-7 (.741) N/A Over the past four years Francis has constantly improved Oakland’s 1998-99 14-13 (.519) N/A Academic Progress Rate (APR). The team posted a perfect score of 1000 1999-2000 19-10 (.655) 13-3 (.871) for the 2009-10 academic season, the second perfect score for OU in the 2000-01 20-10 (.667) 12-4 (.750) previous four years. The team now has a multiyear APR of 991, which ranks 2001-02 17-14 (.548) 8-6 (.571) in the top-20 percentile among women’s NCAA Division I teams. 2005-06 15-16 (.484) 8-8 (.500) Francis has also been honored individually as a role model for young women. 2006-07 19-13 (.594) 12-2 (.857) She was an honored guest and recognized as an Esteemed Woman of 2007-08 20-10 (.667) 12-6 (.667) Michigan in 2010. 2008-09 26-7 (.788) 16-2 (.889) The 2010-11 season saw Oakland advance to The Summit League 2009-10 17-13 (.586) 14-4 (.777) Championship game for the fourth time in the past six seasons. Battling 2010-11 20-12 (.625) 12-6 (.667) through injuries, the Golden Grizzlies upended No. 1 seed Oral Roberts 96- 2011-12 5-4 (.556) 1-1 (.500) 62 in The Summit League Tournament semifinal. 212-129 (.622) 108-42 (.720)
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2011-12 OAKLAND SUMMIT LEAGUE STATS
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2011-12 PURDUE STATS
Purdue Women's Basketball Purdue Combined Team Statistics (as of Dec 18, 2011) All games
RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 8-3 4-1 2-2 2-0 CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 8-3 4-1 2-2 2-0
Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 05 Rayburn, Brittany 11-10 332 30.2 55-127 .4 3 3 22-54 .4 0 7 34-45 .7 5 6 6 40 46 4.2 22 0 25 32 6 11 166 15.1 15 Moses, Courtney 10-10 270 27.0 32-95 .3 3 7 10-42 .2 3 8 18-21 .8 5 7 9 26 35 3.5 20 1 24 24 0 13 92 9.2 22 Houser, Kk 11-10 279 25.4 28-88 .3 1 8 5-27 .1 8 5 26-34 .7 6 5 9 17 26 2.4 26 1 34 48 1 26 87 7.9 32 Ostarello, Sam 11-11 294 26.7 34-73 .4 6 6 0-3 .0 0 0 10-19 .5 2 6 24 52 76 6.9 22 0 16 24 15 18 78 7.1 02 Howard, Antionette 11-0 160 14.5 24-57 .4 2 1 2-8 .2 5 0 13-19 .6 8 4 14 20 34 3.1 13 0 14 16 1 6 63 5.7 41 Guyton, Alex 11-2 164 14.9 26-57 .4 5 6 0-0 .0 0 0 6-9 .6 6 7 8 20 28 2.5 30 0 4 11 7 12 58 5.3 40 Jones, Chelsea 11-9 239 21.7 15-33 .4 5 5 0-0 .0 0 0 8-10 .8 0 0 11 27 38 3.5 17 0 10 12 17 8 38 3.5 43 Poston, Chantel 11-2 186 16.9 13-37 .3 5 1 0-1 .0 0 0 8-14 .5 7 1 12 16 28 2.5 7 0 4 11 4 8 34 3.1 20 Williams, Dee Dee 11-1 159 14.5 6-12 .5 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 5-11 .4 5 5 5 11 16 1.5 10 0 8 19 3 5 17 1.5 54 Woods, Samantha 8-0 57 7.1 5-11 .4 5 5 2-5 .4 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 2 10 12 1.5 2 0 1 7 3 2 12 1.5 23 Clemons, Liza 7-0 38 5.4 2-2 1.000 0-0 .0 0 0 1-2 .5 0 0 1 5 6 0.9 3 0 1 6 4 0 5 0.7 04 Thornton, Torrie 8-0 47 5.9 1-3 .3 3 3 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 1 6 7 0.9 4 0 3 8 0 0 2 0.3 Team 24 30 54 2 5 Total...... 11 2225 241-595 .4 0 5 41-140 .2 9 3 129-184 .7 0 1 126 280 406 36.9 178 2 144 223 61 109 652 59.3 Opponents...... 11 2225 215-649 .3 3 1 47-157 .2 9 9 109-172 .6 3 4 171 247 418 38.0 185 - 126 229 48 123 586 53.3
TEAM STATISTICS PUR OPP Date Opponent Score Att. SCORING 652 586 11/13/11 IUPUI W 75-45 8365 Points per game 59.3 53.3 11/17/11 at Bowling Green W 54-53 1932 Scoring margin +6.0 - 11/20/11 UT MARTIN W 65-39 8045 FIELD GOALS-ATT 241-595 215-649 11/22/11 CHICAGO STATE W 76-49 7885 Field goal pct .4 0 5 .3 3 1 11/24 vs Tulane W 61-48 200 3 POINT FG-ATT 41-140 47-157 11/25/11 vs Kansas State Wot 46-42 212 3-point FG pct .2 9 3 .2 9 9 12/1/11 at #8/8 Duke L 53-64 4715 3-pt FG made per game 3.7 4.3 12/04/11 TEXAS A&M W 60-51 8732 FREE THROWS-ATT 129-184 109-172 12/10/11 NOTRE DAME L 38-66 8992 Free throw pct .7 0 1 .6 3 4 12/11/11 at Central Michigan L 62-75 704 F-Throws made per game 11.7 9.9 12-18-11 at Auburn W 62-54 2034 REBOUNDS 406 418 Rebounds per game 36.9 38.0 * - Conference game Rebounding margin -1.1 - ASSISTS 144 126 Assists per game 13.1 11.5 TURNOVERS 223 229 Turnovers per game 20.3 20.8 Turnover margin +0.5 - Assist/turnover ratio 0.6 0.6 STEALS 109 123 Steals per game 9.9 11.2 BLOCKS 61 48 Blocks per game 5.5 4.4 ATTENDANCE 42019 9797 Home games-Avg/Game 5-8404 4-2346 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 2-206
Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT Totals Purdue 295 351 6 652 Opponents 266 318 2 586
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#2 Jenna Bachrouche QUICK HITS • Posted her first career block against Clemson (12/9) • Scored a career-high three points against Rochester College (11/17) • Also equaled her career marks in field goals and free throws • Has played in every game this season
Freshman •6-0 • Forward Farmington Hills, Mich. (North Farmington)
Miscellaneous Statistics Double-Figure Scoring...... 0/0 20-Point Scoring...... 0/0 Double-Figure Rebounds...... 0/0 Bachrouche’s 2011-12 Season Highs Points 3 vs Rochester College (11/17/11) Rebounds 2 vs Rochester College (11/17/11) Assists N/A Blocks 1 vs Clemson (12/9/11) Steals 1 vs. George Mason (11/13/11) FGM 1 (2x) last vs Rochester College (11/17/11) 3FGM None FTM 1 vs Rochester College (11/17/11)
