By CONNOR GRAY, Assistant Editor
A Northwestern basketball player dribbles the ball against East Central Feb. 5 at Percefull Fieldhouse. -Photo by Emma Sporleder
The Northwestern Lady Rangers split their visit in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, by getting one over on Ouachita Baptist, but they came up short against Henderson State.
After winning a close match up against East Central last week, the team started preparing for Ouachita Baptist and Henderson State.
The Lady Rangers won the games at home earlier in the year against each team, with a big one over the Tigers, 78-59, and a close one against the Reddies, 84-78.
Most of the game with Ouachita was back-and-forth, as neither team could pull away from each other.
That was until the fourth quarter, when the Lady Rangers outscored Ouachita 26-15 to seal the victory, 61-48.
Bailey Brown led the Lady Rangers with 21 points, followed by Scout Frame with 20.
“Ouachita has the best freshman in the league, so you know she would play well down the stretch,” assistant coach Jakeria Otey said. “Our girls played hard. It’s tough to win on the road.”
Otey also commented on how much Brown and Frame mean to the team, and Otey said she is positive about their ability to score.
The Reddies and Lady Rangers had another back-and-forth affair, with each side countering the other throughout the first half.
The battle continued in the second half. However, Henderson edged out Northwestern in the third and fourth quarter to win, 87-78.
Brown led the Lady Rangers with 31 points, followed by Carly Craig with 21.
Otey talked about what Henderson did differently against the Rangers.
“They doubled up more there than they did at home,” Otey said. “They’re used to playing better on their court.”
On Tuesday, the Lady Rangers completed their road trip by traveling down to Weatherford to take on Southwestern.
The Bulldogs ran over the Lady Rangers, with Southwestern getting the win, 92-58.
The Lady Rangers turned the ball over 23 times throughout the game, which was one of the many downfalls for the Lady Rangers.
Southwestern led for 39 of the 40 minutes during the game, with the biggest Bulldog lead being 39 points.
Brown led the Lady Rangers in scoring with 15 points, while Frame chipped in with 13 points.
The Lady Rangers need these upcoming home games against Arkansas Tech and Harding to put themselves in better position for the annual GAC conference tournament.