ORUTerry Posted January 8, 2006 Share Posted January 8, 2006 W. Illinois 68, ORU Women 56: Rally not enough for ORU By Staff Reports 1/8/2006 Oral Roberts' women's basketball team had a second-half rally fall short as they dropped a 68-56 decision to Western Illinois in a matchup of Mid Continent Conference-leading teams, Saturday afternoon at the Mabee Center. The Golden Eagles (8-6, 2-1) trailed by 22 points, 39-17, at halftime before outscoring the Westerwinds (11-2, 3-0) 31-15 to open the second half and cut the deficit to four, 54-50, with 4:42 left in the ball game. Western Illinois responded with a 7-2 spurt to extend its lead to nine points, 61-52, at the 2:01 mark. They then hit 7-of-8 free throws down in the last 1:33 to seal the 68-56 victory. ORU rallied in the second half thanks to 45.9 percent shooting (17-37), while also turning 10 WIU turnovers into 15 points. Elisha Turek used a solid second half to register her second double-double of the season, totaling 13 points and 11 rebounds. She scored all of her points after halftime, as she went 6-of-9 from the field and grabbed eight rebounds -- including five offensive -- during the final 20 minutes. W. ILLINOIS 68, ORAL ROBERTS 56 Western Illinois 39 - 29--68 Oral Roberts 17 - 39--56 Western Illinois: Greer 5-15 0-0 15, Teilane 9-11 0-0 19, Reed 3-4 2-3 14, Murphy 2-5 0-1 4, Reeves 1-6 1-6 4, Walker 1-1 1-1 3, Hugelter 0-1 0-1 0, Myers 0-1 0-01 0, Miller 3-7 0-1 1-2 7, Boss 0-0 0-0 0, Lovingood 1-1 0-0 2, McElroy 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 25-52 4-13 68. Oral Roberts: Seay 1-7 0-2 4, Turek 6-14 0-0 13, Cannon 1-3 1-1 3, Watman 4-11 2-5 10, Balzer 0-1 0-0 0-0 0, Johnson 0-0 0-0 0, Camargo 7-10, 0-1 14, Hardin 4-13 0-5 9, Pereira 0-0 0-0 0, Davidson 1-5 1-3 3, Fithian 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 24 65 4-17 56. 3-Point goals: Western Illinois 14-21 (Reed 6-9, Greer 5-5, Teilane 1-3, Reeves 1-2, Miller 1-2); Oral Roberts 4-9 (Seay 2-2, Turek 1-3, Hardin 1-4). Fouled out: None. Rebounds: Western Illinois 40 (Greer 10); Oral Roberts 34 (Turek 11). Assists: Western Illinois 16 (Murphy, Reeves 4); Oral Roberts 9 (Cannon 10). Total fouls: Western Illinois 12, Oral Roberts 21. Technicals: None. Attendance: 1,042. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsSmith Posted January 8, 2006 Share Posted January 8, 2006 I noticed in this report that we had 9 assists and Cannon had 10. Oops. The 9 was correct - Cannon had 5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadAdder Posted January 8, 2006 Share Posted January 8, 2006 You think we might've missed Claudia Louis for the defense she played the last time these 2 teams met? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmh8286 Posted January 8, 2006 Share Posted January 8, 2006 ORUBlue kept saying that someone should keep a shoulder or forearm on Zane Teilane at all times - keep her working constantly - which Claudia did but yesterday we didn't. I had opportunity to talk to the women's assistant coach yesterday, and while we were talking Claudia happened to walk by the other end of the court. You could sense a sudden chill in the air . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORUBlue Posted January 8, 2006 Share Posted January 8, 2006 I think that is the best way to beat WIU women is by leaning on Zane Teilane all the time. I mean all the time...... beat her up even when she walking to the bench. Do not give her any space to move without effort. Deny......Deny!!!!!!!!............Deny......... Did I mentioned no space, I don't even want to be able to read her number on her jersey!!! Beat her up ... Beat her up... when you take a shot against her jump up and into her let the ref make a bad call as they always do. Okay Blue calm down, get a grip, lighten up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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