by PORTALES, N.M. – SWOSU Women’s Basketball came up just short on Monday night, falling 68-64 to Eastern New Mexico in its final non-conference contest of the season.
The matchup doubled as the Lady Bulldogs’ first road test of the year.
Despite shooting a season-best 48% from the field and winning the rebounding battle 47-41, SWOSU was hampered by 21 turnovers and a 14-for-23 (61%) showing at the free throw line.
SWOSU trailed by as many as 11 points in the first half but clawed back to make it a 37-34 game at the break. The Lady Dawgs turned the tables in the third quarter, holding ENMU to 19% shooting while outscoring the Greyhounds 13-9. That surge carried into the fourth, where SWOSU built its largest lead of the night at 54-46 with 8:27 remaining.
A decisive 9-0 run by Eastern New Mexico erased SWOSU’s advantage and pushed the Greyhounds back in front with 2:57 to play. SWOSU stayed within one or two possessions the rest of the way, but never managed to reclaim the lead.
Sincere Jackson led the Lady Dawgs with 19 points on 8-of-13 shooting. Landry Allen posted a double-double after finishing with 17 points and an early season best 11 rebounds, adding three blocks and three steals. Kiara Smith contributed a season-high nine points.
ENMU shot 36.5% from the field, 7-for-24 (29%) from three-point range, and 23-of-31 at the foul line.
SWOSU drops to 2-3 and now turns its attention to the start of conference play.
