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EDMOND – A third quarter to forget would leave Southeastern in a hole it was unable to climb out of on Wednesday as the Savage Storm closed out the UCO Classic with an 86-65 loss to Texas A&M-International in Edmond, Okla.
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The loss drops SE to 4-2 overall on the year heading into the Thanksgiving holiday with its next scheduled action coming at home on Nov. 30 when it jumps into conference play against Southern Nazarene at 5:30 p.m. in Bloomer Sullivan Arena.
Ashton Hackler would lead the Storm offense with 12 points, followed by Kenzli Warden with 11 off the bench, while Aimee Alverson chipped in 10.
Caitlin Kobiske closed the game with eight points, playing just 15 minutes, while Bri Wietelman added seven.
Holli Lindley and Warden led the way with five rebounds apiece, while Abbie Barr and Maci Bookout grabbed four each.
Barr also led the way with three assists.
SE would take a lead in the first quarter, with that edge reaching as high as eight points on a Hackler bucket with 3:11 to play in the frame to make the score 15-7. The Storm would take a 20-16 lead into the second quarter.
The Southeastern lead would hit eight points again early in the second but the Dustdevils would use a 12-2 run to take a lead by the midway point in the quarter, but the Storm would stay on their heels, trailing 38-36 at the half.
A pair of Kobiske free throws would tie the game at the 9:18 mark, but TAMIU would close out the quarter on a 31-10 run to take a 69-48 lead after three quarters. SE would suffer from turnovers and offensive rebounds as the Dustdevils held a 9-0 edge on points off turnovers and a 6-0 advantage on second chance opportunities.
Southeastern would match TAMIU point for point in the fourth quarter but was unable to erase the deficit, making the final 86-65.