Dec. 4, 2008

12.4.08 - Russellville, Ark.- The Mid-America Christian University women's basketball team fell to NCAA Division II opponent Arkansas Tech University 89-71 in an exhibition on Thursday night at Tucker Coliseum.

The 21st ranked Golden Suns trailed by two going into the locker room at half time. The Lady Evangels lead 36-34. MACU scored 18 points in the paint and 15 points off turnovers in the first half. MACU shot 52 percent from the field and Tech had 11 turnovers that led to 15 Lady Evangel points.

The Golden Suns came out strong in the second half opening with a 12-1 run. Tech lead 48-37 with 14:45 to play when MACU went on a 6-0 run cutting the Golden Suns lead to 48-43.

With 8:28 remaining the Lady Evangels trailed a score of 66-55. A basket by Danein Well brought MACU within nine (66-57) but that is as close as the Lady Evangels got after Tech went on a 21-6 run giving them an 86-63 advantage with 1:14 left in the game.Although, MACU out-scored Tech in the last minute 8-2 they were unable to overcome the Golden Suns.

Karina Trinidade led the team in scoring with 14 points. Marchae Keno, Treasure McCoy, and Danein Wells each scored 10 points in the contest.The Lady Evangels shot 90 percent from the free throw line, 58 percent from the fields and 57 percent from the arc.

The Lady Evangels will open conference play on Saturday, December 6th at 6pm when the travel to Bethany to take on Southern Nazarene University.