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Kaitlyn McCarn
51
Henderson St. HSU 0-1,0-0 GAC
72
Winner Central Okla. CentOK 2-0,0-0 Mid-America Intercollegiate
Henderson St. HSU
0-1,0-0 GAC
51
Final
72
Central Okla. CentOK
2-0,0-0 Mid-America Intercollegiate
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Henderson St. HSU 10 20 9 12 51
Central Okla. CentOK 21 17 15 19 72

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Chris Brannick

UCO Handles Henderson State

Bronchos Ready For Challenge, Win 72-51 Over GAC Squad

ARKADELPHIA, Ark. – Central Oklahoma beat Henderson State 72-51 on the first day of the GAC/MIAA Crossover Thursday evening at Ouachita Baptist University.
 
The Bronchos improved to 2-0 on the young season with the win. Central will play OBU on Friday at 4 p.m. to wrap up the two-day event in Arkansas.
 
"I think we did a good job of staying focused on our game plan and executing," UCO head women's coach Hannah Moeller said. "We got some really big games out of some of our girls today and that's always fun to see. Everyone fed off that and we played really well overall."
 
Kaitlyn McCarn had a career-high 24 points in Thursday's win, adding seven rebounds on a night she made 9 of 18 shots including three 3-pointers. Nykaiya Dillard added 16 points off the bench going 7-for-12 from the floor.
 
Jerney Bennett put up 11 points and pulled down a career-high 17 rebounds while also sending back seven shots on the defense end. It's the third time in her two seasons at UCO she's had at least seven blocked shots in a game.
 
UCO also got nine points from Bobbie Fouquet, four from Amaria Musick, and two each from Macy Marraccini, Peyton Walker, Parker Simonsen, and Ady Hybl.
 
The Bronchos shot 44.8 percent in the game as a team, making 30 of 67 shots. UCO was 4-for-12 behind the 3-point line and 8-for-9 at the free-throw line.
 
Marraccini scored her two points 25 seconds into the game and Henderson State got its only lead, 3-2, moments later. Bennett scored the next six for Central and the Bronchos slowly pulled away to take a 21-10 lead after the first 10 minutes.
 
UCO led by double digits most of the second quarter. Henderson State got it to eight twice, including a 38-30 margin going into the locker room at halftime.
 
McCarn hit two of her three 3-pointers in the third quarter. The second of the frame, her third of the game, gave the Bronchos a 16-point lead, 50-34, with 4:57 to play.
 
It was still a 14-point game going to the fourth quarter. UCO outscored Henderson State 19-12 in the final frame to take the 72-51 victory.
 
 
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