Bethany, Okla. -- The Southwestern Christian University Lady Eagles defeated the Mid-America Christian University Lady Evangels 69-48 in Sooner Athletic Conference action today (Jan. 23) in Bethany, Okla. 

The Lady Eagles grabbed control in the first quarter, racing out to a 15-3 lead at the 3:56 mark. 

Down by eight at the end of the period, the Lady Evangels fought back as a three-point play Jamie Lamb capped a 7-0 spurt that trimmed the deficit to three at 20-17 with 8:57 left in the half. 

From there, the Lady Eagles regained command and never let up, outscoring the Lady Evangels 18-7 the rest of the half to lead 38-24 at the break. 

SCU kept the Lady Evangels at bay in the second half, never allowing the lead to dip below 13 before building the edge as high as 27 on two occasions. 

Kelli Tolar led the Lady Evangels with 16 points and D'Shala Culberson had a team-high 11 rebounds. Lindsey Mann produced a team-best four assists and Alliyah Spatafora scored eight with three steals. 

The Lady Eagles got double-doubles from both Eliora Johnson and Adrianna White. Johnson tallied 12 points and 12 boards, with White scoring 16 points with a game-high 13 rebounds. White and Johnson also each distributed five assists.  Janz also scored 16 and Andi McGill chipped in with 11 points. 

The Lady Evangels will next play on Tuesday evening (Jan. 26) at USAO.  Tip-off will be at 6 p.m. in Chickasha, Okla.