ARKADELPHIA – The Ouachita women's basketball team beat Champion Christian 91-49 in an exhibition game Friday inside Bill Vining Arena.
Ouachita senior guard Madeline Tipton opened the scoring, burying a pair of 3s to set the tone early. Tipton led the Tigers with a game-high 18 points on 7 of 12 shooting from the floor.
Ouachita went on a 10-0 scoring run over three minutes following the first media timeout, capped off by senior guard Heidi Robiinson hitting a shot from the elbow to give the Tigers a 25-15 lead at the end of the first quarter. The Tigers hit 10 of 15 shots in the first frame, including 5 of 9 from deep.
Ouachita trailed just once through 40 minutes as senior forward
Abbey Harrison crashed the boards and senior guard
Samantha Watson's seven-point burst off the bench kept the pressure on. The Tigers played at a relentless pace and took advantage of second-chance scoring. Ouachita dominated the glass 59–36, turned 15 offensive rebounds into 21 second-chance points and shot 49.2% overall while hitting 12 threes.
Freshman
Makayla Vation ignited Ouachita's 11-0 scoring run in the second quarter, scoring seven points featuring a fast-break three and a transition layup off her own steal to increase the lead to 41–24.
After the second media timeout, Ouachita went on a 8-0 scoring run to close the first half with a 42-24 lead. The Tigers connected on 16 of 32 of their shots from the floor and 7 for 14 from beyond the arc.
Ouachita opened the second half on a 12-3 scoring run, then delivered its most decisive stretch midway through the third period. After Champion Christian cut the margin to 15, the Tigers answered with a 12–0 run to put the game away.
Ouachita piled on 29 points in the fourth quarter, as Robinson started the period with a corner three.
Watson poured in 14 off the bench. Vation filled the stat sheet with 12 points and 11 rebounds.
Brooke Smith and
Heidi Robinson added 10 points each.
Ouachita begins the 2025-26 season on the road against Northeastern State on Tuesday in Tahlequah, Okla.
