SHAWNEE – Mallory Lockhart hit back-to-back three pointers in the last 2:20 minutes to help Oklahoma Baptist defeat Southwestern Christian 64-57 on Monday night at Noble Complex.
The result ended OBU's exhibition season and it will now turn to regular-season action slated to start on Nov. 12 against Pittsburgh State in Weatherford.
Lockhart scored 10 points for the Bison while
Jaylin Stapleton and
Kalifa Ford tied for the team-high with 13. Ford also led OBU with six rebounds. Additionally,
Andreja Peciuraite contributed eight points and five rebounds.
OBU's first-half performance helped the team attain a 38-21 lead. In fact, the Bison hit nearly 50 percent of their shots (16-of-33).
A little over three minutes into the second, two free throws from the Eagles' Thamires Andrade made the score 23-15. What followed helped OBU take control. Eleven straight points were tallied by the Bison with
Madison Chambers ending the run with a fast-break layup. At that point, it was 34-15.
After the halftime break, the Bison made a few substitutions and it resulted in Southwestern Christian fighting to get back in it. By the end of the third, the Eagles trailed by just five, 44-39.
In the final stanza, the Eagles got their first lead of the game. A layup by Andrade, who ended with a game-high 21 points, at 6:15 pushed the visitors ahead 47-46. It did not take long though for the green and gold to reclaim its advantage. A three-ball by Stapleton at 4:07 followed by two free throws at 3:40 pushed OBU ahead 51-48.
Lockhart then added her pair of threes to ice the game.
