Suffering an overtime loss to the University of Texas at Dallas earlier this week left a bitter taste in the mouth of the Sul Ross State women's basketball team.

On Saturday afternoon, the Lobos came together and picked up the 79-61 victory over the University of the Ozarks Eagles at the Pete P. Gallego Center.

Sul Ross earned the sweep of the Eagles after defeating them by 36 points back on Dec. 1.

In the latest American Southwest Conference standings, the Lobos remain tied for fourth place alongside East Texas Baptist.

"We shot the ball a little better, but still we missed several layups," said Sul Ross head coach E.J. Lee Smith. "At times, our players played together and it seemed like the biggest problem tonight was we didn't communicate defensively. We cannot look down on anybody."

The Lobos began the game on a 5-0 run that was fueled by a three-pointer by Brianna Martin.

Vania Hampton landed a layup and then Martin knocked down two free throws to increase the Lobo lead to eight.

With 2:28 left in the opening quarter, the Ozarks cut the deficit down to two with a three-pointer.

Sul Ross went ahead by four when Victoria Aguayo made a layup. The Eagles then went 1 for 2 from the free throw line to close out the first quarter trailing by three.

To start the second quarter, the Ozarks trailed by one.

Sul Ross got four quick points from Hampton and Kayley Diaz. Martin then increased the run to 6-0 by making a layup.

A clutch three by Diaz gave Sul Ross a 10-point lead with 3:54 remaining until halftime.

The Lobos later increased their lead to 14 after some shots in the paint by Marley Rokas and Jocelyne Roque.

Sul Ross got three free throws down the stretch to lead by as much as 17.

The Ozarks closed out the second quarter on a 6-0 run to trail by 11 at the break.

Martin began the second half by making another three that started a 6-0 run to give Sul Ross a 17-point lead.

Lauren Lusk made a layup and then Hampton capitalized off a turnover by the Ozarks to make a layup to grow the Lobos' lead to 19 with seven minutes to go in the third quarter.

Martin made two 3-pointers to close out the third frame, giving the Lobos a 64-46 lead.

Sul Ross led by 20 with 5:17 to go in the contest after Illeana Morales made a jumper off an assist by Emily Bunger.

Martin finished with 21 points and four steals while she knocked down five 3-pointers.

Diaz added with 14 points, six boards and five assists. Rokas also tallied 14 points while she had three assists and three steals.

Lusk contributed with eight assists and nine points.

Sul Ross shot 11 of 13 from the free throw line. From beyond the arc, the Lobos went 6 of 12. The Lobos narrowly won the battle on the glass, 38-31.

"We knew we had to get this dub and that's what we did. We came out here and started shooting," Martin said. "We got to keep our mind on winning. When we start getting too cocky then we don't play as a team."

Smith added: "When we play together we're an unbelievable team. Everything is there, we just need to play smarter."

>> RECORDS: Sul Ross (11-7, 7-4); University of the Ozarks (7-11, 4-7)

>> UP NEXT: The Lobos host nationally-ranked Hardin-Simmons at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26.