Oklahoma City, Okla. - The Mid-America Christian Lady Evangels hung tough early, but the No. 2-ranked Oklahoma City Stars eventually pulled away to a 74-45 win in Sooner Athletic Conference action Thursday evening (Dec. 9) at the Gaulke Activity Center.

The Lady Evangels scored the first three points of the game on a bucket by Magen Roth and a free throw from Nicole Wittman as they held the Stars scoreless for the first four minutes of the contest.

Donica Cosby hit consecutive threes as the Stars scored the next eight to make it 8-3 at the 13:45 mark of the first half. 

The Lady Evangels (5-4, 2-2 SAC) hung around and trailed only 24-19 after April Hale converted a three-point play with 3:18 left in the opening half. 

After Tranecia Smith scored to make it 26-21, the Stars scored the last five points of the half to take a 31-21 lead into the break. 

It didn't take long into the second half for the Stars to show why they're undefeated and ranked second in the nation. 

MACU trailed 35-25 when Lauren Gober scored eight points that fueled a 17-3 spurt that suddenly gave the Stars a comfortable 24 point lead at 52-28 with 11:46 remaining. 

The Stars (9-0, 4-0 SAC) then kept their distance from that point, maintaining at least a 19 point advantage the rest of the way.  

Marcy Robinson scored a team-high 11 points to lead the Lady Evangels. Hale tallied eight points and a team-best eight rebounds, while Smith led the way with five assists. 

Gober produced a game-high 20 points for the Stars and Cosby added 15. 

MACU won't play again until a non-conference battle at Dallas Christian on Saturday morning, Dec. 15 at 11 a.m.