The Central Christian College of the Bible women's basketball team jumped out to an 11-0 lead and controlled from start to finish in an 81-63 victory over conference foe Barclay College on Saturday at the Ferneau Center.

The win was the second straight overall and in Midwest Christian College Conference play for the Saints (7-14, 2-4 MCCC), who also defeated Manhattan Christian College, 80-66, at home on Friday night. Additionally, they have won in three of their last four outings.

Ta'Lor Branch went 13-for-15 from the free throw line and scored a game-high 25 points to lead the Saints on Saturday. Lauren Mills, Tink Harris, and Katelynn Wampler all scored 14 points each, while Mills also grabbed a game-high 13 rebounds.

Central Christian held a 23-7 advantage after the first quarter and went on to lead by as many as 29 in the second quarter. They took a 49-24 lead into the locker room and led 66-42 after three quarters.

The Saints shot 42 percent from the field and 31 percent from 3-point range compared to Barclay's 29 percent and 22 percent, respectively. The hosts also outrebounded the Bears, 54-44.

Playing for the third time in four days, Central Christian will host Lincoln Christian University in a women's/men's doubleheader beginning at 5 p.m. on Monday.

The Saints ended an eight-game losing skid at home on Saturday, but were unable to keep the momentum going as Central Christian College of the Bible suffered an 84-53 loss at Calvary University in Midwest Christian College Conference play on Tuesday.

Central Christian (5-14, 0-4 MCCC) kept things close early. They tied things up at 11-apiece on an Elizabeth Willouer putback with 2:44 to play in the first quarter, but Calvary (13-7, 4-2 MCCC) went on an 11-2 run to finish the quarter and take a 22 -13 advantage to start the second frame.

The Warriors owned the middle two quarters, holding leads of 47-28 at the half and 71-37 at the end of the third quarter. The Saints finished the game outscoring the hosts, 16-13 in the final frame.

Willouer, who played in just her eighth game since joining the team at the start of January, matched Ta'Lor Branch in scoring 14 points to lead Central Christian. Tink Harris added another 12 points for the Saints.

Calvary was led by Avery Kornstad with 23 points on 5-for-10 shooting from 3-point range. The Warriors had 10 steals and forced 23 turnovers.

Central Christian will host two more conference games this weekend with Manhattan Christian College coming to town on Friday and Barclay College on Saturday. On Friday, the women tip off at 5:30 p.m., followed by the men's game at 7:30 p.m.