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DURANT, Okla. – Southeastern women's basketball will be aiming to rebound after back-to-back losses and make up some ground in the Great American Conference standings when it hosts Ouachita Baptist and Henderson State in home contests this weekend.
The Savage Storm will welcome league-leading OBU to Bloomer Sullivan Arena on Jan. 31 for a 5:30 p.m. contest, while HSU will make its way to town on Feb. 2 at 2 p.m.
SE returns home where it has won three of its last four outings after a two-game road swing that featured a pair of hard-fought losses to teams at or near the top of the league standings.
Southeastern is 6-11 overall on the year and 4-7 in league play. The team has a winning record at home at 5-3 and is 4-1 in GAC home games.
The games will be rematches and a chance at revenge for the GAC opening road trip in which the Storm dropped both matchups.
Against the Reddies, SE erased a double-digit deficit in the second half and had a one-point lead with four minutes to play, but were unable to hang on in the 77-69 loss.
Two days later the Storm ran into a similar situation against the Tigers, mounting a rally to erase a double-digit deficit and get to within two possessions, but were unable to get over the hump, losing 81-74.
Southeastern will continue to lean heavily on its trio of double-digit scorers, led by
Bailey Welch at 11.7 ppg. She is joined by fellow guard
Ronay English who is at 10.7 ppg, while
Haley Schaefer is turning in 10.4 ppg in the post.
Welch is leading the team in assists as well with 3.9 assists per game, while sharing the passing duties with
Taylor Richards who is dishing out 3.2 apg.
Schaefer is the team's top rebounder at 6.0 rebounds per outing, while
Emily Williams, Richards and
Breana Small-Peppers each average more than four rebounds per game.
OBU comes into the weekend at 14-3 overall and 9-2 in league play, tied with Arkansas Tech for the league lead.
The Tigers are coming off back-to-back wins, but are 3-2 in their last five games after reeling off an 11-game winning streak beginning with the second game of the year.
They are averaging 72.3 ppg as a team on the strength of a trio of scorers led by Monica Williams who is averaging 19.9 ppg, while Nashia James is at 15.1 and Kendra Coyle is at 11.3.
Williams averages a double-double with 10.2 rebounds per game, while James is dishing out 3.4 assist per game.
HSU enters the weekend with a 10-7 mark overall and a 5-6 record in conference play, but has lost five of its last seven outings.
The Reddies average 66.5 ppg as a team and are led by the duo of Krystal Beachum and Destiny Smith who average 14.8 and 13.6 ppg, respectively.
Smith averages a double-double with 11.2 rebounds per game, while Beachum and Jill Temples are tied for the team lead in assists, combining to average 3.8 apg.
