Junior Eva Cunningham scored 19 points vs. Oakland. |
NIAGARA UNIVERSITY, N.Y. – The Niagara University women’s basketball team (4-3,1-1) extended its home-court winning streak to 14, as the Purple Eagles earned a hard fought 75-64 victory over Oakland University (5-4,0-0) tonight at the Gallagher Center.
Junior Eva Cunningham (East Aurora, N.Y./Iroquois) led Niagara with 19 points. Senior Ann Mimm (Girard, Pa./Girard) poured in 18 points and added five rebounds.
Oakland’s Petra Manakova led all scorers with 20 points and grabbed nine rebounds.
Niagara built an eight-point advantage going into half-time with the help of 16 Oakland turnovers. The Golden Grizzlies evened the score at 57 with six minutes remaining, but Eva Cunningham’s three-pointer put the Purple Eagles back on top and opened up the door to a 12-3 Niagara run. Niagara’s defense maintained its intensity, forcing the Grizzlies into 13 second half turnovers.
Niagara’s next action is Dec. 28 when it hosts Youngstown State at the Gallagher Center at 1 p.m.
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