ARKADELPHIA, Ark. – Tyra Aska, Hayden Priddy and Hailey Tucker combined for 59 points and led the No. 20/18-ranked Lady Bulldogs to a 76-64 victory over Henderson State on Saturday afternoon at the Duke Wells Center.
With the victory – SWOSU's 13th straight – the Lady Dawgs improve to 13-1 on the year and remain unbeaten in conference play, now at 8-0.
Aska was the catalyst in the early going, scoring 19 of her game-high 23 points in the first half to help SWOSU build a 12-point advantage at the break despite just six points in the half from Tucker, the GAC's leading scorer. Tucker got going in the third quarter, scoring 10 of her 16 points in the frame and helping SWOSU build a 65-50 lead that would withstand a low-scoring fourth quarter that saw Henderson State outscore the Lady Dawgs 14-11.
Aska finished with 23 points, three assists and three steals while knocking down 3-of-4 three-point attempts and 4-of-7 shots from the free throw line, which she visited multiple times for and-one opportunities. Priddy was consistent throughout and totaled 20 points, seven rebounds, three steals and two assists in 37 minutes of action while Tucker's final line included 16 points, seven rebounds, four steals and one blocked shot. Bethany Franks again pulled down 10 rebounds, a feat she has accomplished in three straight games and four of the last five.
"For the most part, I felt like we executed well and played the way we wanted to play," SWOSU Head Coach Kelsi Musick said. "A few times, I think we got tentative and didn't force the issue like we needed to, but at the end of the day we came in to play a good team on the road and got the victory over a team right behind us in the standings. We have another big week of road games ahead so we have to continue to get better and never be satisfied."
SWOSU (13-1, 8-0 GAC) now returns to the state of Oklahoma next week for a pair of in-state rivalry games, beginning Thursday in Alva against Northwestern Oklahoma State.
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