2011-12 season prospectus - Oral Roberts University Athletics

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2011-12
ORAL ROBERTS UNIVERSITY
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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
2011-12 SEASON PROSPECTUS
General Information
Location
Tulsa, Okla.
Founded 1963
Enrollment 3,259
Nickname
Golden Eagles
Colors
Navy Blue, Vegas Gold, White
Affiliation
NCAA Division I
Conference
Summit League
President
Dr. Mark Rutland
Athletic Director
Mike Carter
Assoc. AD/SWA
Rhonda Fowler
Athletic Department Phone (918) 495-7151
Athletic Department Fax (918) 495-7123
Arena (Capacity) Mabee Center (10,575)
Media Relations
Asst. AD/Director of Media Relations
Blake Freeland
Asst. Director/WBB Contact
Rob Walden
Office Phone (918) 495-7094
Cell Phone (864) 200-0690
Email Address
rwalden@oru.edu
Media Relations GA
Eli Linton
Media Relations Phone (918) 495-7094
Media Relations Fax (918) 495-7142
Website
www.ORUGoldenEagles.com
Mailing Address 7777 S. Lewis Ave., Tulsa, OK 74171
Press Row Phone (918) 495-7800
Radio Station KYAL (AM 1550)
Play-by-Play
Geoff Haxton
Rob Walden (secondary)
Coaching Staff
Head Coach Jerry Finkbeiner (Southern Nazarene, ‘80)
Career Record/Years 454-232/22
Record At ORU/Years 253-197/15
Assistant Coaches Misti Cussen, Bojan Jankovic, Micha Vandervort
WBB Office Phone (918) 495-7153
Team Information
2011 Overall Record 23-11
2011 Conference Record 16-2 (1st)
2011 Postseason WNIT, 3rd Round
Results W at TCU, 78-74 • W vs. Tulane, 92-86 • L vs. Arkansas, 59-78
Starters Returning/Lost 5/0
Letterwinners Returning/Lost 9/2
Newcomers 7
Numerical Roster
No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown (Prev. School)
1 Emma Gade F 6-0 Fr. Stillwater, Okla. (Stillwater HS)
2 Mariah Miles F 5-6 Fr. Calumet, Okla. (Callumet HS)
4 Georgia Jones G 5-8 Sr. Manchester, England (Loreto Grammar)
10 Cristal Turner F 6-2 Sr. Maidstone, England (Maidstone Grammar)
11 Bernadett Balla F 6-2 Fr. Pecs, Hungary (Baar-Madas Gimnaziu)
12 Christian Key G 5-10 So. Tulsa, Okla. (Victory Christian School)
13 Savanna Buck F 5-10 Jr. Tomball, Texas (Tomball HS)
15 Kevi Luper G 5-10 Jr. Adair, Okla. (Adair HS)
20 Jordan Pyle F 6-1 Sr. Mustang, Okla. (Mustang HS)
21 Elisabeth Daniels G 5-6 Fr. Tuttle, Okla. (Homeschooled)
22 Jaci Bigham G 5-6 Jr. McAlester, Okla. (McAlester HS)
30 Delaney Scrivner F 6-1 Fr. Tuttle, Okla. (Tuttle HS)
32 Dominique Allen C 6-2 Sr. Birmingham, England (Windsor HS)
33 Ieva Eida G 5-11 Fr. Riga, Latvia (Rigas City Gimnasium No. 2)
42 Sarah Shelton C 6-3 Jr. Ft. Worth, Texas (SMU)
43 Amber Carver C 6-5 So. Lufkin, Texas (Central HS)
