ROUNDUP: Severovas' 26 tops Oakland--The Detroit Press
Second half surge leads Oakland past Toledo--The Oakland Press
By CRYSTAL EVOLA Of The Oakland Press
ROCHESTER — Motivational halftime speech? Not necessary. The Oakland University women’s basketball team had all the motivation it needed to avenge last season’s road loss to the University of Toledo. It showed. The Golden Grizzlies broke open a tied game at the half and cruised to a 76-60 win over Toledo in a non-conference matchup on Tuesday at the Oakland Athletics Center. The Grizzlies outscored Toledo 30-7 in the first 12 minutes of the second half to take control of the game for good.
“We just came out intense,” said OU senior Bonnie Baker, who had 17 points, seven rebounds, five assists and two steals this time around. “We were ready to go, probably more so than they were.”
There’s nothing like the fury felt from a 27-point loss the previous year.
“We had fire just from that,” Baker said. “We had some Piggott pay back to do so that alone felt good.”
OU’s seemingly can’t-miss shooting combined with a solid defensive effort in the second half buried the Rockets for the duration.
The Grizzlies turned the ball over just four times and outrebounded Toledo 22-15 in the second half.
Toledo guard Nacole Stocks lit it up with 3-for-4 shooting from behind the arc and 4-for-5 from the field en route to 11 first half points.
That’s also where her offense stopped, as OU limited Toledo to 1-for-7 shooting from 3-point range in the second half.
“Once we kind of contained them a little bit,” OU freshman Hanna Reising said, “then we got more confident in our offense.”
Reising scored eight points to highlight OU’s 18-2 run that opened up the second half.
Olivia Terry hit Toledo’s seventh and final 3-pointer of the game to cap a 9-0 run to pull within 15 with 3:46 left, but the rally attempt was too little too late.
Reising finished with 16 points and five assists and senior Nicole Piggott added 18 points and nine rebounds, just falling short of her second double-double of the season.
Charlese Greer (Pontiac Northern) led the bench players with eight points and three rebounds.
Toledo capitalized on OU’s poor shot selection in the final two minutes of the first half to close out with a 5-0 run that knotted the game at 39 each.
But it didn’t faze OU.
Coach Beckie Francis credits non-conference games against teams like Florida State and Bowling Green with the team’s ability to pick up a second victory against a team from the Mid-American Conference.
“I just think it really helps playing a tough schedule,” Francis said.
Severovas nets 26 in Grizzlies win over Eagles--The Oakland Press
YPSILANTI, Mich. (AP) — Vova Severovas scored a season-high 26 points, including 17 in the second half, and Brandon Cassise added 12 points to help Oakland beat Eastern Michigan 66-54 on Tuesday night.
The Grizzlies’ 6-4 start is their best since moving from NCAA Division II to Division I in 1999.
Jesse Bunkley and Brandon Bowdry each had 10 points to lead the Eagles, who are off to their worst start since also going 1-5 at the beginning of the 2001-02 season.
After Oakland hit the first basket of the second half to go ahead by 16, Eastern Michigan went on a 13-3 run to pull within 42-36 with 12:42 remaining. Bowdry sparked the Eagles with five points.
Severovas took over the game, however, by scoring 11 straight points to put the Grizzlies back up by double digits. Oakland later built its lead to as many as 20 points. The Eagles ran off eight straight points in the final minutes to close within 12, but that was as close as they could get.
Losses starting to pile upThe Kansas City Star
Drew angered by officiating at Evansville--The Post-Tribune
A bad night in southern Indiana--The NWI Times
Western Illinois at Indiana--The Peoria Journal Star
Wilkins leads Ladies to second win--The Shreveport Times
Rietema Named Women's Basketball Player of the Week--www.mid-con.com
Women's Basketball Weekly Release--www.mid-con.com
Toledo Falls at Oakland in Non-Conference Action, 76-60--utrockets.cstv.com
Rockets' win streak ended by Oakland--The Toledo Blade
Lady Cardinals fall at Centenary 80-68--lamarcardinals.cstv.com
Mastodons Cage Jaguars, 59-50--http://gomastodons.cstv.com/
Eagles Drop Home Opener to Oakland--www.emueagles.com
Oakland, Mich. 66, E. Michigan 54--CBS Sportsline
Oakland, Mich. 66, E. Michigan 54--USA Today
Oakland, Mich. 66, E. Michigan 54--espn.com
Oakland, Mich. 66, E. Michigan 54--FOX Sports
Oakland 66 Eastern Michigan 54--Sports Illustrated
Heck Sparks Wolverines to Road Win at UMKC--wolverinegreen.cstv.com
Utah Valley St. 91, UMKC 79--CBS Sportsline
Webster Keeps Promise, Aces Win 69-64--gopurpleaces.com
Evansville 69, Valparaiso 64--CBS Sportsline
Evansville 69, Valparaiso 64--USA Today
Evansville 69, Valparaiso 64--espn.com
Webster spells out victory--The Evansville Courier Press
Women: Oral Roberts at Witchita State--The Tulsa World
Wilkins Scores 30 to Lead Ladies to 80-68 Win over Lamar--GoCentenary.Com
JAGS HOME COURT WIN STREAK ENDS AT HANDS OF IPFW, 59-50--IUPUI JAGUAR ATHLETICS
Hot Shooting Wolverines Top Kangaroos, 91-79--UMKC Kangaroos
Kangaroos Finish Out Extended Road Trip At Saint Louis Wednesday Night--UMKC Kangaroos
Severovas’ 24 Points Leads Oakland past Eastern Michigan, 66-54--OUGrizzlies.com
Men’s Basketball Participates in Local Holiday Parade--OUGrizzlies.com
Golden Grizzlies Defeat Toledo 76-60 to Remain Unbeaten at Home--OUGrizzlies.com
ORU Defense Keys 71-55 Win over Wichita State--Oral Roberts University Golden Eagles
Crusaders Drop Tight Road Contest to Evansville--www.valpo.edu
Leathernecks to finish three-game series against Indiana Wednesday night on ESPNU--Western Illinois Athletics
Women's basketball returns to road for a game with Northern Illinois--Western Illinois Athletics
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