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ENID, Okla. – The Alva Goldbugs (8-2) took home third place at the Wheat Capital Tournament on Saturday as they handed Pond Creek-Hunter its third loss of the season, 72-67. Pond Creek entered the tournament ranked No. 3 in Class A. Alva returns to action Thursday evening at Newkirk for an 8 p.m. start, then heads to Blackwell on Saturday afternoon. Tip against the Maroons is scheduled for 4 p.m. Mitchel Meyer scored a season high 27 points to lead Alva, the team scoring its highest output of th...
ADA – The East Central University men's basketball team improved to 6-0 at home during the 2017-18 season and recorded their eighth-straight home victory, with an 87-66 win over Ouachita Baptist at the Kerr Activities Center. The Tigers (7-3, 5-1 GAC) saw four players earn double-digit point totals, with two earning 21. Junior Da'Rion Kingnetted 21 points, seven boards and an assist, while sophomore Camron Talley added 21 points, five rebounds, six assists and two steals. Senior Jeremiah Fleming added 14 points and junior Gabe McKenzie t...
ADA – The East Central University women's basketball team fell to Ouachita Baptist, 58-49, in Great American Conference action at the Kerr Activities Center. The Tigers (4-6, 3-3 GAC) were led by junior Tia Williams, who tallied 14 points, five rebounds, three steals, a block and an assist. Junior Lakin Preisner added 13 points, four board an assist and a steal. The game started out close, with the game tied at four after the first three minutes. The other Tigers (7-5, 3-3 GAC) then went on a 6-0 run over the next two minutes. ECU countered w...
SHAWNEE – Oklahoma Baptist got double-doubles from Chandler Rickey and Vladimir Nemcok in a 100-93 win over Harding Saturday. Rickey scored 21 points and pulled down 10 rebounds while Nemcok went for 15 points to go with a career-best 11 assists as OBU won for just the second time after trailing at intermission. It was the first time the Bison posted 100 points in a Great American Conference game. The Bison trailed by as many as six points in the first half and Harding led 45-42 at halftime. Britt Hammons knocked down a three-pointer to start t...
SHAWNEE – Oklahoma Baptist scored 49 first half points and cruised to an 86-76 win over Harding Saturday. McKenzie Cooper scored 26 points with Autumn Avinaadding 18 and Tasha Edge 16. Cooper scored the game's first eight points, got a rebound and took a charge, posting the Lady Bison to an 8-0 lead three minutes into the game. Tasha Edge added a three-pointer for an 11-0 run before Harding got a free throw with 5:59 left in the first quarter. The Lady Bison led 23-15 at the end of the first quarter. OBU got three-pointers from Edge and S...
DURANT, Okla. – Southeastern rallied from a 13 point deficit and held on for a 60-58 victory over Henderson State on Saturday afternoon in Bloomer Sullivan Arena. The win is the second-straight for the team and moves them to 6-6 overall on the year and 5-2 in Great American Conference play. A'Torey Everett came off the bench to lead the Savage storm in scoring with 14 points, doing so primarily with an 8-for-8 effort at the free throw line. Markell Henderson finished with 13 points and hit a trio of threes, while DJ Henderson added two t...
DURANT, Okla. – An ice-cold shooting night spelled trouble for Southeastern as they dropped a home conference matchup versus Henderson State 56-49 on Saturday afternoon in Bloomer Sullivan Arena. The loss drops the Savage Storm to 7-5 overall on the year and 5-2 in Great American Conference play. Sa'Liesha Hunter led SE in scoring with 13 points, while Ariannah Kemp turned in 10 to reach double-digits and Emem David finished with eight. The Storm shot 25.9 percent from the floor in the first half and never recovered, going 0-for-5 from three po...
BETHANY, Okla. — A match up of what has been the top two teams in the Great American Conference up to this point lived up to the billing as Southern Nazarene edged Arkansas Tech, 85-82, Saturday inside the Sawyer Center. In arguably the most physical game all year in Bethany, the Crimson Storm (10-1, 7-0 GAC) and Wonder Boys (10-2, 4-2 GAC) put on a show. Southern Nazarene shot 50 percent from the field, including nine 3-pointers, while Arkansas Tech shot 46 percent from the field and had 10 treys. Each team went 14-for-17 from the line. The W...
