Alva, Okla -- The Northwestern Oklahoma State Lady Rangers ended the game on an 8-0 run to rally and defeat the Mid-America Christian Lady Evangels 64-58 Saturday evening (Feb. 5) in Alva, Okla.
The Lady Evangels led by seven at the break and held a 58-56 advantage when the Lady Rangers tied the score and then took the lead with a three with 23 seconds remaining.
Then on the ensuing possession, the Lady Evangels were called for an offensive foul that allowed the Lady Rangers to put away the game with three free throws in the final seconds.
MACU led most of the way, including a 34-27 at the break and 49-42 midway through the second half.
Brittany Woodard and
Marcy Robinson each scored 16 points to lead the Lady Evangels, with Woodard also pulling down a team-high seven rebounds.
Melissa Aguilar and
Tranecia Smith each dished out a team-best three assists for MACU (10-12, 6-10 SAC).
Talytha Williams paced the Lady Rangers (9-11, 5-10 SAC) with 14 points and Autumn Klugh scored 13. Claudia Vasquez added 10 along with a game-high nine rebounds.
The Lady Evangels will return home to host Rogers State on Thursday evening (Feb. 10) at the Gaulke Activity Center. Tip-off will be at 6 p.m.