by Athletic Communications
The Lady Rangers were back in action Nov. 14 against Emporia State University, and could not recover after a slow start. The Lady Hornets got the best of the Lady Rangers 83-44 in Emporia, Kan.
The Lady Rangers got out to a slow start against the Lady Hornets as they lost the first quarter 27-7. ESU opened the game on a 7-0 run and never trailed during the game. NWOSU got as close as 7-5 after a 5-0 run.
Emporia would answer that run with an 11-0 run opening up an 18-5 lead. The second quarter went well for the Lady Rangers as they won quarter 19-13 cutting into the deficit.
Northwestern did this by shooting 50% percent from the field going 6 for 12. The defense stepped up as well holding the Lady Hornets to just 33% from the field.
The fourth quarter the Lady Rangers shot better going 60 percent on 3-5 shooting. Emporia though would hit six shots and win the quarter 19-9. Emporia would win the game 83-44 overall.
The Lady Rangers were perfect from the charity stripe going 12-12 at the line.
The junior forward Bailey Brown led the way with 12 points, 9 rebounds and 2 steals. She was followed by Jakeria Otey led the way defensively having 4 of the 7 steals for the Lady Rangers; along with finishing the game with 11 points and 2 assists.