Bachrouche’s Career Highs Points 3 vs Rochester College (11/17/11) Rebounds 3 vs Bowling Green (11/20/10) Assists 1 vs Bowling Green (11/20/10) Blocks 1 vs Clemson (12/9/11) Steals 1 (2x) last vs. George Mason (11/13/11) FGM 1 (3x) last vs Rochester College (11/17/11) 3FGM None FTM 1 (2x) last vs Rochester College (11/17/11)
Bachrouche’s Summit League Highs Points None Rebounds None Assists None Blocks None Steals None FGM None 3FGM None FTM None
Jenna Bachrouche’s Career Statistics
Total 3-Point Rebounds Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 2010-11 4 0 18 4.5 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 1 2 .500 4 1 5 1.3 3 0 1 4 0 1 3 0.8 2011-12 5 0 19 3.8 2 6 .333 0 1 .000 1 2 .500 2 2 4 0.8 0 0 0 2 1 1 5 1.0 TOTAL 9 0 37 4.1 3 8 .375 0 1 .000 2 4 .500 6 3 9 1.0 3 0 1 6 1 2 8 0.9
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#10 Malika Glover QUICK HITS • Leads Oakland in assists this season • Scored a season-high four points against George Mason (11/13) • Posted a season-best three rebounds against Rochester College (11/17) • Had career-highs in points (16) and rebounds (7) against IUPUI (1/10/11)
Sophomore• 5-3 • Guard East Lansing, Mich. (East Lansing, )
Miscellaneous Statistics Double-Figure Scoring...... 5/0 20-Point Scoring...... 0/0 Double-Figure Rebounds...... 0/0 Glover’s 2011-12 Season Highs Points 5 vs UMKC (12/1/11) Rebounds 3 vs Rochester College (11/17/11) Assists 4 (3x) last vs Rochester College (11/17/11) Blocks N/A Steals 4 vs Rochester College (11/17/11) FGM 2 (3x) last vs UMKC (12/1/11) 3FGM N/A FTM 1 vs Rochester College (11/17/11) Glover’s Career Highs Points 16 vs IUPUI (1/10/10) Rebounds 7 vs IUPUI (1/10/10) Assists 4 (4x) last vs American (11/15/11) Blocks None Steals 4 vs Rochester College (11/17/11) FGM 5 (4x), last Centenary (1/29/11) 3FGM None FTM 6 vs IUPUI (1/10/10)
Glover’s Summit League Highs Points 16 vs IUPUI (1/10/10) Rebounds 7 vs IUPUI (1/10/10) Assists 4 (3x) last vs Centenary (1/29/11) Blocks None Steals 3 (2x) last vs Oral Roberts (1/31/11) FGM 6 vs IUPUI (1/10/10) 3FGM None FTM 6 vs IUPUI (1/10/10)
Malika Glover’s Career Statistics
Total 3-Point Rebounds Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 2010-11 28 10 538 19.2 61 170 .359 0 6 .000 39 55 .709 17 54 71 2.5 39 1 29 59 0 25 161 5.8 2011-12 9 5 168 18.7 12 42 .286 0 1 .000 2 3 .667 3 10 13 1.4 7 0 22 18 0 13 26 2.9 TOTAL 37 15 706 19.1 73 212 .344 0 7 .000 41 58 .707 20 64 84 2.3 46 1 51 77 0 38 187 5.1
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#11 Zakiya Minifee QUICK HITS • Posted a double-double effort of 15 points and 11 rebounds agianst Clemson (12/9) • Ranks fifth in The Summit League in steals • Hit game-tying 3-pointer vs UMKC to force overtime with 0.4 seconds left (12/1) • Had a career-high 15 rebounds against UMKC (12/1) • Leads Oakland in rebounding and steals per-game • Has scored in double-digits in every game for Oakland this season • Had a double-double in the season-opener against George Mason (11/13)
Sophomore • 5-10 • Guard East Lansing, Mich. (East Lansing)
Miscellaneous Statistics Double-Figure Scoring...... 13/4 20-Point Scoring...... 1/0 Double-Figure Rebounds...... 9/2 Minifee’s 2011-12 Season Highs Points 15 vs Clemson (12/9/11) Rebounds 15 vs UMKC (12/1/11) Assists 6 vs UMKC (12/1/11) Blocks 2 vs UMKC (12/1/11) Steals 5 (3x) last vs Clemson (12/9/11) FGM 6 vs. American (11/15/11) 3FGM 2 vs Clemson (12/9/11) FTM 4 vs South Dakota (12/3/11) Minifee’s Career Highs Points 21 vs. Centenary (12/29/10) Rebounds 15 vs UMKC (12/1/11) Assists 7 vs.Oral Roberts (3/7/11) Blocks 3 vs. Oral Roberts (1/31/11) Steals 6 vs. Rochester College (11/22/10) FGM 8 vs. Centenary (12/29/10) 3FGM 3 vs. Oral Roberts (12/31/10) FTM 5 vs. IUPUI (1/10/10)
Minifee’s Summit League Highs Points 21 vs. Centenary (12/29/10) Rebounds 15 vs UMKC (12/1/11) Assists 7 vs.Oral Roberts (3/7/11) Blocks 3 vs. Oral Roberts (1/31/11) Steals 4 (2x) last vs. South Dakota State (1/24/11) FGM 8 vs. Centenary (12/29/10) 3FGM 3 vs. Oral Roberts (12/31/10) FTM 5 vs. IUPUI (1/10/11)
Zakiya Minifee’s Career Statistics
Total 3-Point Rebounds Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 2010-11 32 25 1028 32.1 93 215 .433 15 58 .259 38 62 .613 66 165 231 7.2 54 0 86 71 22 55 239 7.5 2011-12 9 9 281 31.2 29 73 .397 5 17 .294 12 19 .632 24 45 69 7.7 23 0 20 33 4 25 75 8.3 TOTAL 41 34 1309 31.9 122 288 .424 20 75 .267 50 81 .617 90 210 300 7.3 77 0 106 104 26 80 314 7.7
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#14 Julia Vestin QUICK HITS • Scored a career-high three points against Clemson (12/9) • Got her first basket of the season and scored a career-high against Rochester College (11/17) • Made her career debut against George Mason (11/13) • She competed in over 100 games with the Swedish National Team at the under-15, 16, 18 and 20 levels
Sophomore • 6-2 • Forward Lulea, Sweden (Lulea Gymnasieskola)
Miscellaneous Statistics
