CANYON, Texas – The Lady Buffs handed Oklahoma Christian their first Lone Star Conference loss of the season on Thursday night as WT's stingy defense held the Lady Eagles scoreless for over half of the contest including a 14 minute drought that spanned three quarters on the way to a 76-37 victory in front of over 650 fans at the First United Bank Center.
 
THE BASICS
The Matchup: West Texas A&M 76, Oklahoma Christian 37
Records: West Texas A&M (10-3, 3-1 LSC), OC (3-5, 3-1 LSC)
Venue: First United Bank Center
Location: Canyon, Texas
Series History (Streak): Lady Buffs lead 3-0 (W3)
 
LEADING THE WAY (Statistical Leaders) 
- Points: Braylyn Dollar (WT, 15 Points), Megan Gamble (WT, 14 Points)
- Rebounds: Tiana Parker (WT, 8 Rebounds), Sienna Lenz (WT, 6 Rebounds), Abby Spurgin (WT, 6 Rebounds), Daria Cosgrove (WT, 6 Rebounds), Braylyn Dollar (WT, 6 Rebounds), Katie Mayo (OC, 6 Rebounds)
- Assists: Braylyn Dollar (WT, 5 Assists), Maddison Collyer (OC, 5 Assists)
- Steals: Maddison Collyer (OC, 4 Steals), Megan Gamble (WT, 2 Steals), Nathalie Linden (WT, 2 Steals), Megan Shelton (OC, 2 Steals)
- Blocks: Abby Spurgin (WT, 6 Blocks), Kendra Levings (OC, 2 Blocks)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Lady Buffs were led by Braylyn Dollar who went 4-of-5 from the floor including 7-of-9 from the charity stripe for a game-high 15 points followed by Megan Gamble (14), Abby Spurgin (13) and Sienna Lenz (10) in double-figures, Tiana Parker grabbed eight boards while Spurgin rejected six shots to go along with six rebounds and two assists.
- Oklahoma Christian was led by Kendall Blackburn who went 5-of-11 from the field including 1-of-1 from the free throw line for a team-high 11 points to go along with four rebounds followed by Katie Mayo with 11 points and six boards, Maddison Collyer dished out five assists to go along with four steals and a rebound while being held scoreless.
 
FIRST HALF
- The Lady Buffs finished the first half going 16-of-30 (53.3%) from the floor including 6-of-10 (60%) from behind the arc and 8-of-9 (88.9%) from the charity stripe with 24 rebounds (seven offensive, 17 defensive), 10 assists, 10 turnovers, five steals and five blocks.
- OC went 4-of-26 (15.4%) from the field in the first half including 0-of-6 from deep and a perfect 2-of-2 from the free throw line with 10 rebounds (four offensive, six defensive), four assists, 12 turnovers, four steals and no blocks. The Lady Eagles were held without a point for the last 14:13 of the first half. 
 
SECOND HALF
- WT finished the game going 27-of-58 (46.6%) from the floor including 7-of-14 (50%) from deep and 15-of-18 (83.3%) from the free throw line with 46 total rebounds (16 offensive, 30 defensive), 18 assists, 21 turnovers, eight steals and eight blocks in the win.
- The Lady Eagles went 15-of-55 (27.3%) from the field in the game including 2-of-16 (12.5%) from behind the arc and a perfect 5-of-5 from the charity stripe with 25 rebounds (nine offensive 25 defensive), nine assists, 21 turnovers, 10 steals and five blocks.
 
UP NEXT
The Lady Buffs conclude the calendar year at the First United Bank Center on Saturday afternoon as they host the Lady Lions of Arkansas-Fort Smith in Lone Star Conference action with tipoff scheduled for 2 p.m. in Canyon.