Drovers Dominate St. Gregory’s, Win Fifth Straight

CHICKASHA – Led by Katie Sterling’s 22 points, the University of Science and Arts strolled to its fifth straight win, 70-49, Saturday over St. Gregory’s inside the USAO Fieldhouse.

Sterling, the conference’s second-leading scorer, set the tone early by hitting a three-pointer for USAO’s first points. Stephanie Russell hit three first-half threes to help the Drovers jump out to a 16-point lead. SGU put up a mini rally, though, finishing the first half on an 8-1 run to make the score 33-24 at halftime.

USAO lost its first game against SGU on Jan. 19 despite being up by nine at halftime, but Sterling wouldn’t let the same thing happen as the Drovers roll toward the conference tournament. The senior scored USAO first seven points of the second half as the Drover lead ballooned to 23 points.

Russell finished the game with 14 points including four three-pointers and eight rebounds. Lindsey Monroe, who hit the game winning three-pointer Thursday night against OBU, finished with 13 points on 5-of-11 shooting.

USAO improved to 14-8 overall and 7-6 in the conference. The team must make the trip to Alva Tuesday for a 6 p.m. game against Northwestern Oklahoma. The Drovers will play host to Oklahoma Christian for the home finale beginning at 6 p.m. Saturday.

###