Oral Roberts Women Roll at Home

After three straight road games, the Golden Eagles received some help from home-cooking.

Thursday, May 26th 2011, 11:28 am

By: News On 6

Originally Published: Jan 30, 2010 4:13 PM CDT

Andrew Topps
Oklahoma Sports Staff Writer

TULSA, Oklahoma -- The Oral Roberts women collected their fifth straight victory with an 86-75 win over South Dakota State. Kevi Luper had a game-high 30 points for the Golden Eagles while Jaci Bigham added 19.

ORU (14-7, 8-2) opened the second half on a 16-2 run and led 76-55 midway through the second half. The Jackrabbits (11-9, 7-3) never came closer than 11 points.

South Dakota State took the lead twice in the first half, but neither margin was larger than three points. The Golden Eagles led 42-41 at halftime.

Maria Boever finished with 15 points and Kelly Cornemann had 13 points.