The Lowdown: Mid-America Christian University @ No. 7 Oklahoma Baptist University
Time: 6 p.m.
Location: Shawnee, Okla.
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The Dish on the Lady Evangels: The Mid-America Christian University Evangels are now 4-0 in the Sooner Athletic Conference for the first time since joining the NAIA with a 65-52 victory at Southwestern Assemblies of God University last Saturday (Jan. 4). Lauren McKinney posted a double-double of 10 points and 14 rebounds and also dished out a team-high five assists. Five other Lady Evangels also reached double-figure scoring, including Brown with 14 points and seven boards. The Lady Evangels was the top vote-getter outside the NAIA Top 25 this week, falling just two votes shy of cracking the poll for the first time in school history.
Ashlee Ferguson scored 12 of her team-leading 17 points in the second half to power the Lady Evangels' charge. Cheyenne Been scored 13, while Lauren McKinney and April Williams each led MACU with eight rebounds. Alliyah Spatafora dished out a team-high five assists.
Ferguson is leading the 10-3 Lady Evangels with 13.8, while Adaugo Osuala is scoring 11.4 ppg and has dished out a team-best 32 assists on the season. McKinney is scoring 10.4 ppg and leads the Lady Evangels with nine rebounds per game. Been is also averaging double-figure scoring at 10.4 ppg.
The Dish on the Lady Bison: The No. 7-ranked Oklahoma Baptist University Lady Bison is off to a terrific start to the 2013-14 season with a 10-2 overall record and have won both of their SAC outings. The Lady Bison are coming off an 89-55 drubbing of Northwood University and have won eight of their last nine overall.
Jalissa Council leads the Lady Bison with 13.1 ppg, followed by Charity Fowler at 11.6 ppg. Zbeyda Aremi has a team-high 6.2 rebounds and Elisabeth Daniels has recorded a team-best 44 assists.
The Series: The Lady Evangels have dropped 12 of 13 meetings with OBU since joining the NAIA, with the lone victory coming during the 2010-11 season.
The Coaches:
Marcus Moeller is in his first season as the head women's basketball coach after serving as assistant coach for the past two years. He has also served as the Assistant Athletic Director at MACU for the past year. Moeller has gotten off to a good start, recently guiding the Lady Evangels to an eight-game winning streak, their longest since joining the NAIA.
Prior to arriving at MACU, Moeller after served three years as an assistant coach at Missouri Southern State University under the tutorship of head coach Maryann Mitts. In those three seasons, Moeller helped MSSU compile an overall combined record of 51-33 and qualify for three MIAA conference tournaments.
He assisted in all areas of the MSSU program including recruiting, scouting, practice and gameday preparations, and academic success.
Before coaching at MSSU, Moeller had a successful playing career at Ozark Christian College in Joplin where he played in all 147 games over a four-year span. Moeller, a two-year captain, averaged eight points and five assists while helping lead the Ambassadors to a 24-16 record his senior season.
Moeller earned a three-year Associate's degree in Christian Education from Ozark Christian College in 2008 and a BS in General Studies from Missouri Southern in 2010.
Casi Bays is in her second season at the helm of Oklahoma Baptist University after serving two seasons as an assistant coach. Before coming to OBU, Bays was the head coach at Newcastle (Okla.) High School and was a two-time Coach of the Year.
Up Next: The Lady Evangels will be at Wayland Baptist University on Saturday afternoon (Jan. 11) at 1 p.m. in Plainview, Texas.
