Bethany,OK,--Southwestern Christian(9-6, 4-5 SAC) fell to Rival Oklahoma City(10-4, 5-4 SAC) 81-76 despite having multiple opportunities in the final minutes of the game. OCU shot 28-68 from the field averaging 41%, 5-21 from the three point line averaging 23% and shot 20-23 from the free throw line averaging 87%. OCU's Erika Ankney had 31 points. The Eagles 8 forced turnovers resulting in 6 points.  SCU had 5 blocks in this game with 3 steals. Gillian Snowder had 3 blocks and Christina Jenkins had 2 blocks for your Lady Eagles.

Compared to the last few games, SCU's offensive struggled against the talented Lady Stars defensive. The Lady Eagles shot 27-72 from the floor  averaging 37%. SCU shot 10-33 from three (30%) and from the free throw line shot 12-21 (57%). With 20 points Thamires Andrade led the Eagles in Points. The Eagles having 43 rebounds and the Stars having 38, worked hard to get the possession back. The Eagles had 11 offensive rebounds and scored 7 second chance points, The bench contributed 19 points to the effort, In total the Eagles had 19 assist in the game. Southwestern scored 26 pts in the paint.

By the end of the game the Senior Thamires Andrade had 20 Points, 11 Rebounds and, 7 Assist. Tresha Yager helped the Lady Eagles with  momentum shifting at crucial three pointers in game. She had an impressive 18 points, 6 rebounds, and 2 assist. Coming off the bench, Lauren Masquat had a career high with 9 Points, 10 Rebounds, and 1 Assist.

The Eagles will return to action on the road, Thursday January 13th, in Langston, Oklahoma at 6:00 PM against the Langston Lions(13-3, 8-2 SAC) in another Sooner Athletic Conference matchup.