WEATHERFORD – SWOSU Women's Basketball fell to No. 5/11 Southern Nazarene 77-56 at home on Saturday to wrap up the fall semester. The Lady Bulldogs trailed the Crimson Storm by eight points at halftime but a 24% shooting performance from the field in the second half did not allow for the margin get any closer.

It's the first conference loss of the season for SWOSU. They'll enter Christmas Break sporting a 6-4 record and a 3-1 mark in league play. Southern Nazarene remains undefeated at 10-0 and 4-0 in the GAC.

SNU built an eight-point first quarter lead after shooting 63% from the field in the first 10 minutes of action. Both sides played to a tie in the second after the Dawgs warmed up with a 53% second-quarter shooting mark. At halftime, SWOSU trailed 42-34.

Both defenses tightened up in the second half. The Lady Bulldogs limited SNU to 33% after halftime but could not capitalize after struggling to score themselves. The Storm outscored SWOSU in both final quarters to put the game out of reach. Final, 77-56.

74 of the visitor's 77 points came from their starting five with a pair of double-double performances.

SWOSU was led by Hailey Grant with a career high 17 points on 7-of-14 shooting. Averi Zinn added 14 points with five assists.

The Lady Bulldogs won the turnover battle 13-8 but lost on the boards 47-31. SNU finished 20-of-24 from the foul line, while SWOSU was 5-of-7.

SWOSU will break for Christmas and will not play again until January 4 on the road against Southern Arkansas. The next home game comes January 11 against Henderson State.