Flying Queens post 6th straight win

Box Score In their first home game after Christmas break and in their Sooner Athletic Conference home-opener, the Wayland Baptist Flying Queens added another win to the books, beating Bacone College on Thursday night in Hutcherson Center, 89-72.
 
Bacone (3-7, 1-2 SAC) gained the lead over Wayland just once, by one point in the first half. Aside from that WBU controlled the majority of the game, which was the Flying Queens' sixth straight win.
 
While the Flying Queens (11-2, 2-1), ranked the equivalent of 27^th in the NAIA, may have won with apparent ease, according to Coach Alesha Robertson-Ellis the team could have played better on both ends of the court.
 
"I don't think we played our best, but tomorrow in practice we will fix the problems and be ready to come back and play on Saturday," she said. "We need to work together offensively and defensively. We aren't amazing one-on-one, but when we work together we're a lot better."
 
Leading-scorer and rebounder Jade Jones sat out the game due to a foot injury, and in her absence junior Nina Sato really stepped up her game. Averaging 4.3 points and 2.7 rebounds, Sato ended with 18 points, 16 boards, four blocks and four assists, all career-highs. It was the first time Sato has scored in double figures since the season-opener.
 
"I was really proud of Nina tonight. She played really well," Robertson-Ellis said.
 
Freshman Deborah VanDijk wasn't far behind in scoring with 17 points. Maci Merket put up 13 and freshman Kendrick Clark added 12. Another freshman, Savannah Cognasi, gave the Flying Queens a fifth player in double figures with 10.
 
Behind Sato, Wayland dominated the boards, 51-36.
 
Bacone was led in scoring by Bailey Scarberry with 26 points. She hit 5-of-13 3-pointers, where the Warriors were 12-of-34 as a team.
 
On Saturday, the Flying Queens take on No. 18 John Brown University (10-4, 2-1) back in the Hutch at 1 p.m. The Golden Eagles won at home Thursday against Southwestern Christian, 70-43.
 
"JBU is good. They are great at executing and they are well coached. We need to be ready to play," Robertson-Ellis said.