SE Drains 17 Threes in Home Opening Victory

DURANT, Okla. – Southeastern knocked down 17 threes and had five players in double figures as it opened the home portion of its 2025-26 schedule in style with a 94-64 runaway win over in-state rival Cameron on Thursday night in Bloomer Sullivan Arena.
 
The win lifts the Savage Storm to 1-2 on the year heading into a 1 p.m. matchup on Saturday afternoon versus Arkansas-Fort Smith back in Bloomer Sullivan Arena.
 
The 17 threes drained was the most since the Storm connected on 17 in a Feb. 6, 2020, contest versus Oklahoma Baptist, and nearly as impressive was that 11 different players connected on threes, with Abbie Barr and Katie Allen each hitting a game-high three.
 
SE passed 90 points for the first time since posting four 90-plus point outings in the 2019-20 season, the last coming in a 94-78 win over Henderson State on Feb. 27, 2021.
 
Tori Kilburn led all scorers with 18 points on the night, hitting 6-of-11 overall and 5-of-5 at the free throw line.
 
She also matched a team-high in rebounds with seven while also matching the game-high in assists with six in addition to adding a pair of blocked shots.
 
Allen followed with 13 points off the bench, nine of them on threes as she hit 3-of-8 from long range.
 
Kenzli Warden and Barr followed with 11 points apiece, while Mackenzie Espinosa finished with 10 points.
 
Warden and Kilburn each finished with seven boards, while Halli Hyatt added six.
 
Hyatt and Kilburn each dished out a game-high six assists, with Warden, Barr, and Connie Hughes dishing three each as the Storm finished with 26 as a team.
 
Kilburn was 3-of-4 in the first quarter, and the Storm drained seven threes to take a 33-14 lead after the first 10 minutes.
 
The teams traded turnovers out of the gate to open play and the Aggies scored the game's first points, but Halli Hyatt drained her first three-point attempt to get the SE scoring started and the squad would go 5-for-5 from three over the next 3:46 as Southeastern pushed its lead to 21-5by the 4:43 mark of the first quarter.
 
Cu closed the gap to 14 points before the Storm got a three and a jumper from Breanna Lindert to end the quarter with a 33-14 lead.
 
After giving up points to open the second quarter, the Storm again reeled off a run, this time a 10-4 spurt that pushed the lead to 43-20 by the 4:33 mark of the frame.
 
Cameron followed with a layup, but Mackenzie Espinosa immediately answered with a three and SE closed the first half on a 10-1 run to mount a 53-23 lead at the halftime break.
 
SE's lead cracked 30 points in the third quarter on a Kilburn bucket with 5:46 to play in the period.
 
A Late push in the frame would see that advantage pushed to as many as 42 points following a Warden bucket in the final minute before SE took an 83-44 lead into the fourth quarter.
 
The lead ballooned to its largest point on a Chloe Eversole three with 5:26 to play, making the lead 94-48.
 
The Aggies scored the final 16 points of the game to cut the final margin to 94-64.