Dec. 8, 2007

12.8.07 - OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.- The Mid-America Christian University Lady Evangels lost to the Oklahoma City University Lady Stars Saturday, Dec. 8. The Lady Evangels fell to the Lady Stars 72-31 in Sooner Athletic Conference play.

MACU was out rebounded 51-25 in the loss. The Lady Evangels struggled from the field, shooting just 26% for the game. The Lady Stars gave the Lady Evangels trouble with their pressure defense, forcing 31 MACU turnovers.

"We did a lot of things wrong tonight," Head Coach Josh Lind said. "Their defense really gave us problems. They did a good job of forcing us out of our offense."

The Lady Evangels grabbed an early 3-2 at the 15:10 mark, but that is the only lead that MACU claimed. The Lady Stars raced on a 33-8 run to close out the first half.

OCU forced 18 first half turnovers and held MACU to just 25% shooting.

The Lady Evangels fell into a 35-11 hole at halftime against the Lady Stars.

The second half was dominated by OCU, with its lead getting no closer than 20 points.

Sophomore Paige White scored a team high eight points and grabbed four rebounds. Junior Treasure McCoy and Sophomore Shawna Patton scored five points a piece.

The Lady Evangels fell to 3-8 on the season, and remain winless in the SAC.

MACU will host Southern Nazarene University Thursday, Jan. 3 at 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.