WEATHERFORD – SWOSU Women's Basketball fell on the road in the final game of the 2023-24 regular season by a final score of 76-48 to nationally ranked Southern Nazarene.

The Lady Bulldogs conclude the regular season 13-15 overall and 10-12 in Great American Conference play. Their season continues on though, having already clinched a spot in the GAC Tournament next week in Shawnee, Oklahoma.

Saturday was not SWOSU's day for an upset bid. The Lady Bulldogs were held to 27% shooting as a team and managed 48 points in the contest. Both are the second lowest marks of the season.

The No. 6/7 Crimson Storm opened the game on a 10-0 run and did not look back. They led 39-20 at the break and opened up a lead of as many as 30 points late in the fourth quarter for the wire-to-wire victory. SNU shot 49% from the field and knocked down 8-of-17 from the three-point line. They were also 18-22 from the foul line.

Averi Zinn scored 11 points on 4-of-16 shooting as SWOSU's leading scorer. Mason Jones had nine, Lanie Gooch eight.

The postseason tournament takes place inside Shawnee's FireLake Arena March 7-10. SWOSU will be the number six seed and will face three-seeded Northwestern. More information on the quarterfinal matchup will be released in the coming days.