SE Women Set for UAM, SAU Road Swing

DURANT, Okla. – Southeastern will set out on its final regular season road trip into Arkansas as it first faces off with Arkansas-Monticello on Feb. 5 at 5:30 p.m. in Monticello, Ark., before closing the weekend road swing with a 1 p.m. matchup with Southern Arkansas on Feb. 7 in Magnolia, Ark.
 
The Savage Storm will be aiming to build on its three-game winning streak that has lifted its record to 8-11 overall on the year and 5-8 in great American Conference play.
 
The dynamic duo of Tori Kilburn and Kenzli Warden are a big reason for the recent run, combining four 109 points between them over their last two games.
 
Kilburn dropped a season-high 36 points in a win over Ouachita Baptist and averaged 27.0 ppg last week on her way to a GAC Player of the Week honor and lifting her average to 19.5 ppg to go with 6.7 rebounds and 2.8 assists per contest.
 
Warden also had a career-high, putting up 35 in the win over Henderson State and pushing her average to 15.4 ppg with 6.6 rebounds per contest.
 
Stevie Stinchcomb has pushed her average to 7.0 ppg over eight games since returning from injury, Mackenzie Espinosa, Abie Barr, and Akiera Hak each average 6.1 ppg or better.
 
The Cotton Blossoms head into Thursday night's matchup with a6-13 record overall and a 1-12 mark in league play after losing its last three and 12 of its last 13 outings.
 
UAM is paced by Alyssa Batton who is putting up 14.0 ppg, while Harper Biley is pulling down a team-best 5.3 rebounds per game.
 
The Muleriders enter the weekend with a 10-9 record overall and a 6-7 mark in league play having lost two in-a-row.
 
Blythe Crawley leads the way with 12.3 ppg on the year while Elena Lijo-Rodriguez is hauling in 7.1 rebounds per contest.