Feb. 9, 2008

2.9.08 - BETHANY, Okla.- The Mid-America Christian University Lady Evangels suffered a road loss against the Southern Nazarene University Crimson Storm in Sooner Athletic Conference play Saturday, Feb 9. The Crimson Storm defeated the Lady Evangels 89-57.

"I thought we played very good half court defense, but we struggled to get out on the shooters in transition," MACU Head Coach Josh Lind said. "When you give up the offensive rebounds and have as many turnovers as we did transition defense is crucial."

The Crimson Storm forced 20 MACU turnovers, while committing just eight turnovers. SNU scored 38 points of Lady Evangel turnovers. MACU gave up 18 offensive rebounds in the game. The SNU bench outscored the MACU bench 39-12.

The Lady Evangels scored the first bucket of the game and held a 5-4 lead early in the first half. The Crimson Storm responded, going on an 18-4 run and pulling ahead, 22-9. MACU cut the lead, 33-25, with 1:18 remaining in the first half.

SNU closed the first half on an 8-0 run and went into the locker room on top of the Lady Evangels, 41-25.

The Crimson Storm stretched their lead to twenty points early in the first half, and found themselves ahead, 59-32, with fifteen minutes left in the game. MACU never cut the lead below twenty points, with SNU holding its largest lead, 85-49, with under three minutes left to go in the game.

Sophomore Shawna Patton had a good overall game, scoring 17 points and grabbing six rebounds. Senior Courtney Sorrels contributed 12 points, while Sophomore Paige White dished out eight assists.

The Lady Evangels drop to 4-19 on the season, and 1-14 in conference play.

MACU will travel to Alva, Okla. Monday, Feb 11, and battle Northwestern Oklahoma State University. Game time is set for 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 405-692-3136 or via email at jlind@macu.edu.