MUSKOGEE, Okla. – Oklahoma City University thumped Bacone 79-57 on Saturday at the Palmer Center.
Daniela Galindo supplied the Stars with 24 points. Oklahoma City, ranked seventh in NAIA Division I women's basketball, went to 22-2, 13-1 in the Sooner Athletic Conference.
Galindo, a junior from Shattuck, Okla., picked up four rebounds, two blocked shots and three steals while shooting 10-for-11 from the free-throw line. Daniela Wallen, a senior from Caracas, Venezuela, produced 20 points, six rebounds and six steals for the Stars.
Brooke Irwin, a junior from Mustang, Okla., posted 17 points, while Mariana Duran, a senior from Yaracuy, Venezuela, handed out a team-best six assists for OCU.
NaShyla Hammons sank a 3-pointer to give the Stars their biggest advantage of the day at 71-39 early in the fourth quarter.
OCU ran its winning streak to eight. The Stars hit 51.9 percent from the field to compile a 50 percent or better field-goal percentage for the 16th time this season and fifth consecutive game. Oklahoma City leads NAIA Division I in team field-goal percentage.
"Any time you win on the road of course it's a good win," OCU coach Bo Overton said. "We were a little sluggish at the start. I think once we settled down a little bit and took care of the ball – we had a bunch of turnovers early – once we were getting shots up, we were scoring. We settled down and got the ball in the basket."
The Stars meet USAO at 6 p.m. Thursday in Chickasha, Okla.