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SECOND HALF SURGE SECURES BLOSSOM WIN

Box Score DURANT, Okla. – The UAM Cotton Blossoms got their second road GAC win today, 68-57, over Southeastern Oklahoma State.

The game went back-and-forth for most of the day, with ten score ties and nine lead changes. Neither team could pull more than a few buckets away from the other in the first half, due in large part to cold shooting on both ends of the court. Southeastern (9-11, 5-5 GAC) shot 37-percent in the frame compared to 31 for UAM (7-13, 3-7 GAC).

The shooting made for a low-scoring half, with the Savage Storm taking a 27-25 lead into the break. It would have been higher,  but Candace Virgadamo hit one of her three three-pointers on the day with three seconds remaining in the half to cut the SOSU lead down to a single possession before halftime.

The Blossoms’ shooting improved dramatically in the second half. Taylor Clark tied the game out of the locker room with a jumper to knot the game at 27. It was the first of six tied scores in the second half. Catherine Puckett nailed a jumper with 12:26 remaining to tie the game for the final time at 46. The shot sparked a 15-3 run by the Blossoms over the next 5:28 that put the win on ice. Virgadamo hit another three with 6:58 that gave the Blossoms the first double-digit lead of the day, 59-49, the Storm got no closer than eight points again.

The Blossoms’ shooting improved to 52-percent in the second half to put them at 41-percent on the day, 24-58. They shot 40-percent from three, 8-20, and 67-percent from the line, 12-18. SOSU finished 21-53 from the floor, 39-percent, 6-21 from three, 28-percent, and 9-10 from the free throw line, 90-percent.

Catherine Puckett led the Blossoms with a game-high 18 points off 6-10 shooting and a perfect 5-5 at the foul line in just 28 minutes. Channon Haywood and Candace Virgadamo joined her in double figures with 13 and 12 points, respectively. Jessica Hesse and Ashley Hobbs led the Savage Storm with 14 points each.

The Blossoms will return to action next Saturday as they host the Henderson State Lady Reddies at 2:00 at Steelman Field House.
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