ORUTerry Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 Oral Roberts streak halted Story Link by Staff Reports 2/27/2007 A missed 3-pointer by Jenny Hardin with four seconds sealed the game for IUPUI. INDIANAPOLIS -- Oral Roberts University fell to IUPUI 60-56, in Mid-Continent Conference play on Monday night at The Jungle. The loss ended ORU's five-game winning streak. IUPUI's Julia Whitted scored the first basket of the game at the 19:39 mark and the Jaguars never trailed in the first half. After a layup by IUPUI's Alicia Booyer increased the home Jaguars' lead to 10-6 at the 15:38 mark, neither team would score until an IUPUI (13-15, 7-7 Mid-Con) bucket with 9:02 to play. ORU (19-10, 8-6 Mid-Con) went 8:02 without scoring a point in the first half. But ORU's offense started to come alive in the closing min utes as Katie Langford and Sarah Davidson made 3-pointers in the final 1:23. The Golden Eagles struggled from the floor, shooting 34.5 percent for the first half. IUPUI had its own shooting struggles as the Jaguars shot 38.7 percent. ORU went into the locker room at halftime trailing 25-22. Janae Voelker kept the Golden Eagles in the game with eight points on 4-of-7 shooting and grabbed six rebounds. IUPUI's defense held Elisha Turek almost scoreless in the first half. The senior had two points on 1-of-5 shooting. After another 3-pointer by Langford, Turek scored 10 straight ORU points as the last bucket gave the Golden Eagles its first lead of the game at 37-36. After IUPUI regained the lead, ORU fought back with a 3-pointer by Claremore standout Jenny Hardin at 7:34 for a 48-46 ORU advantage. It was the largest and last lead the Golden Eagles would hold. A pair of free throws by Davidson with 14 seconds to play cut IUPUI's lead to three, 59-56. The Golden Eagles fouled on the inbounds right away and Jernisha Cann missed on the front end of the 1-and-1, giving ORU one last chance to tie the game. A 3-pointer by Hardin with four seconds left would not fall giving the Jaguars the win. Three Golden Eagles scored in double figures, led by Turek with 16. Langford added 11 points and Hardin produced 12. IUPUI was led by Cann with 15 points and Julie Whitted had a double-double, scoring 10 points and grabbed 10 rebounds. ORU returns next weekend in the Mid-Con Tournament in Tulsa. The Golden Eagles are the No. 3 seed and will play No. 6 UMKC on Sunday at 2:25 p.m. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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