BETHANY, Okla. — Southern Nazarene couldn't make it a 5-0 start inside the Sawyer Center, as it fell 85-83 to Arkansas Tech to lose for the first time on their home floor this season. The Crimson Storm (5-6, 3-4 GAC) battled the entire game, and made things interesting for the number two team in the Great American Conference in the Golden Suns (9-1, 5-1 GAC). Both teams shot 43 percent from the field, but the difference came from behind the arc. ATU shot 50 percent, while SNU shot just 28 percent. After scoring a career-high 34 points on T...
WEATHERFORD, Okla. – SWOSU Men's Basketball dropped its fifth conference game of the season on Saturday afternoon, falling to Southern Arkansas by a final score of 84-73 inside the Pioneer Cellular Event Center. After trailing by as many as 15 points in the middle part of the first half, SWOSU clawed back to within one possession heading into the halftime locker room following a Charles Beauregard, Jr. three point shot as the final seconds ticked down to zero. The deep ball kept the Bulldogs in the game all half, accounting for seven of the e...
WEATHERFORD, Okla. – The trio of Hayden Priddy, Hailey Tuckerand Tyra Aska combined for 55 points, leading the No. 17/19-ranked Lady Bulldogs to their largest margin of victory this season in a 98-60 win over Southern Arkansas on Saturday afternoon at the Pioneer Cellular Event Center in Weatherford. SWOSU scored exactly 49 points in each half, posting 25 points in the first and fourth quarters and 24 in the second and third periods to fall just two points shy of their first 100-point scoring outing of the year. The 98 points is a season h...
OKLAHOMA CITY (Jan. 6, 2017) – Down 10 points in the final four minutes, Oklahoma Christian did all the right things to tie its basketball game Saturday afternoon against St. Edward's (Texas), but the breaks went against the Eagles in the final seconds. James Taylor scored with 36.3 seconds left and Landon Goesling hit two free throws with 12.1 seconds left to provide the winning margin for St. Edward's as the Hilltoppers hung on for an 85-81 win in the Eagles' Nest. The Hilltoppers went a sizzling 8 of 11 from 3-point range in the second h...
OKLAHOMA CITY (Jan. 6, 2018) – Oklahoma Christian's freshmen nearly pulled off what would have been an improbable comeback for the Lady Eagles on Saturday afternoon against St. Edward's (Texas). A trio of first-year players – Maddison Collyer, Katie Mayo and Delyssa Miller – combined for 50 points and fueled a late rally that fell just short as the Lady Eagles lost 80-77 in the Eagles' Nest. Down 14 points in the third quarter and 10 points with 3:51 left, the Lady Eagles nearly forced overtime, thanks in good part to Collyer and Mayo, who s...
CLAREMORE, Okla. – Senior guard Baron Smith Jr. hit two free throws with 10 seconds left to propel the Rogers State men's basketball team to a 72-70 upset victory over No. 16-ranked Dallas Baptist University on Saturday (Jan. 6) at the Claremore Expo Center. With the scored tied at 70-70 in the final seconds, Smith was fouled as he was going to drive to the basket. The Hillcats (10-5, 1-3) were in the double bonus so Smith went to the line and knocked down the two free throws with 10 seconds on the clock for the 72-70 advantage. DBU (12-2, 3...
BETHANY, Okla. – RJ Glasper scored 20 points with five assists, Trevin Woods added 15 points and six boards, while Montrell Williams had 12 points and six boards, but the Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys basketball team (10-2, 4-2 Great American Conference) came up just short in an 85-82 loss at Southern Nazarene (10-1, 7-0) on Saturday at the Sawyer Center. HOW IT HAPPENED The opening half saw Arkansas Tech open a seven-point (12-5) advantage just under four minutes into the contest. SNU rallied to claim its first lead of the game two minutes later,...
BETHANY, Okla. – Jayana Sanders scored a game-high 24 points, Lyrik Williams turned in a 16-point, 14-rebound double double, as the Arkansas Tech Golden Suns basketball team (9-1, 5-1 Great American Conference) held off a late rally by Southern Nazarene (5-6, 3-4) to win 85-83 on Saturday afternoon at the Sawyer Center. HOW IT HAPPENED SNU got off to a red-hot start, opening a 17-2 advantage over the first 5:35 of the contest. The Golden Suns battled back, outscoring SNU 15-4 over the final 4:30 of the quarter to pull to within four points 2...
