SEMINOLE, Oklahoma - The Seminole State College Belles pulled within six points going in the second half, but that's as close as they could get to Northeastern Oklahoma A&M during basketball action on Thursday. Despite the Belles' efforts, they ultimately fell 62-53. "This was a disappointing loss," said Head Coach Rita Story-Schell. "NEO played with intensity for the entire game." Despite the tough defense, leading scorer Oulaymatou Coulibaly was still able to lead the Belles offense as she scored 19 points and grabbed 13 rebounds for her second double-double in two games. Fellow sophomores, Brittany Harris and Jaquitta Dever, also played big roles in the Belles' losing efforts. Harris scored 11 points and Dever added 9. Other Belles scoring were Jalissa Council with 6, Cherrell Price 5, Danara Day 4 and Tiarra Dewberry with three.

The loss moves SSC's record to 12-4 overall. The Belles' next contest is against Eastern Oklahoma State in Wilburton on Monday, January 30, at 6:00pm.

Totals: FG 21-65, FT 7-12

Three-pointers: 4/19 - Dever/Harris/Dewberry/Price - 1

Rebounds: 45 - Oulaymatou Coulibaly 13

Assists: 10 - JaQuitta Dever 4

Turnovers: Seminole 13, NEO 13

Total fouls: Seminole 12, NEO 10