Edmond, Okla. -- The Mid-America Christian University Lady Evangels dropped an 82-69 exhibition matchup to the undefeated and No. 25-ranked (NCAA D-II) University of Central Oklahoma Bronchos tonight (Nov. 30) at the Hamilton Field House in Edmond, Okla. 

The Lady Evangels fell behind 8-2 in the first quarter before edging closer and coming within two when a three-pointer by Alliyah Spatafora made it 15-13 at the end of the period. 

UCO pulled away in the second quarter, scoring the first eight points and took a 40-27 lead at the break. 

The Bronchos continued to increase the lead in the third quarter by outscoring the Lady Evangels 25-16 to stretch the edge to 65-43 at the end of three. 

After the Bronchos pushed the lead to 26, Kelli Tolar scored 10 of her game-high 29 points to key a 15-2 burst that cut the deficit to 75-62 with 2:59 left. 

But Haley Weathers put it away for the Bronchos (4-0) with eight straight points to build the UCO lead back to 82-62 with two minutes remaining. 

The Lady Evangels ended the game on a 7-0 spurt, including five straight from Tolar to create the final 13-point margin. 

Tolar's 29 points came on 12-of-22 shooting overall from the floor.  She also had five rebounds and five assists. Spatafora scored 12 points with five dimes and Sarai Rodriguez also added 12 points. 

Weathers paced the Bronchos with 19 points and Marley Anderson had seven assists. 

The Lady Evangels (2-3) will now open up Sooner Athletic Conference action Saturday afternoon (Dec. 5) at Texas Wesleyan University at 3 p.m. in Ft. Worth, Texas.