Claremore, Okla. -- The Rogers State University Hillcats grabbed the lead early and coasted to a 76-52 win over the Mid-America Christian University Lady Evangels in a Sooner Athletic Conference matchup Saturday afternoon (Feb. 18) in Claremore, Okla. 

After Parris Price hit two free throws to briefly give the Lady Evangels a 2-0 lead, Logan Froese scored seven points to power a 14-0 spurt to give RSU an early 12-point cushion. 

Erica Love then scored five straight, including a three-point play that made it 14-7. 

But the Hillcats ran off the next eight points to regain command and later built the lead as high as 29 in the first half on a three by Brittani Smith to make 45-16.  It was a 45-18 bulge at the half. 

The Hillcats (18-10, 12-8 SAC) never let up in the second half, leading by at least 21 and by as many as 30 after a bucket by Sierra Cornwell made it 55-25 at the 15:36 mark of the second half. 

Erica Love and Brittany Woodard each scored 10 points to pace the Lady Evangels (10-16, 4-16 SAC).  Love's point total represents her career-best.  Woodard also had a team-high eight rebounds, while Nicole Wittman and Margaret Butler each had seven boards. 

Froese led the Hillcats' offensive attack with 18 points, with Cornwell producing 15 points and a team-high seven rebounds and game-highs of five assists and five steals. 

In taking command in the first half, the Hillcats limited the Lady Evangels to only a 17.9 percent (5-of-28) shooting clip in the first 20 minutes. 

RSU also enjoyed a huge advantage inside, out-rebounding the Lady Evangels 44-36 overall and holding a 36-22 edge in points in the paint. 

The Lady Evangels will stay on the road and play at Oklahoma Baptist on Thursday evening (Feb. 23) at 6 p.m. in Shawnee, Okla.