Double-Figure Scoring...... 0/0 20-Point Scoring...... 0/0 Double-Figure Rebounds...... 0/0 Vestin’s 2011-12 Season Highs Points 3 vs Clemson (12/9/11) Rebounds 3 vs Rochester College (11/17/11) Assists 1 (3x) last vs South Dakota (12/3/11) Blocks N/A Steals 2 vs Rochester College (11/17/11) FGM 2 vs Rochester College (11/17/11) 3FGM N/A FTM 1 vs UMKC (12/1/11) Vestin’s Career Highs Points 3 vs Clemson (12/9/11) Rebounds 3 vs Rochester College (11/17/11) Assists 1 (2x) last vs Michigan State (11/27/11) Blocks N/A Steals 2 vs Rochester College (11/17/11) FGM 2 vs Rochester College (11/17/11) 3FGM N/A FTM 1 vs UMKC (12/1/11)
Bachrouche’s Summit League Highs Points 1 vs UMKC (12/1/11) Rebounds 1 vs UMKC (12/1/11) Assists N/A Blocks N/A Steals N/A FGM N/A 3FGM N/A FTM 1 vs UMKC (12/1/11)
Julia Vestin’s Career Statistics
Total 3-Point Rebounds Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 2011-12 9 0 75 8.3 4 12 .333 0 1 .000 2 4 .500 3 7 10 1.1 2 0 3 8 0 2 10 1.1 TOTAL 9 0 75 8.3 4 12 .333 0 1 .000 2 4 .500 3 7 10 1.1 2 0 3 8 0 2 10 1.1
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#20 Peyton Apsey QUICK HITS • Had a career-high six rebounds against Michigan State (11/27) • Scored her first basket and set a career-high five points in win over Rochester College (11/17) • Made her collegiate debut against George Mason (11/13)
Freshman • 5-7 • Guard Hemlock, Mich. (Hemlock)
Miscellaneous Statistics Double-Figure Scoring...... 0/0 20-Point Scoring...... 0/0 Double-Figure Rebounds...... 0/0
Apsey’s 2011-12 Season Highs Points 5 vs Rochester College (11/17/11) Rebounds 6 vs Michigan State (11/27/11) Assists N/A Blocks N/A Steals 1 (2x) last vs Michigan State (11/27/11) FGM 2 vs Rochester College (11/17/11) 3FGM N/A FTM 1 vs Rochester College (11/17/11) Apsey’s Career Highs Points 5 vs Rochester College (11/17/11) Rebounds 6 vs Michigan State (11/27/11) Assists N/A Blocks N/A Steals 1 (2x) last vs Michigan State (11/27/11) FGM 2 vs Rochester College (11/17/11) 3FGM N/A FTM 1 vs Rochester College (11/17/11)
Apsey’s Summit League Highs Points N/A Rebounds 1 vs UMKC (12/1/11) Assists N/A Blocks N/A Steals N/A FGM N/A 3FGM N/A FTM N/A
Peyton Apsey’s Career Statistics
Total 3-Point Rebounds Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 2011-12 9 0 87 9.7 2 9 .222 0 2 .000 1 1 1.000 6 8 14 1.6 4 0 0 3 0 2 5 0.6 TOTAL 9 0 87 9.7 2 9 .222 0 2 .000 1 1 1.000 6 8 14 1.6 4 0 0 3 0 2 5 0.6
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#22 Brittany Carnago QUICK HITS • Tied a career-high with 11 blocks vs UIC and added a season-high 14 points (12/11) • Her 220 blocks rank second in OU history and are the fourth most in The Summit League • Has blocked a shot in seven of eight games this season • Elected as a team captain for the second consecutive season. • Set the OU record for single-season blocks with 89 blocks in 2009-10. • Had her only career triple-double against Centenary with 14 points, 11 blocks, 10 rebounds (1/12/09) • Finished 12th in the nation with an average of 2.9 blocks per game in 2010-11
RS Senior • 6-3 • Center St. Clair, Michigan (St. Clair)
Miscellaneous Statistics Double-Figure Scoring...... 35/4 20-Point Scoring...... 1/0 Double-Figure Rebounds...... 4/0 Carnago’s 2011-12 Season Highs Points 14 vs UIC (12/11/11) Rebounds 9 vs UIC (12/11/11) Assists 6 vs. American (11/15/11) Blocks 11 vs UIC (12/11/11) Steals 2 (2x) last vs Providence (11/22/11)
FGM 5 (3x) last vs UMKC (12/1/11) 3FGM N/A FTM 6 vs UIC (12/11/11) Carnago’s Career Highs Points 21 vs. Rochester College (1/2/08) Rebounds 16 at Niagara (12/16/08) Assists 9 vs. Centenary (12/29/10) Blocks 11 (2x) vs UIC (12/11/11) Steals 6 vs. South Dakota State (1/5/09) FGM 10 vs. Rochester College (1/2/08) 3FGM 2 vs. Oral Roberts (3/7/11) FTM 6 (2x) last vs UIC (12/11/11)
Carnago’s Summit League Highs Points 14 (5x), last at Centenary (12/29/10) Rebounds 15 vs. Oral Roberts (3/7/11) Assists 9 vs. Centenary (12/29/10) Blocks 11 at Centenary (1/12/09) Steals 6 vs. South Dakota State (1/5/09) FGM 6 (4x), last vs Western Illinois (1/8/10) 3FGM 2 vs. Oral Roberts (3/7/11) FTM 6 at Western Illinois (2/23/09)
Brittany Carnago’s Career Statistics
Total 3-Point Rebounds Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 2007-08 22 1 286 13.0 43 79 .544 0 0 .000 12 19 .632 11 41 52 2.4 38 1 24 34 25 9 98 4.5 2008-09 33 32 820 24.8 134 276 .486 0 0 .000 50 88 .568 43 131 174 5.3 87 2 69 93 89 33 318 9.6 2009-10 -- Red Shirt -- 2010-11 28 26 690 24.6 73 185 .395 8 22 .364 35 51 .686 31 117 148 5.3 82 2 65 65 80 21 189 6.8 2011-12 9 9 231 25.7 33 61 .541 0 1 .000 7 14 .500 9 43 52 5.8 22 1 21 16 26 5 73 8.1 TOTAL 92 68 2027 22.0 283 601 .471 8 23 .348 104 172 .605 94 332 426 4.6 229 6 179 208 220 68 678 7.4
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#30 Victoria Lipscomb QUICK HITS • Posted back-to-back games with a career-high 13 rebounds against UMKC and South Dakota (12/3) • Posted her first double-double with 13 points and 13 rebounds against UMKC (12/1) • Had a season-high three steals and tied a career-high with two 3-pointers vs Michigan State (11/27) • Scored a season-high 11 points in win over Rochester College • Has started every game this season • Hit a career-best five field goals against Rochester College • Has pulled in five or more rebounds in every game
