A strong defensive effort boosted the Lady Eagles to a win on the road in Wednesday's matchup at Southwestern. The Lady Eagles held the Builders under 10 points in three of four quarters and forced 24 turnovers as they rolled to a 64-39 victory. OKWU is now 15-14 on the season and 13-10 in the KCAC.

Recap:

• Southwestern committed 5 turnovers in the game's first quarter, and the Lady Eagles took advantage. They jumped out to a 16-6 lead as 6 players scored in the opening period.
• The Lady Eagles won the second quarter 14-9, forcing 7 more Southwestern turnovers. At the half, OKWU led 30-15.
• OKWU won the third quarter 18-9 as Southwestern coughed the ball up 6 more times. OKWU had 7 different players score in the period.
• With a big lead heading into the fourth, the Lady Eagles were able to cruise to a 64-39 victory.

Now the Numbers:

• Neither team had a great night shooting the ball, as the Lady Eagles shot just 17.6% from 3 and Southwestern only hit 15.8% of their long-range shots.
• OKWU scored 23 points off of 24 Southwestern turnovers.
• Ten different Lady Eagles scored in the contest, with Antonia Porter (10 points) leading the team.

Up Next:

• The Lady Eagles are set to host Sterling on Saturday for Senior Day. The game is set to tip at 2 p.m.