Oklahoma City, OK
February 10, 2019 | Blake Cochran
The Stars from Oklahoma City University came to Waxahachie and swept the Lions. The Southwestern Assemblies of God University (SAGU) women lost 61-83; the first quart was a close one then OCU extended the lead to double-digits and didn’t look back. The men lost 65-78 behind a good second half losing that half by one. The women stayed put in third place tied with USAO and the men fell to 6th tied with Southwestern Christian and Oklahoma Panhandle State University with five games left in conference play.
The Stars were led by freshman post, Abby Selzer who had 23 points and eight rebounds in just over 17 minutes of play. They had seven players with at least five points on the night. The Lady Lions were led by Kiara Glenn (15), Lexi Rich (11), Tamera Derrough (9), Mckenzie Martin (9), and Sydney Meador (8). Jenna Price grabbed seven points while scoring five points and dishing out two assists. Rich and Glenn both had three assists for SAGU which was a game-high. Their next game will be against 9th place opponent Southwestern Christian University in Oklahoma City, OK , at 2 pm.
The men had three players with 12 points each in Darian Davis, Josh Kashila, and Nyk Mason . Next in scoring was Mitch McMullen who contributed nine points and led SAGU in steals with three. Davis and Mason led the Lions in rebounding with eight each for a near double-double. Kaodirichi Akobundu had a game-high of three blocks which now puts him in the top 50 nationally for blocks per game. The Lions next matchup will be against SAC opponent SCU who they are tied with in conference. The game will start at 4 pm against the Eagles.
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