The Oakland University women’s basketball team is caught up in a very close race in the Summit League standings with just five games left in the season.

The Golden Grizzlies had two games this week, going head-to-head with the two teams at the opposite ends of the conference standings.

The team suffered a disappointing 91-87 loss Saturday to first place Oral Roberts as part of the Homecoming double-header at the O’Rena.

The Grizzlies were unable to hang on to their lead late in the game after being ahead by as many as 17 points during the first half.

The game was tied 81-81 with 3:21 remaining on the clock, but Oral Roberts hit more of its shots down the stretch to get the victory.

Offensively for Oakland, senior forward Melissa Jeltema recorded a double-double with 22 points and 10 rebounds. Additionally, senior Hanna Reising had 17 points while junior Anna Patritto scored a season-high 15 points.

The team rebounded from Saturday’s tough loss by defeating winless Centenary 66-46 Monday night.

With 8:29 remaining in the second half, Oakland led by just two points, 47-45. But the Grizzlies went on a 21-0 scoring run in the next seven minutes to pick up the victory.

Despite shooting just over 32 percent for the game, OU won by a large margin, mostly due to its 57-31 edge in the rebounding department.

Jeltema had perhaps the finest game of her accomplished four-year career with 21 points, a career-high 18 rebounds and four assists.

The team will play its next two games on the road before returning home to end the season on a three-game home stand beginning Feb. 20.

Each of the remaining games will have an impact on the way the final standings shake out before the conference tournament seeds are assigned. The top eight teams will make the tournament.