Shawnee, Okla. -- The No. 7-ranked Oklahoma Baptist University Lady Bison exploded offensively in the second half, outscoring the Mid-America Christian University Lady Evangels 61-35 after halftime to turn a close game into a rout and win 96-44 in a Sooner Athletic Conference matchup Tuesday evening (Jan. 7) at the Noble Complex in Shawnee, Okla.  The loss is the first conference setback for the Lady Evangels following a historic 4-0 start in conference action. 

The Lady Evangels (10-4, 4-1 SAC) battled hard in the first half, trailing only 35-29 at the break before OBU quickly took charge in the second half. 

The Lady Bison scored the first five points of the second half to stretch the lead back into double-figures during the first 1:30. 

After the Lady Evangels hung around within nine over the next two minutes, the Lady Bison really gained seperation by ripping off a 14-4 spurt to break it open at 58-39 at the 13:45 mark. 

It remained a 19-point game on a three by Ashlee Ferguson when OBU put it away with another 10-point run of 13-3 to make it 79-50 with 5:53 left. 

Ferguson led the Lady Evangels with 11 points and Triana Wilridge chipped in with 10.  Tierra Brown led the Lady Evangels with seven rebounds, while Alliyah Spatafora had a team-high four assists. 

Zbeyda Aremi led four Lady Bison in double-figures with a game-high 21 points, followed by Marida Lewis with 18.  Charity Fowler scored 14 along with five steals and Janell Beacham scored 13. 

While both squads shot under 40 percent in the first half, the Lady Bison warmed up to a 71.9 percent (23-of-32) shooting clip in the decisive second half. 

The Lady Evangels will next play at Wayland Baptist University on Saturday afternoon (Jan. 11) at 1 p.m. in Plainview, Texas.