RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – A rough second quarter outing proved to leave Southeastern too deep a hole to climb out of as it jumped back into Great American Conference play on Thursday night with a 69-51 road loss at Arkansas Tech in Russellville, Ark.
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The loss dips the Savage Storm to 5-4 on the season overall and 3-2 in Great American Conference play heading into a Saturday afternoon matchup with Harding at 1 p.m. in Searcy, Ark.
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No one reached double-figures for SE, with
Olivia Potter's nine points leading the Storm scorers while
Tracy Johnson added seven, with
Katie Webb,
Rachel Wallace and
Ariannah Kemp chipping in six apiece.
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Southeastern shot 27.0 percent from the field overall and hit 21.1 percent from long range.
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The team pulled down 45 rebounds, led by seven from Kemp with Wallace adding five.
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The Storm played to a 15-15 tie after the first quarter, but was outscored 19-6 in the second quarter, including ATU scoring the final 10 points of the half and SE was in a 34-21 hole at the break.
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The Golden Suns held a 19-13 edge in the third quarter, but SE responded in the fourth, cutting the home team's lead to 62-51 with 2:04 to play, however ATU would score the final seven points to fashion the 69-51 final score.
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