Women's Basketball 1/13/2014 12:22:00 PM

OCU at Southwestern Assemblies of God women's basketball preview

Stars put four-game win streak on line

Kayla MacKenzie has produced 770 points and 106 3-pointers in her Stars career.

6 p.m. Monday, Jan. 13
Sheaffer Center in Waxahachie, Texas

THE MATCHUP: Oklahoma City University meets Southwestern Assemblies of God (Texas) in a Sooner Athletic Conference clash that was originally scheduled for Dec. 5.

ABOUT THE STARS: OCU pounded St. Gregory's 77-56 on Saturday in Shawnee, Okla. The Stars (8-1, 5-0 SAC) sank 17 of 23 free throws, while St. Gregory's scored four points off trips to the foul line.
Ouleymatou Coulibaly, a 6-foot-2 junior from Bamako, Mali, West Africa, recorded 16 points, nine rebounds and three steals Saturday. She shot 6-for-9 from the field and 4-for-4 at the free-throw line. Coulibaly provides OCU with 14.2 points, 8.6 rebounds and 1.33 steals per game while hitting on 56.7 percent from the field.
Autumn Lau, a 5-10 senior from Mount Wolf, Pa., totaled 16 points, eight rebounds and four blocked shots. Lau leads the SAC and ranks 15th nationally in rebounding. Lau's numbers this season are 13.6 points, 10.3 rebounds and 1.63 blocks a game. Autumn Huffman, a 5-9 senior from Midwest City, Okla., had 12 points and eight rebounds. Huffman posted 13.3 points and 7.3 rebounds a game in three games last week. Huffman averages 10.6 points, 6.1 rebounds and 2.44 steals a contest.
OCU ranks third in the NAIA in rebounding margin (plus-14.9) and offensive rebounding (19.1 per game). To see where OCU rates against the NAIA statistically, click here.
The Stars moved to third in the latest national rankings. OCU has been rated in the top 10 in every poll since March 11, 2009 and made the top 25 in all 168 polls since 1999-2000. OCU owns national championships from 1988, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2012. SAC coaches predicted the Stars would win the league title. OCU has won or shared the SAC regular-season crown 14 times, including last season when the Stars became the 10th SAC team to go unbeaten in league play.
OCU faces Southwestern Assemblies of God for the first time in women's basketball.

ABOUT THE LADY LIONS: Southwestern Assemblies of God routed USAO 78-54 on Saturday in Waxahachie, Texas. Southwestern Assemblies of God (8-7, 2-3 SAC) limited USAO to a 29.2 percent field-goal percentage.
Nia Winston, a 5-6 senior, spearheaded her team with 24 points, three steals and four 3-pointers. Winston averages a league-high 17.9 points to go with 2.2 assists and 1.87 steals a game. Laken Ward, a 5-10 freshman, had 16 points and nine rebounds. Ward provides SAGU with 4.1 points and 6.7 rebounds per game.
Southwestern Assemblies of God ranks sixth nationally allowing opponents to shoot 33.9 percent from the field. Southwestern Assemblies of God was picked to finish ninth in the SAC according to the coaches' preseason poll.

ABOUT THE COACHES: Latricia Trammell owns a 101-81 record in six seasons as a college head coach. She reeled off a 28-4 record and became conference coach of the year in her first season as OCU head coach in 2012-13. Trammell returned to OCU last season after serving as Western State (Colo.) head coach from 2007-12. As a head coach, Trammell has coached three all-Americans and 17 all-conference selections, including the co-SAC player of the year, Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference player of the year and RMAC West Division freshman of the year. Trammell was assistant coach at OCU from 2005-07. As an assistant at OCU from 2005-07, Trammell mentored the Stars' first WNBA draftee, Mariam Sy of the Washington Mystics, 10 all-conference choices, the SAC player of the year, SAC newcomer of the year and four all-Americans. Trammell also spent time as head coach at Midwest City High School and Denton Bill Ryan High School (Texas).
Arlon Beadles has produced more than 400 career victories in 30 years coaching. Beadles led Southwestern Assemblies of God to its first appearance in the NAIA Tournament in 2010.

QUOTABLE: "I love Kayla. She is one of those blue-collar workers. She wants to get it done, and she is a competitor. She's running the point position even though she's not done it before, and she's doing it with flying colors. She is a tough girl. I can't say enough about Kayla." – Trammell on MacKenzie's play this season

FOLLOW THE STARS: Fans can keep up on the latest on OCU athletics through several ways.
Help OCU win an NAIA contest and gain more followers on social media in 2013-14. Become a fan of the Oklahoma City University Stars on Facebook by going to www.facebook.com/ocustars.
Become a follower of the OCU Stars on Twitter at www.twitter.com/ocustars.
Check out video of the Stars in action at www.youtube.com/ocustars.
Be sure to catch the OCU Athletics Update video program weekly on ocusports.com, the OCU YouTube Channel or on OCU Athletics' Facebook page. Click here to see the latest edition.
Know when the game is happening by calling the OCU athletics hotline at (405) 208-5400.

ON THE AIR: Southwestern Assemblies of God will provide fans the opportunity to follow the game via live video and live stats.

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