Siloam Springs, Ark. -- Mid-America Christian University senior guard Ashlee Ferguson exploded for a school-record 42 points to lead the Mid-America Christian University Lady Evangels to a 76-63 victory tonight (Feb. 12) in Siloam Springs, Ark.

The Lady Evangels got down 33-19 at the 5:13 mark of the opening half when Ferguson went to work, scoring 10 points as the Lady Evangels closed the half with 12 straight points to come within two at the break.

John Brown led for the final time at 37-35 early in the second half as Ferguson again spearheaded a big run with eight points to fuel an 18-3 spurt that put MACU on top 53-40 with 9:59 to go.

After the Golden Eagles used a 7-1 spurt to come within seven, the Lady Evangels answered with a 7-1 burst of their own to stretch the lead back to 61-48 at the 5:50 mark of the second half.

The Lady Evangels (14-8, 7-6 SAC) never looked back from that point and twice extended the lead to a game-high 18 points over the final two minutes of the contest.

Ferguson's 42 points came on 16-of-24 from the field, 8-of-11 from the perimeter and a perfect 2-of-2 at the charity stripe.  Her 16 field goals made are also a school record.  Alexia Kelley had 12 points and Shakayla Love added 11.  Alliyah Spatafora had team-highs of nine rebounds and five assists.

Sofia Mendoza paced the Golden Eagles with a double-double of 16 points and 10 boards, while Brooke Barker also scored 16.  Tristan Carrasquillo scored 11 and Morgan Ankrom also pulled down 10 boards.

It was a tale of two halves shooting the ball, as the Golden Eagles were limited to only 24.3 percent (9-of-37) in the second half after shooting 41.4 percent (12-of-29) in the opening half.  Meanwhile, the Lady Evangels warmed up to a red-hot 59.3 percent (16-of-27) in the second half following a 30 percent clip (12-of-40) in the first half.

The Lady Evangels will remain on the road and play at USAO Saturday afternoon (Feb. 14) at 3 p.m. in Chickasha, Okla.