SHAWNEE, Okla. – The 25th-ranked SWOSU Women's Basketball team outscored Oklahoma Baptist 22-12 in the fourth quarter to claim an 85-79 victory over OBU at the Noble Complex in Shawnee.
 
SWOSU trailed by eight points after the first quarter and they were down as many as 11 in the second quarter before coming back to take a 41-39 lead with 2:07 to play in the half on a run-out layup by Lauren Hapgood. OBU would answer and lead 47-45 at the break and then run the lead up to four, 67-63, at the end of the third.
 
The Lady Bulldogs' pace of play took over in the fourth quarter, with SWOSU taking the lead for good on a three-pointer by Bethany Franks with 6:04 to play. SWOSU would then proceed to push the lead as high as seven in the closing minutes while never letting OBU to get any closer than three the rest of the way.
 
Four players reached double figures in scoring for SWOSU, with Tyra Aska and Maddie Sperle pouring in 20 points apiece. Playing in her hometown for the first time as a collegian, Makyra Tramble came off the bench for 13 points and eight rebounds while Bethany Franks finished with a double-double of 11 points and 11 rebounds to go along with three steals and two blocked shots.
 
With the win, SWOSU closes out the first semester on a four-game winning streak as they improve to 8-2 on the year and 3-1 in Great American Conference play. The Lady Bulldogs return to action on Thursday, January 2, in Arkansas against Arkansas-Monticello.