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Second Half Push Powers Drover Win CHICKASHA – After a sluggish start, the Drovers fired on all cylinders in the second half blowing out Texas Wesleyan 70-43 Saturday afternoon inside the USAO Fieldhouse. Other than two consecutive USAO buckets in the final 20 seconds of the first half, the game looked like it would come down to which team would miss the least amount of shots. Both teams went scoreless through the final 1:40 seconds until Je’antel Haynes and Sasha Ferguson scored late to give USAO a 26-17 halftime lead. The Drovers only managed to hit 34.5 percent of their shots (10-for-29) in the first half while TWU struggled to find the range, too, hitting only 26.7 percent (8-for-30). Shots started falling in the second half as USAO started on an 8-2 run. By the midway point of the second half, the Drovers had outscored TWU 24-6. While the Drovers improved dramatically in the second half by hitting seven more field goals and four more 3-pointers than they did in the first half, TWU shot the ball more and more off target. USAO held the Lady Rams to only 9-of-40 from the floor. Nikki Yager led the Drovers with a game-high 14 points on 4-of-4 shooting. Kartesha Rambo posted 11 points while Ferguson ended with 10 points. USAO improved to 7-2 overall heading into the Sooner Athletic Conference season at 3 p.m. Saturday against Northwestern Oklahoma. ### |