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Olivia McWilliams
64
Northwestern Okla. NWOSUW 10-13, 6-11 GAC
84
Winner Southern Arkansas SAUW 8-15, 7-10 GAC
Northwestern Okla. NWOSUW
10-13, 6-11 GAC
64
Final
84
Southern Arkansas SAUW
8-15, 7-10 GAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Northwestern Okla. NWOSUW 8 20 19 17 64
Southern Arkansas SAUW 20 31 18 15 84

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | By: Darian Harris

Olivia McWilliams' career-high 23 points and 10 steals propels Lady Muleriders past Northwestern Oklahoma, 84-64, in Magnolia

MAGNOLIA, Ark. – The Lady Mulerider offense came out strong as it combined for 51 total points in the first half to take a 51-28 advantage at the break and carried that momentum into the second half to hold a steady lead throughout the remainder of the contest that eventually led to an 84-64 final decision over Northwestern Oklahoma on Saturday afternoon inside the W.T. Watson Center.
 
In the first half, Southern Arkansas outscored Northwestern Oklahoma from the field making 21-of-36 field goal attempts at 58.3% and had three players reach double-figure scoring before the break whom all combined for 34 of SAU's total points in the half.
 
Olivia McWilliams led the Lady Muleriders in that half with 13 points and, defensively, had eight steals. Sue Key had 11 points and Kimberly Crown tallied 10 points to round out the Lady Muleriders with double-figure points in the frame.
 
Defensively in the first half, the Lady Muleriders forced 15 turnovers and registered 11 steals while holding Northwestern Oklahoma to a 36.36% field goal percentage.
 
With a 23-point lead at the intermission, the Lady Muleriders captured its largest lead of the contest in the third quarter with a 29-point advantage at 3:26, 67-38.
 
A pair of Lady Muleriders reached double-figure points again in the second half as Key tallied another 13 points and McWilliams followed at 10 points to both combine for 23 of SAU's 33 total points in the half.
 
The Lady Rangers outscored SAU by a slim (36-33) after the break, but it wasn't enough to break the Lady Muleriders' double-figure advantage as NWOSU only came as close as a 19-point deficit in the final quarter.
 
The Lady Muleriders forced 25-total turnovers in the contest and added 35 points off of those turnovers while registering 16 steals.
 
McWilliams' 23 points and 10 steals in the game set a new individual career-high for her and was also her first career double-double at SAU.
 
Key's team-best 24-total points and McWilliams' 23 points saw them both combine for over half of the Lady Muleriders' points in the game.
 
SAU out-shot NWOSU from the field (55.2% - 39.2%), points in the paint (38-20), points off turnovers (35-18), second chance points (14-11), and fast break points (14-0) to secure the final victory over the Lady Rangers, 84-64.
 

UP NEXT
The Lady Muleriders host Arkansas Tech next Thursday, February 15, in Magnolia with a scheduled 5:30 p.m. tip-off. 
 
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