OKLAHOMA CITY -- The No. 8-ranked Oklahoma City University Stars improved to 12-1 overall and a perfect 3-0 in the Sooner Athletic Conference with a 103-73 win over the Mid-America Christian University Lady Evangels tonight (Jan. 5) at Abe Lemons Arena on the OCU campus.
The Lady Evangels hung around early, taking an 11-7 lead on a three by Nevada Denton at the 6:42 mark of the opening period.
With MACU even with the Stars at 18-18, Daniela Wallen hit a layup to put OCU ahead to stay and then nailed a three to cap an 11-2 run to finish the quarter and make it 29-20.
Daniela Galindo then scored the first five points of the second quarter for the Stars and OCU extended the lead as high as 22 before a three by Sarai Rodriguez brought the Lady Evangels within 53-34 at the break.
The first four minutes of the third quarter belonged to the Stars, as OCU used an 18-2 spurt during that span to take a 35-point lead and put it away.
Rodriguez led the Lady Evangels (11-3, 2-1 SAC) with 21 points, while tying her personal season-high with five threes and eight assists.
Mikki Flores scored 13, with Brittany Thompson and Jamie Lamb each scoring 12. D'Shala Powell had a team-high eight rebounds for MACU.
Wallen led the Stars with 24 points and seven boards, while Galindo scored 22 points. Brooke Irwin scored 14 points and Alexis Hill had 12. Allison Frey chipped in with 11 points for OCU.
The Stars outrebounded the Lady Evangels 40-37, but MACU held a narrow 14-13 edge on the offensive glass.
The Lady Evangels will next return home and host St. Gregory's University Saturday afternoon (Jan. 7) at 3 pm inside the Gaulke Activity Center.
