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Tulsa
Missouri State
Tulsa Women's Hoops Dominated Missouri State, 70-51
12/9/2006 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Dec. 9, 2006
Tulsa, Okla. - Jillian Robbins, Dana Idlet and Valerie Siemens all tallied double-digit points for Tulsa in a 70-51 victory over Missouri State in front of 1,460 fans on Saturday afternoon at the Donald W. Reynolds Center. The Golden Hurricane moved to 4-5 on the season, while the Lady Bears fell to 2-5.
Robbins led TU once again, recording 23 points and 14 rebounds, and posted three steals and one block. Idlet netted a personal-best 14 points, while Siemens added 10 points. Freshman Destanie Gardner had a team-best five steals and four assists.
Tulsa began the game with an 11-4 run, led by as many as 12 points in the first half and took a 24-16 advantage into the break. In the second half, the Golden Hurricane maintained the level of intensity and inched their way to a 26-point lead at the 4:05 mark.
MSU's Tahnee Balerio had a team-best 16 points, while Roxanne Stiles and Tiff Terwelp posted 12 and 10 points, respectively. Terwelp led Missouri State with 16 rebounds. The Lady Bears were plagued by foul trouble in the second half as four of their players fouled out of the game and three others had four fouls apiece.
Tulsa will take a week off before taking on Arkansas on Saturday, December 16th beginning at 8:30 p.m. at the Reynolds Center.
