Mid-America Christian University

OKLAHOMA CITY – The MACU Women's Basketball team overcame a six-point fourth quarter deficit to complete the regular season sweep over crosstown rivals Southwestern Christian in a 66-63 win on Monday night inside the Gaulke Activity Center.
 
SCORE

• Mid-America Christian 66, Southwestern Christian 63
  • (RV) Mid-America Christian: (18-4, 13-3 SAC)
  • Southwestern Christian: (8-12, 5-11 SAC)

TOP PERFORMERS

• Taliah Lee: 16 Points, 7-7 FT, 14 Reb, 2 Ast
• Caitlynn Jordan: 16 Points, 4-4 FT, 7 Reb
• Talayah Thomas: 13 Points, 3-6 3FG, 6 Reb
• Sincere Roberts: 12 Points, 4-9 FG, 4-5 FT, 4 Reb, 2 Stl, 1 Ast, 1 Blk

GAME SUMMARY

• First Quarter
  • MACU led 7-3 in the opening three minutes as all seven Evangel points came from Taliah Lee as she rattled home a three while adding more from the free throw line. Caitlynn Jordan joined the scoring with a three of her own, as MACU led 12-5 at the first quarter media timeout.  
  • SCU fought back by closing out the quarter on a 6-0 run over the final three minutes, slicing the MACU lead to just three at 16-13, after the opening 10 minutes.
• Second Quarter
  • Talayah Thomas cashed in her first triple of the game from the top of the key, three minutes into the quarter. The Evangels held a five-point, 26-21 advantage at the halfway mark off the back of consecutive layups from Jordan.
  • The Eagles clawed back in front for their first lead of the night with nine consecutive points over a two-minute period to claim their largest lead at 33-26.
  • MACU knocked down two clutch threes to close out the half, as Thomas connected on a second, followed by Jordan at the buzzer to trail just one at the halftime intermission.
• Third Quarter
  • SCU came firing out of the halftime gates on a blistering 9-1 run in the opening 90 seconds of the quarter. The Evangels found offense through Taliah Lee in a quarter that didn't spare many points.
  • Lee scored the last nine points to close the quarter for MACU. However, the Eagles outscored the Evangels in the third quarter to take a 46-42 lead into the final quarter.
• Fourth Quarter
  • Both teams traded buckets to open the fourth quarter before Sincere Roberts scored a massive and-one at the rim, then converted from the free throw line to knot it up at 49 apiece with seven minutes to play.
  • Again, offenses traded baskets including a third triple from Thomas that was immediately answered by the Eagles. With three minutes left, MACU and SCU were squared up at 60.
  • The Evangels came up with three huge stops on the defensive end during the final possessions while Thomas and Roberts iced it with clutch free throws. The Eagles had the final look at the buzzer but came up just short as the Evangels erased a six-point fourth quarter deficit winning by a final score of 66-63.

 
GAME NOTES

• MACU shot 19-58 (32.8%) from the field, 6-23 (26.1%) from 3-pt, and 22-27 (81.5%) from the free throw line. The Eagles finished 23-61 (37.7%) from the field, 5-22 (22.7%) from behind the arc, and 12-18 (66.7%) from the stripe.
• The Evangels had four players finish with double digit scoring led by Caitlynn Jordan and Taliah Lee scoring 16 apiece. Talayah Thomas added 13 off 3-6 from threes, while Sincere Roberts scored 12 including clutch buckets down the stretch and clutch 4-5 from the free throw line down the stretch.
• Taliah Lee led the team with 14 rebounds, marking her fourth double-double of the season. Jordan snatched seven boards, while Thomas chipped in six. Mia Smith had a team high three assists.
• Mid-America Christian improves to 13-3 in Sooner Athletic Conference play, as the Evangels sit joint second with Nelson, remaining just one game back of the SAC leaders Langston who the Evangels meet this Thursday.   
• MACU improved its all-time record against crosstown rivals SCU to 36-9. The Evangels have beat the Eagles for a fifth consecutive time.     

UP NEXT

• Mid-America Christian closes out a four-game home stand with one of the biggest games of the season as the Evangels host top of the conference standings No. 19 Langston for a 6 p.m. tipoff inside the Gaulke Activity Center.