CLARKSVILLE, Ark. – The Concordia University women's basketball team used a huge fourth quarter to take home a 63-54 win over Ozarks Sunday at Mabee Gymnasium.
Jalea Dejean,
Lindsay Carter and
Desiray Davis all scored in double figures as the Tornados outscored the Eagles 25-15 in the final stanza to move to 6-3, 2-1 ASC on the year.
CTX did a phenomenal job from the free-throw line as they went 25-for-27 in the game. Dejean was 7-for-7 while Carter was 6-for-6 in the win.
Dejean, a senior out of Houston, produced 17 points, six rebounds and five assists in the win while Carter added 12 and Davis produced 10.
The game was close throughout, as the Tornados led by three at the end of the first quarter and trailed by just one at the end of the second and third.
Trailing 43-41, CTX went on a 10-0 run to take an eight point lead with 6:28 left to play. The Tornados then hit 10 of their final 12 free throws down the stretch to ice the game.
Next up, CTX heads to Tyler, Texas to play UT Tyler on Tuesday at 2:00 p.m.