RS Sophomore • 5-7 • Guard East Lansing, Michigan (East Lansing HS)
Miscellaneous Statistics Double-Figure Scoring...... 4/3 20-Point Scoring...... 0/0 Double-Figure Rebounds...... 2/2 Lipscomb’s 2011-12 Season Highs Points 13 vs UMKC (12/1/11) Rebounds 13 (2x) last vs South Dakota (12/3/11) Assists 4 vs South Dakota (12/3/11) Blocks 1 (4x) last vs UIC (12/11/11) Steals 3 (2x) last vs Clemson (12/9/11) FGM 5 (2x) last vs UMKC (12/1/11) 3FGM 2 vs Michigan State (11/27/11) FTM 4 vs Providence (11/22/11) Lipscomb’s Career Highs Points 14 vs. Purdue (12/13/09) Rebounds 13 (2x) last vs South Dakota (12/3/11) Assists 6 vs. Saint Louis (12/117/09) Blocks 2 (2x) last vs. Centenary (2/8/10) Steals 5 vs. UIC (11/14/10) FGM 5 (2x) last vs UMKC (12/1/11) 3FGM 2 (5x) last vs Michigan State (11/27/11) FTM 4 (2x) last vs Providence (11/22/11)
Lipscomb’s Summit League Highs Points 13 vs UMKC (12/1/11) Rebounds 13 (2x) last vs South Dakota (12/3/11) Assists 5 vs. UMKC (1/18/10) Blocks 2 (2x) last vs. Centenary (2/8/10) Steals 2 (3x) last vs South Dakota (12/3/11) FGM 5 vs UMKC (12/1/11) 3FGM 2 (3x) last vs. Oral Roberts (2/6/10) FTM 3 vs. UMKC (1/18/10)
Victoria Lipscomb’s Career Statistics
Total 3-Point Rebounds Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 2009-10 30 23 719 24.0 53 127 .417 11 38 .289 27 35 .771 22 75 97 3.2 28 0 64 45 14 22 144 4.8 2010-11 3 3 90 30.0 5 20 .250 1 8 .125 0 0 .000 2 7 9 3.0 6 0 12 4 1 6 11 3.7 2011-12 9 9 302 33.6 23 61 .377 2 17 .118 10 14 .714 10 54 64 7.1 15 1 19 22 4 16 58 6.4 TOTAL 42 35 1111 26.5 81 208 .389 14 63 .222 37 49 .755 34 136 170 4.0 49 1 95 71 19 44 213 5.1
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#32 Amy Carlton QUICK HITS • Scored a season-high 5 in Oakland’s win over UIC (12/11) • Had a career-high in assists and rebounds against RC
RS Freshman• 5-8 • Guard White Lake, Michigan (Lakeland HS) Miscellaneous Statistics Double-Figure Scoring...... 0 20-Point Scoring...... 0 Double-Figure Rebounds...... 0 Carlton’s 2011-12 Season Highs Points 5 vs UIC (12/11/11) Rebounds 2 vs Rochester College (11/17/11) Assists 1 (2x) last vs UIC (12/11/11) Blocks N/A Steals 1 vs UIC (12/11/11) FGM 2 vs UIC (12/11/11) 3FGM 1 vs UMKC (12/1/11) FTM 1 (2x) last vs UIC (12/11/11)
Carlton’s Career Highs Points 9 vs. Rochester College (11/22/10) Rebounds 2 vs Rochester College (11/17/11) Assists 1 vs Rochester College (11/17/11) Blocks 1 vs. Rochester College (11/22/10) Steals 1 (2x) last vs UIC (12/11/11) FGM 3 vs. Rochester College (11/22/10) 3FGM 1 vs. Rochester College (11/22/10) FTM 2 vs. Rochester College (11/22/10)
Carlton’s Summit League Highs Points 3 vs UMKC (12/1/11) Rebounds 1 vs. UMKC (12/4/10) Assists None Blocks None Steals None FGM 1 vs UMKC (12/1/11) 3FGM 1 vs UMKC (12/1/11) FTM None
Amy Carlton’s Career Statistics
Total 3-Point Rebounds Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 2010-11 9 0 42 4.7 3 10 .300 1 6 .167 3 4 .750 1 4 5 0.6 2 0 0 4 1 2 10 1.1 2011-12 8 0 38 4.8 5 10 .500 2 4 .500 1 1 1.000 1 2 3 0.4 0 0 2 4 0 1 13 1.6 TOTAL 17 0 80 4.7 8 20 .400 3 10 .300 4 5 .800 2 6 8 0.5 2 0 2 8 1 3 23 1.4
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#33 Liz Hamlet QUICK HITS • Had a season high in points (8) and rebounds (5) against UIC (12/11) • Tied a career-high with two shot blocks against Providence (11/22) • Leads the team in bench scoring
RS Sophomore• 5-10 • Guard
McBain, Mich. (McBain)
Miscellaneous Statistics Double-Figure Scoring...... 4/0 20-Point Scoring...... 0/0 Double-Figure Rebounds...... 0/0 Hamlet’s 2011-12 Season Highs Points 9 vs South Dakota (12/3/11) Rebounds 5 (2x) vs UIC (12/11/11) Assists 4 vs American (11/15/11) Blocks 2 vs Providence (11/22/11) Steals 2 vs Rochester College (11/17/11) FGM 3 (3x) last vs UIC (12/11/11) 3FGM 2 (2x) last vs UIC (12/11/11) FTM 2 (2x) last vs South Dakota (12/3/11) Hamlet’s Career Highs Points 14 vs UIC (11/15/10) Rebounds 6 vs. Oral Roberts (1/31/11) Assists 5 vs. UMKC (12/4/10) Blocks 2 (2x) last vs. Providence (11/22/11) Steals 3 vs. Dartmouth (12/16/10) FGM 5 vs Centenary (12/29/10) 3FGM 3 vs. Southern Utah (12/2/10) FTM 5 vs Rochester College (11/22/10)
Hamlet’s Summit League Highs Points 13 (2x) last vs. Centenary (1/29/11) Rebounds 6 vs. Oral Roberts (1/31/11) Assists 5 vs. UMKC (12/4/10) Blocks 1 vs. UMKC (12/4/10) Steals 2 (2x) last vs. Centenary (1/2911) FGM 5 vs Centenary (12/29/11) 3FGM 3 vs. Southern Utah (12/2/10) FTM 4 (2x) last vs. Oral Roberts (3/7/11)
Liz Hamlet’s Career Statistics
Total 3-Point Rebounds Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 2010-11 29 12 523 18.0 48 122 .393 14 48 .292 26 43 .605 13 36 49 1.7 31 0 33 41 8 19 136 4.7 2011-12 9 0 165 18.3 15 41 .366 6 24 .250 5 6 .833 5 11 16 1.8 10 0 12 12 4 4 41 4.6 TOTAL 38 12 688 18.1 63 163 .387 20 72 .278 31 49 .633 18 47 65 1.7 41 0 45 53 12 23 177 4.7