Alphabetical Roster
No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown (Prev. School)
32 Dominique Allen C 6-2 Sr. Birmingham, England (Windsor HS)
11 Bernadett Balla F 6-2 Fr. Pecs, Hungary (Baar-Madas Gimnaziu)
22 Jaci Bigham G 5-6 Jr. McAlester, Okla. (McAlester HS)
13 Savanna Buck F 5-10 Jr. Tomball, Texas (Tomball HS)
43 Amber Carver C 6-5 So. Lufkin, Texas (Central HS)
21 Elisabeth Daniels G 5-6 Fr. Tuttle, Okla. (Homeschooled)
33 Ieva Eida G 5-11 Fr. Riga, Latvia (Rigas City Gimnasium No. 2)
1 Emma Gade F 6-0 Fr. Stillwater, Okla. (Stillwater HS)
4 Georgia Jones G 5-8 Sr. Manchester, England (Loreto Grammar)
12 Christian Key G 5-10 So. Tulsa, Okla. (Victory Christian School)
15 Kevi Luper G 5-10 Jr. Adair, Okla. (Adair HS)
2 Mariah Miles F 5-6 Fr. Calumet, Okla. (Callumet HS)
20 Jordan Pyle F 6-1 Sr. Mustang, Okla. (Mustang HS)
30 Delaney Scrivner F 6-1 Fr. Tuttle, Okla. (Tuttle HS)
42 Sarah Shelton C 6-3 Jr. Ft. Worth, Texas (SMU)
10 Cristal Turner F 6-2 Sr. Maidstone, England (Maidstone Grammar)
Roster Breakdown
STARTERS RETURNING (5)
Name Pos. Cl. GP GS PPG RPG APG FG%
Kevi Luper G Jr. 34 34 23.7 4.7 3.7 (SPG) 44.0
Jaci Bigham G Jr. 30 25 11.7 3.6 5.2 38.6
Jordan Pyle F Sr. 33 33 15.4 8.7 1.2 57.1
Georgia Jones G Sr. 34 27 7.9 2.2 3.4 35.8
Amber Carver C So. 31 22 5.5 4.7 0.8 (BPG) 47.3
OTHER LETTERWINNERS RETURNING (4)
Name Pos. Cl. GP GS PPG RPG APG FG%
Savanna Buck F Jr. 34 11 8.3 5.0 1.6 (SPG) 39.3
Dominique Allen F Sr. 34 3 5.7 6.0 1.6 (SPG) 55.9
Christian Key G So. 34 7 4.9 1.6 0.6 41.4
Cristal Turner G R-Jr. 3 0 2.3 1.3 1.0 33.3

2011-12 ORAL ROBERTS WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
2011-12 SCHEDULE
DAY DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME
Thu. Oct. 27 Evangel (Exhibition) Mabee Center 7:05 pm
Mon. Nov. 07 Central Oklahoma (Exhibition) Mabee Center 7:05 pm
Fri. Nov. 11 Drury Mabee Center 11:55 am
Sun. Nov. 13 at Wisconsin at Madison, Wisc. 2 pm
Wed. Nov. 16 at North Texas at Denton, Texas 7 pm
Sat. Nov. 19 Louisiana Tech Mabee Center 2:05 pm
Tue. Nov. 22 at Houston at Houston, Texas 5 pm
Sat. Nov. 26 Missouri State Mabee Center 2:05 pm
Tue. Nov. 29 at Tulsa at Tulsa, Okla. 7 pm
Sat. Dec. 03 Southern Utah* Mabee Center 2:05 pm
Sat. Dec. 10 at Arkansas at Fayetteville, Ark. TBA
Tue. Dec. 13 UALR Mabee Center 7:05 pm
Thu. Dec. 15 Grambling Mabee Center 7:05 pm
Wed. Dec. 21 at Kansas at Lawrence, Kan. 7 pm
Thu. Dec. 29 at South Dakota* at Vermillion, S.D. 7 pm
Sat. Dec. 31 at UMKC* at Kansas City, Mo. 2 pm
Sat. Jan. 07 South Dakota State* Mabee Center 2:05 pm
Mon. Jan. 09 North Dakota State* Mabee Center 7:05 pm
Sat. Jan. 14 at IUPUI* at Indianapolis, Ind. 4:30 pm
