DURANT, Okla. – Southeastern is set to return home to kick off a trio of games over the next five days beginning with a Feb. 12 matchup with rival East Central at 5:30 p.m. in Bloomer Sullivan Arena.
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Thursday's contest is followed by a Saturday afternoon matchup with Oklahoma Baptist at 1 p.m. with a rescheduled contest against Northwestern Oklahoma State on Monday, Feb. 16 in Alva, Okla., at 5:30 p.m.
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The Savage Storm head into the three-game series with a 10-11 record overall on the season and a 7-8 mark in Great American Conference play, currently riding a five-game winning streak that most recently includes a 76-50 win over Southern Arkansas on the road.
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SE is paced by freshman
Tori Kilburn who is third in the GAC in points per game with 19.6 per outing while shooting 55.9 percent from the field, 34.0 percent from beyond the arc, and 82.5 percent from the free throw line.
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Kenzli Warden is coming off her second 30-point game of the season and has lifted her average to 15.5 ppg and enters Thursday's game 21 points away from hitting the 1,000-point mark.
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Mackenzie Espinosa and
Akiera Hawk are each adding 6.1 ppg or better.
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Kilburn also paces the club on the board with 7.0 rebounds per game, with Warden right on her heels at 6.5 per outing.
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ECU enters Thursday with an 11-8 record overall and a 7-8 mark in league play having won four-straight since the loss to SE.
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The Tigers are led by Katie Edelen with 13.2 ppg and 7.6 rebounds per contest, while Eva Fernandez dished out a team-high 2.9 assists per game.
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OBU enters the weekend with a 10-11 record on the season and a 6-9 mark in league play following back-to-back road losses.
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The Bison are led by Jaedyn Getman who has a GAC-leading 20.4 ppg while adding 8.7 rebounds per outing, while Jordyn Anderson and Brenna Butler are handing out 2.7 assists per outing.
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The Rangers enter the weekend with a 15-6 record overall and 10-5 in league play and has dropped three of its last four.
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NWOSU is led by Kira bass who second in the league in scoring with 19.9 ppg while hauling in 9.5 rebounds, while Conley Cayot is handing out 2.5 assists per game.
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