DURANT, Okla. – The SWOSU Lady Bulldogs defeated Southeastern Oklahoma State 73-66 on Saturday afternoon, completing a four-game season sweep of the Savage Storm while also securing first place in the Great American Conference's Western Division for the season.
 
SWOSU shot 35.7% (25-70) from the field and knocked down nine three-pointers while also forcing 25 Southeastern turnovers and turning those into 20 points. The Lady Bulldogs outscored the Savage Storm in each of the first two quarters, building a 41-29 lead at the break that was their largest advantage of the game. Southeastern outscoring SWOSU by three points in the third quarter and two in the fourth, but it was not enough to overcome the Lady Dawgs halftime advantage.
 
Taber Beer and Karly Gore led the way for the Lady Bulldogs with 16 points apiece while Beer filled out her stat sheet with seven assists, four steals and two rebounds and Gore added four rebounds and one assist. Makyra Tramble secured a double-double with 10 points and 15 rebounds and Lauren Ramey stepped up with 15 points and a career-high eight rebounds.
 
"I thought we did a good job of forcing turnovers today, but I don't think we did a good enough job of turning those opportunities into points," SWOSU Head Coach Kelsi Musick said following the game. "I do think we showed great poise in the second half and any time they made a run at us, we had an answer. I thought Taber Beer did a great job for us, her defensive presence was strong and it created some buckets for her and her teammates."
 
SWOSU, now 13-2 on the year, has secured their spot atop the Western Division standings, but they still have three games remaining in the regular season. Next up for the Lady Dawgs is a trip to Alva on Monday evening to face Northwestern Oklahoma State.