By CONNOR GRAY, Assistant Editor
The Northwestern Lady Rangers are hoping to snap their three game losing streak against the Arkansas-Monticello Cotton Blossoms Thursday and Southern Arkansas Muleriders Saturday.
The Lady Rangers are still struggling after coming off their biggest win in history as they continue to have a difficult time putting points on the board.
The Lady Rangers shot 23.5% from the field against Harding, which is the lowest shooting percentage of the season.
The Lady Rangers scored only one basket in the first quarter as they started the game with 2-0 lead and never led again, going on to lose, 61-39.
Scout Frame led the team with 11 points followed by Carly Craig and Camille Thomas with seven. Thomas went 7-8 at the free throw line.
Scout Frame led the team in both steals and rebounds at 3 and 11 each. This marks her third double-double of the year.
The team had a bounce back performance against Arkansas Tech with their shooting percentage going up and Bailey Brown scoring 23 points, but it was not enough to win.
Arkansas Tech won, 65-58, as the Lady Rangers cut the deficit to five in the second half, but could not complete the comeback.
Brown led the Lady Rangers with 23 points and went 11-12 at the free throw line. Scout Frame followed with 18 points.
Brown also led the team in rebounds with 13 for her fifth double-double of the season and 27th of her career. Craig was second with nine rebounds on the afternoon.
Assistant coach Jakeria Otey talked about what the team needed to improve on from their three game road stretch.
“In practice we’ve been looking to make shots as we have been struggling,” Otey said. “We’ve been looking for people to make shots and get the open ones.”
Otey also said that the team is looking forward to these upcoming home games to help them advance later in the season. Otey then said that she hopes the team is ready to make that push.
Both the Cotton Blossoms and the Muleriders have already played the Lady Rangers this season, as Northwestern defeated each team during the seven-game win streak.
In their last ten matchups with Arkansas-Monticello and Southern Arkansas, the Lady Rangers have maintained a 6-4 record.
The Blossoms are currently winless in 18 games so far and the Muleriders have maintained a record of 9-9.
The Lady Rangers are currently in sixth place in the Great American Conference standings with a 6-6 record in conference play. Northwestern is tied with Arkansas Tech and Oklahoma Baptist for sixth.
The Lady Rangers will need to get these two games to keep pushing for better postseason seeding for the conference tournament.