FORT SMITH, Ark. – SWOSU Women's Basketball had the 2024-25 season end in the quarterfinal round of the Great American Conference Tournament following a 69-59 loss to (4) Southeastern Oklahoma State on Friday.

The Lady Bulldogs shot 32% from the field and managed to force just 14 turnovers on the defensive end, a steal number well below their season average. Southeastern notched their fourth game this year shooting a 50% field goal percentage, spoiling SWOSU's minor upset bid.

After a nine-point early second quarter deficit, SWOSU closed the quarter strong and entered the halftime locker room trailing just 31-30. The Savage Storm extended that lead back to double digits by the end of the third quarter, before SWOSU dug in and made one final push.

Trailing 51-41 entering the final frame, the Lady Bulldogs used a 7-0 run to get within three within the first two minutes of game time in the fourth quarter. Now 51-48, broken help defense on the other end allowed an easy Storm layup to go through and snap them out of the momentum push from SWOSU. The margin grew and then hovered around a 6-8 point lead in favor of the Storm the rest of the way.

SWOSU finally shot above the 40% mark in a quarter in the fourth when they needed it most, but every short scoring burst that might have snowballed into a comeback was inevitably answered by Southeastern to keep SWOSU at bay. Both teams played to a scoring stalemate in the final quarter.

Mason Jones led SWOSU's scoring efforts with 17 points and four three balls in her final game. Layni Zinn added 12 points, but on 3-of-13 shooting. Libbi Zinn chipped in 11 off the bench on a more efficient 4-of-8 shooting in 19 minutes of floor time. Averi Zinn dished out six assists with six points.

SWOSU ends the year 16-13 overall.