WEATHERFORD – SWOSU Women's Basketball did not trail against Arkansas-Monticello on Saturday, collecting a 63-48 wire-to-wire win over the Blossoms to conclude a perfect 2-0 week of action inside the Pioneer Event Center.

The Lady Bulldogs got a season high scoring effort from Layni Zinn, shot 40% from the field as a team, and went a perfect 10-for-10 at the foul line on the afternoon.

Despite the result, it was just the second time all season SWOSU turned the ball over more times than their opponent. The 18 turnovers the Lady Dawgs committed tied for second most this year. UAM's 11 was the fewest a SWOSU opponent has been forced into making through 16 games.

SWOSU led 14-12 after the first quarter, before opening up a double-digit 34-24 lead by halftime. They edged the Blossoms by a possession each in the third and fourth quarters to eventually beat UAM handily.

Two days after holding Southern Arkansas to 34.5% shooting – second lowest for an opponent this year – SWOSU limited UAM to 32.7% for a new second-best mark defensively. That final number came mainly from a lockdown fourth quarter that saw the Lady Bulldogs hold the Blossoms to just 2-of-16 (12.5%) shooting to eliminate any chance for a visitor comeback.

Layni Zinn had 16 points on the day – seven of those in the early part of the first quarter – and added nine after halftime. She accounted for half of SWOSU's made free throws in the contest. Hailey Grant finished with nine points and seven rebounds, which tied Chloe Cantrell for the most rebounds on the team.  

The win pushes SWOSU to a 9-7 record on the year and to 5-5 in conference play. They'll be on the road the next four games to close out the month before finally returning home for a matching four-game homestand in February.

Northwestern awaits the Lady Bulldogs first next week in Alva on Thursday, January 23. The week will conclude Saturday (Jan. 25) on the road against Oklahoma Baptist.