OTAHKIANS STRUGGLE ON ROAD

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. -- Southeast Missouri State University's women's basketball team ended a disappointing road swing here Monday night as Tennessee Tech prevailed 65-52.

The Otahkians, who have dropped three straight road games, fell to 7-15 overall and 5-10 in the Ohio Valley Conference. They remained in eighth place in the 10-team league.

Tennessee Tech is 17-6 overall and a second-place 11-3 in the OVC.

Jamie Koester scored 14 points to lead the Otahkians. Tajuana White had 12 and ChyAnne Kapitzke 11.

Tech got 19 points from Diane Seng and 10 from Leah Bird.

Southeast led only once all game, at 6-4. The Otahkians trailed just 26-24 late in the first half before an 8-0 Tech run made it 34-24 at halftime.

The Otahkians never got closer than nine points in the second half.

"We did not shoot very well and to win here you have to shoot 50 percent or better from the floor," said Southeast coach Ed Arnzen, whose team shot 37 percent. "The matchup zone they played seemed to give us problems all night."

Southeast will return home to take on non-league foe Belmont at 7 p.m. Wednesday.