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EMPORIA, Kan. – After falling behind 45-44 midway through the third quarter, the SWOSU Lady Bulldogs outscored Missouri Southern 21-4 to end the quarter and pulled away for a 90-73 victory on Sunday afternoon at White Auditorium in Emporia.
Hailey Tucker led SWOSU with her second consecutive double-double, totaling 20 points and 10 rebounds in 35 minutes of action. She was one of five players that reached double figures in scoring, where she was joined by
Savannah Gray (16),
Taylor Hedrick (14),
Whitney Dunn (12) and
Hayden Priddy (10). Priddy also recorded a double-double by adding 10 assists, but she was also plagued by nine turnovers.
SWOSU shot 53.2% (33-for-62) from the field and 41.7% (10-for-24) from three-point range while holding an advantage of points in the paint (40-to-24) and from their bench (39-to-29). The Lady Dawgs scored at least 24 points in three of the four quarters and outscored Missouri Southern in each period except the second.
The victory improves the Lady Bulldogs to 1-1 on the year as they earn a split at the GAC-MIAA Crossover this season after going 0-2 against the same two teams in Weatherford last November. SWOSU's challenging early schedule continues next weekend as they open Great American Conference play on the road against Arkansas Tech (Thursday) and Harding (Saturday).
