ENID, Okla. – Patience Lewis posted a school record 52 digs but sixth-seeded Southeastern found itself on the wrong end of a 3-1 quarterfinal loss on Wednesday morning versus No. 3 seed Ouachita Baptist at the Stride Bank Center in Enid, Okla., in the Great American Conference Tournament.
 
The loss brings the Savage Storm season to an end with a 14-16 record overall after finishing sixth in the league standings with an 8-8 GAC record.
 
Lewis put up 21 digs in the first set to pace all defenders as she continued to pile them on, putting up double-digit digs in three of the four sets on the morning.
 
Southeastern finished with 124 digs as a team, with Jasim Dion adding 19, Gabby Hones putting up 16, Merrick Hammel chipping in 14 and Kylee Turner finishing with 12.
 
Jones turned in 21 kills to lead all attackers in the match, while Rylee Jackson turned in 16 kills.
 
Dion nearly completed a triple-double with eight kills while Sophee Dean chipped in seven.
 
Dion powered the offense with 40 assists while adding her eight kills, 19 digs, and three blocks.
 
Nykeriah Allen led the way at the net with four blocks, while Anger Ngeth, Dion, and Dean each were part of three blocks.
 
Jones collected six first-set kills and Patience Lewis posted 21 digs to help SE take a 1-0 lead in the match.
 
The Storm jumped in front early, but the Tigers bounced back and would take an 18-15 lead before a Sophee Dean kill got the offense moving again.
 
Southeastern closed the set on a 10-2 run, capped by a Jones kill to take the set 25-20.
 
The Storm played catch-up for much of the second set, trailing by as many as four points three times, the last at 12-8.
 
Southeastern put together a 6-2 run to knot the match at 14-14 on a Dion kill and would eventually take a lead at 16-15 on a Jones kill.
 
Ouachita Baptist again reeled off a run to take a 22-18 lead, but the Storm had one more answer as a Dean kill kicked off a 5-1 run to knot the set at 23-23.
 
However, the Tigers took the final two points to take the set 25-23 and even the match at 1-1.
 
SE stormed out to a 7-1 lead in the third set on the strength of three-straight Jones kills, but OBU would answer and rally to knot the match at 9-9.
 
The score remained within one point either direction all the way to a 21-21 tie before the Tigers took four of the final five points to swipe the set 25-22, taking a 2-1 lead in the match.
 
 The fourth saw Southeastern jump in front early and after swings in both direction would eventually take a 14-10 lead following a Jackson kill.
 
OB answered and tied the set at 15-15, but the Storm would regain the lead and hold an edge all the way to 21-19.
 
At that point, the Tigers would close the gap and even the score at 22-22, ultimately taking a 24-23 lead.
 
A Jackson kill would stave off match point, but OBU followed with the next two points to take the final set 26-24.