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Brooke Rayner
57
Northeastern St. NE 6-18,3-17 Mid-America Intercollegiate
72
Winner Central Okla. CentOK 10-14,7-13 Mid-America Intercollegiate
Northeastern St. NE
6-18,3-17 Mid-America Intercollegiate
57
Final
72
Central Okla. CentOK
10-14,7-13 Mid-America Intercollegiate
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Northeastern St. NE 8 12 14 23 57
Central Okla. CentOK 19 8 27 18 72

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Chris Brannick

UCO Wraps Up Home Slate With Victory

EDMOND – Central Oklahoma opened the final home game at Hamilton Field House with a wire-to-wire 72-57 victory over rival Northeastern State.
 
UCO scored the first seven points of the game and never looked back, leading by as many as 26 points in route to victory.
 
"The team was really focused tonight," UCO head women's coach Emma Andrews said. "We didn't play great in the first half, we couldn't make a shot, but we stayed focused and the shots started falling. They did a great job of staying in the game and putting it away in the end."
 
Central Oklahoma improved to 10-14 overall and 7-13 in league play. The Bronchos are tied for ninth place in the league standings, one back from seventh, with one week left in the regular season. UCO plays at Northwest Missouri, which is tied for seventh, on Thursday, and at Newman, which is one game back of the Bronchos in 11th place, next Saturday in the final game of the season.
 
The 2023 MIAA Basketball Championship begins Wednesday, March 1 in Kansas City.
 
Karly Wadsworth made a layup with an assist from Brooke Rayner to open the game. Rayner followed with two free-throws, and Alayzha Knapp knocked down a 3-pointer with an assist from Aliyah Llanusa. UCO was up 7-0 four minutes into the game and the Bronchos never looked back.
 
Central had a 15-5 lead later in the first quarter and led 19-8 at the end of the first frame.
 
Northeastern clawed back into the game in the second quarter as Central Oklahoma struggled to hit shots.
 
NSU outscored the Bronchos in the second quarter, 12-8, to cut into the deficit. UCO shot just 23.3 percent in the first half while NSU shot 25.0 percent. The Bronchos still had a 27-20 lead at the break.
 
UCO blew it open in the third quarter. After NSU scored on its opening possession, the Bronchos followed with a 12-2 run. Central had a 13-0 run later in the frame, and led 54-34, heading to the final quarter.
 
Central Oklahoma earned its biggest lead of the game, 60-34, early in the fourth quarter. NSU would outscore the Bronchos 23-18 in the final quarter to work the game to its final, 72-57.
 
Knapp led the Bronchos with a big double-double, scoring 20 points and grabbing 10 rebounds. She also had two blocks and one assist. Knapp was 6-for-14 from the floor, hit a career-high four 3-pointers, and also went 4-for-4 from the free-throw line.
 
Rayner, a fifth-year senior celebrated pregame for her career as well as for joining the 1,000-point club, scored 11 points to go with six rebounds, five assists and five steals. She went 4-for-8 from the floor, hit one 3-pointer, and two free-throws.
 
Wadsworth also scored 11 points, hitting 4 of 10 shots. She made one 3-pointer and two free-throws. She also had three rebounds, two assists, and two steals.
 
Aspen Williston added 10 points, five rebounds, and three blocked shots. She went 4-for-11 from the floor and 2-for-2 from the free-throw line.
 
River Romine, who started the game and was also celebrated pregame as a senior, scored nine points on 3 of 7 shooting. She hit two 3-pointers and a free-throw and also had five rebounds.
 
Llanusa added seven points, five rebounds, five assists and two steals. Tayler Factor and Eliana Bravington also scored two points.
 
Central Oklahoma will play at Northwest Missouri Thursday at 5:30 p.m. and then go to Newman Saturday at 1:30 p.m. for the final two games of the 2022-23 regular season.
 
 
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