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NORTHEASTERN
STATE OUT-SHOOTS PIONEERS
TAHLEQUAH,
OK—Led by a game-high 22 points from
Kelli Griffith, Lone Star Conference North Division front-runner
Northeastern State (8-4) shot 53 percent from the field
in an 81-53 win over Texas Woman's University (4-7). The Pioneers
struggled to find their shot during the game, hitting 18 of
48 shots from the field for 37 percent. Lauri Engleman (Jewett,
TX/Leon H.S.) led TWU in scoring by tying her season-high
with 12 points, going 3 of 7 from three-point land.
“We came in very un-focused and didn't execute some of
the assignments that we needed to on offense and defense. The
team did not shoot the ball very well and we gave up too many
easy buckets on the defensive end,” head coach Devin
Gabbard said. “We needed to win the battle on the boards by 10
or more and they did not do that, so it hurt us. We also had
a lot of careless turnovers that showed me that this team was
not focused on the game.”
Northeastern State opened the game with a 7-2 run in the first
three minutes of play. Lauri Engleman brought the Pioneers
to within three, 10-7, when she nailed her first three of the
night. The Lady Reds' Kelli Griffith scored five points in
a row to help lead an NSU 10-0 run to extend their lead to
10 points, 22-12 with seven minutes left until halftime. The
Pioneers traded baskets with Northeastern State, but could
never get closer than eight points. NSU went on a 9-0 run to
finish the first half with the score 39-22. TWU shot 32% from
the field in the first period and committed 10 turnovers while
the Lady Reds converted on 14 of their 29 shots from the field.
Northeastern State opened the second period with three straight
three-pointers and a two-point field goal by Lesli Warner to
build a 22-point lead, 50-28, in the first two minutes. Brooke
Stowers (Cooper, TX/Cooper H.S.) scored five-straight
points and Jessica Springer (Kirbyville, TX/Blinn College) converted
two free-throws in a 45 second stretch to make the score 63-37,
but TWU was in too big of a hole to climb out of. Lauri Engleman
was fouled shooting a three-pointer with three minutes left
and made all her free throws to bring the NSU lead to 27 points,
75-48, but the Lady Reds ended the game with a 6-2 run to win
by the score of 81-53.
TWU shot 41.7% from beyond the arc and were out-rebounded
by only one board, 30-31. Northeastern State had three players
in double-figures with Jenna Miller scoring 14 and Leslie Warner
adding 10 to the 22 points scored by Kelli Griffith. The Pioneers'
Brooke Stowers scored a season-high five points while Lacey
Pemberton (Hawkins, TX/Paris J.C.) added eight points
and a team-high four rebounds.
Next
up, the Pioneers continue their Lone Star Conference North
Division crossover road-trip as they travel to Edmond,
Okla. to face Central Oklahoma on Saturday,
Jan. 11 at 7 p.m.
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