game #24 | ORAL ROBERTS vs denver | tulsa, okla. | February 7, 2015 2014-15 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL ORAL ROBERTSGOLDEN EAGLES ORU media relations | 7777 S. LEWIS AVE., TULSA, OK 74141 | WOMEN’S BASKETBALL CONTACT • PHILLIP DOWDEN | PHONE: (918) 495-7094 | E-MAIL: [email protected] 2014-15 ORU WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE GAMEDAY CENTRAL NOVEMBER N1 Rockhurst (Ex.) Mabee Center W, 69-36 SETTING THE STAGE N8 East Central (Ex.) Mabee Center W, 62-46 Date February 7, 2015 N14 at Baylor Waco, Texas L, 60-101 Time 2 p.m. N17 at Tennessee Knoxville, Tenn. L, 39-91 Location Tulsa, Okla. N21 Tulsa Mabee Center W, 73-71 Arena Mabee Center N24 Missouri State Mabee Center W, 70-54 TV/Video ORUAthletics.com N26 at UALR Little Rock, Ark. L, 43-54 Radio KYAL1550 AM N28 vs. North Carolina A&T^ Hattiesburg, Miss. L, 38-47 Series History Denver leads 1-0 N29 vs. Austin Peay^ Hattiesburg, Miss. W, 73-60 ORAL ROBERTS (11-12, 5-5) Last Meeting 1/4/15•Denver 66, ORU 57 denver (7-16, 4-5) DECEMBER D2 Southwestern Christian Mabee Center W, 88-49 OPENING TIP D6 Eastern Michigan Mabee Center W, 63-62 D12 Grand Canyon Mabee Center L, 51-54 ► The Oral Roberts women’s basketball team returns to the Mabee Center to host Denver Saturday afternoon. The D14 at Kansas State Manhattan, Kan. L, 53-47 Golden Eagles can split the season series with the Pioneers with a win in just the second meeting between the two D20 at Wisconsin Madison, Wis. L, 52-70 schools. D29 St. Gregory’s Mabee Center W, 86-61 The Golden Eagles snapped a 27-game road losing streak ► STAT COMPARISON (PER GAME) JANUARY Wednesday night at Omaha. Entering Saturday’s game vs. Denver ORU J2 at North Dakota State* Fargo, N.D. L, 64-77 has won their last five home games and 28 of the last 34. J4 at Denver* Denver, Colo. L, 57-66 CATEGORY Record 11-12 7-16 J8 South Dakota* Mabee Center W, 81-65 ► With six games left Vicky McIntyre is just five rebounds andeight J11 at IPFW* Ft. Wayne, Ind. L, 63-73 blocks away from the ORU single-season record in both categories. Points 63.7 61.7 J15 IUPUI* Mabee Center W, 84-72 She is on pace to finish with 454 boards. Opp. Points 66.3 71.2 Rebounds 42.3 36.7 J17 Western Illinois* Mabee Center W, 76-73 McIntyre is also nearing the Summit League single-season record J24 Omaha* Mabee Center W, 74-53 ► Rebound Margin +5.1 -6.2 for rebounds with just three more boards. She will pass Oberon J29 at South Dakota State* Brookings, S.D. L, 46-71 Field Goal % 40.8 37.6 Pitterson of Western Illinois who pulled down 362 during the 1993-94 J31 at South Dakota* Vermillion, S.D. L, 70-93 Opp. Field Goal % 38.5 39.8 3-Pt Field Goal % 33.2 33.7 FEBRUARY season. Opp. 3-Pt FG % 31.7 33.1 F4 at Omaha* Omaha, Neb. W, 66-52 Jordan Doyle finished with 10 points in Wednesday’s road win at ► Free Throw % 69.9 71.5 F7 Denver* Mabee Center 2 pm Omaha. Doyle and Dorottya Balla are both averaging 10 ppg during Assists 11.3 12.1 F11 North Dakota State* Mabee Center 7 pm Summit League action while McIntyre sits at 17.5 ppg. Turnovers 18.8 15.2 F13 South Dakota State* Mabee Center 7 pm Blocked Shots 5.9 2.6 F19 at Western Illinois* Macomb, Ill. 7 pm ► Vicky McIntyre - who earned her 3rd Summit League Player of the Steals 5.2 5.0 F21 at IUPUI* Indianapolis, Ind. 1 pm Week honors Monday - continues her record setting pace at ORU as F28 IPFW* Mabee Center 2 pm she recorded posted her 17th double-double of the season at Omaha: MARCH one behind Aerial Power (Michigan St) and two behind Jillian Alleyne (Oregon). With back-to-back 30 point games M7-10 Summit League Tournament Sioux Falls, S.D. TBA McIntyre is averaging 24.7 ppg in her last four games. * Summit League game ► McIntyre who averages 4.9 blocks per game could become the first player since Brittney Griner during the 2011-12 ^ Southern Miss Thanksgiving Tournament season to average over 5 blocks per game. The 2012 National Player of the Year averaged 5.1 during her junior season and 6.4 during her freshman season. 