WEATHERFORD – SWOSU Women's Basketball shot a season low 23% from the field on Saturday in a 53-44 loss to Southeastern Oklahoma State, concluding a four-game homestand and snapping a three-game win streak.
 
Despite an uphill shooting battle, SWOSU still had chances to pull out a win thanks to a defensive effort that saw them turn over the Savage Storm 25 times and limit the visitors to 3-of-10 from beyond the arc.
The score was tied 42-42 at the midway point of the fourth quarter, before Southeastern closed the game on an 11-2 run to pull away.
 
Things tightened up after a strong third quarter from SWOSU that allowed them to outscore Southeastern 19-12. The Lady Bulldogs shot 37% from the field in the quarter, the lone quarter SWOSU managed to eclipse the 30% shooting in.
 
SWOSU trailed 24-14 at halftime after shooting just 14% in the first half.
 
Despite winning the turnover battle 25-15, the Lady Bulldogs scored just 16 points off the takeaways.
Southeastern shot above 50% in three quarters of the game, the only time they didn't came in the third when SWOSU found success. They finished at 44% overall from the field. Two of their three three balls came in the fourth quarter.
 
Averi Zinn led the offense with 12 points on 5-of-15 shooting. She grabbed five rebounds and dished out two assists. Lanie Gooch added seven points with a team high 10 rebounds.
 
The loss drops SWOSU to 13-11 on the year and to an even 9-9 in conference play. They'll play the next three contests on the road before closing out the regular season back at home on March 1. Next week will feature the final Arkansas road trip where SWOSU will take on Arkansas-Monticello and Southern Arkansas in the usual Thursday/Saturday slate.