ARTICLE AND PHOTO BY MICHAEL BAUER | ODESSA AMERICAN

The No. 15-ranked Odessa College women's basketball team found the perfect way to recover.

And what better way to do that than at the start Western Junior College Athletic Conference play?

The Lady Wranglers, coming off consecutive losses from last week to Panola College and Tyler Junior College, began WJCAC action with a 76-63 win against rival Midland College Monday at the OC Sports Center.

With the win, the Lady Wranglers improved to 10-4 overall, 1-0 in WJCAC while the Lady Chaps fell to 11-5, 0-1.

"We still have a long ways to go," Odessa College head coach Franqua Bedell said. "We still have a lot of things that we need to work on. But I was pleased that they bounced back. At this time of the season, we have to be getting better than what we've been doing. We found a way to win the game at the end of the day."

The Lady Wranglers were led in scoring by Jaedyn Cook's 18 points while Shakira Brown had 15 and Caitlin Staley had 12.

As a team, Odessa College went 31-of-65 from the floor, 7-of-21 on 3-pointers and 7-11 on free throws.

Midland College was led by Dee Henderson's 20 points while Toyah Montgomery had 13 and Endija Sedlina had 10.

The Lady Chaps shot 21-of-55 from the field, 4-of-13 on 3-pointers and 17-of-22 on free throws.

The Wranglers will travel to Borger, TX on Thursday to face Frank Phillips.