Women's Hoops Downs OBU on Saturday

ARKADELPHIA, Ark. – Alix Robinson drained six threes and led the offense with 18 points to help lift Southeastern to a 68-66 win over Ouachita Baptist on Saturday afternoon in Arkadelphia, Ark.
 
The win moves the Savage Storm to 10-12 overall on the year and 8-9 in Great American Conference play.
 
Robinson finished 6-of-13 from behind the arc as the Storm hit 11 threes as a team.
 
She was joined in double-figures by Sa'Liesha Hunter and Emem David who each posted 10 points, while Courtney Brady and Tracy Johnson were just short with nine apiece.
 
Hunter dished out a team-best four assists.
 
David also hauled in a game-high eight rebounds, while Brady was right behind with seven.
 
SE jumped out early and took a 17-9 lead into the first break, but ultimately mounted a 20-9 run, including an 11-0 push that carried from the first quarter to the second with the Storm taking a 20-9 lead on a Robinson three early in the second quarter.
 
OBU answered with an 11-0 run of its own to tie the game before SE eventually took a 25-24 lead thanks to a David bucket late in the second.
 
The Storm led early in the second half but an 8-0 Tiger run would give the home team a 33-29 edge.
 
Down by three in the third SE would use a 10-2 run to bounce back and pull in front for a 48-47 lead at the end of the third.


Southeastern used a 13-4 run early in the fourth to open up a 61-52 edge with less than five minutes to play.
 
OBU would rally to within three, but the Storm would go 7-of-8 in the final 30 seconds at the free throw line to hold off a rally and hang on for the 68-66 win.