POINT_LOOKOUT, Mo. - College of the Ozarks (3-2) used an 18-0 second-half run to turn a one-point game into a 66-44 victory over Williams Baptist (AR) (1-4) on Friday, Nov. 13, in Point Lookout, Missouri. The Lady Cats held the visitors scoreless over the final 8:30 of the third quarter.

The Lady Cats built an early advantage behind Allyssa Joyner, whose 3-pointer made it 9-2, and Ashlen Garrett, whose layup extended the lead to 15-2 with 3:56 left in the first quarter. Williams Baptist responded, cutting the deficit to 15-7 on Journi Versie's layup following a Kateria Gooden steal. Logan Jones hit a 3-pointer with 1:03 remaining to restore a double-digit margin before the quarter ended with the Lady Cats ahead 20-12.

Williams Baptist continued its rally in the second quarter and took its only lead, 25-24, on Alice Conrad's basket with 2:40 remaining. Joyner answered 19 seconds later, Abigail McBride followed with a steal and layup and Jones scored to complete a 6-0 response. Taylyn Davis' layup with 39 seconds left brought the visitors within 30-27 at halftime.

Lakiya Scott's layup narrowed the gap to 32-31 with 8:30 left in the third quarter, but the Lady Cats took over defensively from there. Susanna Moran collected eight rebounds in the quarter, Savannah Ketchum blocked two shots and Joyner scored six points. Ketchum's basket off a Jones assist finished the quarter's scoring at 46-31. The unanswered stretch continued into the fourth, reaching 18 points when Joyner scored off another Jones assist for a 50-31 lead with 8:26 remaining.

Joyner finished with 20 points and six rebounds, shooting 7-of-15 from the field. Jones contributed 15 points, three assists and a 4-of-4 performance at the free-throw line. Moran added seven points and 14 rebounds, including six offensive boards, while Ketchum finished with four points, seven rebounds and two blocks. Aspen Cone supplied nine points off the bench on 3-of-3 shooting.

The Lady Cats shot 41.4% from the field, held Williams Baptist to 24.2% and earned a 43-32 rebounding advantage. Both teams committed 16 turnovers, but the Lady Cats held an 18-12 edge in points off turnovers. Kaylin Caraway led the visitors with 12 points on four 3-pointers. Conrad recorded eight points and eight rebounds, while Gooden contributed seven points, six rebounds, four assists and three steals.

Cone's 3-pointer pushed the lead to 53-32 with 7:09 remaining, and Joyner's basket at 3:30 gave the Lady Cats their largest advantage, 64-36. Cone scored the Lady Cats' final basket with 1:54 left to make it 66-41. Tara Davis hit a 3-pointer with 1:34 remaining for the game's final points.

The Lady Cats will face Columbia College on Saturday before opening conference play on November 19 against Oklahoma City University.