MONTICELLO, Ark. – SWOSU Women's Basketball came up short on the road Saturday afternoon, dropping a 71-59 decision to Arkansas-Monticello.
 
The Lady Bulldogs struggled to generate offense from the perimeter and at the foul line. SWOSU did not make a three-pointer until the fourth quarter and finished 2-of-11 from beyond the arc. The Lady Dawgs also went 13-of-25 at the free-throw line, coming two days after a season-best performance at the stripe when SWOSU shot 27-of-31 in Thursday's win at Southern Arkansas.
 
Arkansas-Monticello earned its first Great American Conference win of the season in the process.
 
SWOSU was forced to play catch-up early, as the Cotton Blossoms opened the game with a double-digit lead in the first quarter. The Lady Bulldogs settled in during the second quarter and trimmed the margin by outscoring UAM 13-12 but still trailed 34-27 at halftime.
 
The decisive stretch came out of the break, as UAM outscored SWOSU 21-11 in the third quarter to build separation. The Lady Bulldogs made one more push late, using a 7-0 run to cut the deficit to eight with just under six minutes remaining in the game, but Arkansas-Monticello answered with back-to-back scores to push the margin back to a comfortable lead and close out the win.
 
SWOSU was outrebounded 43-26 but won the turnover battle 24-16. The Lady Bulldogs shot 41% from the field, 18% from three-point range, and 52% at the foul line. The two made three pointers marked SWOSU's second fewest of the season. UAM shot 44% overall, went 7-of-19 (37%) from deep, and finished 16-of-21 (76%) at the free-throw line.
 
Sincere Jackson missed a double-double by one rebound and led all Lady Bulldogs with 18 points. Landry Allen scored 13 and blocked five shots. Elle Papahronis chipped in 12 but finished 4-of-13 from the foul line.
 
SWOSU (6-9, 4-6 GAC) will remain on the road next week for another pair of conference matchups, facing league-leading Northwestern and Oklahoma Baptist.