by TULSA, Okla. – The Oral Roberts women’s basketball team earned their fifth win of the 2024-25 season on Monday, topping the Lindenwood Lions 99-79.
Emily Robinson and Taleyah Jones led the Golden Eagles offensive attack, racking up 21 points each. Robinson went 7-10 from the field and 4-5 from the arc with seven rebounds and four assists while Jones shot 8-14 from the field coupled with four rebounds and two assists. Recently named Summit League Peak Performer of the Week, Jalei Oglesby, had an efficient 16 points on 7-13 shooting to go along with three steals while Ruthie Udoumoh had a quiet 15 point, four rebound performance, going 5-5 from the floor.
Ruthie Udoumoh opened the game for the Golden Eagles, scoring a tough and one layup to open the scoring. Lindenwood answered back with five points of their own until Taleyah Jones caught fire, sparking a 14-0 ORU run. Jones scored nine straight points for the Golden Eagles until Lindenwood found a rhythm. After the first ten, ORU jumped out to a 28-16 lead.
The Lions got hot in the second quarter, outscoring the Golden Eagles 26-18. Despite a field goal percentage of 57.1% to ORU’s 53.8%, the Lions got to the line nine times, capitalizing on seven of those attempts. A once 22 point lead was cut to four in a matter of minutes as ORU headed into the locker room with work to do.
A Makyra Tramble triple and two Taleyah Jones free throws helped ORU regain some points, extending their lead to 11 with six and a half minutes to play in quarter three. The Lions clapped back, going on a 10-0 run of their own to cut the lead down to one. The Golden Eagles didn’t quit, closing the quarter on a 10-2 run, in part from four free throws and another Tramble three ball.
The Golden Eagles dominated the final quarter, shooting a staggering 10-16 (62.5%) from the field and 6-6 (100%) from the line. ORU held Lindenwood scoreless from the six-and-a-half-minute mark to the three-minute mark, going on a 13-0 run during that period. Ten points in the final two minutes of action couldn’t save the Lions from the ORU offensive attack, as the Golden Eagles shot a whopping 59.3% on the night, securing a 99-79 win.