Mon. Jan. 16 at Western Illinois* at Macomb, Ill. 7 pm
Sat. Jan. 21 Oakland* Mabee Center 2:05 pm
Mon. Jan. 23 IPFW* Mabee Center 7:05 pm
Sat. Jan. 28 UMKC* Mabee Center 2:05 pm
Mon. Jan. 30 South Dakota* Mabee Center 7:05 pm
Sat. Feb. 04 at North Dakota State* at Fargo, N.D. 5 pm
Mon. Feb. 06 at South Dakota State* at Brookings, S.D. 7 pm
Sat. Feb. 11 Western Illinois* Mabee Center 2:05 pm
Mon. Feb. 13 IUPUI* Mabee Center 7:05 pm
Sat. Feb. 18 at IPFW* at Ft. Wayne, Ind. 1 pm
Mon. Feb. 20 at Oakland* at Rochester Hills, Mich. 6:30 pm
Sat. Feb. 25 at Southern Utah* at Cedar City, Utah 5 pm
Sat.-Tue. Mar. 3-6 Summit League Championships at Sioux Falls, S.D. TBA
Sat.-Tue. Mar. 17-20 NCAA First & Second Rounds TBA TBA
Sat.-Tue. Mar. 24-27 NCAA Regional Semifinals & Finals TBA TBA
Sat.-Tue. Mar. 31-Apr. 3 NCAA Final Four at Denver, Colo TBA
* Summit League game
- All times CT and subject to change
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2010-11 RESULTS
OVERALL RECORD: 23-11 (HOME: 13-3, AWAY: 9-5, NEUTRAL: 1-3)
SUMMIT LEAGUE RECORD: 16-2, (HOME: 9-0, AWAY: 7-2)
2011-12 SEASON PROSPECTUS
DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE RECORD HIGH POINTS HIGH REBOUNDS ATTEND.
11/12/10 UT-ARLINGTON W 110-58 1-0 (28) Luper (8) Pyle 3,718
11/14/10 NORTH TEXAS W 120-87 2-0 (36) Luper (15) Pyle 866
11/16/10 TULSA L 85-86 2-1 (30) Luper (10) Pyle 1,274
11/19/10 ^Harvard L 76-84 2-2 (20) Bigham (8) Pyle 771
11/20/10 ^Villanova L 52-61 2-3 (14) Pyle, Bigham (12) Pyle 212
11/22/10 at La Salle L 67-87 2-4 (24) Luper (7) Pyle, Bigham 279
11/27/10 HOUSTON L 89-93 2-5 (30) Luper (12) Pyle 890
11/30/10 at Missouri State W 75-66 3-5 (29) Luper (12) Pyle 2,777
12/2/10 *at Western Illinois W 68-66 4-5 (1-0) (17) Bigham (9) Allen 248
12/4/10 *at IUPUI W 83-70 5-5 (2-0) (24) Pyle (7) Pyle 204
12/16/10 at Arkansas L 63-80 5-6 (2-0) (20) Luper (11) Bigham 1,277
12/22/10 at Oklahoma State L 48-77 5-7 (2-0) (12) Bigham (12) Pyle 2,452
12/29/10 *IPFW W 91-78 6-7 (3-0) (33) Bigham (7) Buck, Luper, Carver 862
12/31/10 *OAKLAND W 96-74 7-7 (4-0) (29) Luper (9) Pyle 772
1/3/11 NE OKLAHOMA ST. W 83-57 8-7 (4-0) (34) Luper (8) Pyle 1,187
1/8/11 *at South Dakota State W 77-62 9-7 (5-0) (28) Luper (9) Pyle 2,346
1/10/11 *at North Dakota State W 84-74 10-7 (6-0) (29) Luper (12) Pyle 804
1/15/11 *UMKC W 90-79 11-7 (7-0) (20)Jones (8) Buck 1,215
1/17/11 *SOUTHERN UTAH W 115-75 12-7 (8-0) (29) Luper (8) Buck, Pyle 1,006
1/22/11 *CENTENARY W 92-55 13-7 (9-0) (24) Luper (12) Pyle 1,116
1/29/11 *at IPFW W 76-74 14-7 (10-0) (25) Pyle (8) Pyle 264
1/31/11 *at OAKLAND W (2OT) 80-72 15-7 (11-0) (36) Luper (10) Allen, Pyle 455
