Oklahoma City, OK – The SAGU Women's Basketball team fell 78-57 on the road to Oklahoma City University on Thursday night in Abe Lemons Arena. The Lady Lions now sit at 7-14 on the year and 4-11 in Sooner Athletic Conference play.
SAGU was never able to catch up to the Stars as OCU took a 5-3 lead at the 9:10 mark of the first quarter, and they would lead for the rest of the night. Midway through the first quarter Oklahoma City would go on an 8-0 run and hit a three at the first quarter buzzer to take an 18-9 lead into the second quarter. The Stars were able to maintain their lead as SAGU would trail 41-22 at the half.
SAGU would begin to battle back in the second half as they pulled within sixteen points, but OCU would go on a 7-2 run late in the fourth quarter to take a 78-57 victory.
Rylee Lavender led the Lady Lions with 11 points and 4 assists while
Cammi Teplicek finished with 10 points and 4 rebounds.
Kyla McMinn added 9 points and 4 rebounds while
Jaycie Brisco finished with a team high 10 rebounds.
SAGU will now face John Brown University on Saturday, January 29, at 2:00 PM in Siloam Springs, Arkansas.
As a leading Christian university, SAGU educates and prepares individuals who want to serve Christ and others. SAGU helps students discover and develop their God-given callings in a Spirit-empowered, learning community. We believe in affordable tuition, made possible in part through the financial support of donors who embrace the mission of SAGU and the importance of affordable, accredited programs to train Christians for leadership in ministry, business, education, and service. Most majors are available in-person in Waxahachie, TX, and online through a wide range of associate, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees.
