Lady Bison Take Down ECU

Article Date

November 12, 2005

Oklahoma Baptist University's Lady Bison basketball team spread the wealth in a 63-52 win over East Central University for Homecoming Saturday.

Four different Lady Bison reached double figures in the scoring column, with Dilenny Castillo recording a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds before fouling out.

Tabetha Eaton led the way in scoring with 17 points, followed by Rachel Heins with 16, Castillo's dozen and Keely Tolin with 10.

The Lady Bison trailed for just over two minutes early in the game.

OBU broke open a tie game with a 16-2 run fueled by 10 points from Heins off the bench. The run gave the Lady Bison a 27-13 lead with 2:03 left in the half.

The Lady Tigers scored the half's last seven points to close to within 27-20 at intermission.

OBU restocked the baskets to start the second half, rattling off a pair of 8-0 runs for a 48-29 lead midway through the second half. Eaton scored eight points in the first 10 minutes of the second half.

East Central got no closer than eight points the rest of the way.

OBU dominated the backboards with a 46-34 rebound advantage and collected 17 offensive caroms for the game.

The 2-0 Lady Bison will next play Central Christian College at 3 p.m. Nov. 19.