Oklahoma City, Okla. - Nicole Wittman exploded for game-highs of 27 points and seven rebounds to lead the Mid-America Christian Lady Evangels to a 77-61 victory over the Oklahoma Baptist Lady Bison in Sooner Athletic Conference action Saturday evening (Jan. 22) at the Gaulke Activity Center. 

Wittman got going early with nine points within the first nine minutes of the contest to help the Lady Evangels build a 20-12 lead at the 11:22 mark of the opening half. 

Samantha Smith responded for the Lady Bison with six points of her own that sparked a 9-4 spurt that cut the lead to three.

The Evangels maintained a three-point advantage but scored the final seven points of the half to pull out to a 38-29 lead at the half. 

Wittman extended the lead to 11 with a bucket to start the second half and the Lady Bison could get no closer than six points on three occasions, with the last being on a pair of free throws from Smith that made it 60-54 with 8:18 remaining.

From that point, the Lady Evangels (10-8, 6-6 SAC) took over as a three-point play by Wittman started a 12-3 run and then a three from Marcy Robinson stretched the MACU lead to its largest to that point at 72-57 with just 2:56 left. 

Chelsea Key then converted a three-point play with 1:13 left for the final 16-point margin of victory.

Wittman shot 10-of-21 from the field and Robinson also reached double-digit scoring with 11 points. Melissa Aguilar recorded a game-high six assists as the Lady Evangels moved the ball well throughout the night and finished with 18 assists as a unit. 

Bridget Reynolds led the Lady Bison (6-13, 4-7 SAC) with a game-high 22 points and a team-high of six boards. Smith scored 15 and led OBU with five assists. 

The Lady Evangels held a 42-36 edge in rebounding, with a 14-7 advantage on the offensive boards.