Flying Queens capture fifth straight win

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It's usually a good sign for a team when its coach doesn't have to call any timeouts. That was the case for Alesha Robertson and the Wayland Baptist Flying Queens on Thursday night.
 
"The two times I wanted to (call timeout), the other team did," Robertson said after the Flying Queens rolled to a 75-58 Sooner Athletic Conference victory over Southwestern Assemblies of God University in Hutcherson Center.
 
On the night she was recognized for joining the Flying Queens' 1,000-point club, Angeleigh Davis scored 20 points to lead the Wayland (9-8, 6-2 SAC) to its fifth-straight win as the Queens surged above the .500 mark for the first time since winning its first two games of the season. The Lady Lions fell to 10-10, 4-6.
 
"We kind of got off to a slow start, but finally started getting things rolling," Robertson said.
 
The game was tied at 12 when the Flying Queens scored eight straight points to take the lead for good. Wayland was up 36-22 at halftime after scoring the last eight points before intermission, including a 3-pointer by Davis with 18 seconds left.
 
"One thing we have to make sure we don't do is play to the other team's speed; we need to control the tempo. We're better when we run the ball," Robertson said. "I was worried because we had played slow the past three games, so it was important today to get back in that running game."
 
The Queens' largest lead was 21 points, 51-30. SAGU rallied to cut the deficit to 11, but the Flying Queens responded with back-to-back 3-pointers by Davis and Laura Castillo to all but seal the win with just under eight minutes left.
 
Castillo ended with 13 points as she and Davis, who was 8-of-11 from the field, ended with three 3s apiece. Iesha Greer just missed a double-double with nine points and 12 rebounds after having nine points and 10 boards in the first half.
 
As they have most of the season, the Flying Queens continued to control the boards, holding a 56-38 edge in that category, including 26 offensive rebounds.
 
"There are times when I feel like we could rebound even better," Robertson said. "It's those offensive boards that we give up that we're trying to focus on. If you give the other team only one chance to score, it makes things a little bit harder for them."
 
SAGU had 14 offensive rebounds.
 
WBU hit 37 percent (29-of-79) overall from the field, and made 38 percent (9-of-24) from long range. Wayland was 8-of-12 (67 percent) from the free-throw line. The Lions shot 31 percent (19-of-62) from the field, including 30 percent (6-of-20) from beyond the arc. They hit 14-of-18 (78 percent) from the foul stripe.
 
The Flying Queens' five-game win streak is the program's longest since winning six in a row during the 2008-09 season. The Queens haven't won more than six straight since opening the season with 11 victories in 1999.
 
Wayland plays the second game of its four-game home stand at 1 p.m. Saturday against Northwood (8-11, 1-8), which last played SAGU on Tuesday and lost, 87-43.
 
"We'll enjoy this one and then start focusing on the next one tomorrow," Robertson said. "It's important that we keep our heads on our shoulders and stay humble.
 
"If our kids keep their heads on straight, we'll be OK."
 
NOTE: Davis became the 44^th member of the Flying Queens' 1,000-Point Club on Jan. 16 in Fort Worth where she scored 27 points in a win over Texas Wesleyan.