January 10, 2008
Fourth-ranked Oklahoma Baptist gave Mid-America Christian their first taste of the Noble Complex with a 95-49 win Saturday.
The Lady Bison got off to a 7-0 start and never lost the lead. Sooner Athletic Conference newcomer MACU got within 10-6 before Ashley Gamble ignited a 26-7 run with consecutive three-pointers.
"She can score and we want to get her more touches," said Lady Bison head coach John McCullough.
Gamble led all scorers with 19 points to go along with five assists.
"We just knew we needed to stay focused," Gamble said, "and it should go down as a win for us."
While Gamble lit the net on offence, Heather Graham picked things up on the defensive end, snatching six steals in the first 13 minutes, seven on the game for a season high. She also scored 15.
"I thought Heather did a good job of getting us going," McCullough said.
The Lady Evangels turned the ball over 34 times, 21 on OBU steals.
Betsy Simmons beat the buzzer with a layup to end half 48-20. She finished with 10 points and eight rebounds.
The lead hovered around 27 for the first seven minutes of he second half before the Lady Bison started to push the lead again.
"We had good moments in both halves, but we also looked a little sloppy," McCullough said.
Erin Pickering came off the bench to score 11 of the bench's 40 points.
The Lady Bison improved to 14-0 overall and 6-0 in SAC play. They host No. 16 Oklahoma City at 6 p.m. Saturday.
Oklahoma Baptist 95, Mid-America Christian University 49
Oklahoma Baptist
Ashley Gamble 7-12 2-2 19; Heather Graham 5-10 4-6 15; Erin Pickering 3-6 4-4 11; Betsy Simmons 4-9 2-3 10; Kristin Anderson 3-3 2-3 9; Tiffany Jupin 3-4 2-2 8; Keely Tolin 2-4 2-2 6; Jennifer Jupin 2-5 0-0 5; Katie Cupp 2-2 0-0 4; Tanna Truelove 2-7 0-0 4; Jessi Donnel 2-4 0-0 4; Jayme Glover 0-1 0-0 0; Totals 35-67 18-22 95.
Mid-America Christian University
Courtney Sorrels 4-14 5-5 14; April Hale 4-10 2-2 10; Danein Wells 4-9 0-0 8; Treasure McCoy 1-2 3-8 5; Melissa Aguilar 2-6 0-0 4; Paige White 0-5 3-4 3; Marchae Keno 1-2 0-0 3; Miah Milton 1-3 0-0 2; Heather Arrington 0-3 0-0 0; Christina Edwards 0-0 0-0 0; Somer Forbes 0-0 0-0 0; Jenna Harris 0-0 0-0 0; Chandell Norman 0-0 0-0 0; Shawna Patton 0-0 0-0 0; Cahte Dewyer 0-0 0-0 0; Totals 17-54 13-19 49.
Oklahoma Baptist 48 47 - 95
Mid-America Christian University 20 29 - 49
3-point goals-Oklahoma Baptist 7-21 (Ashley Gamble 3-6; Kristin Anderson 1-1; Jennifer Jupin 1-4; Heather Graham 1-1; Erin Pickering 1-2; Jayme Glover 0-1; Tiffany Jupin 0-1; Keely Tolin 0-1; Betsy Simmons 0-1; Tanna Truelove 0-3) , Mid-America Christian University 2-14 (Courtney Sorrels 1-4; Marchae Keno 1-2; Melissa Aguilar 0-3; Miah Milton 0-1; April Hale 0-3; Danein Wells 0-1) . Fouled out--Oklahoma Baptist-None, Mid-America Christian University-None. Rebounds-Oklahoma Baptist 38 (Betsy Simmons 8) , Mid-America Christian University 38 (Courtney Sorrels 6; Melissa Aguilar 6) . Assists-Oklahoma Baptist 22 (Ashley Gamble 5) , Mid-America Christian University 10 (Melissa Aguilar 4) . Total Fouls-Oklahoma Baptist 13, Mid-America Christian University .