Tuesday, November 25, 1997

Lady Indians defeat Mid-America Bible College, 89-72

McMurry University rolled to an 89-72 women's college basketball victory over Mid-America Bible College Monday night at Kimbrell Arena.

Debra Williams was the top scorer for the Lady Indians with 23 points, followed by Ogonna Merritt with 17 and Sande Bundas with 16.

Williams also led in rebounding, with 11, and Merritt dished out eight assists.

The Lady Indians held Mid-America Bible to 27.5 percent shooting from the field overall, and outrebounded the visitors by a 57-50 margin.

"We played great defense, did a super job of pressuring the ball and a super job of rebounding with 57 rebounds. I was really pleased with that," McMurry head coach Sam Nichols said. "Dedra Williams had an incredible game. She just did a great job of controlling the middle of the lane.

"Sandy Bundas made three straight shots to start the second half. Our inside game just was real efficient. We were not only scoring from the field, we were making our free throws. After the long road trip, I was really pleased with our mental toughness to come out and play as strong as we did. Oganna had her usual solid game.'

Women

MID-AMERICA BIBLE COLLEGE (72) - Angela Wiley 1-4 4-6 7, Andrea Romero 3-6 2-3 9, Nichole Naylor 1-3 0-2 2, Kristi Stephenson 1-4 2-2 4, Sarah Wingett 0-1 0-2 0, April Grisham 1-4 2-4 4, Nicole McIntosh 3-9 1-3 7, Stacey Holley 2-15 11-14 17, Kelly Matta 2-6 1-3 5, Alissa Hauck 5-17 7-13 17, Totals 19-69 30-52 72.

McMURRY UNIVERSITY (89) - Debra Brittain 3-8 2-2 8, Ogonna Merritt 3-6 10-11 17, Erica Abney 0-1 0-0 0, Sande Bundas 6-11 4-6 16, Talitha Belcher 3-7 0-0 6, Nya Wilson 0-1 2-2 2, Kiki Carthel 1-2 0-0 2, Machiec Crawford 4-14 0-2 8, Debra Williams 10-13 3-3 23, Amanda Bradshaw 1-5 0-0 2, Nisha Washington 0-1 1-3 1, Rachel Riddell 0-0 0-0 0, Lilly Ogunbanjo 2-5 0-2 4, Totals 33-74 22-31 89.

Halftime - McM 38, MABC 28. 3-point goals - MABC 4-14 (Wiley 1-1, Romero 1-2, Stephenson 0-1, McIntosh 0-2, Holley 2-7, Matta 0-1); McM 1-8 (Brittain 0-1, Merritt 1-2, Crawford 0-3, Bradshaw 0-2). Fouls - MABC 23, McM 31. Fouled out - none. Technicals - MABC bench. Rebounds - MABC 50 (Hauck 8), McM 57 (Williams 11). Assists - MABC 14 (Wiley 5), McM 19 (Merritt 8). Turnovers - MABC 29, McM 26.

Records - MABC 6-4; McM 2-1.