NEW ORLEANS – Jenniffer Oramas reached the 1,000-point mark for her career and the Sam Houston State Bearkats had zero issues with winning their second game of Southland Conference play on Saturday afternoon, blasting New Orleans, 78-46, at Lakefront Arena.
 
Oramas entered the game needing 15 points to reach her milestone and got there with her second 3-pointer of the night in the third quarter. She finished with a game-high 19 points and dished out six assists, becoming just the 17^th player in the history of Bearkat women's basketball to reach 1,000 points in a career.
 
She was one of three Bearkats (6-4, 2-0 SLC) to reach double figures, joined also by Courtney Cleveland (15) and Kiera McKinney (10) as SHSU dominated the paint by a 40-20 margin. They also held a +7 margin on the glass, led primarily by La'Sha Haynes' 12 boards, a mark one shy of her career high.
 
The Kats also got nine points from Rachel Harrell who hit a trio of threes in the first half, while Cleveland added eight rebounds and hit 7-for-8 from the foul line in what turned out to be a big day for the transfer from Pratt CC.
 
Things were never truly in doubt as SHSU led 21-9 at the end of the first quarter and 42-17 at the midway point of the afternoon. Meanwhile, the Privateers (3-7, 0-2 SLC) only reached double figures in one of the four quarters and were led by Dionjhae Thomas' 10 points.
 
Through two games of SLC play, the Kats are one of five teams to open up 2-0 (joined by ACU, SFA, AMCC and Lamar) and have opened up with two wins in league play for the first time since the 2012-13 team started 4-0.
 
The Kats will now observe the Christmas holiday before hitting the floor on December 30 in Huntsville vs Wiley College to close out non-conference play. They will then host McNeese on January 2 at Johnson Coliseum.