Southwestern Assemblies of God University (SAGU) women’s basketball Wayland Baptist University Sooner Athletic Conference

For the Lady Lions, it was the tale of two halves.  The first half found SAGU on top the majority of the time.  At the end of the first quarter, SAGU’s Alexis McAfee hit a last minute shot to put SAGU in the lead 19-13.

With 3:47 left in the second quarter, WBU’s Shawna Monreal made two free throws to bring the game within one point.  WBU’s Deborah Vandijk made a basket in the paint to give the Flying Queens the lead.  The next 3:44 remained scoreless from both sides.  At 0:03, WBU made a basket to give them the 30-26 edge going into halftime.

It was a struggle for the Lady Lions offensively in the second half as they were only able to score nine points all together.  WBU didn’t slow down their offensive attack and posted 23 points in the fourth quarter alone.

Alexis McAfee , Charity Page and Lexi Rich all scored nine points for the Lady Lions.  McAfee added three steals.  Page and Laken Ward each had six rebounds.

WBU’s Deborah VanDijk led all scorers with 13 points.

Southwestern Assemblies of God University is a private, Christian university located 30 minutes south of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex in Waxahachie, Texas. The university was established in 1927, and now offers more than 70 associate, bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees on campus or online. More information is available at www.sagu.edu or by calling 1-888-YES-SAGU.

Contact: Natalie Tristan, SAGU SID, [email protected]