Storm Tripped up by ATU

DURANT, Okla. – Southeastern suffered dry spells in the second and fourth quarters and was unable to overcome the cold shooting as the Savage Storm saw a six-point lead evaporate in the fourth quarter of a 70-62 loss to Arkansas tech on Saturday afternoon in Bloomer Sullivan Arena.
 
The loss is the third-straight for the Savage Storm who now find themselves in a four-way tie for first in the league standings with a 13-5 record overall and a 10-4 mark in Great American Conference play.
 
Katie Webb finished the game with 20 points, her sixth 20-point effort in the last 10 games. She finished the game shooting better than 50 percent from the floor and hit 2-of-3 from beyond the arc.
 
She was the only Storm players in double figures through as Logan Oestreich and Tracy Johnson each finished with nine.
 
Webb also led the way on the glass with seven rebounds, while Kamryn Cantwell pulled down six.
 
Haiden Williams led SE in assists with a season-high five.
 
The teams were comparable in shooting, with ATU holding a slight 43.1-to-40.9 percent edge, but the Storm would connect on seven threes to the Golden Suns six.
 
The real difference was at the free throw line where Arkansas Tech connected on 14-of-16 foul shots, while Southeastern went to the line just one time for the entire game, connecting on one of two shots.
 
The Storm shot 55.6 percent in the first half and drained 5-of-6 three-point shots to jump out to a 25-18 lead in the first quarter.
 
Williams would knock down a second quarter three with 6:45 to go in the half to take a 35-24 lead, but SE would go scoreless over the final 6:45 of the second quarter as ATU finished on an 8-0 run to cut Southeastern's lead to 35-32 at halftime.
 
The offense stabilized in the third quarter, hitting 44.4 percent from the floor while the defense held the Golden Suns to a 38.5 percent effort and the Storm  would outscore the visitors 17-14 in the quarter to take a 52-46 lead into the fourth quarter.
 
The final quarter was all ATU as the Storm shot 33.3 percent from the field and was unable to hit from long range, while the Suns hit 50.0 percent and added a pair of threes, but hit 8-of-9 free throws to outscore SE 24-10 in the final frame.