2014 Summit League Standings (as of Feb. 5) projected starters (based on last game) TEAM CONF. PCT. OVR. PCT. ATOE’ JACKSON JORDAN DOYLE DOROTTYA BALLA FAITH IHIM VICKY MCINTYRE South Dakota 7-2 0.778 17-5 0.773 GUARD GUARD FORWARD FORWARD CENTER South Dakota State 6-3 0.667 15-7 0.682 Western Illinois 6-3 0.667 14-8 0.636 0 2 12 15 34 IUPUI 6-4 0.600 11-12 0.478 North Dakota State 5-4 0.556 9-12 0.429 Oral Roberts 5-5 0.500 11-12 0.478 Denver 4-5 0.444 7-16 0.304 Fort Wayne 2-7 0.222 8-14 0.364 Omaha 1-9 0.100 6-16 0.273 PPG APG 3FG% PPG APG FG% PPG RPG 3FG% PPG RPG FG% PPG RPG BPG 8.7 1.4 35.4 8.5 2.1 37.0 8.8 2.1 30.4 7.4 4.0 50.0 14.5 15.7 4.8 2014-15 ORAL ROBERTS WOMEN’S BASKETBALL HEAD COACH MISTI CUSSEN a win for oru would SOUTHERN NAZARENE ‘93 ► A win for ORU would put the Golden Eagles at 12-12 on the season and split the season series with Denver. 3RD SEASON ► A win for ORU would tie the all-time series with Denver at 1-1. In her third season as head coach, ► ► It would be the 39th win for head coach Misti Cussen in her career at ORU and improve her overall record to with a career record of 38-45. 39-45 in three seasons. ► Led ORU to the 2013 Southland A win would give ORU six straight home wins and a 10-1 record this season. Conference Regular Season and ► a loss for oru would Tournament Championships ORU RECORD WATCH A loss would move the Golden Eagles to 10-13 on the season BLOCKED SHOTS ► Spent 16 seasons as an assistant at ► ORU prior to being named head coach and 4-6 in the Summit League. 1. Kisa Bradley (95-96) ........................... 119 2. Vicky McIntyre (14-15) ................111 on April 27, 2012 ► A loss would give Denver a 2-0 advantage in the all-time series. 3. Kisa Bradley (96-97) ............................. 94 Was part of 273 victories, five NCAA Tournament ► ► It would move head coach Misti Cussen’s career record to 38-46 4. Rauna Barrett (99-00) ........................... 71 appearances and three Women’s NIT appearances during her in three seasons. 16 seasons as an ORU assistant DOUBLE-DOUBLES ► It would snap a streak of five straight home wins. 1. Vivian Herron (88-89) ........................... 19 ► Was on the staff for ORU’s Mid-Continent Conference golden eagle notes Elisha Turek (06-07) .............................. 19 tournament championship seasons of 1999, 2001, 2005, Redshirt-senior Vicky McIntyre still leads the nation in blocks 3. Vicky McIntyre (14-15) ................. 17 2007 and 2008 ► 4. Elisha Turek (04-05) .............................. 16 per game (4.8) and rebounds (15.7). With just six regular season Has recruited and coached five All-Americans and 12 ► games left she is on pace to shatter both the ORU and Summit REBOUNDS 1,000-point scorers while at ORU League rebound record with 454 boards. 1. Amy Williams (89-90) ......................... 365 Helped ORU to a pair of WNIT victories in 2011, the 2. Vicky McIntyre (14-15) ................360 ► ► McIntyre has also climbed her way into the ORU and Summit program’s first postseason tournament victories in 28 years League single-season record books as seen on the chart on the 3. Elisha Turek (06-07) ............................ 347 4. Vivian Herron (88-89) ......................... 302 right. The Omaha native has 360 rebounds and is 2nd on both ► Served as head coach for Athletes in Action during the 5. Elisha Turek (04-05) ............................ 298 summer of 2006, leading the team on a month-long tour of single-season lists. She is just two away from the 21-year old India Summit League record and five shy of the ORU single-season SUMMIT RECORD WATCH mark. REBOUNDS ► Spent one season as an assistant coach at Southern 1. Oberon Pitterson, WIU (93-94) ........... 362 Nazarene University ► The Golden Eagles have been extremely tough at the Mabee 2. Vicky McIntyre, ORU (14-15) ........360 Center the last two seasons starting this year off at 9-1 and 3. Oberon Pitterson, WIU (94-95) ........... 354 ► Played college basketball at Southern Nazarene University (1991-93) and the University of Kansas (1989-91) posting a 28-6 record and .823 winning percentage since 2012-13 4. Elisha Turek, ORU (06-07).................... 247 at home. 5. Kim Wood, Green Bay (92-93) ............. 334 Husband, Kyle, is the head women’s soccer coach at the ► Defense has been the key for ORU as the Golden Eagles rank at University of Tulsa ► BLOCKED SHOTS the top of the Summit League in field goal percentage defense Has two daughters, Cassie (11) and Caia (7) 1. Brooke McAfee, IUPUI (05-06) ............ 137 ► at 38.5. With the exception of Saturday’s loss at South Dakota, 2.