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Oakland City Women Last Home Game Until Feb. 15

Oakland City, IN - Oakland City hosted Urbana University for Homecoming/Hall-of-Fame day at the Johnson Center Saturday, January 16, losing by the final score of 80-70. It is the last home game on the schedule for the Lady Oaks for quite some time as they begin a seven game road trip over the next month.

The Lady Oaks trailed by as many as fifteen points in the second half, a lead the Lady Blue Knights held at 27-12 after thirteen minutes of action. The Lady Oaks chipped away at the lead, cutting it to a managable six points at halftime at 35-29.

The Lady Blue Knights pushed the lead to eleven points as they opened the second half on a 7-2 scoring run. Urbana continued to build on their lead, increasing it to as many as twenty-five points before the Lady Oaks were able to get back into the game. Oakland City, after trailing by their largest deficit of the game at 65-40, went on a 17-4 scoring run to cut the lead to twelve with just over four minutes remaining on the clock. Urbana responded quickly, four of the next five points, but back to back jumpers by Kristi McVey and solid defence brought the scoring differential back to single digits at 74-65 with less than two minutes to play. An old fashioned three point play by McVey cut the lead to seven points with just under one minute to play, but the Lady Oaks would not score again and would end up losing by ten at 80-70.

Leading the way for the Lady Oaks in scoring was Kristi McVey with 22 points. She also led the team in steals with three and assists with three. Ali Pia, before going down with a neck injury with just under four minutes to play, scored 21 points to go along with her team high eight rebounds. Kayla Sutton and Sam Stahl each added eight points. Urbana was led by Andrea Vogel with 17 points, six rebounds and two blocked shots.

The Lady Oaks return to action on the road as the travel to take on Brescia Tuesday, January 19, at 6:00 pm.

Lady Oaks Defeat Shorthanded Cougars

Oakland City, IN - The Lady Oaks hosted the Ohio University-Lancaster Cougars Saturday afternoon in the Johnson Center, winning by the final score of 83-64. The Lady Oaks, winning for the first time this season, improve their record to 5-9 on the year while the OU-Lancaster Lady Cougars, playing only six players, drop to 11-6 on the year.

The first half saw the Lady Cougars jump out early, scoring thirteen of the first eighteen points to take an eight point advantage. OU-Lancaster continued to build on their early lead, stretching it to as many as eleven points at 23-12 before the Lady Oaks surged back into the game with an 11-0 run to tie the game at twenty-three points each. The visiting Cougars held onto a one point advantage with thirty seconds remaining in the first half before Sam Stahl connected on two free throws before drilling a near half court shot as the horn sounded to send the Lady Oaks to the locker room with a four point half time lead.

In the second half, the Lady Oaks slowly distanced themselves from the Lady Cougars, thanks to forcing eleven turnovers as well as connecting on 5-10 three point shots. Oakland City never gave OU-Lancaster any chance to come back in the game and prevailed by nineteen points, the final score being 83-64.

Oakland City was led in scoring by Sam Stahl with 23 points, followed by Kristi McVey's 16 and Kayla Sutton's 13. McVey also led the team with eleven rebounds, five assists and three steals. The Lady Cougars were led in scoring by Keri Callihan with 23 points, while Jessica Cordle tallied a double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds to go with her game high 3 blocked shots.

The Lady Oaks take the floor again Saturday, January 16, in the Johnson Center on Homecoming Day. The game is scheduled to tip off at 1:00 pm following the announcement of the Homecoming King and Queen selections.

Oakland City Women Close Out 2009 With Victory

Oakland City, IN - Oakland City hosted the Lady Bulldogs from Ferris State University Thursday, December 31, in their final game of 2009. The Lady Oaks pulled out a close victory by a final score of 85-74 thanks in large part to forcing Ferris State to commit 26 turnovers. There were 51 fouls called in the game, 28 were called on the the Lady Bulldogs and 23 on the Lady Oaks.

The game was very close throughout the first half, with neither team leading by more than seven, a lead held by Ferris State at the 10:17 mark at 22-15. The Lady Oaks were able to rally behind solid free throw shooting and 11 first half points by Kayla Sutton to take a 43-40 halftime lead.

Free throws by Sarah Roth and Jane Barclay, combined with a three pointer by Berna Miranda and a jumper by Roth helped the Lady Oaks score the first nine points of the second half to open up a twelve point advantage at 52-40. The Lady Bulldogs slowly got back into the game, tying the score at 61-61 with ten minutes to play. Back to back jumpers by Rachel Moore and Kayla Sutton started a 7-0 Oakland City run to take the lead for good. In the end the Lady Oaks won by eleven points, their largest lead of the game, thanks to hitting nine of their last 12 free throws in the waning minutes of the game.

Leading the way for Oakland City was Samantha Stahl with 20 points, followed by Kayla Sutton with 13, Berna Miranda with 12, Sarah Roth with 11 and Kristi McVey with 10. Jane Barclay led the Lady Oaks with eight rebounds while Roth, Barclay and Sutton each led the team with two blocks apiece. The Lady Bulldogs were led in scoring by Tricia Principe with 16 and rebounding by Tiara Adams who tallied a double-double with ten points and ten rebounds.

