CHICKASHA, Okla. -- Senior Baily Cameron turned in her fifth double-double of the season and the John Brown University women's basketball team turned around 10-point first-quarter deficit and out-scored Science & Arts (Okla.) by a 42-20 margin over the next 20 minutes to run away with a 69-48 win on Thursday (Jan. 10) night inside the Drover Fieldhouse.
Cameron tallied 16 of her game-high 24 points in the first half, while senior Karina Chandra hit 4-of-8 from the floor to score all 13 of her points in the second half as the Golden Eagles (10-5, 6-2 Sooner Athletic) extended its winning streak to three games and improved to 5-4 away from Bill George Arena this season.
For the fifth time this season, John Brown held the opposition below 30 percent from the field. The Drovers (7-8, 2-5) hit just 20-of-16 overall (29 percent) and converted just 4-of-18 (22 percent) from behind the arc, including a 1-of-11 effort in the second half.
Despite hitting only two field goals, and none over the final 7:31 of the quarter, the Golden Eagles faced only an eight-point deficit heading into the second quarter, where the offense would finally pick up.
JBU hit three of its first four attempts from the field, including a triple and a layup from Cameron. She would later split at the line with just under seven minutes in the half to cut the USAO lead to four. Finally a triple from Cameron and a buzzer-beating layup from junior Sara Williams pulled John Brown into the lead as the half expired, 29-28.
USAO went scoreless for the final 4:37 of the quarter.
Stemming from shooting 3-of-17 in the third quarter, Science & Arts couldn't stop another big Golden Eagle quarter as Chandra dropped 10 and Cameron added six in JBU's 21-8 third-frame scoring advantage.
Back-to-back triples by Chandra and junior Ally Teague with under two to play gave John Brown it's largest lead of the contest at 23, 69-46.
USAO's Vivan Holcomb was held to 15 points on 7-of-16 shooting, but still managed her 10th double-double by grabbing 15 boards. Ndeye Khady Sene was the only other Drover to score in double-digits at 10 points.
The Drovers held JBU to just two offensive rebounds and out-scored the visitors 15-0 in second-chance opportunities.
JBU wraps up play on the week on Saturday (Jan. 12) by welcoming Mid-America Christian (Okla.) to Bill George Arena for a 2 p.m. matchup.
