RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. - Ryann Goodsell turned in a 12-point performance off the bench, while Brenda da Silva added 11 points, but the Arkansas Tech Golden Suns basketball team (6-3, 3-2 Great American Conference) struggled to keep up offensively with Southeastern Oklahoma (7-2, 4-1) on Thursday night, falling 85-58 to the Savage Storm inside Tucker Coliseum. 

NEXT UP 

• The Golden Suns play host to East Central on Saturday in a 1 p.m. matchup at Tucker Coliseum. 

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Southeastern Oklahoma jumped ahead early, opening a 10-point (18-8) advantage just over five minutes into the contest. The Golden Suns were able to cut the deficit to four (20-16) at the end of the quarter.
• Southeastern Oklahoma outscored Tech 33-8 in the second quarter, taking a commanding 29-point (53-24) lead into the half. 
• The Savage Storm led by as many as 42 (77-35) with 2:10 to play in the third, but the Golden Suns scored eight consecutive points to pull to within 77-43 after three. 
• Tech outscored Southeastern 15-8 in the fourth quarter to set the game at its final score. 

NOTABLES

• Sarah Heard turned in a nine-point, six board performance off the bench. 
• Jayana Sanders and Ashley Breathitt both turned in three assists. 
• Tech was outshot 50.0 to 32.3 percent for the game while being outrebounded 42-33. 
• SE held a 21-5 advantage in points off turnovers and a 40-28 advantage in points in the paint, while the Golden Suns outscored the Savage Storm 27-17 from the bench.