OKLAHOMA CITY -- Lillian Prince recorded 17 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Oklahoma Baptist University Lady Bison to a 71-57 win over the Mid-America Christian University Lady Evangels in Sooner Athletic Conference action Thursday evening (Feb. 23) in Shawnee, Okla.
The Lady Bison concluded the opening half on an 8-2 run to lead by seven at the break and extended the edge to 14 with a 9-2 run to begin the second half.
Consecutive baskets by
Kourtni Williams and a free throw by
Nicole Wittman cut the lead to nine, but a pair of threes by Allie Brandenburg helped build the lead back to 13 at 43-30 at the 13:22 mark of the second half.
From there, the Lady Bison never let the lead sink below double-digits and a three by Bridget Reynolds gave OBU its largest advantage of 64-46 with 1:47 left.
Price scored a team-high 16 points for the Lady Evangels (10-17, 4-17 SAC), while Williams scored 15 and had a team-best eight rebounds.
Erica Jones added 13 points.
In addition to Prince's game-high 17 points, Reynolds scored 12 and Charity Fowler chipped in with 10 for OBU.
The Lady Evangels will conclude the regular season by celebrating Senior Day against St. Gregory's on Saturday afternoon (Feb. 25) at 3 p.m. inside the Gaulke Activity Center.