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#34 Sharise Calhoun QUICK HITS • Hit the game-winning shot from beyond half court to beat UIC 48-45 (12/11) • Scored a season-high 10 points in her second start of the year against South Dakota (12/3)
Senior • 5-5 • Guard Toledo, Ohio (Central Catholic) Miscellaneous Statistics Double-Figure Scoring...... 33/1 20-Point Scoring...... 3/0 Double-Figure Rebounds...... 3/0 Calhoun’s 2011-12 Season Highs Points 10 vs South Dakota (12/3/11) Rebounds 5 vs Clemson (12/9/11) Assists 4 vs UMKC (12/1/11) Blocks 1 vs Clemson (12/9/11) Steals 4 vs UMKC (12/1/11) FGM 4 vs South Dakota (12/3/11) 3FGM 1 vs UIC (12/11/11) FTM 2 (2x) vs South Dakota (12/3/11)
Calhoun’s Career Highs Points 28 vs. Oral Roberts (1/31/11) Rebounds 12 vs.South Dakota (1/24/11) Assists 6 (3x) last vs. Dartmouth (12/16/10) Blocks 1 (6x), last vs Clemson (12/9/11) Steals 5 at IUPUI (2/5/11) FGM 12 vs. Oral Roberts (1/31/11) 3FGM 2 (7x) last vs. North Dakota State (1/24/11) FTM 10 vs. Penn State (11/18/10)
Calhoun’s Summit League Highs Points 28 vs. Oral Roberts (1/31/11) Rebounds 12 vs. South Dakota State (1/24/11) Assists 6 vs. UMKC (12/4/10) Blocks 1 (6x), last vs. IPFW (2/14/09) Steals 5 at IUPUI (2/5/11) FGM 12 vs. Oral Roberts (1/31/11) 3FGM 2 (3x) last vs Oral Roberts (12/31/10) FTM 9 vs. North Dakota State (1/22/11)
Sharise Calhoun’s Career Statistics
Total 3-Point Rebounds Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 2008-09 33 21 847 25.7 54 177 .305 10 28 .357 40 54 .741 37 64 101 3.1 55 1 63 45 3 40 158 4.8 2009-10 30 30 764 25.5 100 236 .424 15 42 .357 48 65 .738 35 68 103 3.4 60 1 49 53 0 38 263 8.8 2010-11 32 32 1099 34.3 146 355 .411 16 59 .271 103 123 .837 45 129 174 5.4 48 0 89 74 3 58 411 12.8 2011-12 5 4 132 26.4 11 40 .275 1 10 .100 6 8 .750 4 14 18 3.6 4 0 12 9 1 8 29 5.8 TOTAL 100 87 2842 28.4 311 808 .385 42 139 .302 197 250 .788 121 275 396 4.0 167 2 213 181 7 144 861 8.6
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#40 Bethany Watterworth QUICK HITS • Currently ranks as the No. 3 leading scorer in The Summit League • Went over 1,000 points in her career in the second game of her junior year against American • Equaled her career-high with 32 points in win over American, shooting 15-for-25 from the floor • Was a Preseason All-Summit League first team selection
Junior • 5-11 • Forward/Center Lake Orion, Michigan (Lake Orion HS)
Miscellaneous Statistics Double-Figure Scoring...... 60/8 20-Point Scoring...... 21/4 Double-Figure Rebounds...... 10/1 Watterworth’s 2011-12 Season Highs Points 32 vs. American (11/15/11) Rebounds 10 vs Providence (11/22/11) Assists 6 vs Rochester College (11/17/11) Blocks 2 vs George Mason (11/15/11) Steals 2 vs American (11/15/11) FGM 15 vs American (11/15/11) 3FGM 2 vs George Mason (11/15/11) FTM 9 vs Providence (11/22/11) Watterworth’s Career Highs Points 32 (2x) last vs American (11/15/11) Rebounds 12 (2x) last vs Southern Utah (2/26/11) Assists 9 (2x), last vs Oral Roberts (1/31/11) Blocks 4 vs. Illinois (12/8/10) Steals 6 vs. Purdue (12/13/09) FGM 15 vs American (11/15/11) 3FGM 5 vs. Centenary (1/29/11) FTM 11 vs. Toledo (11/18/09)
Watterworth’s Summit League Highs Points 32 vs. IPFW (2/27/10) Rebounds 12 vs Southern Utah (2/26/11) Assists 9 vs Oral Roberts (1/31/11) Blocks 3 vs. UMKC (12/4/10) Steals 4 vs. IUPUI (1/2/10) FGM 12 vs. IPFW (2/27/10) 3FGM 5 vs. Centenary (1/29/11) FTM 7 vs. IPFW (2/27/10)
Bethany Watterworth’s Career Statistics
Total 3-Point Rebounds Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 2009-10 30 29 805 26.8 144 336 .429 11 39 .282 108 140 .771 59 115 174 5.8 68 3 72 72 16 23 407 13.6 2010-11 32 32 1074 33.6 214 475 .451 45 115 .391 98 124 .790 54 162 216 6.8 60 1 114 90 31 22 571 17.8 2011-12 9 9 277 30.8 61 132 .462 12 29 .414 32 44 .727 15 35 50 5.6 21 0 21 24 6 8 166 18.4 TOTAL 71 70 2156 30.4 419 943 .444 68 183 .372 238 308 .773 128 312 440 6.2 149 4 207 186 53 53 1144 16.1
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#42 Shelby Herrington QUICK HITS • Had a career-high four rebounds against Michigan State (11/27) • Scored her first collegiate points against Rochester College (11/17) • Scored a career-high six points against Rochester College on a 3-for-4 shooting effort • Posted a career-best three rebounds in the OU win over Rochester College • Made her first collegiate appearance against George Mason in the season-opener
Freshman • 6-2 • Forward Hemlock, Mich. (Hemlock) Miscellaneous Statistics Double-Figure Scoring...... 0/0 20-Point Scoring...... 0/0 Double-Figure Rebounds...... 0/0 Herrington’s 2011-12 Season Highs Points 6 vs Rochester College (11/17/11) Rebounds 4 vs Michigan State (11/27/11) Assists 1 vs South Dakota (12/3/11) Blocks N/A Steals 2 vs Providence (11/22/11) FGM 3 vs Rochester College (11/17/11) 3FGM N/A FTM 2 vs Providence (11/22/11)
Herrington’s Career Highs Points 6 vs Rochester College (11/17/11) Rebounds 4 vs Michigan State (11/27/11) Assists 1 vs South Dakota (12/3/11) Blocks N/A Steals 2 vs Providence (11/22/11) FGM 3 vs Rochester College (11/17/11) 3FGM N/A FTM 2 vs Providence (11/22/11)
