Shawnee, Okla. -- The No. 20-ranked Oklahoma Baptist University Lady Bison defeated the Mid-America Christian University Lady Evangels 3-0 in Sooner Athletic Conference action tonight (Oct. 21) in Shawnee, Okla.

The Lady Bison took control of the opening set when a kill by Priscila Mendes capped a 10-1 spurt to make it 22-12 and OBU took the first set 25-14.

MACU hung around in the second set and came within 22-19 on a kill by Shannon Niemeier from Hannah Luedtke. 

But a kill and service ace by Lacey Herbert helped the Lady Bison score the final three points of the set and give OBU a 2-0 lead.

The Lady Bison (20-7, 10-1 SAC) then closed out the match with a 25-13 win in the third set.

Niemeier led the Lady Evangels (3-21, 1-10 SAC) with 11 kills and Luedtke had a team-best 11 assists.  Camera Broadnax tallied a match-high 19 digs.

Herbert paced the Lady Bison with 12 kills, while Ezgi Guney led OBU with a match-high 36 assists.  Shekinah Sharpe contributed a team-high 15 digs.

The Lady Evangels will next be in action Friday night (Oct. 24) at home against Oklahoma City University.  The match is set for 7 p.m. inside the Gaulke Activity Center.