OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma City University extended its winning streak to five games with a 76-62 win over John Brown (Ark.) in Sooner Athletic Conference play on Wednesday night at Abe Lemons Arena.
 
John Brown (5-7, 2-3 SAC) led 26-20 at the 7:07 mark of the second quarter before OCU (9-1, 4-1) went on a 16-9 run to take a 36-35 halftime lead.
 
The Golden Eagles took a brief lead early in the third quarter before senior center Abby Selzer provided the Stars a 39-38 lead on a lay-up and subsequent free throw at the 8:11 mark. OCU would not trail again in the game with the lead growing to as many as eight points and shrinking to as few as two points in the third quarter.
 
Senior guard Annilia Dawn pushed the Stars to their first double-digit lead, 61-50, with a stop-and-go lay-up at the 9:03 mark of the fourth quarter. JBU would get no closer than seven points the rest of the contest.
 
The Stars limited the Golden Eagles offense to 24 of 65 shooting (36.9%) for the game. The Star defense was particularly stingy in the fourth quarter, with JBU making only five of 17 (29.4%) field goal attempts.
 
After committing 13 turnovers in the first half, OCU settled down and only committed three turnovers in the second half.  The Stars finished with a 53-32 rebounding edge. The plus-21 rebounding margin is the second highest against an opponent this season, behind a 57-31 margin in a win over Wiley College.
 
Senior guard Erika Ankney finished with a team-high 20 points and three steals for OCU. Two Stars finished with double-doubles, with junior guard Paige Pendley finishing with 14 points and 11 rebounds and Selzer contributing 13 points, 11 rebounds and a team-high three blocks. Pendley made four of eight 3-point attempts.
 
Dawn finished with nine points and season-high eight rebounds.
 
OCU returns to action on Saturday for a non-conference match-up with Red River Athletic Conference foe Paul Quinn College. Tip-off against the Dallas-based HBCU is scheduled for 2 p.m. at Abe Lemons Arena.