DURANT, Okla. –
Olivia Potter drained a three with 31 seconds to go and
Rachel Wallace hit a pair of free throws with eight tick left to help Southeastern rally and hold on for a 61-58 victory over Arkansas-Monticello on Thursday night in Bloomer Sullivan Arena.
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The win lifts the Savage Storm to 12-2 overall on the year and 5-1 in Great American Conference play heading into a Jan. 10 matchup against Harding at 1 p.m. in Bloomer Sullivan Arena.
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SE found itself down by seven points with 2:14 to play, but a
Kaylie Baxter layup would kick off a 10-0 run to finish the game.
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It was followed by a
Shelby Hill three with 1:28 remaining and then on SE's next possession Potter's long-distance three would put SE up 59-58 with 31 seconds to go.
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The Cotton Blossoms would miss a three on their next trip down and SE would get the rebound with Wallace drawing a foul and heading to the line where she hit both ends of the one-and-one to make the lead 61-58 which would hold to be the final score.
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Potter paced Southeastern on offense with 15 points, all coming from behind the arc as she hit five threes for the sixth time on the season.
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Baxter finished with 11 which included three three-point buckets of her own.
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Emily Williams and Hill each added nine.
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Southeastern overcame a 37.0 percent shooting night by hitting 12 threes as a team and holding a 38-to-34 edge on the glass.
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Williams dished out a team0high six assists as the Storm finished with 18 as a team.
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Baxter's seven rebounds led the team on the boards as Hill added six and the trio of Williams, Wallace and
Taylor Richards each added five.
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Potter, Baxter and Hill each hit a pair of threes and each had six points in the first half as neither team led by more than two possessions, with the half ending in a 34-34 tie thanks to a Potter three with 33 seconds left.
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SE took its biggest lead of eight points with 14:32 to play in the half, with UAM using a 6-0 run late int eh game to open up its largest lead of seven points with 2:14 to play.
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