Kansas City, Mo. -- Evangel pulled away from Avila in the second quarter as they outscored the Eagles 19-10 in that period on their way to a 69-57 win Wednesday night in Kansas City, Missouri.  

Mackenzie Farmer scored 10 of her 15 points in the second quarter as the Crusaders built a 31-19 lead by halftime. Farmer added four rebounds and four assists in the game. 

"We played offensively," said Evangel head coach Leon Neal. "I thought Taylor Longley led us well and we shared the ball. We got a lot of people involved to get us that balanced scoring." 

Alison Jarrell also had 15 for the Crusaders while Longley chipped in 13 and Allison Swanson had 13 points and eight rebounds. 

Avila's Laci Sarcone led all scorers with 20 points. 

The Crusaders led by as much in 15 in the second half. Avila trimmed the lead to nine in the game's final minute before Evangel closed out the game to win by 12. 

Evangel raised their record to 7-15 and 6-11 in the Heart of America conference. Avila dropped to 3-21 and 2-15 in the league. 

The Crusaders return home for their next game as they face William Penn on Saturday. Tipoff is at 2 p.m. at the Ashcroft Center.