The Lady Oaks return to action Saturday, January 2, when they travel to face the University of Alabama-Huntsville. The game tips at 5:15 pm.



Lady Oaks Win In Final Game Before Christmas

Oakland City, IN - The Lady Oaks hosted the Ohio University-Chillicothe Hilltoppers in their final game before Christmas Saturday afternoon in the Johnson Center. Oakland City prevailed 95-51 against a team plagued by injuries thus far this season.

The Hilltoppers, dressing only five players due to injuries and illness, got off to a slow start, trailing 10-0 three minutes into the game, but were able to turn it around to some extent, cutting the lead to seven at 25-18 with eleven and a half minutes to play in the half. The Lady Oaks responded by scoring 19 points while allowing only ten the rest of the half to take a twenty-six halftime lead into the locker room.

The second half started with the Lady Oaks pulling away quickly, pushing the lead to 40 with twelve minutes remaining on the clock. The Lady Hilltoppers were able to keep the score relatively even the rest of the way, but the Lady Oaks proved to be too much, prevailing 95-51.

Leading the way for Oakland City was Samantha Stahl, who scored 23 points. Sarah Roth scored twelve points while Kristi McVey and Rachel Moore added ten points each. Moore led the team in rebounding with nine and Berna Miranda dished out a season high ten assists.

The Lady Oaks are scheduled to play next on December 31 against Ferris State in the Johnson Center. The game will tip off at 5:00 pm.


OCU Women Lose to Bellarmine

Oakland City, IN - A mere two days after losing starting point guard Brittany Hart for at least three weeks due to an appendix surgery, the Lady Oaks faced Bellarmine University in the Johnson Center Thursday night. Bellarmine entered the game having lost only once, to Southern Indiana University, while the Oaks had dropped their previous two games.

The first half saw the Lady Oaks fall behind soon after taking an early lead. The Knights had built a 15 point advantage, 21-6, with just over thirteen minutes in the period. The Lady Oaks kept the game even the rest of the half, trailing by 13 at halftime, 29-42.

The Lady Oaks were never able to make a sustained run to get back into the game and the Knights continued to build on their lead, which grew to 27 at 57-84 with just over six minutes to play in the game. The Lady Oaks were able to go on a 9-0 run, cutting the lead to 18 with just over three minutes left, but the comeback would fall short with the final score being 72-91 in favor of Bellarmine.

Oakland City was led in scoring by senior Kristi McVey with 24, followed by Sam Stahl with 13 and Jane Barclay with 11. McVey also led the team in rebounding with 9 boards. Bellarmine was led by Brittany Edelen with 22 points on 5-8 shooting and a perfect 12-12 from the free throw line. Edelen also had a game high five blocked shots. Jalissa Chatlos tallied a double-double for the Lady Knights with 12 points and a game high 12 rebounds.

The Lady Oaks are scheduled to face Ohio University-Chillicothe Saturday, December 19, in the Johnson Center at 1:00 pm. Saturday's game is being sponsored by Integra Bank.

 

Lady Oaks Fall to Kentucky Wesleyan

Oakland City, IN - Oakland City University hosted the Lady Panthers from Kentucky Wesleyan on Tuesday night in the Johnson Center. There was little scoring to open the game. The Lady Oaks opened with a lead of 8-5 with just over thirteen minutes remaining in the first half. They were able to push the lead to 8 at 21-13 with 8:35 to play. Kentucky Wesleyan responded with a 19-4 run to finish the half with a 32-25 lead.

The Second half Lady Oaks kept nearly the same deficit throughout most of the first half, although Kentucky Wesleyan was able to push the lead to 17 at 40-57 with just over eight minutes to play. Oakland City cut the lead to 9, thanks to back to back three pointers by Sam Stahl with three and a half minutes left, but the Lady Panthers were able to match each of the Lady Oaks' scores to beat Oakland City by a final score of 69-59.

Oakland City returns to action Thursday, December 17, when they take on Bellarmine in the Johnson Center at 7:00 pm.

Comeback Falls Just Short

Oakland City, IN- The Lady Oaks led the game by two at 16-14, but the Lindsey Wilson Blue Raiders went on a 8-0 run. Oakland City battled back to again take the lead at 24-23. Again the Blue Raiders went on a run to close out the half with a six point lead at 41-35.

The second half opened with a three pointer by Lindsey Wilson's Michelle Copley which was quickly answered by a six point run by the home team. The Blue Raiders, however, went on a run of their own to open up a 14 point advantage, thanks to back to back three pointers by Valentina Cora with just over eleven minutes remaining in the period. The Lady Oaks slowly clawed their way back into the game, but the Blue Raiders held on to an eleven point advantage with just over two minutes left to play. Freshman Berna Miranda hit a three pointer followed almost immediately by a steal and layup by freshman Sarah Roth. Missed free throws by Lindsey Wilson, along with a three point basket by Sam Stahl and another jumber by Roth allowed the Oaks to trail by only three point with thirty second to go. Diondra Anthony was put at the line to shoot two free throws to put the game away for the Blue Raiders with fifteen seconds on the clock. She missed both of them and when Roth got the rebound she passed it to Miranda at half court. With nine seconds left Miranda's pass went off of Roth's fingers and out of bounds ending with it the Lady Oaks' chances. The final score was 82-79 in favor of the visiting Blue Raiders.

