By Nicholas Huenefeld/Owens Sports Information

Cleveland, Ohio---Kamilah Carter (Pioneer/Ann Arbor, Mich.) and Ashley Tunstall (Huber Heights Wayne/Dayton, Ohio) combined for 41 points and 18 rebounds to lead the No. 5 Express women's basketball team past Cuyahoga Community College 86-42 on the road tonight.

With the win, the Express women clinched the Ohio Community College Athletic Conference (OCCAC) outright with one game remaining on Saturday.

A sluggish first few minutes saw the Express attempting a lot of 3-pointers. In fact, three of the first four made field goals for the Express came from long range via Carter, Paige Wright (Northrop/Fort Wayne, Ind.) and Imani Vickers (Mansfield Senior/Mansfield, Ohio).

The three from Vickers gave the Express a 12-3 lead with 14:35 remaining in the half. After Cuyahoga's Dereika Mahone hit a 3-pointer to pull Tri-C within seven with 8:15 left, the Express closed the half on a 23-7 run. Seventeen of those 23 points came from Carter and Tunstall, with Carter nailing a 3-pointer with 1:10 left for the final points of the half.

Tunstall scored the first six points of the second half to give the Express a 6-0 run and a 50-21 lead with 17:56 left. Later, up 67-40 with 6:23 left, the Express went on a 17-0 run. They closed the game on a 19-2 run.

Carter had a game-high 21 points, along with six rebounds, five assists and two steals.

Tunstall picked up her fourth straight double-double with 20 points, 12 rebounds and one steal. Five of her boards came on the offensive glass.

The duo combined to shoot 12-for-18 from the field and 12-for-14 from the foul line (10-for-12 for Tunstall).

Vickers added a season-high 13 points off the bench. She finished 5-for-9 from the field, while picking up her third double figure scoring game this year - all in OCCAC play.

Lauren Harris led Cuyahoga with 14 points and 11 rebounds.

The Express have now won six straight and sit at 24-2 overall and 10-1 in OCCAC play. They will close their regular season on Saturday at Sinclair Community College with a 2 p.m. game.

Notes

The Express have now won back-to-back and three of the past four OCCAC championships.

Tunstall now has 13 double figure rebounding games this year.

Carter now has 509 points this year, which puts her 10th on the all-time single season scoring list for Owens women's basketball. She passed Tammy Murphy (495, 1997-98) and Emma-Jean Ricketts (505, 2012-13) on the list tonight.