Shawnee, Okla. -- The Mid-America Christian University Lady Evangels hung tough all three sets, but succumbed to the No. 9-ranked Oklahoma Baptist University Lady Bison 3-0 in a Sooner Athletic Conference matchup Thursday night (Oct. 10) in Shawnee, Okla. 

The opening set was close much of the way, with a kill by Kacee Montgomery giving the Lady Evangels an 11-10 lead.  

It remained close as OBU led 21-18 and proceeded to rip off the next four points to capture the set.  

The Lady Bison took control of the second set early and built a 19-10 cushion before the Lady Evangels reeled off a 9-4 run to come within 23-19.  But consecutive kills by Catherine Roth gave OBU a 2-0 lead in the match. 

The third set was also competitive as OBU held only a narrow 16-15 lead, but quickly took command from there and closed out the match with a 9-2 spurt.  

Kahdejah Henry had a team-high eight kills for the Lady Evangels (3-17, 0-8 SAC), with Hannah Luedtke recording a team-best 13 assists.  Four Lady Evangels reached double-figures in digs, led by Danielle Betts with 12.  

Madelyn Starr led the Lady Bison (20-4, 7-0 SAC) with seven kills and Aysegul Guney recorded a team-best 17 assists. 

The Lady Evangels will now return home and host Southwestern Assemblies of God University on Monday night (Oct. 14) at 7:30 p.m. inside the Gaulke Activity Center.