February 1, 2020
Planview, TX- Southwestern Assemblies of God University (SAGU) hit the road again for their second meeting of the year with Sooner Athletic Conference (SAC) opponent Wayland Baptist University (WBU). The Lions (10-9, 5-7) had their three-game win streak snapped as they fell to the Flying Queens (19-2, 11-1) by the score of 108-63.
Top Performers
- Tamera Derrough ( SO/Mansfield, TX ) led the way for SAGU in scoring with 19 points.
- Kiara Glenn (16) ( JR/ Ennis, TX ) and Lexi Rich ( SR/San Antonio, TX ) (15) also scored in double-figures.
- Rich also led the Lady Lions in rebounds with 8.
- SAGU shot just 28% (22-77) from the floor including 22% (6-27).
- SAGU was crushed on the glass as they lost the rebounding battle 65-36.
Lions Review
- Glenn hit the first basket for the Lady Lions, but the Queens hit four early three-pointers to lead 12-3 with just under 7 minutes remaining in the first quarter.
- WBU forced SAGU into a lot of tough shots as the Lions didn’t hit their second field goal of the game until Derrough hit a short jumper with roughly 3:00 minutes remaining in the opening quarter.
- WBU led 27-11 moving into the 2 nd quarter.
- The Flying Queens expanded the lead with a 15-7 run to open the half.
- SAGU managed only nine more points the rest of the way as WBU took a 50-27 lead into halftime.
- SAGU had to take a timeout after WBU opened the 3 rd quarter with three straight triples.
- The Lady Lions hit a couple of baskets here and there but couldn’t cut into the WBU lead. They gave up easy transitions baskets as the WBU lead grew to 71-38 with 3:00 minutes left in the 3 rd quarter.
- SAGU faced a massive 80-48 deficit to open the 4 th quarter.
- The Lions just couldn’t get any stops as they continued to fall behind trailing 93-55 halfway through the final quarter.
- The lead continued to hover around 40 points for WBU before they eventually won 108-63.
What’s Next
SAGU (10-9, 5-7) will finish their road trip against undefeated and nationally ranked Oklahoma City University on Thursday, February 6 th at 6:00 pm.
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