SE Women at NWOSU Before Returning to Host SNU

DURANT, Okla. – Southeastern women's basketball will take to the road for its longest road trip of the season when it travels to Northwestern Oklahoma State in Alva, Okla., for a 3 p.m. contest on Jan. 14 before returning home to host Southern Nazarene at 2 p.m. on Jan. 16 in Bloomer Sullivan Arena.
 
The Savage Storm come out of the opening weekend of the season with a 1-2 mark in Great American Conference Western Division play, with this week's games against NWOSU and SNU completing the first cycle of action against the five other teams in the division.
 
Thursday's game will be available to SE fans on the Southeastern Sports Network over the air and online, piloted by Jay Lindly from Mix 96.1.
 
Those broadcast will be available on the following stations in the area: 96.1 FM, KZRC in Durant, Okla., 102.1 FM, KHKC in Atoka, Okla., 107.5 FM, KZIG in Atoka, Okla., 94.7 FM, KYHD in Valliant, Okla., and 99.5 FM, KZDV in Rattan, Okla.
 
The game is also available online at www.mix961.net and www.GoSoutheastern.com/SESportsNet.
 
Jordan Benson has paced the Storm on the young season, averaging 11.7 ppg whiel shooting 48.3 percent from the field and adding 3.0 rpg and 4.0 assists per game.
 
Haiden Williams is chipping in 8.0 ppg, while freshmen Carrie Johnson, Aimee Alverson and Grace Alverson follow with at least 6.0 ppg each.
 
Katie Branam is the team's leading rebounder with 5.3 rpg while adding 6.0 ppg, with Haiuley belvin next in line with 5.0 rpg.
 
NWOSU comes into the contest with a 3-1 record overall and a 1-1 mark in GAC-W play, but are coming off a 93-47 loss to Southwestern Oklahoma State on Monday.
 
The Rangers are led by Bailey Brown's 16.5 ppg and 10.0 rpg, while Mya Johnson is adding 16.0 ppg and 9.8 rpg.
 
As a team, NWOSU is averaging 65.0 ppg and shooting 39.6 percent from the field, while opponents are putting up 59.8 ppg.
 
SNU is scheduled to play its first game of the season on Thursday, Jan. 14 against Southwestern Oklahoma State after missing the first three games of its season due to CoVid protocols.