No. 4 LCU rolls OBU
By: Chris Due, LCU Communications
Updated: February 9, 2013
LUBBOCK, Texas (February 9, 2013) - Nicole Hampton recorded her 13th
double-double of the season with 18 points and 11 rebounds to lead No.4
Lubbock Christian University to a 73-45 Sooner Athletic Conference
victory over Oklahoma Baptist University Saturday afternoon inside Rip
Griffin Center.
The
first half was full of runs and momentum shifts. Oklahoma Baptist
opened the game with
a 5-0 run before LCU scored their first points leading to a 13-0 run for
a 13-5 lead with 14:40 remaining in the first half. OBU countered with a
6-0 run and LCU answered back with a 5-0 run for a 18-13 lead midway
through the first half. The Lady Bison, with
eight points in the half by Zbeyda Aremi, trailed LCU 26-23 with 3:37
left in the half, but then things started falling apart for OBU. LCU
closed the half on a 10-2 run for a 36-25 halftime lead.
OBU
went the final 6:22 of the first half without a field goal. Carrying
over into the second
half, it turned into a span of 7:24 until Charity Fowler hit a
three-pointer for the Lady Bison to end the dry spell. They would go
another 6:53 until scoring another field goal. The two runs without a
field goal calculated into a span of 14:17 in which the
Lady Bison had just two field goals. By the time the streak ended, it
was 53-33 with LCU leading and 12:05 remaining.
Overall
in the game, OBU was held to six three-point field goals and eight
two-point field
goals, as they were 14-of-56 from the field (25%). They were also forced
into 18 turnovers. LCU outscored OBU 28-8 in the paint and shot 41.1%
(23/56) from the field. Hampton was joined in double-figures by
teammates Kelsey Canavan (12 points), Emily Atkins
(10 points) and Kelsey Hoppel (10 points). Oklahoma Baptist received 14
points from Fowler and 10 points from Aremi.
LCU
sweeps the season series against OBU for a third consecutive regular
season. The win improved
LCU to 23-2 overall and 10-2 in SAC play, while OBU falls to 12-11
overall and 5-7 in conference. The Lady Chaps begin a three-game road
trip next week starting play Thursday in Claremore, Okla. against Rogers
State University.
