DURANT, Okla. – Southeastern solidified its hold on third place heading into the final week of the season as
Emem David turned in a double-double to power Southeastern to an 89-69 victory on Saturday afternoon in Bloomer Sullivan Arena.
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The win lifts the Savage Storm to 16-8 overall on the year and 14-6 in Great American Conference play.
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The contest was delayed by nearly 45 minutes as SWOSU was effected by travel issues.
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When it did get going SE scored early and often, shooting 50.8 percent from the field and 40.9 percent from three-point range while connecting on 82.4 percent of its free throws.
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David paced all scorers with 19 points on 6-of-11 shooting with a 7-of-7 mark at the free throw line while adding 11 rebounds to log her second double-double of the season.
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She led a foursome of double-digit scorers and was joined by
Katie Webb who turned in 14, while
Ariannah Kemp added 12 and
Olivia Potter 10.
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Sa'Liesha Hunter dished out five assists, while Kemp turned in four.
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David's 11 boards led all rebounders, followed by nine from Kemp as the Storm held a 42-to-30 edge on the glass.
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Southeastern opened the game 5-for-5 from the floor with a pair of threes to open up a 12-6 lead.
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That would stretch out to as much as an 11 point advantage on a Kemp bucket at the 1:44 mark before taking a 29-22 lead after one quarter.
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SWOSU closed the gap to four points right out of the gate in the second quarter, but the Storm answered with a 17-2 run capped by a pair of
Miranda Schaefer free throws to push its lead out to 46-27 with 5:09 to go in the half, eventually taking a 48-36 lead to the locker room at the break.
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SE won the third quarter by a 22-19 margin and would head into the final frame with a 70-55 advantage.
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Rachel Wallace would hit a layup and a three out of the gate in the fourth to push the lead out to 75-55 and a pair od David free throws at the 5:33 mark would make the score 82-60 for the largest lead of the afternoon, eventually finishing up with an 89-69 victory.
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