OKLAHOMA CITY -- The No. 20 Wayland Baptist University Flying Queens defeated the Mid-America Christian University Lady Evangels in straight sets tonight, 3-0 in Sooner Athletic Conference action inside the Gaulke Activity Center. 

The Flying Queens cruised to a 2-0 lead with wins of 25-14 and 25-10 in the first two sets. 

The third set saw the Lady Evangels apply some pressure, jumping out to a 13-8 lead with the help of kills from Mary Burkhead and Hannah Luedtke. 

That's the point the Flying Queens made their move back, running off six straight points for their first lead of the set. 

The Lady Evangels responded to tie the score twice, but WBU slowly pulled away and led 19-16 on consecutive kills by Chelsey Driskill. 

With the lead at 21-20, back-to-back kills from Mallorie Ellis helped the Flying Queens score the final four points of the set and close out the match 25-20. 

Burkhead, Emily Lynch and Larissa Runyan each led the Lady Evangels (9-4, 2-3 SAC) with four kills, with Luedtke recording a team-high 11 assists. Camera Broadnax had a team-best 13 digs. 

Shahala Hawkins paced the Flying Queens (14-3, 4-0 SAC) with a match-high 15 kills.  Tyler Gasaloga led WBU with 19 assists and Rossanna Ramos tallied a match-best 16 digs to lead three WBU players with double-figure digs. 

The Lady Evangels will next play at Hillsdale College and also face Barclays College next Tuesday (Sept. 29) on the Hillsdale campus in Moore, Okla.