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Madison Lee
Madison Lee
67
Winner Central Oklahoma UCO 3-0
61
Oklahoma Christian OC 0-3
Winner
Central Oklahoma UCO
3-0
67
Final
61
Oklahoma Christian OC
0-3
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Central Oklahoma UCO 11 23 16 17 67
Oklahoma Christian OC 9 14 16 22 61

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Chris Brannick

UCO eases past Oklahoma Christian

OKLAHOMA CITY – The University of Central Oklahoma women's basketball team used a balance offensive attack and a smothering defense to top Oklahoma Christian 67-61 Tuesday night.
 
Jesheon Cooper led the way for the Bronchos with 13 points and 16 rebounds. It was the third straight double-double for Cooper, who helped the Bronchos to a 3-0 start. Blake Blessington added 12 points and Melinda Murillo, 10.
 
"We were fortunate to have a solid defensive effort tonight, because we didn't play very well at all on offense," UCO head coach Guy Hardaker said. "We didn't shoot the ball well and we had way too many turnovers. I'm glad to get out of here with a win based on how we played."
 
UCO got its biggest boost by a smothering defensive effort from Madison Lee. The junior guard chipped in 30 minutes of non-stop full-fledged in-your-face defense to stop Oklahoma Christian's leading scorer, Addy Clift. The OC guard came into the game averaging 21.5 points per game. Lee held her to just 10 on 4-of-16 shooting.
 
"Madison was key for us," Hardaker said. "She gives 100 percent on every possession and we needed that out of her tonight. She played a huge role tonight."
 
UCO used a 6-0 start to the game to jump out to an early lead, and really never looked back in the win. The Bronchos their best quarter in the second frame, shooting 8 of 19 from the floor, putting in 23 points and moving ahead by 11 at halftime, 34-23.
 
Central earned its biggest lead of the game in the third quarter. Cooper put in a layup with 5:38 to play to push the lead to 17, 42-25. After an Ireon Smith bucket moved it back to 17 with just over five minutes to play, Oklahoma Christian made a push to make it a game.
 
The Eagles went on a 9-2 run to close the gap and work the Broncho lead back to 11 by quarters end. OC kept it going in the fourth, getting into single digits on the first play of the fourth quarter. With 3:55 to play, OC finally made it to a one possession game on a pair of free throws. But after getting to within two points at that time, the Bronchos finished off the Eagles, outscoring OC 14-10 down the stretch to get out of Oklahoma City with the win.
 
Central Oklahoma's high-scorer on the day was Cooper's 13 points. But the Bronchos got points from 10 of 12 players Tuesday. Lee had seven, and Shatoya Bryson added five. Lauren Chancellor, Jo'Nah Johnson, Gabrielle Johnson, Megan Hartness, and Smith each scored four on the night.
 
The Bronchos return to the court for a double-header this weekend. UCO plays Tarleton State on Saturday before playing Texas Woman's on Sunday. Both games are in Denton, Texas as part of the Texas Woman's Classic.
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