SHAWNEE, Okla. — Henderson State blitzed Oklahoma Baptist from the opening tip on Saturday afternoon and never looked back, as the Reddies cruised to a 98-84 win at the Noble Complex.

Five different players finished in double figures for HSU. Hailey Estes poured in 22 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for her 27th career double-double, Karrington Whaley had 17 points, Maci Mains finished with 15, Pink Jones chipped in 13 and Lani Snowden added 10.

It was all Reddies (14-6, 9-5) from the very start on the road. Henderson knocked down four-straight 3-pointers to begin the game, and cashed in on 10 of its first 15 shots from the floor, to seize a commanding 26-9 advantage at the five minute mark of the opening quarter. HSU cooled off down the stretch in the period, but held OKBU to 4-for-14 shooting to take a 30-16 lead after one.

Things continued to click for Henderson in the second. With HSU up 42-28, the Reddies hit the gas pedal offensively and closed the half on a 16-2 run behind nine points from Estes to power to their largest lead, 58-30, at the break. Estes, Mains and Jones had a combined 44 points in the first half on 16-of-21 shooting from the floor. OKBU shot just 7-of-30 (28.6%) in the lopsided 20 minutes and was out-rebounded 37-22 in the game. 

After HSU opened up a lead as large as 34 points in the third quarter, Oklahoma Baptist did its best to make things interesting down the stretch. The Bison out-scored the Reddies by 14 in the second half to trim the lead down to 94-84 with a minute left, but the result was never in question, as the Reddies melted the final seconds off the clock to secure a double digit victory on the road.

Henderson held Oklahoma Baptist to 35.9% shooting from the floor in the win and out-rebounded the Bison 41-30. 

The Reddies return to action next Thursday, Feb. 6 when they travel to Magnolia to face Southern Arkansas at 5:30 p.m.