ADA, Okla. – The SWOSU women's basketball team won their third consecutive Great American Conference game in dominating fashion on Saturday night, taking down East Central 65-35. It's SWOSU's first win by 30-plus points since February 19, 2022.
 
The Lady Dawgs stay perfect in GAC play at 3-0 and extend their win streak to four. They will have their toughest test of the season next when No. 6/14 Southern Nazarene comes to Weatherford on December 16 at 1:00 pm.
 
SWOSU got off to a hot start offensively. The Lady Bulldogs shot 50% from three in the first quarter and the misses came on some quality looks. East Central grabbed five offensive boards which allowed multiple second chance opportunities, keeping the score close at 16-15 after one.
 
The second quarter saw SWOSU's shooting cool off to just 1-9 from behind the arc. While they didn't shoot well, they turned up the heat on the other end. Their full court press caused 14 turnovers in the first half and helped them walk into the locker room with a 28-27 lead at the break.
 
The defensive intensity increased in the second half. SWOSU completely shut down the Tigers offensively. After giving up the lead at the 7:34 mark in the third quarter, SWOSU ended the game on a 35-4 run. They limited ECU to four points in each quarter, shooting 2-22 in the latter half. Offensively, they shot an efficient 14-27 in the final two quarters to completely overpower East Central.
 
SWOSU shot 25-57 (43.9%, season high) overall and 7-25 (28%) from three. ECU finished 12-44 (27.3%) from the field and 6-24 (25%) from three. The Lady Bulldogs forced 25 turnovers and scored 33 points off of those turnovers.
 
Averi Zinn led SWOSU with 18 points, six rebounds, five assists, and five steals in the win. Libbi Zinn scored 13 points, her new season high, with five rebounds and two steals. She has finished in double figures in each of the past two games.