By Megan Maharry
Sports Editor
The Lady Rangers went 1-1 this weekend with a victory over Southern Nazerene and a loss at home to East Central.
The Lady Rangers took care of busniness in Bethany as they beat the Crimson Storm 56-55.
This marks the Lady Ranger’s fourth consecutive road win.
The winning on the road streak has not been this long in NWOSU’s women’s basketball since the 2001-02 season.
Kalea King earned her spot in the 1,000 point club Thursday against SNU.
King is the 12th player in program history to hit 1,000 points.
She finished the game with 13 points and six rebounds.
The Lady Rangers had the 45-43 lead going into the fourth, but the Crimson Storm went on a 7-0 run, taking the lead.
Refusing to be put away, the Lady Rangers answered back with five straight buckets from Jakeria Otey.
With just seconds left in the game, Jade Jones nabbed a steal and King finished the play off with a layup to give her team the advantage, 56-55.
SNU managed to get a final shot off, but missed.
Otey stole the inbounded ball after SNU grabbed the rebound, and time expired, giving the Lady Rangers four road victories on the road.
On Saturday, the Lady Rangers were back in action against the Tigers of east Central.
Despite a battle on Hall of Fame Weekend, the Lady Rangers fell 88-80.
The Lady Rangers got off to a slow start in the first quarter and were unable to capitalize on offense.
The Tigers held a 27-10 lead going into the second quarter.
It was the second quarter the offense came alive.
A three-pointer by Jones and a jumper to follow from Presley Payahsape started the roll.
The Lady Rangers got within eight in the final minutes, but the slow start was too much to overcome as they ultimately fell 88-80.
Jones tied her season high with 16 points and added five assists.
Bailey Brown earned yet another double-double, making it her fifth, with a career high 23 points and 11 rebounds.
The Lady Rangers are now 9-14 overall and 6-10 in conference play.
The Lady Rangers next take to the road to face off against heated rival Southwestern Oklahoma State University.