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Ouleymatou Coulibaly
Ouleymatou Coulibaly recorded her 10th double-double this season for OCU.
59
John Brown (Ark.) JBU 12-19
72
Winner Oklahoma City OCU 23-2
John Brown (Ark.) JBU
12-19
59
Final
72
Oklahoma City OCU
23-2
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
John Brown (Ark.) JBU 31 28 59
Oklahoma City OCU 35 37 72

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Stars rally past John Brown 72-59

OCU plays Southwestern Christian in 3 p.m. semifinal Friday

OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma City University ousted John Brown (Ark.) from the Sooner Athletic Conference women's basketball tournament quarterfinals 72-59 on Thursday at Abe Lemons Arena.
Ouleymatou Coulibaly, a senior from Bamako, Mali, West Africa, powered the Stars, ranked second in NAIA Division I, with 17 points, 15 rebounds and two steals. Oklahoma City (23-2) advanced to face Southwestern Christian (15-16) in the semifinals 3 p.m. Friday at Abe Lemons Arena.
Rateska Brown, a senior from Alvin, S.C., provided OCU with 15 points, seven rebounds and two steals, and Marisha Wallace, a senior from Midwest City, Okla., added 13 points and five rebounds. The Stars' Yvonte Neal, a senior from Spring Valley, Calif., picked up 12 points and six steals, and Janay Borum, a senior from Upper Marlsboro, Md., sparked OCU with nine points, six rebounds, seven assists and two steals.
"I thought we showed toughness in the stretch," Oklahoma City Latricia Trammell said. "Ouleymatou Coulibaly really played well and brought a spark to our team."
John Brown erased a 13-point OCU first-half lead. In the second period, John Brown embarked on a 10-0 run to take a 52-51 edge with 7:50 remaining.
Oklahoma City responded with a 9-0 surge to build a 62-54 advantage with 3:30 left. Eliana Fernandez gave John Brown a 54-53 lead, but Borum answered with a jumper. Wallace had a free throw to cap OCU's run.
The Stars owned the rebounding battle 46-25 and second-chance points 25-3.
"We need to be more assertive on the offensive end and play through the different surges of the game," Trammell said. "We locked down on defense for the most part and considering this was the seventh time we have played JBU in the past two seasons, there is a competitive spirit between both teams, and it's always a hard fought battle."
 
Sooner Athletic Conference Tournament
WOMEN
Wednesday's Results
First Round
Texas Wesleyan 94, St. Gregory's 63
John Brown 81, Southwestern Assemblies of God 53
Thursday's Results
Quarterfinals
Wayland Baptist 72, USAO 55
Southwestern Christian 77, Mid-America Christian 68
Oklahoma Baptist 78, Texas Wesleyan 64
Oklahoma City 72, John Brown 59
Friday's Games
Semifinals
Game 7: Wayland Baptist (19-10) vs. Oklahoma Baptist (24-4), 1 p.m.
Game 8: Southwestern Christian (15-16) vs. Oklahoma City (23-2), 3 p.m.
Saturday's Game
Championship
Game 9: Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8, 1 p.m.
 

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