OKLAHOMA CITY -- The Mid-America Christian University Lady Evangels overcame a slow start and used a big second half push to rout the York College Lady Panthers 77-50 today (Nov. 25) inside the Gaulke Activity Center. 

Down three at halftime after a dismal shooting first half, the Lady Evangels came out firing on all cylinders in the second, beginning the half on a 21-4 burst that made it a 51-37 cushion. 

The Lady Evangels grabbed the lead by scoring the first four points of the half before a bucket by MacKenzie Eller gave the Lady Panthers their final lead of the game. 

From there, Ashlee Ferguson and Alexia Kelley combined for 14 points of a 24-6 surge that extended the lead to 58-41 with 9:11 remaining. 

The Lady Evangels (5-1) continued to pull away and built the lead to 20 on a three by Ferguson and two free throws from Maclayn Massey. 

MACU never let up and the final 27-point margin was the largest of the game. 

It was a tale of two halves for the Lady Evangels, who missed their first 10 shots and didn't convert their first field goal until the 14:24 mark of the first half. 

MACU then got going a little bit by outscoring the Lady Panthers 7-0 over the next three minutes to lead 11-5. 

The Lady Panthers (3-4) fought back as consecutive threes by Alex Payne and Courtney Swope tied the score at 13-13 with 9:19 left in the opening half. 

It was a 29-26 Lady Evangel lead when the Lady Panthers closed the final 2:53 of the half on a 7-1 spurt to take a 33-30 lead at the break. 

Ferguson scored a season-best 24 points to lead the Lady Evangels' offensive attack.  Kelley tallied her fifth double-double of the season with 12 points and a career-high 15 rebounds.  Massey also reached double-figure scoring with 11 points. 

Doreen Lopez led the Lady Panthers with 11 points and Cory Minjarez scored 10. 

After shooting just 27 percent (10-of-37) in the opening half, the Lady Evangels warmed up to a 46.3 percent clip (19-of-41) in the second.  

MACU also had a stout advantage on the glass, out-rebounding the Lady Panthers by a whopping 65-44 overall.  

The Lady Evangels will resume play after the Thanksgiving holiday and begin action in the Sooner Athletic Conference by hosting Southwestern Assemblies of God University next Thursday evening (Dec. 4) at 6 p.m. inside the Gaulke Activity Center.