Feb. 20, 2010

2.20.10 - Oklahoma City Okla.- The Lady Evangels got an important Sooner Athletic Conference win on senior night, defeating University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma 70-54 at the Gaulke Activity Center on Saturday evening.

The Lady Evangels were led in scoring by Julisa Mitchell with 13 points. Melissa Aguilar and Michelle Hardimon also scored in double figures, each adding 10 points.

With the win MACU a 15-14 overall with a 7-13 SAC record. The Lady Drovers fall to 5-22 overall and 3-16 in the SAC standings.

USAO led for much of the first ten minutes of play. With the score tied 9-9 and 16:03 left to play, the Lady Drovers used a 6-0 run to take a 15-9 lead. MACU took the lead with 8:41 to play in the half after Brittany Johnson scored a lay up. The Lady Evangels held the lead for the rest of the half, taking a two-point advantage (32-30) into the locker room at the break.

The Lady Evangels took control of the game in the second half. They took the first double-digit lead of the game with 14:04 to play with a field goal by Jamie Floyd, putting them ahead by 10 points (45-35).

MACU went on to out-score the Lady Drovers 21-8 over the next 10 minutes to give them a 23-point advantage (66-43), their largest lead in the game.

The Lady Evangels shot 61 percent from the line, 42 percent from the field and 27 percent from behind the arc. MACU out-rebounded the Lady Drovers 44-33. Karina Trindade led the team on the boards with 12 rebounds.

The Lady Evangels honored four seniors tonight: Karina Trindade, Nathalia Araujo, Marchae Keno and Blanca Casale.

The Lady Evangels will travel to Lubbock Christian University on Thursday, February 25th with tip-off set for 6 p.m.