Chickasha, Okla. -- The Mid-America Christian University Lady Evangels burst out of the gate strong and then cruised to a 69-56 victory over the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma Drovers in a Sooner Athletic Conference matchup Saturday afternoon (Dec. 3) in Chickasha, Okla. 

The Lady Evangels took control early as five different players scored to fuel a 13-0 run that turned a 5-2 deficit into a commanding 18-5 lead at the 12:19 mark of the first half. 

A three by Brittany Woodard extended the lead to 28-12 and the Lady Evangels went on to a 33-20 lead at the half. 

MACU continued to pull away in the second half as a layup and a three-point by Williams gave the Lady Evangels (7-2, 1-2 SAC) a commanding 18-point lead. 

A three by Erica Jones and a layup from Margaret Butler then put the Lady Evangels up by their largest margin of 63-40 with 4:21 remaining and MACU cruised from that point. 

The Lady Evangels jumped out to the big lead early by stifling the Drovers into only a 20 percent (5-of-25) shooting clip in the first half.  They also done solid work on the glass with a 47-30 advantage overall in rebounds and a 16-8 edge on the offensive glass. 

Williams led all scorers with 20 points and tied for the team-lead with seven rebounds.  Jones added 18 points, while Woodard also had seven boards to go along with a game-high six assists.    

Paige Pulliam led the Drovers (2-5, 0-2 SAC) with 18 points and Alaria Waddle chipped in with 14. 

The Lady Evangels will next have a rematch at the No. 3-ranked Oklahoma City Stars on Thursday night (Dec. 8) at 6 p.m.