Women's Hoops Falls to No. 17 HU

DURANT, Okla. – Southeastern went cold in the third quarter and was outscored 28-11 en route to an 84-72 loss to No. 17 Harding on Thursday night in Bloomer Sullivan Arena.
 
The loss drops the Savage Storm to 16-9 overall on the season and 14-7 in Great American Conference play as well as dropping them into a tie with Southwestern Oklahoma State for third with one game to play.
 
Katie Webb led all scorers in the contest with 22 points, going 7-of-11 from the floor and 3-of-3 from behind the arc, but was held to just two points in the second half after posting 20 in the first 20 minutes.
 
Tracy Johnson and Chasen Howard posted double-digit outings off the bench with 14 and 12, respectively.
 
Rachel Wallace dished out four assists, while Courtney Brady added three.
 
Ariannah Kemp finished with six rebounds to lead the Storm, while Webb, Emem David and Jordan Dawson chipped in five each.
 
The Storm jumped out to an 11-4 lead on a Johnson three at the 5:02 mark of the first quarter, and would take a 14-11 lead to the break after one.
 
HU would eventually take a 25-22 lead in the second quarter, but SE mounted a 13-2 run capped by a Webb bucket with 2:05 to play in the half to go up 35-27 before taking a 35-32 lead to the locker room at halftime.
 
The Storm scored first in the third quarter, but would go quiet for more than five and a half minutes as HU answered with a 17-0 run to take a 49-37 lead, going on to outscore SE in the frame 28-11 and mount a 60-46 lead.
 
Southeastern fell behind by as many as 23 in the final quarter but rallied down the stretch and a Chandler Kemp layup with three seconds left would fashion he final score of 84-72.