Herrington’s Summit League Highs Points N/A Rebounds 1 vs UMKC (12/1/11) Assists N/A Blocks N/A Steals N/A FGM N/A 3FGM N/A FTM N/A
Shelby Herrington’s Career Statistics
Total 3-Point Rebounds Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 2011-12 9 0 76 8.4 6 14 .429 0 0 .000 2 2 1.000 2 9 11 1.2 3 0 2 3 0 2 14 1.6 TOTAL 9 0 76 8.4 6 14 .429 0 0 .000 2 2 1.000 2 9 11 1.2 3 0 2 3 0 2 14 1.6
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Game 1 • George Mason 59, Oakland 48 Game 2 • Oakland 68, American 62 November 13, 2011 • Fairfax, Virginia November 15, 2011 • Washington, D.C.
FAIRFAX, Va. - Bethany Watterworth led all players with 17 points, but the Oakland women’s WASHINGTON, D.C. - Bethany Watterworthequaled her career-high with 32 points and went basketball team (0-1) dropped its season-opener, 59-48, to George Mason (1-1) at the Patriot over 1000 points in her career to lead the Oakland women’s basketball team (1-1) to a 68-62 Center on Sunday. Zakiya Minifeeadded a double-double of 10 points and 10 rebounds for the win at American (1-2) on Tuesday at Bender Arena. The Golden Grizzlies shot 59.3 percent Golden Grizzlies. from the field and had three players in double-digits. “That’s how opening games go sometimes,” said Oakland head coach Beckie Francis. “It was fun tonight,” said Oakland head coach Beckie Francis. “Everyone contributed and it “The first game of the year is always hard, especially on the road and missing a senior team showed with us shooting as well as we did. Getting 50 points in the paint showed how well we captain.” were sharing the ball.” Watterworth had 10 points in the first half and gave Oakland its first lead of the game with Watterworth entered the game needing five points to go over 1000 career points as a junior a 3-pointer with 14:37 remaining in the first half. OU used a 7-0 run to take an 11-6 lead, the and did that with a layup less than four minutes into the first half. After scoring 14 points in largest of the game. Just a junior, Watterworth now has 995 points in her career. the first half, Watterworth finished with 32 points on 15-for-25 shooting from the floor and also The Patriots responded with a 15-3 run to go in front 21-14 on a basket by Rahneeka dished out five assists. Saunders. The Golden Grizzlies managed to rally over the final four minutes of the half and “I wasn’t concentrating on getting to 1000, I was just focused on us getting our first win pulled within 25-23, before a late foul and two free throws gave GMU a 27-23 lead at the tonight,” said Watterworth. “It was my teammates who made it happen tonight with their great break. passing. Brittany Carnagohad six assists and, as a team we had 23 assists on 32 baskets. Victoria Lipscombscored the first basket of the second half to bring OU within two points. That’s Oakland basketball.” From that point, the Patriots went on a 24-10 run, taking a 51-35 lead on a layup by Evelyn The game turned on a 10-0 run in the second half as Oakland took a 42-37 lead on a layup Lewis. The Patriots outrebounded Oakland 50-38 with a 20-9 edge in offensive rebounds. GMU by Zakiya Minifee. The run featured eight consecutive stops by the OU defense and came on also went 4-for-8 beyond the arc in the second half. the heels of a 7-3 run to start the second half. The Golden Grizzlies outscored American 50-30 Taleia Moton and Amber Easter each scored 11 points to lead George Mason. Moton led in the paint with Minifee adding 13 points and five rebounds. GMU offense with seven assists, while Easter was her team’s top rebounder with eight. Moton Victoria Lipscomb scored six points and led the team with six rebounds. The two teams fin- also had a key defense play, hustling back to break up an Oakland fast break to preserve a ished equal in rebounding with 31 each. Malika Gloverhad four assists, while Liz Hamlet scored nine-point lead with 1:30 left in the game. five points to lead OU in bench-scoring. The two teams combined for 15 blocks, with Janaa Pickard recording four of GMUs 10 American jumped out to an early 12-6 lead, but the Golden Grizzlies continued to chip away blocks. Brittany Carnagoand Watterworth both had two blocks each for OU. The Golden Grizzlies and eventually took the lead 24-22 on a basket by Carnago. She finished the game with 10 shot 34.5 percent from the field, while holding George Mason to just 34.3 percent. points, five rebounds and a team-high six assists. The two teams were tied 30-30 at the half. Oakland played without senior guard Sharise Calhoun, who averaged 12.8 points per-game Alexis Dobbs had 16 points and four assists to lead the Eagles, while Stephanie Anya had 11 last season. points and seven rebounds. American went 5-for-25 beyond the arc. Oakland had a number of alumni in attendance at the game. The office of Alumni Relations hosted a mixer for some of the 300 Oakland alums in the Washington, D.C. area. “It felt like a home game tonight with all the alumni and friends that were in attendance,” said Francis.
