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Southeastern Oklahoma State (19-8, 12-7 GAC) at SWOSU (11-14, 8-11 GAC) Weatherford, Okla. (Pioneer Cellular Event Center) Saturday, February 28, 1:00 PM Watch Live | Listen Live | Live Stats SWOSU Game Notes

Setting the Stage
- The Lady Bulldogs will celebrate the graduating senior class on Senior Day as the team closes out the season with one final home game on Saturday, Feb. 28 at 1 p.m. against Southeastern Oklahoma State
- In conference action earlier this season, SWOSU fell to the Savage Storm 81-78 in Durant, Okla., behind Jade Jones' 17 point performance
- With the win, the Lady Dawgs will lock up the sixth seed in the Great American Conference Tournament next week
 
The Opponent
Southeastern Oklahoma State (19-8, 12-7 GAC)
- The Savage Storm rolls into Weatherford having won their last four games, including a win on the road at Harding
- SOSU boasts one of the most potent offensives in the GAC, lighting up the scoreboard for 72.1 points per game. They are led by reigning GAC Player of the Week Emily Williams, who is fifth in the conference and averaging 18.3 PPG. Olivia Potter is the team's second leading scorer, pouring in 10.7 PPG
- Allowing opponents the fifth fewest points per contest, SOSU gives up 63.5 PPG and holds a scoring margin of +8.6. The Savage Storm's defense has been lock down all season, and opponents are shooting a league-worst .372 from the field and .284 from beyond the arc
- Averaging the second most assists in the conference at 15.5 per game, SOSU has assisted on 65.3 percent of their made baskets. They have a team assist/turnover ratio of 1.1, the third-best mark in the conference. Williams leads the team and is fifth in the GAC with 3.2 APG and has an individual assist/turnover ratio of 1.0
- Potter is the premier perimeter shooter in the conference. She averages three 3-point baskets made per game, the 11th-best mark in NCAA Division II, and is shooting .436 from beyond the arc, ranking 15th nationally
 
The Coaches
SWOSU: Kelsi Musick (88-79, 6th season) 
- Kelsi Musick is in her sixth season leading the SWOSU women's basketball program
- The two-time GAC Coach of the Year has been the model of consistency, winning GAC Tournament titles in two of the last three years and earning back-to-back NCAA Division II National Tournaments. SWOSU is one of only four teams in the Central Region that have reached the national tournament each of the last two seasons
- Her high-energy style of play has led the Lady Dawgs to rank in the top four in the nation in scoring, and top ten in three points made in each of the last three seasons
- A great developer of talent, Musick has coached one All-American and 11 all-GAC selections, including one Player of the Year recipient
- Musick has also spent time as an assistant coach at Fresno State, where they won two Western Athletic Conference regular season and tournament titles, as well as qualified for the NCAA Division I National Tournament in the 2008-09 season
 
SE Oklahoma State: Darin Grover (113-83, 8th season)
- Darin Grover enters his eighth season in charge of the Savage Storm women's basketball program
- Two of his teams have qualified for the NCAA Division II South Central Region Tournament, most recently in 2011
- Southeastern has qualified for the GAC Tournament every year since joining the conference in
2011. They earned the fifth seed, their highest placement in the postseason tournament
- Prior to becoming the fourth coach in program history, Grover served for ten years as an assistant and head coach at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M. He amassed a 77-18 record as the head coach for the Norse, while also developing fi ve All-Americans and two Women's National Basketball Association draft picks
 
Last Time Out
- SWOSU hosted rival Northwestern Oklahoma State on Thursday, and rode a dominating performance by Kimmi Sawatzky to an 83-72 victory
- The Lady Dawgs pushed their lead to as many as 18 points in the first half, paced by Korina Chapman's 10 points. They would go into halftime up 47-31
- Despite the Rangers pulling within three points three-quarters of the way through the second half, Chelsea Bates spurred the Lady Bulldogs on to close out the game
- Sawatzky poured in a season-high 24 points, while three other Lady Bulldogs finished in double figures: Bates, Chapman and Morgan Vogt
 
GAC Tournament
- With the rivalry win on Thursday night, SWOSU (11-14, 8-11 GAC) clinched their berth in the GAC Tournament
- If both SWOSU and Henderson State (10-15, 8-11 GAC) win on Saturday, SWOSU will clinch the sixth seed by virtue of a tiebreaker. If the Lady Dawgs fall to Southeastern and Henderson State wins against Southern Arkansas, SWOSU will fall to the seventh seed. If both teams lose on Saturday, SWOSU will remain the sixth seed
- Potential opponents for SWOSU are SOSU (19-8, 12-7 GAC) and East Central (15-10, 11-8 GAC). If SOSU wins against SWOSU on Saturday, they clinch the third seed. If the Savage Storm loses and East Central wins, SOSU will also carry the third seed into the tournament based on a tiebreaker
- The GAC Tournament will take place next Thursday through Saturday, March 5-7 in Bartlesville, Okla.
 
SWOSU Notes
- For the fourth time in four years, the Lady Dawgs have qualified for the GAC's postseason tournament. They've won the tournament title two of the last three years
- SWOSU is averaging 71.2 PPG, led by Bates' 12.7 PPG which ranks 12th in the conference. Jessica Penner also ranks in the top 20, coming in at 18th with 11.1 PPG
- Bates set a career-high with nine assists against NWOSU. She has averaged 6.3 APG over the last three games along with an assist/turnover ratio of 1.7 over that same period. She leads the conference with a 1.8 assist/turnover ratio for the season
- Vogt scored 10 points against the Rangers and has recorded back-to-back games in double figures for the first time in her career. She has averaged 19.5 points and 5.5 rebounds the last two games
- Jones set a new career-high in rebounds on Thursday night, grabbing a game-high nine boards, including seven on the defensive end
- The Lady Dawgs lead the GAC in rebounds, grabbing 41.9 per game. Penner and Chapman both rank in the top five in the conference at 8.6 and 8.3 RPG respectively
- Bates is tied at the top of the leaderboards with 2.2 steals per game. She's averaged 2.7 over the last three games
- Sawatzky has shot .500 from deep over the last two games and is averaging 16.0 PPG
 
Looking Ahead
- SWOSU travels to Bartlesville, Okla., for the GAC Tournament next Thursday through Saturday, March 5-7
- The Lady Dawgs took the title last year after downing Harding then-No. 2 Harding 78-74 in the championship