San Antonio, Texas - Oklahoma Christian (3-12, LSC 2-9) traveled to San Antonio to take on St. Mary's (3-13, LSC 3-7) on Saturday, January 20th.
 
First Quarter
In the first quarter, the Eagles worked to keep up with the hot three-point shooting of the Rattlers. The Eagles were led by Nakia Cullom, who scored four in the first ten minutes, and the strong rebounding performance from Jordan Francisco, who grabbed five first-quarter boards. 
 
The Eagles found themselves down ten going into the second quarter.
 
Second Quarter
In the second quarter, the Eagles looked to get some easy buckets down low to score some easy buckets. Asiyha Smith stepped up for the Eagles, finding ways to get the basket and score down low. Smith would lead the Eagles in scoring with nine at the half. 
 
The Eagles played a strong half on the boards, limiting the second-chance points for the Rattlers and allowing the offense to gain momentum with some second-chance points of their own.
 
The Eagles worked hard to cut the lead to four going into the half.
 
Third Quarter
Quick into the second half, the Eagles tie the game up at thirty-nine points. Brooklin Bain, after struggling to score in the first half, came out of the half to lead the Eagles in the quarter with eleven points in the third quarter.
 
The Eagles would go into the final ten minutes tied with the Rattlers at fifty points.
 
Fourth Quarter
With five minutes left in the game, the Eagles found themselves with a one-point lead. Jordan Francisco and Taylor Jackson lead the way for the Eagles coming off the bench.
 
Bain continued to have a strong half and scored eight points in the quarter.
 
As the time ticked down, the Rattlers found themselves in foul trouble, where the Eagles stepped up and knocked down free throws. The Eagles went 9-10 from the line in the fourth quarter and 22-27 in the game.
 
The Eagles were able to put away the Rattlers for a big win on the road.
 
Notes

• Brooklin Bain scores her season-high single-game, 24 points, and 15 rebounds to add another double-double on the season. Bain added 4 steals to her stat line.
• Asiyha Smith also scores a season-high, 21 points and adds 2 rebounds and 4 assists.
• Ahniya Melton finished with 7 points and 5 rebounds.
• The Eagles had huge performances off the bench to help propel the Eagles: Nakia Cullom scored 6 points, Taylor Jackson accounted for 5 points and 3 rebounds, and Jordan Francisco scored 10 with 8 rebounds.

Up Next
Oklahoma Christian will host two games in the Nest this week, taking on Cameron University on Thursday, January 25th, at 5:30 p.m. and then hosting Midwestern State on Saturday, January 27th, at 1 p.m.