OCU at Haskell women's basketball preview

Stars set out to sweep season series from Haskell

Mariana Duran ranks ninth nationally with 5.7 assists per game.

Women's Basketball | 12/9/2016 1:41:00 PM

6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10
Tony Coffin Sports Complex in Lawrence, Kan.

THE MATCHUP: Oklahoma City University travels to Lawrence, Kan., to complete the home-and-home season series with Haskell (Kan.).

ABOUT THE STARS: The Stars ran past Haskell 89-49 on Wednesday in Oklahoma City. OCU (9-1) outscored the Indians 49-8 in the second and third quarters and led by as many as 49.
Daniela Wallen, a 5-foot-11 senior from Caracas, Venezuela, led the Stars with 25 points, 12 rebounds and two steals. Wallen produces 22.9 points, 9.4 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 2.80 steals a game, ranking third nationally in points per game.
Daniela Galindo, a 5-10 junior from Shattuck, Okla., produced 20 points, three assists, one steal and shot 3-for-6 from 3-point-range. Galindo reels in 18.0 points, 4.5 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 2.10 steals per contest. Mariana Duran, a senior from Yaracuy, Venezuela, produced nine assists, four rebounds, and two steals in the contest. Duran averages 7.2 points, 3.5 rebounds, 5.7 assists and 1.60 steals per contest.
As a team, the Stars top the NAIA in assists per game (20.3) and field-goal percentage (52.5). To see where OCU ranks against the NAIA statistically, click here.
Oklahoma City holds the ninth spot in the latest NAIA rankings. OCU extended its streak of top-25 showings to 206 consecutive polls since 1999-2000. OCU owns national championships from 1988, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2012, 2014 and 2015. SAC coaches installed the Stars as the league's preseason favorite. OCU has won or shared the SAC regular-season crown 16 times.
Wednesday was the first matchup between the two schools in women's basketball.

ABOUT THE INDIANS: The loss to Oklahoma City dropped Haskell to 7-6 on the season. Cerissa Honena-Reyes scored 23 points for the Indians while also grabbing three rebounds, dishing out two assists and producing two steals. She shot 7-for-17 from 3-point range. She is the leading scorer for Haskell, averaging 13.3 points per game to go along with 3.5 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.92 steals.
Haskell ranks fourth in NAIA Division II with 178 steals.

ABOUT THE COACHES: Bo Overton returns to OCU for his second season as its head coach. Overton has coaching experience on the professional level in China, Russia and the WNBA, as well as college head-coaching experience with Missouri-Kansas City. Overton has been an assistant on the international level for the Bahamas and China, including the 2012 Olympics with the Chinese team.
Shane Flanagan begins his fourth year at Haskell. He coached under his father, Don Flanagan for five years at New Mexico. Prior to entering the college arena, Flanagan coached at Eldorado High School in Albuquerque where they had one state championship.

QUOTABLE: "In the run in the second and third quarters, I thought we were better with the ball. Other times I thought we tried to hit some home runs, and we don't need to be doing that. We're too good of a team to be trying to do that. We just need to make the easy plays and take easy shots, and we will get the ball in the basket." – Overton on OCU's 40-0 run during the second and third quarters Wednesday

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Players Mentioned

#20 Mariana Duran: G; 5' 7"; Senior

#22 Daniela Wallen: F; 5' 11"; Senior

#5 Daniela Galindo: G; 5' 10"; Junior

Players Mentioned

#20 Mariana Duran
: 5' 7"; Senior
: G

#22 Daniela Wallen
: 5' 11"; Senior
: F

#5 Daniela Galindo
: 5' 10"; Junior
: G

Players Mentioned

#20 Mariana Duran

#22 Daniela Wallen

#5 Daniela Galindo

Players Mentioned

#20 Mariana Duran

#22 Daniela Wallen

#5 Daniela Galindo