DURANT, Okla. – Southeastern heads into its final back-to-back road series looking to play itself into contention for a conference tournament berth, first taking on Henderson State at 5:30 p.m. on Feb. 16 before taking on Ouachita Baptist at 1 p.m. on Feb. 18. Both games will be played in Arkadelphia, Ark.
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The Savage Storm had put together a three-game winning streak before falling on Monday night, moving the team's record to 7-16 overall and 5-13 in Great American Conference play.
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SE enters the final two weekend of the season in a heated group of teams fighting for a spot in the top eight in the standings to advance to the postseason, with the Storm currently two games behind sixth place with four games to play.
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Over the last five games
Caitlin Kobiske has expanded her game, averaging 23.2 ppg over that span, including a back-to-back effort last week which averaged 40.5 ppg and earned her GAC and National Player of the Week honors.
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Briley Moon has continued to add double-digit outings and is averaging 11.2 ppg over the last five.
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Grace Alverson is turning in 7.2 and
Maci Bookout is adding 7.0 ppg over that same span.
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HSU enters Thursday night's matchup with a 14-10 record overall and an 11-7 mark in GAC play.
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The Reddies are eld by Ashley Farrar who is putting up 19.0 ppg, while Abbie Jiles is grabbing a team-best 6.2 rebounds per contest.
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OBU comes into the weekend with a 10-12 record overall and a 67-11 mark in league play and is one of the teams the Storm are chasing to reach a postseason bid.
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The Tigers are led by Laney Mears who is putting up 14.2 ppg while Grayson Fairless is pulling down 6.3 rebounds per game to pace the squad.
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