Box Score

Missouri Southern MSSU 10-10, 7-5 MIAA

Central Oklahoma UCO 17-3, 8-3 MIAA

Missouri Southern MSSU

10-10, 7-5 MIAA

Final

Jan. 27, 2018

Central Oklahoma UCO

17-3, 8-3 MIAA

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	3	4	F
Missouri Southern MSSU	16	9	12	28	65
Central Oklahoma UCO	17	14	18	26	75

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | 1/27/2018 4:54:00 PM | Chris Brannick

No. 16 UCO tops Missouri Southern

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EDMOND – The University of Central Oklahoma women's basketball team beat Missouri Southern 75-65 Saturday afternoon at Hamilton Field House in a Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association matchup. The 16th-ranked Bronchos improved to 17-3 on the season and 8-3 in league play.

"I feel like we had a few players really step up today and help us when a lot of players got in foul trouble," UCO head coach Guy Hardaker said. "Both teams had a couple of players foul out of the game and we were fortunate to have some girls step up."

Hardaker got three, big bench performances from Ireon Smith, Megan Hartness, and Sadie Mason.

Smith scored 12 points, grabbed eight rebounds, and added three blocks and two assists. Hartness scored 13 points on 5-for-8 shooting. Mason didn't score, she was just 0-for-1, but had seven rebounds and a block, and also drew a charge on defense.

Melinda Murillo led the Bronchos in scoring Saturday, going for 22 points. She made 7 of 13 shots, both of the two 3-pointers she attempted, and all six of her free throws. Murillo also had four rebounds, three steals and two assists.

Murillo and Smith both fouled out. Referees whistled 51 fouls on the day. The Bronchos had an early edge thanks to its free-throw shooting. UCO would go on to make 23-of-31 free-throws on the day.

Jesheon Cooper has certainly had better games in a Broncho uniform since joining the team ahead of her junior season. But the senior center might remember Saturday's win for another reason.

Cooper had two points, three rebounds, and one blocked shot. Not her best. However, her one blocked shot moved her out of a tie and into the record books at UCO. The Belleville, Ill. native has rejected 154 shots over the past season and a half to become the school's all-time leader.

Cooper had 100 blocks last season, most ever in one season. She had nine in a game earlier this season, most ever in one game. She now has 154 career blocks, most ever in one career.

Central Oklahoma hits the road for two games, playing at Central Missouri next Thursday and at Southwest Baptist next Saturday.

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