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ARKADELPHIA, Ark. – SWOSU Women's Basketball used a 13-0 run in the first quarter to take a lead and they outscored Ouachita 26-8 in the paint on their way to a 72-60 win over the Tigers in the regular season finale on Saturday afternoon.
Four players scored in double figures to lead SWOSU to the victory, with
Hayden Priddy scoring 18 points and doing most of her damage after the break. In the first half,
Hailey Tucker scored all of her 17 points and she finished with eight rebounds as well.
Janae Coffee scored 13 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for her 11th double-double of the year and
Jessica Penner added 10 points and eight rebounds before fouling out.
"I think it was imperative to keep them out of the paint because that's where they usually score the majority of their points," Lady Bulldog head coach
Kelsi Musick said. "At halftime, we made some adjustments and we got better shots which allowed us to score with ease because we executed better. I think we're about to hit an upswing and we have some momentum heading into the conference tournament."
The victory allows the Lady Bulldogs to finish tied for third place in the GAC standings at 14-8, but SWOSU will be the No. 3 seed in the upcoming GAC Tournament next weekend in Bartlesville. The opponent for the Lady Dawgs will be Southeastern Oklahoma State, the same team that eliminated SWOSU from the tournament last season. Tipoff of that game will be at noon on Friday, March 4 from Bruin Fieldhouse.
