Jan. 21, 2010

1.21.10 - Oklahoma City, Okla.- The Mid-America Christian University women's basketball team came out strong against No. 4 Oklahoma Baptist University but were unable to stop the Lady Bison in the second half, losing 64-49 at the Gaulke Activity Center on Thursday evening.

MACU is now 9-9 overall with a 2-8 Sooner Athletic Conference record. The Lady Bison improve to 17-1 overall and remain flawless in SAC play with a 10-0 record.

The score was knotted up three times in the first half. The third tie came with 6:33 to play when Brittany Johnson hit a field goal to make it a 16-16 game. The Lay Bison went on a 10-0 run to give them the 26-16 advantage with 2:46 to play until the break. MACU countered with a 9-0 run to trail 26-25 with 1:20 left in the first half. OBU was able to get a field goal to give them a three point lead (28-25) going into intermission.

The Lady Bison took over in the second half. The Lady Evangels trailed by five points (41-36) with 10:50 to play but OBU went on a 7-0 run to give them 48-36 advantage with 8:17 to play. MACU was unable to chip away at OBU's lead.

Karina Trindade scored her second double-double of the season with 10 points and 12 rebounds. She was the lone Lady Evangel scoring in double figures.

Taujhnae Travis led the Lady Bison in scoring with 17 points, followed by Ashley Harrell with 10 points.

The Lady Evangels are back in action at home on Saturday, January 23rd at 1 p.m. against SAC opponent St. Gregory's University. The MACU basketball program will unveil the Team of the Decade while celebrating the success of their programs at halftime of the men's and women's games.