Bethany, Okla. - The No. 11-ranked Southern Nazarene Crimson Storm defeated the Mid-America Christian Lady Evangels 73-41 in a Sooner Athletic conference matchup Thursday night (Dec. 1) at the Sawyer Center in Bethany, Okla.

The Crimson Storm closed the first half in impressive style, out-scoring the Lady Evangels 21-5 over the final seven minutes of the period after a three by Erica Jones tied the score at 7-7. The run put the Crimson Storm in control at the break, 28-12.

SNU picked up where they left off by opening the second half with a 9-2 spurt that extended the 16-point halftime lead to 37-14 at the 16:20 mark.

Logan Martin then scored five straight points, including her second trey of the half that put the Crimson Storm comfortably in front 46-20 with 11:36 remaining.

A three-point play and a conventional three from beyond the arc by Audra Skimbo made it 56-24 and SNU never looked back from there.

Kourtni Williams scored a team-high 12 points for the Lady Evangels (6-2, 0-2 SAC), while Parris Price added 10 points, seven rebounds and three assists. Brittany Woodard led the Lady Evangels with 10 rebounds.

Martin led all scorers with 16 points and Oumoul Thiam and Sharmeda Johnson each chipped in with 12. Abbey Marra scored eight and grabbed a game-high 17 boards.

SNU's defense held the Lady Evangels to only an 18.2 percent (10-of-55) shooting clip for the game. The Crimson Storm also enjoyed a huge advantage inside, out-rebounding MACU 59-39 while also holding a 32-12 edge in points in the paint.

The Lady Evangels will try to get back on a winning note by playing at USAO on Saturday afternoon (Dec. 3) at 3 p.m. in Chickasha, Okla.