Nov. 11, 2008

11.11.08 - Waxahachie, Texas- The Mid-America Christian University women's basketball team suffered their first loss of the season at Southwestern Assemblies of God University on Tuesday night at the Full Life Center.

Both teams came into the contest undefeated but the Lady Lions prevailed giving them a 4-0 record and the Lady Evangels are now 2-1 on the season.

Both teams battled had throughout the first half with nine lead changes, three ties and combined to hit 51% of all shots from the field. SAGU trailed by five points and rallied back to tie the game with 11:06 left in the half. The Lady Lions then took a five point lead before falling down 29-25 with 5:40 remaining.

With 1:52 left in the half, and the game 32-32, the Lady Evangel went on a 6-0 making the half time score 38-32 with the MACU with the lead going into the locker room.

The Lady Evangels stated the second half taking a nine point lead over SAGU in the first to minutes of play. Two minutes later, SAGU tied the game on a Michelle Michener two-pointer making the score 43-43. With 8:16 left in the game, the Evangels tied the game at 50-50. This was the last time the game would be tied.

The Lady Lions went on a 14-2 run to build a 12 point lead with 1:28 remaining. The Lady Evangels would cut the lead to nine but they were unable to catch the Lady Lions. SAGU moves to 4-0 on the season with a 64-55 win.

Tiphani Eaves les the team with 16 total points. Karina Trindade was not far behind her with 14 point on the night.

The Lady Evangels are back at home on Friday night at 7 p.m. when they face College of the Ozarks at the Gaulke Activity Center.