Women's Hoops Drops Home Finale vs. OBU

DURANT, Okla. – Caitlin Kobiske put up a game-high 21 points but it was not enough to lift Southeastern as the Savage Storm dropped its Senior Night home finale to Oklahoma Baptist 85-63 on Thursday night in Bloomer Sullivan Arena.
 
The loss drops the Savage Storm to 18-9 overall on the season and 15-6 in Great American Conference pay, moving into a tie for third place with OBU heading into the regular season finale at Northwestern Oklahoma State at 1 p.m. in Alva, Okla., on Saturday March 1.
 
Kobiske finished the contest with 21 points on 6-of-13 shooting, hitting 4-of-7 from beyond the arc.
 
Kenzli Warden was next in line with 14 points, going 10-of-11 at the free throw line, while Holli Lindley finished with 10.
 
Warden led the Storm on the  boards with seven, while Kobiske hauled in six and Lindley pulled down five.
 
OBU got on the board first and held the lead through the first five minutes of the opening quarter before a Kobiske layup at the 4:51 mark knotted the game at 6-6, triggering a quick 6-0m run capped by a Hackler jumper to take a 10-6 lead with 3:48 to play in the frame.
 
The Bison closed to within two points, but the Storm answered and stretched its lead to 13-8 and led by five still on an Akiera Hawk bucket with 40 seconds to play, ultimately taking a 15-12 lead into the first quarter break.
 
OBU scored the first 16 points of the second quarter before Warden connected on a pair of free throws, closing the gap to 28-17 with 3:47 to go in the half.
 
The Storm narrowed the difference to 10 points on a Hackler three with 1:27 to apply in the quarter, and a Kobiske three got SE within single digits at 37-28, but the Bison hit the final bucket of the half and Southeastern trailed 39-28 at the halftime break.
 
The Bison stretched their lead to 19 points early in the third quarter, but a Kobiske three would end the run and SE closed the gap to 51-38 on a Lindley three with 5:30 to play in the frame.
 
The OBU lead reached 19 points with 3:13 to play in the third quarter, but a pair of Warden free throws kicked off a 10-0 run to close the quarter capped by a Kobiske three, making the score 58-49 heading to the fourth quarter.
 
The third quarter deficit was as close as SE would get however, as the Bison opened with a three and by the midway point of the fourth quarter had built its lead back to 19 points and would go on to take the contest 85-63..