Box Score BETHANY, Okla. — Annie Kassongo recorded a feat that no one in the history of Southern Nazarene basketball has done as the junior post recorded a school record seven blocks in an 82-62 win over Oklahoma Christian.
 
The win locks up third place for the Crimson Storm (21-7, 15-5 SAC) with two games left in the regular season.
 
Kassongo not only had seven blocks, but also pulled down 12 boards and posted eight points. Ashley Mantooth also scored a career-high 15 points as she was a perfect 6-for-6 from the field and went 3-for-4 at the free-throw line. Both Kassongo and Mantooth did all of their damage off the bench in just 18 minutes played.
 
Oumoul Thiam scored a game-high 19 points, going 7-for-13 from the field and 3-for-5 from 3-point range. The junior guard had 12 points in the second half. Abbey Marra notched her ninth double-double of the season with 16 points and 13 rebounds and added two blocks, two steals and two assists.
 
The Storm shot nearly 50 percent from the field going 31-for-65 and were 9-for-20 from 3-point range. It was the sixth time this year that Southern Nazarene has hit at least nine treys in a single game. The Storm's bench also out scored OC's 29-17. SNU held OC to just 36.7 percent from the field and just two 3-pointers that both came in the second half.
 
The Storm as a team also tied a season-high for blocks with 10.
 
SNU started the game with a hot hand as it jumped out to a 24-11 lead and then blew open the game with a 20-11 run, capped by an Ashley Mantooth layup to lead 44-22 with 1:09 left in the first half. SNU carried a 46-24 lead into the half.
 
The Lady Eagles came no closer than 18 the rest of the way as SNU won going away.

SNU will now travel to Rogers State for a 6 p.m. conference game Thursday.