Clark Hits 1,000 Points as Lady Eagles Roll Patriots

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (11/16/23) - Junior Kaylee Clark became the sixth player in school history to surpass 1,000 points in a career as the Williams Baptist women's basketball team defeated Baptist Bible College 89-60 Thursday evening.

Clark scored 23 points in the victory and joined Angela Adams, Jessica Shepard, Cheyenne Childers, Taylor Freeman, and Courtney Sublett as the only Eagles to surpass 1,000 points in a career. 

Carmen Taylor added a strong night with 19 points on 8-for-11 from the field.  Nijah Moore also played  a pivotal role in the win with 10 points while adding seven defensive boards.

WBU shot 51.6 percent from the field and 36.4 percent from beyond the arc.  The Lady Eagles also outrebounded the Lady Patriots 54-40.

Baptist Bible took an early 12-4 lead halfway through the first quarter, forcing a Lady Eagles timeout.  After the timeout, the Lady Eagles stormed back thanks to Carmen Taylor and Taylor Hooten to take a 14-13 lead.  The first quarter would end with the Eagles up 23-19, but the Eagles would pull away in the second quarter, out-scoring the Patriots 21-13 thanks to 14 combined points from Nijah Moore and Kaylee Clark.

The Lady Eagles would really pour it on in the second half, putting up 27 points in the third quarter while only letting up nine.  WBU would add 18 more in the final ten minutes to give the Eagles an 89-60 win over Baptist Bible.

This win brings the Lady Eagles up to 4-0, the team's best start since the 2019-20 season, when WBU started the season with a six game win streak.

Next, the Lady Eagles will travel to Oklahoma City, Okla., to take on No. 19 ranked Mid-America Christian University on Saturday, Nov. 18 at 2 p.m.