By OAKLEE FIELDER
The Lady Rangers dropped a ranking in the GAC standings after losing their two games this week against the Arkansas-based teams.
Their first game was against Harding University, which they lost 58-51.
After ending the first quarter even 11-11, the Bisons just outscored the Lady Rangers 14-11, giving them the lead 25-22.
The Lady Rangers led most of the way throughout the first quarter, but the Bison were able to catch up and even it up. In the second quarter, the Bison started to get away from the Lady Rangers. In the closing minutes of the quarter, NWOSU was able to close the gap with a layup from Summya Adigun and a three-pointer from Camille Pritchard.
The third quarter started just like the first quarter, close. The Lady Rangers closed the gap to just one with free throws from Pritchard. After the Bison extended once again, Northwestern went on a run to even it up at 30.
The game came crashing down on the Ladies in the final quarter, as Harding outscored them 26-15 to take the lead in the closing stages.
The game against Arkansas Tech went into overtime, after an incredibly close four quarters.
The first quarter ended with the Lady Rangers down by five, then Northwestern outscored the Golden Suns in the second by four to make it just a one-point game.
A dead-even third quarter ended with the Lady Rangers down by one. Northwestern had the lead in the final minutes, but after missing a free throw to give them the lead by three, the Golden Suns scored a layup to tie it and send it to overtime.
In overtime, Northwestern scored three versus Arkansas Tech’s four and the Golden Suns won the game by just one point.