www.ougrizzlies.com • page 26 Oakland at Purdue• December 20, 2011 Oakland Basketball Game Notes Game 3 • Oakland 74, Rochester College 40 Game 4 • Providence 51, Oakland 50 (ot) November 17, 2011 • Rochester, Michigan November 17, 2011 • Rochester, Michigan
ROCHESTER, Mich. - Bethany Watterworthscored 17 points to lead four players in double- ROCHESTER, Mich.- Behind a double-double effort of 24 points and 10 rebounds from figures for the Oakland women’s basketball team (2-1) in a 74-30 win over Rochester College Bethany Watterworth, the Oakland women’s basketball team (2-2) took Providence (2-3) (4-4) at the Athletics Center O’rena on Thursday. The Golden Grizzlies defense held the War- to overtime before eventually falling, 51-50, on Tuesday night at the Athletics Center riors to 25.6 percent shooting, while OU hit 55.2 percent from the field. O’rena. The Golden Grizzlies outscored the Friars 24-18 in the paint. “This was a good overall effort by our team,” said associate head coach Eric Stephan. “We “I was proud of the team tonight,” said Oakland head coach Beckie Francis. “Our played very unselfish basketball tonight, which was nice to see. Defensively, we were strong as players gave everything they had. Things just didn’t bounce right for us, It was a case we controlled the glass and held them to a very low shooting percentage.” where their bounces went in and ours went out.” Victoria Lipscomb scored 11 points, while Brittany Carnago and Zakiya Minifee added 10 Oakland took the lead 50-49 with 1:24 left in overtime on a layup by Malika Glover. each. All 11 players scored and had a rebound for the Golden Grizzlies in the win. However, Alicia Cropper responded for Providence, scoring with 1:02 left to put PC up for Oakland started the game on a 9-0 run, which Watterworth pushed to 16 (19-3) with a good. Cropper led all players with four points in the overtime session. layup less than seven minutes in. She scored 11 in the first half, reaching double-digits by The Golden Grizzlies had a pair of looks at a game-winning shot, but could not find halftime for the third consecutive game. the bottom of the basket. OU was able to force a turnover with less-than 10 seconds to Sam Tomaschko hit a 3-pointer to help Rochester cut the lead to 14 (26-12) with 3:55 play, but a rushed 3-point attempt by Liz Hamlet hit the rim and bounced away. remaining in the half. However, Oakland responded with a 12-3 run to end the half, and led The game featured 10 lead changes and eight ties, as Providence led 45-43 with less 38-15 at the intermission. than 30 seconds to go in regulation. Watterworth drove the lane and was fouled to get to Oakland opened the second half on a 14-0 run, pushing the lead to 37 points on a jumper the line, where she knocked down two pressure-packed free throws to force overtime. by Lipsomb. The Warriors remained at arm’s length the rest of the way, before a 7-0 run to end The Golden Grizzlies finished the night 18-of-23 at the free-throw line. the game, gave OU its largest lead of 44-points. Providence benefited from a double-double effort by Teya Wright who scored 20 The Oakland defense limited the Warriors to just 15 points in each half. Minifee had five of points and pulled in 13 rebounds. Cropper added 13 points and five steals, while Rachel the Golden Grizzlies’ 15 steals and OU scored 28 points from 25 RC turnovers. Barnes had eight points including two valuable 3-pointers. The Friars shot 37.7 percent Tomaschko led the Warriors, with 13 points, two blocks and a game-high nine rebounds. from the field and held OU to just 31.3 percent. Ke’ala Ka’aikala added nine points off the bench for RC, while Ka’imana Ka’aikala had five. After trailing 24-19 at the half, the Golden Grizzlies started the second half with a The Golden Grizzlies hit the glass for a 41-24 rebounding advantage, with four players 12-4 run, which was sparked by back-to-back 3-pointers by Watterworth and Zakiya collecting five rebounds each. OU also scored 50 points in the paint for the second consecutive Minifee to put OU ahead 25-24. Neither team led by more than four points in the second game. Watterworth had a game-high six-assists, as Oakland had 18 assists on 32 baskets. half. “We just need to continue to get better as a team,” added Stephan. “We took a big step Victoria Lipscomb had six points and seven rebounds to help Oakland outrebound forward with our rebounding tonight. We will continue to get better as we gain more familiarity a taller PC team 39-37. Minifee and Brittany Carnago each added five points for the on the court, which is a key for us going forward.” Golden Grizzlies. Carnago also had two blocks, giving her 200 in her career at OU. It was the second consecutive season in which the game between Oakland and Providence was decided by a single point. Last season, the game ended 50-49 in PC’s Alumni Hall.
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Game 5 • Michigan State 67, Oakland 42 Game 6 • Oakland 71, UMKC 65 (ot) November 27, 2011 • East Lansing, Michigan December 1, 2011 • Rochester, Michigan
EAST LANSING, Mich. - Bethany Watterworth scored 12 points and Victoria Lipscombadded 10, EAST LANSING, Mich. - Bethany Watterworth scored 12 points and Victoria Lipscombadded 10, for the Oakland women’s basketball team (2-3) in a 67-42 road loss to Michigan State (5-2) at for the Oakland women’s basketball team (2-3) in a 67-42 road loss to Michigan State (5-2) at the Breslin Center on Sunday. The starters accounted for 36 points for the Golden Grizzlies. the Breslin Center on Sunday. The starters accounted for 36 points for the Golden Grizzlies. “I think that their size bothered us tonight,” said Oakland head coach Beckie Francis. “I “I think that their size bothered us tonight,” said Oakland head coach Beckie Francis. “I think that we were able to battle with them throughout the first half, but eventually their size think that we were able to battle with them throughout the first half, but eventually their size wore on us and they were able to take advantage.” wore on us and they were able to take advantage.” Oakland battled in a back-and-forth first half, which featured four ties and six lead Oakland battled in a back-and-forth first half, which featured four ties and six lead changes. Watterworth hit a 3-pointer to pull Oakland within one point at 25-24 with 1:32 to changes. Watterworth hit a 3-pointer to pull Oakland within one point at 25-24 with 1:32 to play before the half. The Spartans responded with a 5-0 run to take a 30-24 lead at the break. play before the half. The Spartans responded with a 5-0 run to take a 30-24 lead at the break. Lipscomb pulled Oakland back to within four points at 30-26 when she hit the opening Lipscomb pulled Oakland back to within four points at 30-26 when she hit the opening basket of the second half. However, MSU responded with a 12-0 run and eventually pushed the basket of the second half. However, MSU responded with a 12-0 run and eventually pushed the lead to 20 points with 10 minutes to play. Porsche Poole led the way for the Spartans with 16 lead to 20 points with 10 minutes to play. Porsche Poole led the way for the Spartans with 16 points on 6-for-14 shooting. points on 6-for-14 shooting. Brittany Carnago added six points and two blocks for OU, while Peyton Apseycame off the Brittany Carnago added six points and two blocks for OU, while Peyton Apseycame off the bench to lead Oakland in rebounding with six. The Golden Grizzlies hit 31.7 percent from the bench to lead Oakland in rebounding with six. The Golden Grizzlies hit 31.7 percent from the field and did not attempt a free throw for the first time in over seven years. Both Watterworth field and did not attempt a free throw for the first time in over seven years. Both Watterworth and Lipscomb knocked down two 3-pointers each for OU. and Lipscomb knocked down two 3-pointers each for OU. Poole was the only MSU player in double-digits, while Lykendra Johnson and Taylor Alton Poole was the only MSU player in double-digits, while Lykendra Johnson and Taylor Alton added nine points each. Becca Mills also came off the bench for eight points and six rebounds, added nine points each. Becca Mills also came off the bench for eight points and six rebounds, as the MSU reserves outscored the OU bench 23-6. as the MSU reserves outscored the OU bench 23-6. The Spartans finished the game shooting 42.1 percent from the field and went 13-of-20 The Spartans finished the game shooting 42.1 percent from the field and went 13-of-20 from the free-throw line. MSU also earned a 47-30 rebounding edge, which included 18 of- from the free-throw line. MSU also earned a 47-30 rebounding edge, which included 18 of- fensive rebounds. fensive rebounds.
