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WEATHERFORD, Okla. – The SWOSU women's basketball team tied a season high by making 16 3-pointers against East Central on Thursday night, allowing the Lady Bulldogs to snap a two-game losing skid with a 93-81 victory over the Tigers at the Pioneer Cellular Event Center.
Kylie Boggess tied down a career high by knocking down 5-of-8 threes while
Michelle Fisher and
Sarina Sayama each knocked down four apiece. For Fisher – SWOSU's all-time leading 3-point shooter – she became the first player in Lady Bulldog history to hit 200 triples during their career. Her career tally sits at 202 and counting.
Sarina Sayama and Fisher led SWOSU with a game-high 20 points while Boggess was close behind with 19 and
Taryn Sayama scored 18 points in just 19 minutes before fouling out. The hot shooting of SWOSU allowed the Lady Bulldogs to withstand an outstanding shooting performance from East Central in the first half. ECU knocked down 19-of-32 (59.4%) field goals before the break, but still trailed the Lady Dawgs 47-43 heading into the locker room.
East Central cut their deficit to two twice early in the second half, but SWOSU pushed their lead to double digits with a 15-4 run that included threes from Boggess and Fisher and put the Lady Bulldogs on top 69-55 with 12:40 to play. The lead would balloon to 21 on two occasions before ECU cut it back to 12 as the final margin.
SWOSU got back on track by hitting 30-of-72 (41.7%) field goal attempts and 16-of-41 (39.0%) 3-pointers, tying a season high they also made against Colorado Christian and Northeastern State. After a hot first half by ECU, the Lady Bulldog defense clamped down and held the Lady Tigers to 11-of-40 (27.5%) shooting after the break.
The win snaps a two-game slide and improves SWOSU to 13-8 on the year and 10-5 in conference play. They also leapfrog East Central in the standings and move back into a tie for second place with Southeastern Oklahoma State, who they will host on Saturday night at 2 pm in the Pioneer Cellular Event Center.
