Jan. 18, 2009

1.17.09 - Claremore, Okla.- The Mid-America Christian University (MACU) women's basketball team fell to Sooner Athletic Conference (SAC) opponent Rogers State University (RSU) 83-75 on Saturday evening at the Claremore Expo Center.

Although the Lady Evangels got the first bucket of the game, RSU led for the rest of the half. With 10 minutes to play in the half RSU had a 20-9 lead. The Lady Evangels chipped away at the Hillcats lead however, a RSU 20-8 run left MACU down by 21 (44-23) with 2:11 to play in the half. Treasure McCoy knocked down a bucket at the buzzer giving the Hillcats a 47-32 lead at the break.

MACU came out strong in the second half with a 15-3 run, cutting the Hillcats lead to three with 15:24 to play. Back to back three pointers and a field goal by RSU put them back up by 11. With 7:28 left in the game Lady Evangels were down by two (64-62) after a Danein Wells field goal. The Hillcats out-scored the Lady Evangels 10-2, holding the lead for the remainder of the game.

Karina Trinidade led the Lady Evagels in scoring with 20 points. Treasure McCoy had a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds.

MACU shot 35 percent from the field, 36 percent from behind the arc and 66 percent from the line.

The Loss drops MACU to 6-11 overall and 1-8 in the SAC. The win moves RSU to 12-6 overall and 6-4 in conference play.

The Lady Evangels will host St. Gregory's University on Thursday January 22nd at 6 p.m.