Plainview, Texas – The No. 16-ranked Wayland Baptist Flying Queens pulled away from the Mid-America Christian University Evangels in the second half for a 91-55 win in Sooner Athletic Conference action tonight (Feb. 9) in Plainview, Texas.

The Evangels hung close early, jumping out to a 10-6 lead on a Nevada Denton three with 2:10 left in the first quarter.

Following five straight points from WBU, Sarai Rodriguez hit a jumper to again put MACU on top before the Flying Queens scored the last three of the period to lead 14-12.

The Flying Queens extended the lead to eight at the break and still led by eight when they broke the game open with a 17-4 run that stretched the lead to 55-34 at the 1:45 mark of the third quarter.

Rodriguez kept the Evangels in it with a pair of treys that helped close the deficit to 15 heading to the fourth quarter, but WBU ran off a 13-0 burst midway through the period to put it away.

The Evangels (16-8, 7-6 SAC) were led by Rodriguez's 23 points that included 5-of-8 from three-point distance.

Denton scored nine points and Brittany Thompson had eight points with a team-high seven rebounds.

Shawna Monreal led five Flying Queens in double-figures with team-highs of 17 points and seven boards.

Morgan Bennett scored 15 with a game-high six assists, while Maci Merket also scored 15 points with five assists. Nina Sato also scored in double-figures with 10 points for WBU (20-3, 11-2 SAC).

The Evangels will remain on the road against another Top 25 opponent in No. 20-ranked John Brown University Saturday afternoon (Feb. 11) in Siloam Springs, Ark.