Peru, Neb. -- The Mid-America Christian University Lady Evangels used an offensive explosion in the second half to knock off the Peru State College Bobcats 94-72 for their second straight victory Thursday evening (Nov. 14) in Peru, Neb. 

Following a closely contested first half that resulted in a 39-39 tie at the break, the Lady Evangels erupted for 55 points in the second half. 

The Lady Evangels wasted no time getting going out of the locker room, out-scoring the Bobcats 11-1 during the first three minutes of the second half. 

It was 60-53 when a score by Adaugo Osuala capped a 7-0 spurt that stretched the edge to 14 at the 9:11 mark of the second half. 

Kelsie Dutton then helped the Lady Evangels (2-1) put it away by scoring six points to fuel an 8-2 run that made it a 20-point game at 83-63 with 4:40 remaining. 

Osuala led four Lady Evangels in double-figures with 17 points, while Lauren McKinney scored 13 of her 16 points in the second half. Ashlee Ferguson scored 13 and April Williams added 11 along with five rebounds. Triana Wilridge also had five boards and dished out two assists. 

Shelbie Hess led the Bobcats with 15 points and Karlee Stuart chipped in with 12 and a game-high eight rebounds. 

It was a tale of two halves shooting the ball, as the Bobcats (0-2) shot 43.8 percent (14-of-32) in the first half, but were held to only 26.9 percent (7-of-26) in the second.  

Meanwhile, the Lady Evangels mustered only a 31.6 percent (12-of-38) clip in the opening half before warming up to shoot 46.2 percent (18-of-39) in the second half. 

MACU was out-rebounded 43-37 overall, but held a 16-11 edge on the offensive glass.  

The Lady Evangels will next play at Haskell Indian Nations University on Saturday afternoon (Nov. 16) at 2 p.m. in Lawrence, Kan.