2/5/11 *NORTH DAKOTA STATE W 98-69 16-7 (12-0) (32) Luper (7) Luper 1,210
2/7/11 *SOUTH DAKOTA STATE W 85-78 17-7 (13-0) (26) Luper (7) Allen 949
2/12/11 *at Southern Utah L 93-101 17-8 (13-1) (29) Luper (5)Carver, Luper, Key 817
2/12/11 *at UMKC L 77-81 17-9 (13-2) (20) Luper (15)Carver 307
2/19/11 *at Centenary W 101-66 18-9 (14-2) (25) Luper (15)Carver 511
2/26/11 *WESTERN ILLINOIS W 101-75 19-9 (15-2) (22) Luper (12) Pyle 1,253
2/28/11 *IUPUI W 96-66 20-9 (16-2) (29) Luper (7) Pyle 1,175
3/5/11 #Western Illinois W 108-79 21-9 (16-2) (28) Luper (12) Allen 1,353
3/7/11 #Oakland L 62-96 21-10 (16-2) (24) Luper (9) Allen 3,672
3/17/11 $at TCU W 78-74 22-10 (16-2) (26) Luper (13) Pyle 615
3/21/11 $TULANE W 92-86 23-10 (16-2) (29) Luper (9) Allen 1,065
3/23/11 $ARKANSAS L 59-78 23-11 (16-2) (15) Pyle (7) Allen 1,843
* Summit League game ^Navy Classic #Summit League Tournament $WNIT
ATTENDANCE SUMMARY GAMES TOTALS AVG/GAME
HOME 16 20,401 1,275
AWAY 14 13,356 954
NEUTRAL 4 6,008 1,502
TOTAL 34 39,765 1,170
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2011-12 ORAL ROBERTS WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
TOTAL 3-PTS REBOUNDS
No. Player GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct. FG FGA Pct. FT FTA Pct. O D T Avg PF DQ A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg
15 Kevi Lupr 34 34 1179 34.7 283 643 .440 63 164 .384 177 210 .843 73 86 159 4.7 85 2 29 97 7 126 806 23.7
20 Jordan Pyle 33 33 939 28.5 205 359 .571 6 20 .300 93 127 .732 114 173 287 8.7 111 8 40 88 17 71 509 15.4
22 Jaci Bigham 30 25 810 27.0 117 303 .386 45 143 .315 72 83 .867 28 80 108 3.6 81 1 157 115 1 69 351 11.7
13 Savanna Buck 34 11 834 24.5 88 224 .393 25 69 .362 82 124 .661 44 126 170 5.0 74 2 32 93 13 55 283 8.3
04 Georgia Jones 34 27 828 24.4 93 260 .358 63 184 .342 18 26 .692 17 57 74 2.2 43 0 114 59 0 58 267 7.9
32 Dominique Allen 34 3 885 26.0 81 145 .559 0 7 .000 33 48 .688 71 133 204 6.0 98 4 19 55 22 53 195 5.7
43 Amber Carver 31 22 406 13.1 79 167 .473 0 0 .000 12 22 .545 71 76 147 4.7 67 2 5 25 26 15 170 5.5
12 Christian Key 34 7 490 14.4 60 145 .414 37 102 .363 10 12 .833 14 42 56 1.6 31 1 21 25 1 27 167 4.9
03 Priscila Cergol 28 8 379 13.5 32 83 .386 14 44 .318 18 26 .692 7 30 37 1.3 22 0 77 61 1 15 96 3.4
10 Cristal Turner 3 0 21 7.0 3 9 .333 1 5 .200 0 0 .000 2 2 4 1.3 4 0 3 0 1 0 7 2.3
34 Staci Davis 20 0 78 3.9 7 20 .350 1 3 .333 4 8 .500 5 11 16 0.8 10 0 1 8 2 2 19 1.0
TM TEAM 70 74 144 4.2 0 6 0
Total 34 1048 2358 .444 255 741 .344 519 686 .757 516 890 1406 41.4 626 20 498 632 91 491 2870 84.4
Opponents 34 925 2165 .427 278 771 .361 436 638 .683 472 889 1361 40.0 580 - 592 783 118 293 2564 75.4
SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total
Oral Roberts 1366 1485 7 12 2870
Opponents 1250 1303 7 4 2564
TOTAL 3-PTS REBOUNDS
No. Player GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct. FG FGA Pct. FT FTA Pct. O D T Avg PF DQ A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg
15 Kevi Luper 18 18 643 35.7 160 334 .479 27 77 .351 84 99 .848 31 50 81 4.5 48 2 11 47 3 66 431 23.9
20 Jordan Pyle 17 17 502 29.5 111 192 .578 2 14 .143 56 74 .757 49 84 133 7.8 52 1 24 49 10 41 280 16.5
22 Jaci Bigham 14 14 443 31.6 66 171 .386 26 85 .306 42 52 .808 6 40 46 3.3 42 0 100 52 0 45 200 14.3
13 Savanna Buck 18 4 455 25.3 58 128 .453 13 36 .361 48 75 .640 29 72 101 5.6 38 1 13 45 7 31 177 9.8
43 Amber Carver 17 15 286 16.8 62 119 .521 0 0 .000 10 18 .556 47 52 99 5.8 49 2 2 16 20 10 134 7.9
04 Georgia Jones 18 15 417 23.2 45 123 .366 32 91 .352 7 11 .636 10 28 38 2.1 22 0 64 33 0 40 129 7.2
32 Dominque Allen 18 1 463 25.7 43 72 .597 0 3 .000 23 28 .821 42 62 104 5.8 58 4 14 32 7 27 109 6.1
12 Christian Key 18 3 262 14.6 35 80 .438 19 50 .380 5 7 .714 8 26 34 1.9 15 0 13 16 0 16 94 5.2
03 Priscila Cergol 12 3 132 11.0 11 25 .440 5 13 .385 8 12 .667 2 10 12 1.0 7 0 23 17 1 5 35 2.9
34 Staci Davis 11 0 47 4.3 6 14 .429 1 3 .333 1 4 .250 5 5 10 0.9 8 0 1 6 2 1 14 1.3
TM TEAM 39 40 79 4.4 0 4 0
Total 18 597 1258 .475 125 372 .336 284 380 .747 268 469 737 40.9 339 10 265 317 50 282 1603 89.1
Opponents 18 461 1104 .418 147 404 .364 246 362 .680 243 453 696 38.7 321 - 300 436 60 147 1315 73.1
SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total
Oral Roberts 769 815 7 12 1603
Opponents 623 681 7 4 1315
KEVI LUPER
• Selected to USA National Team for 2011
Pan American Games
• Sporting News Preseason All-American Third Team
• Associated Press All-American Honorable Mention
• First Player in NCAA Division I History to Lead the
Nation in Points and Steals
• Summit League Player of the Year
• Summit League Defensive Player of the Year
• First Team All-Summit League
• Three-time Summit League Player of the Week
• Summit League All-Tournament Team
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2010-11 STATISTICS
OVERALL RECORD: 23-11 (HOME: 13-3, AWAY: 9-5, NEUTRAL: 1-3)
2010-11 SUMMIT LEAGUE STATISTICS
SUMMIT LEAGUE RECORD: 16-2, (HOME: 9-0, AWAY: 7-2)
2010-11 AWARD WINNERS
JORDAN PYLE
• Second Team All-Summit League
JACI BIGHAM
• All-Summit League First Team
• Navy Classic All-Tournament Team
• Summit League Co-Player of the Week (Nov. 30)
SAVANNA BUCK
• Summit League Sixth Woman of the Year
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JERRY FINKBEINER
• Summit League Coach of the Year