Bethany, Okla. – The SAU Women's Basketball team started their final regular season road trip with a loss to fellow tournament team Southern Nazarene, 69-56.

Three Storm players scored in double figures and outrebounded the Muleriders 43-30.

Kisi Young and Erin Brinkley both scored ten points, with Brinkley grabbing seven rebounds.

Five players grabbed two or more steals as the visitors forced the Storms into 21 turnovers despite turning it over 25 times themselves.

The Muleriders only shot 33.3 percent from the field, while the Storm shot over 40 percent despite going 1-11 from three.

Only trailing by a point at halftime, the hosts outscored the Muleriders 40-28 in the second half to seal the game.

The loss means the Muleriders will be the eighth seed at next week's GAC Tournament. They will play on Thursday night at 8 p.m. against the tournament's number one seed.

The Muleriders close the regular season this Saturday in Shawnee against Oklahoma Baptist.