Waxahachie, Texas – The Mid-America Christian University Lady Evangels took control in the second half and went on to defeat the Southwestern Assemblies of God University Lady Lions 77-63 in a Sooner Athletic Conference matchup tonight (Jan. 19) in Waxahachie, Texas.

The turning point of the game came with the Lady Evangels down by one at 41-40 early in the third quarter.

From that point, the Lady Evangels charged ahead with a 17-3 spurt over the next 6:47.

Jamie Lamb ignited the surge with five straight points, followed by six straight from D'Shala Powell.

Sarai Rodriguez then put in five straight points of her own before Tamiyjah Smith hit a free-throw to cap the run and put the Lady Evangels ahead 57-44 with one minute left in the third quarter.

The Lady Evangels never looked back in the fourth period, extending the lead to a game-high 16 points on three occasions before settling for the 14-point final margin.

MACU got off to a slow start, as the Lady Lions scored the first nine points of the game during the opening three minutes.

The Lady Lions led 20-17 at the end of the opening period, but threes by Powell, Nevada Denton and Mikki Flores helped the Lady Evangels take their first lead of the game at the 7:22 mark.

It was knotted up at 33-33 when one free throw by Lamb gave the Lady Evangels a 34-33 lead at the break.

Powell shot eight-of-12 from the field and led the Lady Evangels (13-5, 4-3 SAC) with 17 points and nine rebounds.

Lamb and Rodriguez each scored 13 and Flores added 12 points with a team-high four assists.

Charity Page paced the Lady Lions (9-7, 2-5 SAC) with a double-double of 25 points and 12 boards.

MACU held a 37-34 advantage in rebounds, with a 17-15 edge on the offensive glass.

The Lady Evangels will next be in action Saturday afternoon (Jan. 21) at Bacone College. Tip-off is set for 3 pm in Muskogee, Okla.