Ft. Worth, Texas -- The Mid-America Christian University Lady Evangels outscored the Texas Wesleyan University Lady Rams 32-18 in the fourth quarter to rally for an 81-80 victory in the Sooner Athletic Conference opener for both squads today (Dec. 5) in Ft. Worth, Texas. 

The Lady Evangels trailed the entire way until late in the fourth quarter.  

MACU was down as much as 16 in the opening period and still trailed by 15 with 9:17 remaining in the game. 

At that point, the Lady Evangels made their move on the strength of three treys from Kelli Tolar and a pair of threes from Sarai Rodriguez that trimmed the deficit to 72-68 at the 5:40 mark. 

The Lady Rams was up by six when Lindsey Mann caught fire for MACU, knocking down two from the perimeter to give the Lady Evangels (3-3, 1-0 SAC) their first lead of the game at 79-78 with 2:34 left. 

After a bucket by Onyesonam Nolisa put the Lady Rams back in front with 57 seconds left, the score remained that until Tolar drew a foul and hit two clutch free throws to give the Lady Evangels the win. 

Tolar finished with a game-high 32 points, with none bigger than her two game-winning free throws. She hit 12-of-25 overall from the field, six-of-14 from three-point distance and also had six assists. Alliyah Spatafora had 16 points, six assists and three steals, while Mann scored 15 and dished out seven dimes. Rodriguez also scored in double-digits with 10 points and had seven assists. 

Nolisa produced a double-double of 21 points and 18 boards to pace the Lady Rams (3-5, 0-1 SAC). Katelynn Threats also scored 21 and Delana Lopez recorded a double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds. 

MACU hit 15-of-33 overall from the beyond the arc, only one shy of the team record set back in 2004. 

The Lady Evangels will next be in action next Saturday afternoon (Dec. 12) at Lyon College.  Tip-off is set for 2 p.m. in Batesville, Ark.