RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – Despite a 21-7 lead after the first quarter, the Arkansas Tech Golden Suns dropped their first Great American Conference game of the season on Thursday, losing to Southwestern Oklahoma State. Calli White scored a game-high 19 points in the loss.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• White opened the contest with a three-pointer to give Tech (1-1, 0-1 GAC) the first lead of the game. The Golden Suns then extended their lead to 10-2 after another three by White, and a layup at the buzzer by Kelsey McClure gave Tech the 14-point lead after 10 minutes of play.
• Tech claimed its largest lead of 19 in the second quarter after White's third triple of the first half, but a 22-6 run by Southwestern (2-1, 1-0 GAC) pulled the Lady Bulldogs within three points at the break.
• The Golden Suns maintained a single-digit lead for the first 7:52 of the third quarter, but a 9-0 run by the Lady Bulldogs allowed SWOSU to tie the score. A three with 56 seconds left in the period gave Southwestern its first lead of the game.
• In the fourth quarter, McClure stole the lead back for the Golden Suns on a layup, but SWOSU took its second lead with a layup on the very next possession. The Lady Bulldogs maintained their lead for the final nine minutes of the game, despite a last-second three-point attempt by White.
• The Golden Suns netted just 24.4 percent of shots from the floor in the second half, including a 3-14 effort from long range. Tech secured 15 offensive rebounds in the half, but tallied just six second-chance points.

 
NOTABLES

• White's 19 points are the most scored in her career at Tech since scoring 22 against SWOSU on  Jan. 28, 2016. She converted on 5-11 shots from behind the arc and grabbed six rebounds.
• McClure added 17 points and eight boards, while Danielle Frachiseur finished with 12 points and a game-high 11 rebounds to earn her first career double-double.
• Anissa Pounds also tallied 12 points, as well as six assists to lead the Golden Suns.
• Tech posted a field-goal percentage of 30.1 percent. SWOSU knocked down 35.5 percent of shots from the floor.

 
NEXT UP

• The Golden Suns will return to GAC play on Saturday, as Tech hosts Northwestern Oklahoma State in Tucker Coliseum. Tipoff is scheduled for 1 p.m.