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Official Athletics Site of the Oglethorpe University Stormy Petrels
Keimarya Rivera
Hannah Banfiel
73
LaGrange LGR 4-2
82
Winner Oglethorpe OGL 5-1
LaGrange LGR
4-2
73
Final
82
Oglethorpe OGL
5-1
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
LaGrange LGR 15 13 18 27 73
Oglethorpe OGL 15 17 29 21 82

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Petrels win fourth straight behind Rivera’s big second half

ATLANTA—Sophomore Keimarya Rivera tallied her first double-double of the season with a career high 28 points alongside 14 rebounds to lead the Oglethorpe women's basketball team to an 82-73 win at home over LaGrange Tuesday evening. Rivera scored 26 points in the second half, and the Stormy Petrels used a 29-17 run in the third quarter to pull away.

The win was Oglethorpe's fourth straight, improving the Petrels to 5-1. Eight other players made their way into the scoring column following Rivera, most notably Malia Melton who had a huge game with 16 points and five rebounds. Briley Elder hit double figures for the fourth time this season with 10 points and three rebounds.

Rivera scored 15 of her points on a 19-10 run Oglethorpe used to pull away over a six-minute stretch in the third quarter. It was a four-point game at the half and LaGrange cut it as close as three early in the second half, but this pivotal run saw Oglethorpe take control of the game for good.

"This was a really good home win against a good team tonight," said Head Coach Alex Richey. "It's fun to watch the confidence grow within this group when they succeed in achieving their goals. After this nice break, I'm looking forward to continuing to progress."

Game Notes

  • Rivera's 28 points topped her previous career high of 26. She matched her career high in the second half alone.
  • Rivera's double-double was the seventh of her career as she tallied six in her freshman season. Her last came on February 15 when she tallied 19 points and 10 rebounds in a home win against Berry.
  • Other career highs included Melton's 16 points which tied her career high as well as Anna Conza's six rebounds and Mia Geveke's five rebounds.
  • Oglethorpe reached its largest lead of 15 near the end of the third quarter.
  • Oglethorpe improved to 11-9 all-time against LaGrange in a series that dates back to 2001.

Up Next

Oglethorpe takes a break for Thanksgiving before returning to action at Emory on Tuesday, Nov. 28. The next home game is set for Saturday, Dec. 2, in the Southern Athletic Association opener against Berry.

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