By KAROLINA JURESIUTE
Student Reporter
Lady Rangers won at home Feb. 15 and lost on the road Saturday, putting them at 21-5 for the season, 13-5 conference.
The team beat the rival Southwestern Bulldogs by 24 points, 72-48. The loss on Saturday to Oklahoma Baptist was by 10 points, 62-52.
On Thursday’s home game. Both Faith Simpson and Carly Craig led the team with 17 points. Faith Simpson also added 11 rebounds, having her sixth double-double game of the season. Carly Craig also had a game high of six steals. Josena Frame added nine points, Payton Jones eight. Summya Addigun, Talayah Thomas, and Nikya Orange added 5 points.
Exciting win over the Bulldogs marked the head coach Tasha Diesselhorst 100th career win with the Rangers.
Northwestern lady Rangers started the first quarter hot with a 10-0 run. Josena Frame put the first points for the Rangers after making a great cut and receiving a pass from Faith Simpson.
The Rangers played great defense, not letting the Bulldogs score for the first four minutes. Northwestern finished the first quarter of the game with a 14-point lead 24-10.
The second quarter was not so great for the lady Rangers scoring only five points. Faith Simpson had two and Talayah Thomas made three free-throws out of four. Northwestern had a 10-point lead at the end of the first half of the game.
Lady Rangers had a better scoring quarter after the halftime. On the 2-minute mark the Bulldogs head coach received a technical foul and Carly Craig stood at the free throw line and made them count.
The Bulldogs made another layup, and the lady Rangers went on another 11-0 run. Northwestern closed out the third quarter with a 19-point lead 52-33.
TThe lady Rangers kept the lead over 20 points and shot 50% from field goal.
The final score of the game was 72-48 lady Rangers win.
Northwestern forced the Bulldogs make 22 turnovers and scored 10 points off them. Lady Rangers also out rebounded the Southwestern Bulldogs by grabbing 42 rebounds while Bulldogs had 33.
This win improved the Lady Rangers to a (21-4) record.
On Saturday the Lady Rangers traveled to Shawnee to play against Oklahoma Bapist University. The result was not in their favor and they fell to OBU 52-62. Leaving them with a (21-5) record.
The Northwestern Lady Rangers have four regular season games left, three of them at home.
