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TULSA, Okla. (SMU) – The Mustangs dropped a road contest against the Tulsa Golden Hurricane, 49-35, Wednesday night inside the Reynolds Center.
 
The first quarter set the pace for the low-scoring contest as Tulsa was up 10-7 after the game's first 10 minutes. The SMU defense held Tulsa scoreless for a stretch of 5:32 near the middle of the second that allowed them to stay in the game. The Golden Hurricane countered with their own defensive stand, not allowing an SMU bucket for 5:45. The home team took a five-point lead into the halftime locker room.
 
The lead remained five heading into the final period after both teams posted 10 points in the third. A scoreless stretch of four minutes hurt the Mustangs chances as Tulsa was able to extend their lead. After a 17-3 run, Tulsa led by 19. The Mustangs were able to cut into the lead during the game's final minutes to cap the final deficit at 14.
 
Marie Olson led the Mustangs with 13 points, a career high. Olson has posted her first two double-digit scoring performances of the season over the last two games. The freshman also had four of the five Mustang steals.
 
Freshman Paige Bayliss had a career night on the glass bringing in 10 boards, more than doubling her previous career high.
 
With the win the Golden Hurricane snap their five-game losing streak and improve to 10-12 on the season with a 3-6 mark in league play. SMU falls to 8-14, 2-7 in conference. The Mustangs are 0-8 in true road contests, and 8-6 in all others game which they will look to capitalize on as they begin their upcoming two-game homestand. They'll return to Moody Coliseum to play UCF on Saturday. Tipoff is slated for 2 p.m.