Leading the way for the Lady Oaks was Samantha Stahl with a season high 26 points. Berna Miranda came off the bench to score 12 while Kayla Sutton scored 11 to go with her team high nine rebounds. The Blue Raiders were led in scoring by Bethany Spillman with 21. Viktoria Krell chipped in 19 and Lindsey Waters tallied a double-double with ten points and 11 rebounds.

The Lady Oaks play again Tuesday in the Johnson Center against Kentucky Wesleyan. Tip off is scheduled for 7:00 pm.

Lady Oaks Beat St. Joseph's in Thriller

Oakland City jumped out to 12-5 lead before St. Joseph's brought the score back to even at thirty with just under five minutes remaining in the first half. Oakland City responded with a run of their own to take an eight point halftime lead at 44-36.

St. Joseph's started the second half by cutting the lead down to two points at 50-48 but the Lady Oaks responded with a 13-0 run to push the lead to fifteen. The Pumas chipped away slowly, bringing the lead down to four with just under thirty seconds remaining, but solid free throw shooting by Kristi McVey and Ali Pia helped the Lady Oaks hold on to win 98-91.

Leading the way for the Lady Oaks was senior Kristi McVey with 22 points and 12 rebounds. Starting for the second straight game, Ali Pia added 20 points, including 10-12 from the free throw stripe to go with her 9 rebounds. Samantha Stahl added 17 points while freshman Sarah Roth chipped in with 11 points of her own. Kayla Sutton came off the bench to tally a team high six assists. The Pumas were led in scoring by Tatiana Ortiz who scored 30 points while dishing out a game high seven assists.

The Lady Oaks next game is scheduled for Saturday, December 5th, against Lindsey Wilson in the Johnson Center. Tip off is set at 1:00 pm.

Oakland City Women Lose Battle with Campbellsville

OCU women's basketball lost a well fought battle with Campbellsville University Tuesday night in the Johnson Center. Campbellsville improved to 6-0 while Oakland City drops to 1-2 on the season.

After losing the first half by 32-42, the Lady Oaks were able to cut the lead to single digits many times in the second half but were unable to reduce the lead to any less than eight points. The Lady Oaks were led by Ali Pia with 15 points before fouling out in only thirteen minutes of play. Senior Kristi McVey chipped in with 14 points of her own. Brittany Hart scored 11 to go along with a game high 5 steals. The Lady Tigers were led by 6'3" junior Whitney Ballinger with 28 points, 13 rebounds and 5 blocked shots.

The Lady Oaks are scheduled to play in the University of Indianapolis tournament November 27th and 28th against Indianapolis (4:30 pm) and Illinois-Springfield (6:30 pm).

Lady Oaks Win 2010 Home Opener

Oakland City University's women's basketball team faced the Ohio State University-Mansfield Mavericks Saturday in the Johnson Center, winning 76-41. The Oaks held the Mavericks to 9 total first half points while scoring 33 themselves to take a 24 point halftime lead. OSU-M was able to score 32 in the second half, but the deficit proved too great and the Oaks came away with their first regular season win of the 2010 campaign.

The Oaks were lead in scoring by Samantha Stahl with 21 points on 8-11 shooting including 4-5 from three point range. Freshman Sarah Roth pulled down a team high six rebounds while scoring seven points and Senior Kristi McVey scored nine points to go with her game high four assists. The Mavericks were led in scoring by Alicia Metzger with 13.

The Lady Oaks will face Campellsville in the Johnson Center Tuesday, November 24th at 7:00 pm.

Lady Oaks Lose Season Opener at Kentucky Wesleyan


Owensboro, KY - The Lady Oaks basketball team travelled to Kentucky Wesleyan Tuesday night for their season opener. Oakland City gave up 46 points in the first half while scoring only 28 themselves. The Lady Oaks were able to improve their defense in the second half but it was not enough to overcome the deficit and Oakland City lost 83-61.

Senior Krisi McVey led the way for the Oaks with 11 points, shooting 7-11 from the free throw line. She also posted a game high 4 steals. Jane Barclay led the team in rebounding with 8 as well as contributing 3 steals of her own. The game's leading scorer was Kentucky Wesleyan's Jordan Ogle with 17.

The Lady Oaks next game is scheduled for Saturday, November 21, at 1:00 pm in the Johnson Center against OSU-Mansfield.

 

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Upcoming Games

Feb 6 -
Urbana University
12:00 Away

Feb 9 -
Lindsey Wilson
7:00 Away

Feb 13 -
SIU-Edwardsville
2:00
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