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Women's Basketball Reid Green, Graduate Assistant- Athletic Communications

Eagles Host Two Games in the Nest This Week

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK- Oklahoma Christian (2-9, LSC 1-6) is set to host their first two home games of 2024 with Texas A&M International (13-2, LSC 5-2) on Thursday and Texas A&M Kingsville (6-8, LSC 2-5) on Saturday.

WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT OC 

  • Coach Markeith Brown is in his second season as the Lady Eagles head coach. 

  • The Lady Eagles were picked to finish 9th in the Lone Star Conference preseason poll.

  • Leading the way for the Lady Eagles is senior guard Brooklin Bain. Bain is averaging 14 points per game and 6.2 rebounds. Bain has recorded 4 double-doubles in the 9 games so far this season. Bain also sits 10th in conference scoring and 6th in rebounding.

  • Senior guard Asiyha Smith is providing the Eagles with quality possession, averaging 11.3 points per game and 2.6 assists. Smith has had 5 games scoring in double digits. Smith sits at 7th in the LSC leaders in blocked shots with 10 total blocks.

  • The Lady Eagles have also seen good production from redshirt sophomore Taylor Jackson, who, coming off the bench, has provided production on both ends of the court, including four games scoring at least 13 points and being a force on the boards.

Game 1

OC vs. Texas A&M International 

Thursday, January 11th - 5:30 p.m.

Payne Athletic Center 

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WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT A&M INTERNATIONAL 

  • Head coach Nate Vogel is in his 5th year at A&M International.

  • A&M International currently sits in 2nd place in the LSC East Division. 

  • TAMIU is currently leading the conference in scoring, averaging 83.3 points per game. 

  • Raiana Brown is the conference's leading scorer, averaging 18.9 points per game. Brown is also ranked third in field goal percentage, with a 53% shooting percentage. 

  • Telisha Brown sits sixths in the conference for assists with 52, averaging 3.7 assists per game. Not far behind is Ngozi Obineke with 48 assists on the season, averaging 3.2 a game. 

  • Telisha Brown and Raiana Brown are also leading the conference in steals. Telisha leads the conference with 47 steals on the season, and Raiana sits in 4th with 37. 

Last year against Texas A&M International 

  • The Eagles and the Dust Devils played in two close games last year with a combined margin of victory of five points, splitting the series with one win apiece. 

  • In the first game, the Dustdevils took the home game, winning 54-51.  

    • The Dustdevils were led by Raiana Brown, who scored 32 and claimed a double-double with 10 rebounds. 

    • The Eagles were able to find scoring all down the roster, as nine Eagles scored at least a basket. 

    • OC was led by Brooklin Bain with a double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds. Daijah Torns also put up 10 points.

  • In game two against the Dustdevils, the Eagles were able to get the win in the Nest, winning 64-62. 

    • The Dust Devils saw another high-scoring night from Raiana Brown, who dropped 23 points. Emily Swiercz and Angelique Morgan both dropped double-digit performances as well. 

    • The Eagles once again saw scoring from all over the roster, having eight players score.

    • Brooklin Bain put up another double-double performance with 13 points and 10 rebounds. 

    • The Eagles also saw good performances from Kate Bradley, Daijah Torns, and Natalie Smith, who all had double-digit scoring games. 

Game 2 

OC vs. Texas A&M Kingsville

Saturday, January 13th - 1 p.m.

Payne Athletic Center

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WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT A&M KINGSVILLE

  • Head coach Michael Madrid is in his 5th season at A&M-Kingsville.

  • A&M-Kingsville currently sits in fourth place in the LSC East Division.

  • The Javelinas are led by Shelby Ray, Jayde Tschritter, and Mia Rivers in scoring. All three are averaging over 10 points per game. 

  • Rivers is also ranked 2nd in the conference in assists, with 55 assists on the season, averaging 5 assists a game. 

  • Ray sits 4th in the conference in blocked shots, with 18 on the season. 

Last year against Texas A&M Kingsville 

  • The Eagles and Javelina split the series last year, each winning one. 

  • In game one, the Eagles were able to pull out a win at Kingsvilles, 67-60. 

    • The Javelinas were led by Mia Rivers, Brianna Pena, and Georgia Ohiaeri, who all scored 10+ in the game. 

    • The Eagles saw a big performance from Nakia Cullom, who dropped 17 points, and Olivia Travis, who scored 13 points. 

  • In game two, the Javelinas were able to get revenge at the Nest, winning in a close game 78-75. 

    • Led by Verda Lake, who scored 23 and shot 11-11 from the free throw line, A&M-Kingsville was able to close the game out late.

    • Three others also scored in double figures for the Javelinas, with Georgia Ohiaeri scoring 15, Shelby Ray chipping in 13, and Brianna Pena adding 10. 

    • The Eagles were led by a double-double from Jordan Francisco, putting up 22 points and 10 rebounds. 

    • Kate Bradley scored 19 points by going 3-5 from three and 5-5 from the line, and Daijah Torns scored 11 points. 

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Players Mentioned

Brooklin Bain

#12 Brooklin Bain

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5' 10"
Junior
Kate Bradley

#5 Kate Bradley

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5' 8"
Sophomore
Natalie Smith

#23 Natalie Smith

F-C
6' 0"
Sophomore
Taylor Jackson

#11 Taylor Jackson

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5' 10"
Redshirt Freshman
Nakia Cullom

#0 Nakia Cullom

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5' 8"
Sophomore
Daijah Torns

#24 Daijah Torns

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6' 2"
Sophomore
Jordan Francisco

#14 Jordan Francisco

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6' 0"
Sophomore
Olivia Travis

#33 Olivia Travis

F-C
6' 0"
Senior
Asiyha  Smith

#4 Asiyha Smith

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5' 8"
Graduate Student

Players Mentioned

Brooklin Bain

#12 Brooklin Bain

5' 10"
Junior
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Kate Bradley

#5 Kate Bradley

5' 8"
Sophomore
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Natalie Smith

#23 Natalie Smith

6' 0"
Sophomore
F-C
Taylor Jackson

#11 Taylor Jackson

5' 10"
Redshirt Freshman
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Nakia Cullom

#0 Nakia Cullom

5' 8"
Sophomore
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Daijah Torns

#24 Daijah Torns

6' 2"
Sophomore
G-F
Jordan Francisco

#14 Jordan Francisco

6' 0"
Sophomore
F
Olivia Travis

#33 Olivia Travis

6' 0"
Senior
F-C
Asiyha  Smith

#4 Asiyha Smith

5' 8"
Graduate Student
G