Box Score TAHLEQUAH, Okla. – The Lady Bulldogs fell to Northeastern State 78-65 on Monday night in Tahlequah, Okla., despite scoring 45 points in the second half.
SWOSU was led by freshman
Jade Jones, who came off the bench to provide a spark in 26 minutes of action. She scored a game- and season-high 17 points, including 14 points in the second half. Jones shot 33.3 percent from the field, and went 4-8 from deep.
Despite jumping out to a quick 6-0 lead, the Lady Dawgs suffered their worst half of scoring this season, being outscored 41-20 in the first frame. The RiverHawks' lead would expand to as many as 23 points in the second half. SWOSU would pull to within eight points with 3:33 remaining after a 16-7 run, and outscore NSU 45-37 in the half. It would not prove to be enough, however, as Northeastern scored seven of the last nine points in the contest to secure the victory.
Aside from Jones, two other Lady Bulldogs scored in double digits.
Jessica Penner secured her first double-double of the season on the strength of her 11 points and a game-high 13 rebounds.
Korina Chapman finished with 11 points as well, while also pulling down six rebounds in the outing.
Chelsea Bates had a game-high seven assists, while also pouring in seven points and grabbing five rebounds of her own.
"Once we started pressing, I thought our energy and effort was really good there in the second half," said Head Coach
Kelsi Musick. "Jade did a lot of things for us tonight, she's a gamer.
Brooklyn Scott also came in strong for us, seizing her moment when the time came. We'll take the next few days to rest and then we'll get back at it."
SWOSU returns to action on Saturday, December 13 at 1 PM in a conference matchup against Southern Nazarene in the Pioneer Cellular Event Center.
