Tulsa, Okla. – The University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks cannot convert at the Mabee Center against Oral Roberts, 96-91.
UND road woes continued in the loss against Oral Roberts. Despite putting up 37 points in the fourth quarter. The Fighting Hawks could not overcome the 19-point deficit.
Kacie Borowicz led the Fighting Hawks (11-8, 4-5 SL) with 24 points and 12 assists for her second double-double on the campaign. She also led the team in steals with five.
Maggie Manson dropped 6 three pointers and for a career high of 20 points.
Clair Orth led the team with eight rebounds and had two steals.
The first quarter The Hawks and Golden Eagles would trade the led ten times. The first half of this game was a tight one. Heading into half time North Dakota led by only three points.
However, the third quarter woes would return to plague The Hawks. They would be outscored by the Golden Eagles 29-11. UND would not go down without a fight. In the fourth quarter they would bring the fight back, closing the gap to five. ORU's 19-point lead would be enough when the clock hit zero.
North Dakota will continue Summit League play on Saturday, taking on in state rival NDSU at 1 p.m. The game will air on Midco Sports and will be carried on the Home of Economy Radio Network.
Postgame Notes
- This marked Borowicz's 28th straight game with double digit scoring (24)
- Borowicz second double- double
- Game had 18 lead changes and 4 ties
- Manson had a career high of 20 pts
- Season high pd 82 FG attempts
How It Happened
- Q1: UND 27 – ORU 24
- Q2: UND 43 – ORU 40
- Q3: UND 52 – ORU 69
- Q4: UND 91 – ORU 96
