Shawnee, Okla. -- The Oklahoma Baptist Lady Bison rallied from a double-digit halftime deficit to defeat the Mid-America Christian Lady Evangels 65-56 Thursday evening (Feb. 17) in Shawnee, Okla.
April Hale hit back-to-back threes to fuel a 12-0 second-half opening run that turned a two-point halftime deficit into a 40-30 lead at the 15:11 mark of the second half.
The Lady Evangels still led by nine after a bucket by
Brittany Woodard made it 45-36 when the Lady Bison made their charge.
Bridget Reynolds hit a pair of treys and scored eight straight points to bring OBU to within one.
Brittany Johnson then scored to halt the run temporarily, but Gabriell Mattox sparked a 14-0 spurt with seven points for a 58-47 advantage with just 5:12 left.
The Lady Evangels (10-15, 6-13 SAC) weren't through yet as
Nicole Wittman scored and
Chelsea Key connected from long-range to make it a six-point game at 58-52 at the 2:10 mark.
But OBU made seven free-throws down the stretch to close out the win.
MACU trailed by as many as nine in the opening stanza, but battled back with a 14-5 run to tie the score on two free throws by
Melissa Aguilar.
Brenna Burnett then scored with 23 seconds left in the first half to give the Lady Bison a 30-28 lead at the break.
Wittman, Johnson and Hale each scored nine points to lead the Lady Evangels. Aguilar tallied eight points along with a team-high nine rebounds.
Reynolds scored 15 and Mattox added 13 to pace the Lady Bison. Reynolds also pulled down a game-high 10 boards.
The Lady Evangels outrebounded OBU 51-47 overall and forced 18 turnovers on the night.
MACU will next play at St. Gregory's on Saturday afternoon (Feb. 19) at 3 p.m. in Shawnee, Okla. The Lady Evangels bested SGU 52-47 earlier this season in OKC.
