ORU Hosts The Lady Westerwinds Monday Night

The ORU women's basketball teams looks to bounce back from Saturday's loss to Valpo when they host Western Illinois on Monday. <br/><br/>The Golden Eagles (9-5, 0-1) are led by Jenny Hardin and

Monday, January 8th 2007, 2:53 pm

By: News On 6

The ORU women's basketball teams looks to bounce back from Saturday's loss to Valpo when they host Western Illinois on Monday.

The Golden Eagles (9-5, 0-1) are led by Jenny Hardin and Elisa Turek. Each are averaging around 17 ppg, Turek is also the teams leading rebounder, with 10.1 boards a game.

A key to Westerwinds game will be to keep the Golden Eagles away from the 3-point arc. Oral Roberts is averaging 5.3 three-pointers a game and are shooting more than 33% from beyond the arc.

The series between the Westerwinds and ORU is knotted at 11-a piece.

ORU takes on Mid-Con opponent Western Illinois Monday at 7:05 p.m. at the Mabee Center.