CANYON, Texas – The SWOSU Women's Basketball team faced off against stiff competition over the weekend at the D2CCA Tipoff Classic hosted by West Texas A&M.
The Lady Bulldogs ended the round robin event 1-2, highlighted by their victory over preseason nationally ranked #4/6 Central Missouri. All three opponents SWOSU faced were either ranked or receiving votes in the first national preseason polls released this week.

For their play, Makyra Tramble (sophomore) and Lauren Ramey (junior) both were named to the all-tournament team.

SWOSU (1-2) will take a break from action this next week and will make their home debut by hosting another round robin of their own – the GAC/MIAA Crossover on November 12-13 in Weatherford.

Game 1 (loss) - Drury 92, SWOSU 79 – Friday, October 29^th
SWOSU trailed last year's NCAA National Runner Up by just three going into the halftime locker room, but a slow third quarter put the Lady Dawgs too far out of reach in their season opener.

With 6:47 left in the fourth quarter, a Karly Gore score in the paint put SWOSU within six – but the deficit built was just too much to overcome as Drury answered back to push the lead to double digits where it remained for the rest of the game.

Tramble led the way offensively with 22 points (8-for-14), four steals, and three blocks. Ramey (15) and Gore (14) were SWOSU's other double-digit contributors.

For Drury, Paige Robinson tallied 30 points. Robinson was the NCAA-II Player of the Year in 2020.

Game 2 (win) - SWOSU 86, Central Missouri 80 – Saturday, October 30^th
Three-point shooting was key in Saturday's victory over Central Missouri, as six different Lady Bulldogs knocked down at least one triple, including a combined 10 threes from Tramble and Ramey. As a team, the Lady Dawgs connected on 16-of-28 (57%) from deep.

SWOSU led by 19 points midway through the third quarter, but UCM chipped at the lead throughout the remainder of the game to make things interesting late.

The Lady Dawgs edged the turnover battle 16-14. Bethany Franks had a team high three steals, and added seven rebounds and four points.

Game 3 (loss) - West Texas A&M 81, SWOSU 68 – Sunday, October 31^st
The offense went cold in the fourth quarter of the final game of the D2CAA Tipoff Classic, after getting outscored 26-12 in the game's final ten minutes. Up until the fourth quarter, both teams had combined for five lead changes and four ties in what was a back-and-forth contest.

Tramble tallied 20-plus points for the third consecutive game, ending with 21 alongside her team-leading eight rebounds and four steals. Macy Gore had 16 points, including 3-of-6 from deep. Avery Walker-Henry added eight points off the bench.
 
D2CCA TIPOFF CLASSIC ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
Paige Robinson (Drury) * Most Valuable Player
Alana Findley (Drury)
Kaylee DaMitz (Drury)
Olivia Nelson (Central Missouri)
Nija Collier (Central Missouri)
Brooke Littrell (Central Missouri)
Makyra Tramble (Southwestern Oklahoma State)
Lauren Ramey (Southwestern Oklahoma State)
Zamorye Roberts (West Texas A&M)
Alivia Lewis (West Texas A&M)