STORM LAKE, Iowa (Duhawks.com) - The Loras women's basketball team overcame a 10-point halftime deficit to defeat Buena Vista on Saturday, 76-73. Senior
Addie Oberman finished with 18 points, six rebounds and four assists.
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SERIES NOTABLES
- Loras leads the series all time, 33-27, including nine of the last 10 meetings
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MOMENTS THAT MATTERED
- Down 10 points at halftime, Loras outscored Buena Vista 26-14 in the third quarter to take the lead.
- Nursing a two-point lead with under two minutes left, senior Miranda Champan made two free-throws to put the Duhawks up four Â
- The Duhawks forced 24 turnovers on defense, scoring 28 points of turnovers in the game
- Saturday's game saw nine lead changes and was tied four different times with Loras having the lead the final 2:13 of the game
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TEAM NOTABLES
- The Duhawks shot 36 percent from three on Saturday
- Loras had 16 assists on 26 field goalsÂ
- Coming into Saturday, Buena Vista was averaging more than 17 opponent turnovers per game … Loras committed nine
- Loras' bench outscored Buena Vista's 31-2
- The Duhawks forced 24 turnovers on defense, scoring 28 points of turnovers in the game
INDIVIDUAL NOTABLES
- Loras had four players finish with double-digit points including senior
Addie Oberman,
Marissa Schroeder,
Macenzie Kraemer and
Riley Eckhart
- Freshman
Marissa Schroeder scored 15 points, two shy of her season high … The Bellevue native went into Saturday's contest ranked 19th in scoring in the Iowa Conference at 10.2 points per game
FRIEDMAN GROUP PLAYER OF THE GAME – Addie Oberman
- Oberman scored 18 points while also collecting six rebounds and four assists … Oberman has double-digit scoring outings in 12 of the 15 games
UP NEXT
Loras returns to the Athletic & Wellness Center to take on Central on Monday. The Dutch are 7-8 (2-4 IIAC) after a 69-53 loss to Coe on Saturday. Tip-off is set for 6 p.m.