Lady Bison Fall in Alva

ALVA – Oklahoma Baptist hit all 10 of its free throws but was outscored at the charity stripe 28-10 in a 91-82 loss at Northwestern Oklahoma State Saturday.
 
Shaylan Coleman led OBU with 19 points, followed by Autumn Avina with 16 and Tasha Edge with 14. McKenzie Cooper led OBU with seven rebounds and seven assists.
 
Northwestern gathered a dozen offensive rebounds in the first quarter alone but had only a two-point lead at the first half's midpoint, 21-19.
 
The teams played an even second quarter with Northwestern taking a 45-43 edge into the second half.
 
The Lady Bison fell behind by five early in the third quarter but later used an 8-0 run, highlighted by an Edge three-pointer and a three-point play by Coleman, to take a 58-51 lead with 3:08 left in the period.
 
OBU owned a 63-56 edge going into the fourth quarter, but NWOSU outscored the Lady Bison 35-19 in the final frame.
 
The Lady Bison have a quick turnaround, traveling to Bethany to take on Southern Nazarene Monday in a 5:30 p.m. contest.