WEATHERFORD, Okla. – Southeastern got 17 kills from
D'Nari Mills to lead the offense but it was not enough to lead the Savage Storm to a comeback in a 3-1 loss at Southwestern Oklahoma State on Thursday night in Weatherford, Okla.
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The loss drops SE to 5-8 overall on the season and 1-2 in Great American Conference play.
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Mills turned in match-high 17 kills to pace the offense, while
Michera Moffett,
Noelia Rocha, and
Ruthie Forson each finished with six,
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Forson would also hand out 28 assists on the night while chipping in seven digs.
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Amaya Constantino led the back row defense with 18 digs, with Mills adding 13.
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Moffett would lead the way at the net with three blocks, two solo, while
Sandra Acheampong added two blocks.
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SWOSU used a 9-1 run to open the first set and the Storm were unable to recover in a 25-9 loss to fall behind 1-0.
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SE would keep things closer in set two, knotting the score at 16-16 before the Bulldogs would pull ahead and eventually take the set 25-22.
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Mills would post five of her kills in the third set and the Storm closed the set on a 6-2 run to take the set 25-18 and close the gap to 2-1.
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An early SWOSU run in the fourth et would leave SE playing catch up for the set before falling 25-18 in the final set.
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