From SE Sports Information
In a game that somewhat mirrored Thursday’s conference opener, the Savage Storm erased a double-digit deficit only to run out of gas and fall to Ouachita Baptist 81-74 on Saturday afternoon in Arkadelphia, Ark.
The loss dropped SE to 1-5 overall on the season and 0-2 in Great American Conference play.
The team will now return home for a three-game home stand that begins with a conference matchup against Arkansas Tech at 5:30 p.m. on Dec. 6 in Bloomer Sullivan Arena.
It was another rough shooting night for the Storm as the team finished at 35.6 percent from the field.
However, the defense stepped up and held OBU to just a 37.7 percent shooting mark.
Neither team was hitting from long range as each club made just one three in the game.
But both teams spent plenty of time on the free throw line as they combined to shoot 71 free throws in the game.
Southeastern finished at 86.1 percent, hitting 31-of-36, while the Tigers hit 80.0 percent or 28-of-35.
The difference in the game came on the offensive glass where OBU turned 18 offensive rebounds into a 24-9 advantage in second chance points.
Bailey Welch turned in her second-straight 20-point performance, finishing at 20 points exactly on the strength of a 10-for-10 effort from the charity stripe.
Ronay English added a 16 point outing off the bench, while Emily Williams and Haley Schaefer each chipped in nine points to add to the bench production.
Welch also led the team in rebounds with six, while Schaefer, Taylor Richards and Shelby Hill each chipped in five.
Welch and English each finished with a pair of assists.