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Oral Roberts Earns No.15 seed, Set to Face Purdue in First Round
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The Golden Eagles (22-10) are led by Mid-Continent Conference Player of the Year Elisha Turek, who was the only player in the conference to average a double-double scoring 17.2 points and grabbed 10.5 rebounds per game. Turek is the Mid-Con's all-time leading scorer with 2,030 points. The senior also is the first Mid-Con player to score 2,000 points and record 1,000 rebounds in a career.
Jenny Hardin ranks second on the squad in scoring and rebounding, averaging 16.0 points and 5.7 rebounds.
The Golden Eagles claimed the Mid-Con's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament after beating Oakland, 72-55, in the championship of the conference title game.
The 11th-ranked Boilermakers enter the NCAA Tournament as Big Ten Tournament Champions, defeating Ohio State 64-52 in the championship game. This is the 14th consecutive appearance for Purdue. The Boilermakers are paced by Katie Gearlds, who averages 18.5 points a game. Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton and Erin Lawless also average in double-digits scoring 14.4 and 10.6 points respectively. Wisdom-Hylton leads the team with 8.1 rebounds a game.
The Golden Eagles and the Boilermakers last met each other in the NCAA Tournament in 1999, with the Boilermakers winning 68-48 in the first round. The game was played in West Lafayette, Ind. on the campus of Purdue. The Boilermakers went on to win the national championship.
Tickets are only available for people affiliated with Oral Roberts which includes; faculty, staff, students, boosters, and alumni. However, tickets are available from the University of Minneapolis by calling 800-U-Gopher or 612-624-8080 or www.gophersports.com.
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