GOODWELL, Okla. – Oklahoma City University handled Panhandle State 79-67 on Thursday night at Anchor D Arena at Oscar Williams Field House.
Fiona Wilson led the charge with 15 points. OCU had a season-high 13 steals in the contest and held the Aggies to a mere 34.4 percent shooting from the field in improving to 6-7, 3-5 in Sooner Athletic Conference women's basketball.
Wilson, a senior human performance major from Greenland, Ark., supplied three boards, two assists, and a steal along with her 15 points.
"That's a great SAC road win by our team," OCU coach
Kris Seigenthaler said. "We were tough, finishing through contact and hitting tough contested shots. We came out strong and never looked back."
Annilia Dawn, a senior psychology major from Amarillo, Texas, shot 4-for-7 from the field with 13 points, three steals and four boards.
Cacie Gorman, a junior psychology major from Watonga, Okla., was the other Star in double figures with 11 points on 5-for-8 shooting. She stood strong in the paint as well with three blocks and five boards.
Elaine Witt also helped out across the court with six points, four rebounds and six assists.
The Stars took the lead with 4:52 left in the first and never looked back. OCU led 23-17 after the first when the Aggies tried to mount a comeback to trail by two with just over four minutes left in the second. The Aggies trailed by eight at the first half. OCU started the second half strong by going on a 15-5 run in route to their largest lead of 20.
OCU will head to Plainview, Texas, for their contest against Wayland Baptist (Texas) at 2 p.m. Saturday.