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Women's Basketball Emma Sporleder, Athletic Communications

Lady Rangers vs. Savage Storm Game Preview

Alva, Okla. – The-Red-and-Black will face the Savage Storm of Southeastern Oklahoma State University in Percefull Fieldhouse on Jan. 14 at 3 p.m. 
 
Northwestern Lady Rangers enter the matchup 3-1 overall and 1-1 in the Great American Conference. 
 
SOSU leads NWOSU in the all-time series 29-17 and the GAC history 10-3. The Savage Storm defeated the Lady Rangers 67-61, during their previous meeting in Feb. of the 2019-2020 season. 
 
LADY RANGERS (3-1) (1-1):
(W) OPSU  70-60 
(W) TABOR  57-54 
(W) OBU  65-56
(L) SWOSU  93-47 
 
TEAM STATS 
FG% - .396
3PT% - .200
FT% - .649
 
Points per game - 59.8
Rebounds per game - 37.8
Assists per game - 10.5
Turnovers per game - 19.8
Steals per game - 7.3
Blocks per game - 1.8
 
Northwestern returns three players averaging double scoring figures. 
 
Bailey Brown enters the contest averaging a double-double with 16.5 points and 10 rebounds. She's shooting .750%, or 15-of-20 from the free-throw line. Thursday afternoon, Brown will have the opportunity to enter into the top five for the most rebounds in Lady Rangers history. Margo Dobson, who is Brown's aunt, sits in the number five spot with 638 rebounds. Dobson played for the-Red-and-Black in 1993-1997. Brown has 637 career rebounds; she only needs one to tie the record or two to take the lead. 
 
Mya Johnson is averaging 16 points and 9.8 rebounds. She's shooting an impressive .756% from field goal range. (31-41)
 
Kaylee Jo Neeley is racking up 10 points a game along with five rebounds.
 
Scout Frame shoots a respective .875% from the free-throw line while averaging 9.5 points per game. 
 

SAVAGE STORM (1-2) (1-2):
(W) OBU  61-56
(L) SWOSU  64-101
(L) ECU  47-73
 
TEAM STATS
FG% - .383
3PT% - .345
FT% - .667 
 
Points per game - 57.3
Rebounds per game - 32
Assists per game - 12.7
Turnovers per game - 22.7
Steals per game - 5.7 
Blocks per game - 0.7 
 
Southeastern Oklahoma State is coached by Darin Grover…Grover is beginning his 15th season with the Savage Storm after finishing the 2019-2020 season 22-7 and 16-6 in the GAC. He led SOSU to win the Great American Conference Tournament last season and prepared the team for a trip to the NCAA Central Regional Tournament until the NCAA canceled the post-season due to COVID-19 complications. 
 
Jordan Benson leads the Savage Storm averaging 11.7 points and three rebounds. She's shooting .483% from inside and .667 from the free-throw line. 
 
Haiden Williams is finishing with eight points and 3.3 rebounds. She's making free throws at .692% and field goal shots at .412%
 
Carrie Johnson averages seven points and 1.3 rebounds… Johnson has put in 4-of-14 of her last three-point shots averaging .286% from deep. 
 
Aimee Alverson shoots .500% from the three-point line, averaging six points and 3.3 rebounds. 
 
 
 
NEXT UP: The Lady Rangers will travel to Ada to face the Tigers of East Central on Jan. 16 at 2 p.m.
 
For the latest news and updates on NWOSU Women's Basketball, follow @NWOSUAthletics on TWITTER or visit www.riderangersride.com.
 
 
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Players Mentioned

Bailey Brown

#30 Bailey Brown

F
6' 0"
Junior
Mya Johnson

#23 Mya Johnson

C
6' 1"
Junior
Kaylee Jo Neeley

#21 Kaylee Jo Neeley

F
6' 0"
Freshman
Scout Frame

#5 Scout Frame

F
5' 10"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Bailey Brown

#30 Bailey Brown

6' 0"
Junior
F
Mya Johnson

#23 Mya Johnson

6' 1"
Junior
C
Kaylee Jo Neeley

#21 Kaylee Jo Neeley

6' 0"
Freshman
F
Scout Frame

#5 Scout Frame

5' 10"
Senior
F