Chickasha, Okla. -- The Mid-America Christian University Lady Evangels broke open a close game with a 52-point second half to rout the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma Drovers 86-60 for their second straight victory Thursday evening (Jan. 30) in Chickasha, Okla.
The Lady Evangels (12-8, 6-5 SAC) trailed 33-32 late in the first half when a layup by Kelsie Dutton gave MACU a 34-33 lead at the break.
From there, April Williams and Cheyenne Been took over with nine points each as the Lady Evangels scored the first 20 points of the second half during the first six minutes to take command.
Williams began the outburst with a three and then nailed another from long distance after Been hit a trey of her own.
Been then converted a three-point play and again connected from three-point distance to make it 49-33.
Ashlee Ferguson then hit a layup and Williams capped the scoring binge with a three-point play for a 21-point lead at the 14:10 mark of the second half.
The Drovers wouldn't go quietly as threes by Rashelle Carr, Paige Pulliam and Brooke Worcester fueled a 13-2 spurt that cut the lead to 56-46 with 10:22 remaining.
But the Lady Evangels had a strong response when Ferguson halted the run with a three and Maclayn Massey caught fire and hit three treys to spark a 14-0 run that stretched the lead to 70-46 with 6:34 left.
The Lady Evangels kept the Drovers at bay from that point, maintaining at least a 19-point lead the rest of the way.
Williams and Massey each had career nights to power the Lady Evangels' victory. Williams tallied career-highs of 22 points and 10 rebounds, while Massey equaled her career-best with 20 points. Been added 12 and Ferguson scored 10. Lauren McKinney recorded a game-high 11 boards for the Lady Evangels.
Sami Martin led the Drovers (3-10, 2-8 SAC) with 15 points and Pulliam chipped in with 15. Carr scored 12 along with seven boards.
The Lady Evangels dominated the glass to the tune of 49-33 overall and limited the Drovers to only 33.3 percent (20-of-6) shooting from the field, including only a 30.8 percent (8-of-26) clip in the second half.
The Lady Evangels will next look for the season sweep of Texas Wesleyan University by hosting TWU Saturday afternoon (Feb. 1) at 3 p.m. inside the Gaulke Activity Center. MACU knocked off TWU 76-67 in the season's first meeting in Ft. Worth, Texas on Dec. 4.
