RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – SWOSU Women's Basketball forced 27 turnovers in a 55-48 road victory over Arkansas Tech on Saturday inside Tucker Coliseum.

It's the most turnovers SWOSU has come away with in a conference game since December 4, 2021 when they had that same number against Oklahoma Baptist.

The visiting Bulldogs led by six points entering the fourth quarter against Tech before using an 11-2 run to grab complete control of the game and put all pressure on the Golden Suns who were unable to eliminate the 15-point fourth quarter deficit.

Hailey Grant had a career high 18 points on Thursday night against Harding and one-upped that mark two days later with 19 against Tech. Her layup with 12 seconds remaining in the game allowed the milestone to be achieved.  

It wasn't the prettiest offensive game for either side. SWOSU shot 13% to start the game in the opening quarter and had just six points to show for it after the end of one. The sides were tied 6-6 entering quarter number two.

In the second, SWOSU knocked down 5-of-8 from the three-point line including two deep balls from Rees Berkey and went on to outscore the Golden Suns by five to lead 25-20 at halftime.

SWOSU shot sub 40% in the third quarter before posting a game best 50% mark in the fourth.

In the game, the Lady Dawgs finished with a 33% shooting mark and 32% (7-22) from beyond the arc. ATU was marginally better at 37% from the field but was just 4-for-14 (30%) from deep. Thanks to tough defense, SWOSU took 14 more shots than the home side after racking up the 27 forced turnovers.

27 turnovers led to 30 points for SWOSU, a key difference maker on the day. The Lady Bulldogs turned it over just 11 times themselves.

SWOSU (9-7, 6-4 GAC) returns home and will prepare to host rival Northwestern (1/25) and Oklahoma Baptist (1/27) next week on Thursday and Saturday. The matchup against the Rangers will conclude the first half of conference play.

Currently, SWOSU sits tied for fourth in the GAC standings with their six wins in 10 games.