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Game 7 • South Dakota 58, Oakland 51 Game 8 • Oakland 63, Clemson 51 December 3, 2011 • Rochester, Michigan December 9, 2011 • Rochester, Michigan
ROCHESTER, Mich. - Bethany Watterworthscored 14 points as the Oakland women’s basketball ROCHESTER, Mich. - Zakiyas Minifee recorded a double-double with 15 points and 11 team (3-4, 1-1) suffered its first Summit League loss of the season, 58-51, to South Dakota rebounds to help lead the Oakland women’s basketball team (4-4) to a 63-51victory over (5-1, 1-1) on Saturday at the Athletics Center O’rena. The Golden Grizzlies held South Dakota Clemson (3-5) on Friday at the Athletics Center O’rena. Bethany Watterworth added a game- to just 36.5 percent shooting from the floor. high 21 points as the Golden Grizzlies beat an ACC opponent for the third consecutive time. “Once again I thought we had a very strong defensive game,” said Oakland head coach “I thought that our players played tough and that we shot the ball better,” said Oakland Beckie Francis. “We held them to 36 percent shooting from the floor. I am also happy with our head coach Beckie Francis. “It’s also our third straight win over an ACC opponent, so I am defense having held a team to 58 points, but if you have a cold shooting night you can’t win.” pretty proud of our mid-major program that we are building here.” Watterworth hit back-to-back 3-pointers with 7:30 remaining in the game to give Oakland Watterworth scored 16 of her 21 points in the second half, as OU shot 46.2 percent from its first lead of the second half. However, USD tied the game on a pair of free throws with 6:01 the field after the intermission and pushed its lead to as much as 15 points. The Oakland to play and Sam Mehrs followed up with a 3-pointer to put the Coyotes ahead for good. defense held Clemson to just 25 percent shooting in the second half and 30.5 percent for the Victoria Lipscomb equaled her career-high with 13 rebounds to help the Golden Grizzlies game. win the rebounding battle 39-36. Lipscomb also had a game-high four assists. Sharise Calhou- Brittany Carnago added a season-high six blocks as she moved into second place in nadded 10 points for Oakland which shot 35.1 percent from the field. Oakland history with 209 career blocks. The Golden Grizzlies also dominated on the glass, Amber Hegge led all players with a double-double effort of 24 points and 14 rebounds. outrebounding the Lady Tigers 45-32 with 13 offensive boards for 11 second-chance points. Hegge shot 50 percent from the field and was 7-of-10 at the free-throw line, where USD OU led 32-25 in the first half, behind 11 points from Minifee who finished with a season- outscored Oakland 16-8. Annie Roche also reached double-digits with 13 points. high in scoring. The Golden Grizzlies shot 41.4 percent from the field and knocked down five The Golden Grizzlies started the game on an 5-0 run and held USD without a basket for the 3-pointers as both Minifee and Liz Hamlet knocked down a pair of shots from beyond the arc. first 6:12. However, the Coyotes recovered to take a 24-21 lead into halftime. Nikki Dixon paced Clemson with 13 points. She was the only player in double-figures for Liz Hamlet came off the bench to score nine points and helped the Oakland bench outscore the Lady Tigers. the USD reserves 15-8. Three of Oakland’s starters played the final 6:01 of the game with four The win marked the 700th program win for Oakland women’s basketball. The squad is fouls each. 700-351 all-time. It was the first Summit League win for South Dakota, a team which joined the league this season and is not eligible for postseason play.
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Game 9 • Oakland 48, Illinois-Chicago 48 December 11, 2011 • Rochester, Michigan
ROCHESTER, Mich.– Sharise Calhoun’s half-court shot at the buzzer propelled the Oakland women’s basketball team (5-4) to a 48-45win over Illinois-Chicago (4-4) on Sunday at the Athletics Center O’rena. Brittany Carnago was one rebound shy of a triple-double and led the Golden Grizzlies with 14 points, 11 blocks and nine rebounds. “We actually practice [last-second shots],” said Oakland head coach Beckie Francis. “I really want to complement our two seniors, Brittany Carnago and Sharise Calhoun, who really stepped up tonight with both their leadership and their performance on the floor.” After Taylor Foulks hit a jumper with 3.4 seconds left to tie the game at 45, Calhoun got the ball on the inbound play and fired off a shot from just behind the half-court line to win the game. It was the first 3-pointer of the season for Calhoun, who finished with seven points. Carnago’s season-high 11 blocks led an OU defense that held UIC to just 34.6 percent shooting and forced 15 turnovers. The Golden Grizzlies shot 34 percent from the field, but did hit five 3-pointers, including back-to-back 3s by Liz Hamlet in the second half. Oakland led 27-19 at the half, an 11-0 run to start the second half, gave UIC a three-point lead on a basket by Jasmine Bailey. Neither team led by more than three points in the second half. Bailey led the Flames with 15 points and nine rebounds, while Foulks added 12 points. Bailey came into the game averaging 22.4 points and 10.6 rebounds per-game and was the leading scorer in the Horizon League. Oakland’s leading scorer Bethany Watterworth hit a 3-pointer on her first shot of the game, but left immediately after with an injury. She is currently the second-leading scorer in The Summit League.
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