5. Women's Basketball Eliminates Oral Roberts in Summit League Tournament, advances to semifinals
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Saule Kontautaite breaks away from a defender versus Oral Roberts.
The women's basketball team faced Oral Roberts in the opening round of the 2011 tournament and was drubbed by nearly 30 points. Enter first-year head coach JD Gravina and what a difference a year makes.
Seeded seventh and squaring off against No. 2 (and soon-to-be departing) ORU, Western took it to the Golden Eagles right from the start and never looked back in the 83-71 win. The Leathernecks jumped out to a 13-2 lead, held a 22-point halftime lead and had four players score in double-figures to send ORU packing from the Summit League.
Valencia Kelly scored a team-high 24 points and Saule Kontautaite netted 22 (matching her personal-high of six 3-point field goals) in the win as the team advanced to the semifinals of the Summit League Tournament.
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5. Women's Basketball Eliminates Oral Roberts in Summit League Tournament, advances to semifinals
6. Leatherneck Baseball knocks off No. 8 ranked Georgia
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Football knocks off Southern Illinois in memorable final minute to secure Homecoming 2011 win
8. Remy Roberts-Burnett hit the game-winning 3-pointer at the buzzer to defeat IUPUI
9. Women's Basketball drains a single-game record 15 3-point field goals in a win over Oakland
10. Ceola Clark III makes history with his second Summit League Defensive Player of the Year award
11. Jamie Goss tied the Western Illinois career RBI record
12. Doug Ogilvie named Summit League Diver of the Year
