by TULSA, Okla. — Karliey Parker came off the bench to lead Rogers State in scoring Monday, but the Hillcats fell 61-50 to Oral Roberts at the Mabee Center in their final exhibition.
Parker scored a team-high 8 points on 3-of-4 shooting, including 2-of-3 from three-point range, in 20 minutes off the bench. She added 2 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 block.
Rogers State trailed 17-13 after the first quarter and scored just 5 points in the second quarter to fall behind 30-18 at halftime. Oral Roberts pushed the margin out in a 20-16 third quarter before the Hillcats won the fourth quarter 16-11.
Claudia Diez had 7 points and 6 rebounds for Rogers State, Kate Melton and Ataya Casaus scored 6 points apiece, and Tazhia Watson and Destiny Jones added 5 points each. Aubrey Hishaw led Oral Roberts with 16 points and 10 rebounds, and Kayten Donley scored 14 points.
The exhibition does not count in the standings, so Rogers State remains 0-0, while Oral Roberts improved to 2-1.
Rogers State opens the regular season against Oklahoma Baptist on Friday, Nov. 13, at 7:30 p.m. CT in Tahlequah, Okla., at the MIAA/GAC Regional Challenge.
