Nov. 27, 2007
11.27.07 - OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.- The Mid-America Christian University Lady Evangels lost to National Collegiate Athletic Association Division II opponent Arkansas Tech University on Tuesday, Nov. 28. The Arkansas Tech Golden Suns defeated the Lady Evangels 92-45.
The Golden Suns forced the Lady Evangels into 20 first half turnovers. Arkansas Tech grabbed 18 offensive rebounds in the game, and out rebounded MACU 43-30.
"The story of the game was turnovers and rebounding," Head Coach Josh Lind said. "We did a good job in the first half holding them to just four offensive rebounds, but we had 20 turnovers. In the second half it was the opposite, we only had nine turnovers, but we gave up 14 offensive rebounds in the second half."
The Golden Suns started the game with a 27-9 run and the Lady Evangels never trimmed the lead below single digits. Arkansas Tech scored 21 points off of MACU turnovers in the first half.
Arkansas Tech took a 45-20 halftime advantage over the Lady Evangels.
"We never got anything going offensively," Coach Lind said. "We struggled getting into our offense. We played well defensively, but we gave up too many turnovers that led to points."
The second half was much like the first half, with the Golden Suns stretching their lead to over thirty points within the first two minutes of the second half.
The Lady Evangels bench had a big game for Coach Lind, scoring 32 of the 45 points scored in the game.
Junior Danein Wells came off the bench and contributed 10 points, while Junior Treasure McCoy scored nine points off the bench. Freshman Melissa Aguilar dished out six assists off the bench.
MACU will play its first Sooner Athletic Conference game Thursday, Nov. 29.The Lady Evangels will play Rogers State University in the battle of the newcomers in the SAC. Game time is 6:00 p.m.
If you are interested in playing women's basketball for MACU or would like more information about the women's basketball program, contact Coach Josh Lind at 405-692-3181 or via email at jlind@macu.edu.
