Women's Basketball 3/2/2013 8:59:00 PM

OCU falls in SAC women's tournament 77-64

Second-ranked Stars drop decision to fourth-ranked Lubbock Christian

Jessica Lankston made the Sooner Athletic Conference Tournament all-tournament team.

Box Score
SHAWNEE, Okla. – Lubbock Christian (Texas) knocked off Oklahoma City University 77-64 on Saturday at the Noble Complex in the Sooner Athletic Conference women's basketball tournament championship game.
Desiree Jeffries, a senior from Oklahoma City, led the Stars with 22 points, five rebounds and five assists. OCU, ranked second in NAIA Division I, went to 26-3, while fourth-ranked Lubbock Christian moved to 29-3.
Lubbock Christian picked up the SAC's automatic berth into the NAIA Division I Tournament on March 13-19 in Frankfort, Ky. OCU will await an at-large bid when the tournament pairings will be revealed 7 p.m. Wednesday in an announcement show broadcast live over www.naia.org. Fans can see the show at the Leichter Room above Abe Lemons Arena.
OCU's 25-game winning streak came to an end. OCU had a 47-game win streak against NAIA competition snapped.
Jessica Lankston, a senior from Kansas, Okla., scored 10 points while downing two 3-pointers for OCU. Jeffries, Lankston and Katie Hall of the Stars were honored on the all-tournament team.
Kelsey Hoppel topped Lubbock Christian with 30 points while nailing four treys. Tournament most valuable player Kelsey Canavan posted 19 points and 13 rebounds.
Autumn Huffman had four points as the Stars reeled off eight unanswered points to build a 17-11 lead with 12:08 left in the first half. Kayla MacKenzie sank a free throw to cap OCU's run.
Hoppel scored seven points during a 14-0 run that put Lubbock Christian ahead 30-21 at the 5:30 mark of the first.
OCU cut its deficit to two points twice during the second half. Lankston nailed a long jumper to slice Lubbock Christian's lead to 50-49 with 11:40 remaining in the game. Canavan answered with a jumper as Lubbock Christian scored the game's next seven points.
Lankston sank a trey and a jumper, then Jeffries scored to bring OCU to within one point at 57-56 with 7:33 to go. Hoppel countered with a 3, then Canavan had a 3-point play to keep Lubbock Christian in front en route to its first SAC Tournament title.

Sooner Athletic Conference Tournament
WOMEN
At Noble Complex, Oklahoma Baptist
Shawnee, Okla.
Wednesday's Result
Play-in Game
Mid-America Christian 69, USAO 64
Thursday's Results
Quarterfinals
Rogers State 73, Wayland Baptist 56
Lubbock Christian 70, St. Gregory's 58
John Brown 52, Oklahoma Baptist 47
Oklahoma City 80, Mid-America Christian 47
Friday's Results
Semifinals
Lubbock Christian 77, Rogers State 67
Oklahoma City 58, John Brown 34
Saturday's Result
Championship
Lubbock Christian 77, Oklahoma City 64

All-Tournament Team
Logan Froese, Rogers State; Katie Hall, Oklahoma City; Desiree Jeffries, Oklahoma City; Kelsey Hoppel, Lubbock Christian; Jessica Lankston, Oklahoma City
Most valuable player: Kelsey Canavan, Lubbock Christian
Hustle award winner: Haley Burton, Lubbock Christian

Sooner Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Tournament
CHAMPIONS
2013–Lubbock Christian
2012–Oklahoma City
2011–Southern Nazarene
2010–Oklahoma City
2009–Oklahoma City
2008–Oklahoma City
2007–Southern Nazarene
2006–Oklahoma City
2005–Southern Nazarene
2004–Oklahoma City
2003–Oklahoma City
2002–Southern Nazarene
2001–Oklahoma City
2000–Oklahoma City
1999–Southern Nazarene
1998–Wayland Baptist
1997–Southern Nazarene
1996–Southern Nazarene
1995–Southern Nazarene
1994–Southern Nazarene

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