LAWTON, Okla. (Interstat) — Oklahoma Baptist scored the first 12 points and never trailed, rolling past Cameron 82-40 in a women’s NCAA Division II game Monday at Aggie Gym. The Bison improved to 1-0, while the Aggies fell to 0-1 before an attendance of 337. The decisive stretch came immediately as Oklahoma Baptist held Cameron scoreless until Angelina Khalaf made one of two free throws with 3:57 left in the first quarter. Reese Hoadley capped the opening surge with a 3-pointer, and the Bison led 23-4 after one quarter, 42-15 at halftime and 64-29 through three quarters. Cameron did not make its first field goal until Mar’Kia Pratt connected with 1:08 remaining in the opening quarter. Hoadley’s fast-break jumper early in the second quarter and Claire Hooker’s 3-pointer later in the period helped Oklahoma Baptist stretch the margin to 36-8. The Bison pushed the lead past 30 on Hooker’s 3-pointer late in the third quarter and led by as many as 45 after Reese Hoadley’s layup made it 72-29 with eight minutes remaining in the fourth.

Oklahoma Baptist shot 33 of 65 from the floor, 6 of 21 from 3-point range and 10 of 16 from the free throw line. Cameron shot 13 of 60 overall, 3 of 21 from beyond the arc and 11 of 20 at the line. The Bison scored 82 points from 74 possessions with an offensive rating of 111.4, while the Aggies scored 40 points from 76 possessions with an offensive rating of 53.0. Oklahoma Baptist held a 50-20 advantage in points in the paint and converted 19 points off turnovers to Cameron’s 10. The Bison also finished with a 12-7 edge in offensive rebounds, a 10-8 advantage in assists and three blocks. Both teams committed 13 turnovers.

Katelyn Davis, a 5-foot-8 guard from Choctaw, Okla., paced Oklahoma Baptist with 10 points, 12 rebounds and one block in 19 minutes. Claire Hooker added 14 points, two rebounds and one assist, and Emmary Elizondo led Cameron with eight points, five rebounds and one assist. Reese Hoadley scored 14 points with five rebounds, Brianna Jones had seven points, five rebounds and four assists, and Jordyn Anderson scored nine points with four rebounds. Parker Stevenson, a 5-foot-7 guard, contributed seven points, six rebounds and one assist, Taryn Cottrell had four points, five rebounds and two assists, Alexis Parker added two points, six rebounds, three assists and one block for the Aggies, and Maddy Kirk finished with two points, one rebound and one assist.

Cameron’s first-quarter scoring came on Khalaf’s free throw and Pratt’s jumper and free throw. Cameron’s Mar’Kia Pratt made a 3-pointer early in the fourth quarter, while Sayler Eaton’s 3-pointer with 2:25 left cut the deficit to 78-40. Oklahoma Baptist answered with Hooker’s layup and Stevenson’s layup in the final minute to close the scoring. The Bison controlled the paint throughout and repeatedly turned Cameron misses into transition chances, including Hoadley’s fast-break basket in the second quarter and Aaliyah Young’s layups in the first and fourth quarters. Oklahoma Baptist’s bench also contributed as Kirk scored late in the fourth.

Oklahoma Baptist next plays at Rogers State, while Cameron hosts East Central. The Bison will then continue their road swing at Northeastern State before returning home to face Texas-Dallas. Cameron will then travel to Southwestern Oklahoma before road games at Colorado Christian and Colorado School of Mines.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Oklahoma Baptist 64, Cameron 56. Its ELO system had projected Oklahoma Baptist with an 85.5 percent probability to win.