Golden Eagles soar to victory in opener - TW (11-12-2006)

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Women's: Golden Eagles soar to victory in opener

by Staff Reports

11/12/2006

Elisha Turek kicked off her senior campaign Saturday afternoon with game-highs of 22 points and 18 rebounds as she led the Oral Roberts University women to a 82-67 victory over North Dakota State at the Mabee Center.

Turek's double-double was the 37th of her career, while her 18 rebounds was one shy of her career mark. She also shot 62.5 percent (10-of-16) from the floor with two assists and two steals in 31 minutes.

ORU (1-0) got a fast start with Turek and Claremore's Jenny Hardin combining for nine of the team's first 11 points for an early 11-2 lead.

A pair of Lisa Bue buckets brought North Dakota State (0-1) to within 13-10 at the 11:32 mark, but Turek answered with a layup that sparked a 12-0 ORU run to give the Eagles a 25-10 lead with 8:36 to play in the half.

The Golden Eagles maintained their double-figure lead until the Bison closed the half on a 10-4 run to pull within 38-32 at intermission.

ORU began to pull away early in the second half, increasing their lead to 57-42 on a Mariana Camargo layup at the 15:24 mark.

The lead was 11 points when Hardin made a layup and connected on a 3-pointer on back-to-back possessions to fuel an 8-2 spurt and give the Golden Eagles their largest lead of the day at 74-55.

The Golden Eagles dominated in the post, scoring 46 points in the paint and turning 22 offensive rebounds into 15 second chance points.

ORU also held a 49-36 overall advantage on the boards.

ORU 82, North Dakota State 67