Oklahoma City, Okla. - The Mid-America Christian Lady Evangels opened the second half with eight straight points to wipe out a seven-point halftime deficit, but the Wayland Baptist Flying Queens responded and pulled away to a 74-64 win in Sooner Athletic Conference action Thursday night (Jan. 12) at the Gaulke Activity Center.

A basket and then a free throw by Nicole Wittman gave the Lady Evangels a 44-43 lead at the 14:04 mark of the second half.

The Flying Queens had an answer as a score from Angeleigh Davis began a 7-0 spurt as WBU jumped ahead 50-44.

A three by Erica Jones stopped the run, but the Flying Queens then scored eight straight for a double-figure lead of 58-47 with 8:59 remaining.

The deficit was still 11 when Parris Price scored six points to spark a 10-4 run that pulled the Lady Evangels (8-7, 2-7 SAC) to within 65-60 with 1:54 left.

Two free throws from Brittany Woodard would bring MACU as close as 68-64, but the Flying Queens made six straight at the charity stripe to close out the win. 

A combined eight points from Wittman and Parris Price got the Lady Evangels off to a quick 10-3 lead in the first half. 

The Lady Evangels led by five when four points from Aubrey Pedigo helped the Flying Queens score seven straight for a 16-14 lead at the 10:22 mark. 

It went back-and-forth from there as the opening half featured seven ties and five lead changes. 

After a trey from Kourtni Williams gave the Lady Evangels a little separation at 32-26, the Flying Queens concluded the half on a 17-4 spurt as a bucket from Pedigo and two free throws from Jessen Tucker gave WBU its largest lead of the half at 43-36 heading into the locker room.

The Lady Evangels were led by Price's 19 points, while Williams tallied a double-double of 17 points and 12 rebounds. Wittman added 10 points and seven boards.

Erika Raymond led all scorers with 21 points and also had a team-high seven rebounds for the Flying Queens. Davis and Pedigo each scored 10.

After shooting 43.3 percent (21-of-66) in the opening half, the Lady Evangels were limited to only a 22.2 percent (8-of-36) clip in the second half.

The Lady Evangels held a 46-38 edge on the boards, with a 22-11 advantage on the offensive glass.

Next up the Lady Evangels will be challenged by the No. 12-ranked Lubbock Christian Lady Chaps on Saturday afternoon (Jan. 14) at 1 p.m. in the Gaulke Activity Center. LCU will come into Saturday's game with plenty of momentum, having knocked off the No. 1-ranked Oklahoma City Stars 88-66 on the road earlier tonight.