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Kylie Mayes
54
Winner Central Oklahoma UCO 12-3, 5-1 MIAA
51
Missouri Southern MSSU 8-4, 2-3 MIAA
Winner
Central Oklahoma UCO
12-3, 5-1 MIAA
54
Final
51
Missouri Southern MSSU
8-4, 2-3 MIAA
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Central Oklahoma UCO 19 35 54
Missouri Southern MSSU 24 27 51

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Bronchos Rally Past Missouri Southern

Box Score

JOPLIN, Mo. (Jan. 8) – Marley Anderson scored four points and made two other big plays during a one-minute span late in the game to spark Central Oklahoma to a come-from-behind 54-51 triumph over Missouri Southern here Thursday night.
 
The Bronchos overcame a 13-point second-half deficit in winning for the 10th time in 11 outings, improving to 12-3 overall and 5-1 in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association.  UCO, which went 12-16 last year, moves on to Bolivar, Mo. Saturday to take on Southwest Baptist at 1:30 p.m.
 
"We didn't play very well the first 25 minutes or so and put ourselves in a bad position, but the girls didn't panic and we came out with a huge road win," head coach Guy Hardaker said.  "We made a lot of big plays down the stretch, both offensively and defensively."
 
UCO was down 47-43 when Anderson scored four straight points to pull the Bronchos even at 47-all, hitting one of two free throws at the 2:30 mark and converting a three-point play 30 seconds later.
 
The sophomore guard made a steal that led to Jordan Ward's layup at 1:34 to give UCO a 49-47 lead and then rebounded a MSSU miss to give the Bronchos another possession.
 
Julia Mason drilled a 3-pointer off a Ward assist at 0:32 to make it 52-47 and the Lions answered with a trey at 0:13 remaining to get within 52-50.  MSSU immediately fouled, but McKenzie Solberg – who entered the game 28-of-29 from the free throw line – calmly swished both charity tosses to push the lead to 54-50.
 
The Lions made one free throw with one second left to arrange the final margin.
 
Kylie Mayes scored nine of her team-high 14 points in the second half, while Julia Mason added 13 points and Solberg nine.
 
UCO made its first two shots of the game to take a quick 4-0 lead, but the Lions rebounded with seven unanswered points and led by as many as seven before settling for a 24-19 halftime advantage.
 
The Bronchos missed their first five shots of the second half in falling behind 30-19 and the deficit was 13 (36-23) with 15:39 remaining.
 
UCO chipped away at the lead and got within 45-43 on Mayes' first 3-pointer of the season with 4:01 left to play.  Missouri Southern made two free throws at 2:55 to go up 47-43 before Anderson's heroics sparked the late rally.
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