Photo by Kami Wood
Oklahoma City, Okla. – The Central Christian College women's basketball team fell to 0-2 in Sooner Athletic Conference play with a 87-31 loss on the road Saturday against the Oklahoma City University Stars.

For the Tigers the game was marred by too much inconsistency on both ends of the floor. In quarters one and three, the Tiger defense was solid, holding the Stars to just 17 and 16 points respectively, but in the other two periods, the Stars ran roughshod over the Tigers scoring 25 and 29 points.

Offensively, it was tough sledding all night for the Tigers. They were held to single digits in three of the four quarters. Their best offensive output came out of the halftime intermission where they put up 15 points.

Key Statistic

The Tigers coughed up the ball 30 times on Saturday, leading to 31 points for the Stars.

By the Numbers

The Tigers were just 10 of 32 (31%) from the floor.

The Tigers hit 2 of 8 attempts (25%) from deep.

They were 9 of 14 (64%) from the charity stripe.

Briasia Garza was the only Tiger in double figures with 10 points.

The Tigers were outrebounded by the Stars 45 to 25, and lost the turnover battle 30 to 11.

Tiger Leaders

Points: Briasia Garza (10)
Rebounds: Kylee Jones (6)                
Assists: Briasia Garza, Amaleigh Mattison, Amanda Dotter (1)
Steals: Briasia Garza (2)
Blocks: Kylee Jones (2)

Coaches Quote
 
"We are struggling to score and take care of the basketball. That leads to easy points for the other team. I need to do a better job of preparing them to compete at a higher level! We need to get better and that starts with me."– Coach Willems

Next Up
 
The Tigers (3-4, 0-2), will be back at home on Thursday, hosting the Barclay College Bears. Tip-off is scheduled for 5:30 pm.