EDMOND, Okla. - Highlights were hard to come by for Midwestern State Tuesday night at Hamilton Fieldhouse.
Andrea Buben hit a 15-foot jumper 28 seconds into the crossover matchup with No. 11 Central Oklahoma to give the Mustangs an early lead.
Oh, and junior guard
Brittany Bryant recorded her first double-double of the season leading MSU with 17 points and 12 rebounds.
But the highlights were plentiful for Central Oklahoma as the Bronchos scorched Midwestern 106-57 to improve to a perfect 5-0.
"They are a good team," MSU coach
Noel Johnson said. "They make you pay for any mistake you make offensively and defensively."
The point total was the most allowed by an MSU team as the Mustangs needed a runner in the lane by
Katiya Jackson with 22 seconds remaining to avert their largest defeat in program history.
Midwestern surrendered 102 points in a 51-point defeat at Abilene Christian on Jan. 27, 1996.
Central Oklahoma used consecutive runs of 19-1 and 9-0 to take control in the opening half, then used a 24-4 run at the beginning of the second half and posted its largest lead of the night when Traci Murphree hit a layup to put the Bronchos up by 66 points at 95-29 with 10:38 remaining.
UCO senior forward Lizzie Brenner fell two assists shy of a triple double to lead a group of six players in double figures. Brenner finished with 22 points, 18 rebounds and eight assists.
"There's a reason why Lizzie Brenner was the preason player of the year in the north," Johnson said. "She outworked us tonight and we didn't compete."
Regiane Araujo added 14 points and eight rebounds for MSU, which fell to 1-4 on the season.
The Mustangs enjoy a 13-day break before traveling to Tahlequah to face Northeastern State on Monday, Dec. 15.
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