March 1, 2009

2.28.09 - Oklahoma City, Okla. - Seniors Treasure McCoy and Danein Wells combined for 24 points and led the Lady Evangels over Sooner Athletic Conference opponent Northwestern Oklahoma State University 65-51 at the Gualke Activity Center on Saturday evening.

McCoy had 13 points on the night and Wells had 11. Karina Trindade led the team in scoring and on the boards with 15 points and eight rebounds.

Winning their last three conference home games, the Lady Evangels end the regular season 13-19 overall with a 6-16 record in the conference. NWOSU finishes regular season play 11-17 overall and 6-16 in conference play.

MACU out rebounded the Lady Rangers 34 to 28 with 26 defensive boards.

The Lady Evangels shot 39 percent from the field, 27 percent from behind the arc and 64 percent from the free throw line.

MACU controlled the pace of the game throughout the 40 minutes of play. The game was tied three times in the first half but MACU led by two going into the break and carried the lead to throughout the second half, never trailing.

"I'm pleased with the team effort tonight," women's basketball coach Markus Crandall said. "I thought the seniors both had great games on senior night. We did a good job as a team of utilizing our size advantage. We got to the free-throw line 31 times tonight. I can't remember a game where we got to the free-throw line so effectively. I'm always happy when we win the rebounding battle and for the most part we made good decisions with the basketball. We finished the season winning 6 of our last 8 games. We are excited about the play-offs next week."

The Lady Evangels will travel to Lubbock Christian University on Monday, March 2nd to compete in the Sooner Athletic Conference Tournament. Game time will be announced Monday.