Box Score BARTLESVILLE, Okla. – Despite six SWOSU players scoring in double figures, the Lady Bulldogs fell 101-92 to No. 3-seeded Southeastern Oklahoma State in the highest scoring Great American Tournament game in conference history.
The Lady Dawgs were paced by
Korina Chapman who put together her fourth career double-double with 17 points and a game-high 14 rebounds. She had a complete game on the defensive side of the court, with 13 of her 14 boards coming on the defensive glass. Chapman also recorded a career-high five blocks.
The momentum was with SWOSU early on in the game, with Chapman draining two big 3-pointers to open the scoring. SWOSU would carry a 10-4 lead into the first media timeout, and Southeastern was held without a field goal until the 15:49 mark. The Lady Dawgs would maintain the lead through the bulk of the half, but eventually surrendered it with 5:19 on the clock as the Savage Storm went up 31-30. What followed next was a 21-7 run to end the half 52-37 in favor of SOSU.
Facing a 15 point hole coming into the second half, SWOSU could have folded, but instead opted to fight their way back into the game. By the first media timeout of the second half, the Lady Dawgs had clawed back to a manageable 57-53 gap.
A pair of Chapman free throws with 13:42 on the board put SWOSU on the cusp of regaining the lead, trailing just 59-57. However, the Savage Storm went on an 11-0 run and the lead would eventually balloon to a 17 point deficit. The Lady Dawgs would cut the lead to as many as five, but were unable to find the offense needed to get back in the lead.
Aside from Chapman, five other players broke double figures in scoring, including seniors
Chelsea Bates and
Kimmi Sawatzky who were playing in their final game. The duo had near identical score lines, with both pouring in 13 points and grabbing five rebounds. The only difference being that Bates had five assists to Sawatzky's four.
The Lady Dawgs end the season with a 12-15 overall record, but will return the majority of the roster that rallied down the home stretch to reach the GAC Tournament.
