Dec. 11, 2008

12.11.08 - Oklahoma City, Okla. - The Mid-America Christian University women's basketball team was defeated by Sooner Athletic Conference (SAC) opponent Oklahoma City University (OCU) 89-50 at the Gaulke Activity Center on Thursday evening.

The loss moves the Lady Evangels to 4-6 overall and 0-3 in conference play. The undefeated Stars are now 11-0 overall and 3-0 in the SAC.

OCU controlled the tempo of the game from the tip off. They played with a high pressure defense that forced MACU into 27 turnovers throughout the game. OCU capitalized on turnover points scoring 27 while MACU scored four points off of the Stars 10 turnovers.

The Lady Evangels trailed by 14 going into the locker room at half time, with a score of 46-32.

MACU struggled offensively shooting only 30 percent from the fields and 23 percent from behind the arc. They shot 65 percent from the free throw line.

Danein Wells led MACU in scoring and rebounds with 13 points and eight rebounds.

The Lady Evangels will take on Texas College at home on Saturday, December 13th at 3 p.m. at the Gaulke Activity Center.