ALVA, Okla. — The University of Arkansas at Monticello men's basketball team was defeated by the Rangers of Northwestern Oklahoma State Saturday afternoon, 83-78. NOTABLES UAM drops to 8-4 (3-3 GAC) overall on the year. The Rangers jump to 9-2 (5-1 GAC) this season. UAM STATS Derylton Hill: 26 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists Tyrin Jones: 19 points, 2 rebounds Karim Mawuenyega: 11 points, 4 assists Jamil Maddred: 10 points, 3 rebounds FIRST HALF The Weevils began this match-up in control after a Derylton Hill layup gave UAM the 10-6 advantage e...
ALVA, Okla. — The University of Arkansas at Monticello women's basketball team was defeated by the Northwestern Oklahoma State Rangers on the road Saturday afternoon, 78-69. NOTABLES UAM falls to 5-6 (1-5 GAC) overall this year. The Rangers improve to 7-5 (3-3 GAC) on the season. UAM STATS Taylor Collins: 18 points, 3 rebounds, 2 steals Brittnee Broadway: 18 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists Idalis Rubalcava: 11 points, 6 rebounds FIRST HALF This match-up featured a back-and-forth battle between these two programs, trading baskets until UAM c...
SHAWNEE, Okla. – Oklahoma Baptist, one of the top teams in Division II in 3-point shooting, connected on 14 3-pointers Saturday and defeated Harding 100-93 Saturday in Great American Conference men's basketball action at the Noble Center. Oklahoma Baptist (6-6, 3-3) also outscored Harding 26-10 at the free throw line to win its second home conference game of the season. Harding (0-11, 0-6) will play again on the road Thursday at Southern Arkansas. It was the second time in the last three games that Oklahoma Baptist scored 100 points in a g...
SHAWNEE, Okla. – Oklahoma Baptist scored the first 11 points of the game, made eight first-half 3-pointers and defeated Harding 86-76 Saturday in Great American Conference play at the Noble Center. Oklahoma Baptist (7-5, 2-4) has won three of its last four at home and snapped a four-game skid against Harding. The Lady Bisons (5-9, 1-5) remained winless in five road games. Seven straight points from Harding's Kellie Lampo cut the Oklahoma Baptist lead to 19-15 with 1:50 left in the first quarter. Oklahoma Baptist answered with a 12-0 run that i...
DURANT, Okla. — Henderson State had the ball and a chance to win the game with nine seconds to play on Saturday afternoon, but a good look from DJ Franklinwould not fall and Kaylon Tappin's last second half-court heave drew nothing but backboard, as the Reddies fell 60-58 to Southeastern Oklahoma State. The Reddies led for more than 27 minutes in the game, including the majority of the second half, but did not hit a shot from the field in the game's final 4:27 and it ultimately cost them, as the Savage Storm closed the game on a 9-4 run to o...
DURANT, Okla. — Henderson State got 20 points from Torrie Thompson and a second-straight double-double from Hailey Estes on Saturday afternoon to fight past Southeastern Oklahoma State 56-49 and finish its Oklahoma road trip 2-0. After trailing by two in a first half where neither team shot over 30 percent from the field, the lid finally came off the basket for the Reddies in the third. With the score tied at 31-31, Henderson put together an 11-2 run to seize its biggest lead to that point, 42-33 at the 1:13 mark of the period. The Savage S...
WEATHERFORD, Okla. – Behind a season-high 22 points from junior guard CJ Elkins and combined with four other Muleriders scoring in double-figures, Southern Arkansas picked up its first Great American Conference win of the season as it downed a pesky Southwestern Oklahoma State squad 84-73 on the road inside the Pioneer Cellular Event Center on Saturday afternoon. HOW IT HAPPENED Southern Arkansas opened the game on a 12-4 run during the first five minutes of action and the Muleriders would see that advantage grow to 21-7 with 11:02 remaining i...
WEATHERFORD, Okla. – A big first quarter from Southwestern Oklahoma set the tone early on in Saturday afternoon's Great American Conference affair inside the Pioneer Cellular Event Center as Southern Arkansas was unable to overcome the deficit falling to the nationally-ranked and league-leading Lady Bulldogs, 98-60. HOW IT HAPPENED A layup by Brette Wacha just over two and a half minutes into the contest and a pair of free throws from Kimberly Crown with 6:06 remaining in the first quarter marked the only tied scores of Saturday afternoon's con...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump felt compelled Saturday to let the world know he's playing with all his marbles and is among the sharpest cookies around. In a series of tweets, Trump defended his mental fitness and boasted about his brains, saying he is "like, really smart" and "a very stable genius." It was the latest pushback against a new book that portrays him as a leader who doesn't understand the weight of his office and whose competence is questioned by aides. "Actually, throughout my life, my two greatest assets have been m...
