MUSKOGEE, Oklahoma - Two ten-point Lady Warrior scoring bursts in the second half make the difference, as Bacone hands the Lady Rams their seventh straight loss, 73-50.

After a back and forth beginning which saw five lead changes and seven ties in the first 12 minutes of action, the Lady Rams built up a seven-point lead on a pair of buckets by Shawndrika Courtney and Ashley Walker, plus a three-pointer by Kori Yates. Wesleyan only held that lead until the final minute of the half, though, as Stephanie Russell buried two late three-point shots giving Bacone a 31-27 halftime advantage.

Yates opened the second frame with a three, and Stephanie Reder followed with a two-pointer to give the Lady Rams a brief lead, but Russell and Ashleigh Braziel connected on back-to-back three-pointers, and the Lady Warriors were back on top to stay with 13:34 remaining. Tesla Morris’ free throw at the 11:38 mark put Bacone up 37-34, and ignited a 10-0 run over the next 1:30 that extended the lead to 12 points.

Wesleyan would try to fight back, though, as Ertasha Jackson and Kim Cooper combined to cut the lead to seven, but the Lady Warriors would build it back up to 11 with 6:17 remaining. Becky Baker’s lay-up with exactly six minutes remaining sparked another 10-0 run for Bacone - this one draining nearly three minutes off the clock - which extended the lead to 21, effectively ending the game with three minutes and change remaining. A pair of Candiace Holloway free throws capped the scoring, giving the Lady Warriors a 23-point win.

Bacone’s Russell led all scorers with 21 points on eight of 16 shooting, including four of ten from long range. Braziel finished with 14, and Baker scored nine with a team-high ten rebounds.

Reder hit five of eight attempts, including two of four from beyond the arc, to lead the Lady Rams with 13 points. Yates also shot well from long range, connecting on three of five to finish with 11, the first time this season she has reached double figures.

Walker led all players with 11 rebounds, and Courtney finished with ten boards and nine points.

The Lady Rams fall to 7-12 for the year, 1-8 in Red River Conference play.

They travel to Marshall on Thursday to face Wiley College, then return home on Saturday to square off against Southwestern Assemblies of God University for the second time this season. In the first match, on December 12, the Lady Lions took a 71-70 victory over Wesleyan on a last second shot. The rematch tips off at 5:30 PM in the Sid Richardson Gymnasium.