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Francisco nails three pointer in battle against No. 2 Pioneers in the Nest
65
Winner Texas Woman's TWU 13-1,6-1 Lone Star
53
Okla. Christian OC 5-6,2-5 Lone Star
Winner
Texas Woman's TWU
13-1,6-1 Lone Star
65
Final
53
Okla. Christian OC
5-6,2-5 Lone Star
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Texas Woman's TWU 14 16 17 18 65
Okla. Christian OC 8 8 19 18 53

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Reid Green - Athletics Gameday and Operations Manager

OC Seniors Lead the Way in a Strong Second Half Against No. 2 Texas Women’s in Loss Sunday Afternoon in the Nest

EDMOND, Okla. - Oklahoma Christian University Lady Eagles (5-6, LSC 2-5), still looking for their first win of the year, played host to the 2023-24 National Runners Up and No. 2 Texas Woman's Pioneers (13-1, LSC 6-1) in a Sunday afternoon battle in the Nest. 

First Quarter - TWU 14 - OC 8

With snow falling outside at the tip, both teams needed time to warm up and find their rhythms. The Pioneers finally broke through the ice, scoring the first bucket three and a half minutes into the game. 

The Lady Eagles struggled with their offensive game, ending up 11 points short at the media timeout.

The senior duo, Jordan Francisco and Nakia Cullom, took over in the last part of the opening quarter. They combined for seven points and four rebounds and led the Lady Eagles on a 6-0 run to pull within five points.  

Second Quarter - TWU 30 - OC 16 

Francisco continued her excellent play in the paint, this time in partnership with Ewa Kielar. The two scored eight points in the paint and hustled to hold the reigning LSC Player of the Year to just seven points in the half.

The Pioneer would enter the locker room at the half with a 14-point lead. 

Third Quarter - TWU 47 - OC 35

The Lady Eagles would find a spark from long range, as Kate Bradley hit back-back three-pointers to pull within 10 of the No. 2 Pioneers. 

Francisco continued to step up at the right time, nailing at three at the top of the key to pull within single digits. 

Fourth Quarter - TWU 65 - OC 53

The Lady Eagles never backed down from the challenges thrown at them by TWU. In the second half, the Lady Eagles would out-score the No. 2 Pioneers 37-35 but could not overcome the 14-point deficit from the half. 

Notes

  • Jordan Francisco - The senior forward stepped up today, finishing with 11 points, five rebounds, an assist, and a block, and did not turn the ball over in the game. 

  • Ewa Kielar - Kielar put a complete effort on both sides of the ball, finishing with eight points behind stellar shooting from 15 feet and seven rebounds.

  • Nakia Cullom - Cullom was the spark the Lady Eagles needed to keep fighting through adversity, crashing the boards and finishing with 10 rebounds, seven points, two assists, and swiping two steals. 

  • Kate Bradley - After struggling to shoot in the last six quarters, Bradley found her confidence by draining three second-half three-pointers. Another perfect game from the foul line accompanied this. Bradley finished with 13 points, three rebounds, two assists, and a steal. She also took care of the ball well, with no turnovers. 

  • Ciara Harris - In her first collegiate game in the starting lineup, Harris showed off her athleticism and speed, finding ways to the bucket and stealing the ball several times from the Pioneers on the defensive end. The freshman would finish with eight points, two rebounds, and three steals. 

  • Reagan Berry - Coming off the bench, providing solid minutes of production, and finding her way to the foul line twice, Berry would finish with six points in just seven minutes of play. 

Up Next 

The Lady Eagles will regroup before heading down to Texas next week to take on Texas A&M International on Thursday, Jan. 9th at 5:30 p.m., followed by a trip to Kingsville on Saturday, Jan. 11th at 1 p.m. to face Texas A&M-Kingsville.


 
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