Oklahoma Christian boasts one of the most-prolific scorers in the Heartland Conference and NCAA Division II in senior guard Addy Clift, and she more than lived up to that billing on Wednesday night against the UAFS Lady Lions.

Still, her above-average scoring night wasn't enough to combat a season-best, balanced scoring performance by the Lady Lions, who edged the Eagles 98-85 in the Heartland Conference opener for both teams at the Stubblefield Center.

UAFS (4-10, 1-0) snapped a four-game losing streak with the impressive home win and will look to build off that momentum on Saturday when the Lady Lions play the Rogers State Hillcats at 1 p.m. at the Expo Center in Claremore, Okla.

It was the second time this season for the Lady Lions to surpass the 90-point plateau in scoring. UAFS, which was averaging 64 points per game coming into the conference opener, scored 94 points in its win against Southwest Baptist on Dec. 1 at the Stubblefield Center.

Six players scored in double-figures for the Lady Lions, who led 47-35 at halftime. Senior guard Daijah Brown had 17 points, while senior forward Ellie Lehne had 15, junior forward Tamera Gulley 14, freshman guard Anna Bonham a career-high 14, senior guard Mariah Green 12 and junior guard Alexsis Brown 11.

Green tied a career-high with seven assists. Gulley had a team-high eight rebounds to help the Lady Lions out-rebound the Lady Eagles by 18 rebounds (46-28). UAFS had 18 offensive rebounds that led to 21 second-chance points.

UAFS shot 52 percent from the field (37 of 71), and the Lady Lions made a season-best eight 3-pointers (8 of 17). The Lady Lions shot 64 percent from the free-throw line (16 of 25).

Oklahoma Christian shot 48 percent from the field (28 of 59) – it was 6-of-19 shooting from 3-point range – and shot 70 percent from the free-throw line (23 of 33). Clift, who had been averaging almost 26 points per game, led the Lady Eagles with 32 points, while sophomore forward Katie Mayo added 26 points. No other Lady Eagle had more than eight points.

Clift also had a team-high six rebounds, seven assists and five steals.

It was a physical game, resulting 51 total fouls. UAFS, which committed 31 fouls, had seven players finish with three or more fouls and two players foul out during the two hour game. Oklahoma Christian, which committed 20 fouls, had four players finish with three or more fouls.
 
 
WOMEN
HEARTLAND CONFERENCE
UAFS 98, OKLAHOMA CHRISTIAN 85
Oklahoma Christian    14        21        20        30        --          85
UAFS                          26        21        24        27        --          98
Oklahoma Christian (7-7, 0-1): Clift 32, Mayo 26, Collyer 8, Shelton 7, Peck 4, Cloyd 3, Bentsen 3, Lawley 2
UAFS (4-10, 1-0): D. Brown 17, Lehne 15, Gulley 14, Bonham 14, Green 12, A. Brown 11, Elkins 6, Terry 5, Culley 2, Richardson 2