ACU’s Dominique Golightly (Kiowa) tallied 15 points in front of her home crowd in game versus Oklahoma

NORMAN, Okla. – Three Wildcats scored in double figures, including a second-straight 20-point night from senior Lexie Ducat in ACU’s 78-65 defeat at the hands of the Oklahoma Sooners Tuesday night at the Lloyd Noble Center. The loss is ACU’s first of the season, but the echo of the game will be heard around college basketball: ACU can play with the anyone.

Turning Point
– The Wildcats grabbed the lead, 27-24, in the second quarter with a three-pointer from Dominique Golightly (Kiowa Tribe) and a layup from Lexie Ducat at the 5:28 mark. From that point, Oklahoma went on a 12-2 run to close the first half, leading 36-29 at the break. After a 12-3 run by ACU opened the second, it was OU who gained all the momentum going into halftime.

Key Plays
– Sophomore Madi Miller connected on a three-pointer from Dominique Golightly at the 7:32 mark of the first quarter to get the Wildcats on the board. Miller would go on to have her third double-digit scoring day of the season after not recording one as a freshman. The Wylie, Texas native is off to an incredible start this season, averaging 11.6 points per game.
– Every time Oklahoma took the lead in the first quarter, ACU answered. Trailing 3-0, 6-3, 8-6, and 11-8, the Wildcats got the game tied every time. A 7-0 run from the Sooners after the media timeout put them ahead, but ACU was not done.
– ACU scored just 14 points in the second quarter, matching its lowest total in any quarter this season, but the visitors made a key run to start the frame. Breanna Wright (9 pts) got the scoring started, and Ducat followed it with a bank-shot three-pointer at the top of the key. Golightly and Ducat followed it up with a three and layup respectively to push the Wildcat lead to 27-24.
– OU’s 12-2 run to close the half was fueled by Taylor Robertson’s 12 first-half points. Robertson finished with seven three-pointers.
– ACU opened the third quarter with a 6-0 spurt to get within three points. The Wildcats got within a possession three different times in the third period.
– OU went on a 13-6 run to close the third after ACU got within four points with a Golightly layup. The Sooners led 60-49 after three.
– ACU shot just 3-13 from the three-point line in the second half, including 1-6 in the third and 2-7 in the fourth. The Wildcats could not get closer than 10 points away in the fourth.

Stat Pack

– Golightly tallied 15 points in front of her home crowd; the Chickasha native brought nearly 100 people from her hometown to Norman. The team stopped in Chickasha on Monday and witnessed a wonderful get-together with Dom’s biggest fans.
– Golightly also added four assists and six rebounds to go along with three steals.

The “Good”-ie Bag of Quotes
Head Coach Julie Goodenough

On Chickasha’s Dominique Golightly’s fan base…
“I would take 12 Dominique Golightly’s on my team. She is exactly the type of person you want on your team. When she was introduced in the starting lineup, the eruption from the crowd was amazing. It was awesome. They will be talking about this night for awhile. We had a great showing of Purple and White tonight. Chickasha was in full force.”