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WEATHERFORD, Okla. – SWOSU's starting lineup on Tuesday against Southern Nazarene consisted of five seniors –
Jaimee Cohen,
Michelle Fisher,
Sarah Mendoza,
Sarina Sayama and
Taryn Sayama – playing their final game at the Pioneer Cellular Event Center.
All that starting unit did was start the game on a 15-0 run and blossom that lead to 26-2 before the Lady Bulldogs first substitution more than five minutes into the game. From there, the seniors put it on cruise control and enjoyed their final home game, which ended in a 101-66 victory over the Crimson Storm.
Fisher 25 points in the first half and helped SWOSU to a 65-30 lead at the break before tying her career high and finishing with 31 points for the game.
Sarina Sayama added her first double-double with 18 points and 12 rebounds while
Taryn Sayama hit for 17 points and Mendoza scored 13, dished out six assists and grabbed five rebounds.
Cohen was the only senior to not hit double figures in scoring, but she still scored five points and grabbed nine rebounds in 23 minutes. Cohen's low post mate,
Jessica Penner, came off the bench to score 10 points and grab six rebounds in just 15 minutes of action.
The Lady Bulldogs shot 48.6% from the field, connecting on 35-of-72 field goal attempts while knocking down half (13-of-26) of their 3-pointers.
Britton Scott's jumper in the final minute allowed SWOSU to surpass the 100-point scoring mark for the third time this season and first since a 114-74 victory over Panhandle State back on December 2.
Southern Nazarene (12-13, 9-10 GAC) was led by 24 points from Kristen Milster and a double-double of 18 points and 15 rebounds from Aminata Fall, who also blocked five shots.
The victory is the 15th of the season for SWOSU, who improves to 15-10 on the year and 12-7 in conference play. The Lady Bulldogs can still finish anywhere between second and fifth place in the Great American Conference standings, depending on the outcome of games around the conference this weekend.
SWOSU will travel north to Alva on Thursday for their final regular season game. The Lady Bulldogs will tipoff against Northwestern Oklahoma State on Thursday evening at 5:30 pm.
