ARKADELPHIA, Ark. – The Ouachita Lady Tigers defeated the Central Baptist College Lady Mustangs 75-40 on Friday, as 11 different Lady Tigers contributed points. Ouachita also out-rebounded the Lady Mustangs 63-44, including 21 offense rebounds for the Lady Tigers.
 
Ouachita (3-5, 1-3 GAC) earned the first possession of the game, and Kori Bullard found the bottom of the net on a midrange jumper to give the Lady Tigers a 2-0 lead. Ouachita would never look back, as Central Baptist could never tie or take a lead.
 
The Lady Tigers took their first double-digit lead on a 7-2 run that put Ouachita ahead 22-10 with 1:28 to go in the first quarter. After a possession in which Ouachita missed four shots but grabbed four offensive rebounds led to a layup by Breanna Harris, the Lady Tigers entered the second quarter with a 26-13 lead.
 
Bullard scored the first points of the quarter once again in the second, knocking down a jumper on a fast break. She then added a three-pointer on Ouachita's next possession and Halley Hill followed with a three-pointer on Ouachita's next possession. The three from Hill sparked a 17-0 run for the Lady Tigers that put Ouachita ahead 48-18 at the half. Kesha Broussard led Ouachita with five points in the run, while five different Lady Tigers scored in the five-minute span.
 
Bullard recorded a game-high 11 points and seven rebounds in the first half, while Hill added seven points. Katie Kapler posted six points and six rebounds, and Broussard, Breanna Harris, Jasmine Cashaw each scored five points. Ouachita converted on 45.2 percent of shots from the floor in the half while holding the Lady Mustangs to only 22.6 percent.
 
In the third quarter, Ouachita took its largest lead of 40 points when Taylor Bowles netted a three-pointer give the Lady Tigers a 61-21 lead. The Lady Mustangs scored on a free-throw and a layup to end the quarter, however, cutting the deficit to 37 to start the final period.
 
The Lady Tigers struggled from the floor in the second half, posting a field-goal percentage of only 21.3 percent. Central Baptist outscored Ouachita 16-14 in the fourth quarter, but two free-throws from Bowles with 1:15 to play proved to be the final points in the game, and Ouachita grabbed the 35-point victory.
 
Hill recorded a career-high 16 points in Ouachita's win, and Bullard followed with 11 points after playing only four minutes in the second half. Ouachita's starting five, Harris, Bullard, Kapler, Katherine West and Alexis Sharp combined for only 71 minutes in the game while the bench spent a total of 129 minutes on the court. The Lady Tigers' bench outscored the entire CBC team 49-40.
 
Ouachita's 21 offensive rebounds led to 15 second-chance points, and the Lady Mustangs were held to zero second-chance points. The Lady Tigers also committed a season-low eight turnovers.
 
Central Baptist's 40 points are the lowest total scored against the Lady Tigers since Ouachita defeated Stillman College 83-32 in 2012. The 35-point margin is the largest margin of victory for Ouachita since defeating Henderson State 93-51 in 2014.
 
The Lady Tigers will host the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith for their next game, on Saturday, Dec. 19. Tipoff in Vining Arena is scheduled for 1 p.m.