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TAHLEQUAH, Okla. – The Northeastern State women's basketball team kicked off MIAA play with a 63-51 victory over No. 21 Emporia State Wednesday night at Jack Dobbins Field House.
 
The RiverHawks (4-3, 1-0 MIAA) were playing their first game as members of their new conference, while the Lady Hornets fell to 3-2 on the year and 0-1 in league play.
 
NSU shot a season-best 51 percent from the field (24-47), while converting 8 of 21 (38 percent) from downtown. The team was led in scoring by senior guard Taylor Lewis, who scored 21 points on 6-for-12 shooting. She hit four three's in the contest.
 
Senior forward Sarah Green added 13 points, five rebounds, four assists, and two blocks, while junior forward Carrington Fox contributed a career-high 13 points and seven rebounds. Green was 6-for-6 from the field and Fox was 6 of 9.
 
Northeastern State outrebounded Emporia State 33-29, and NSU also had 19 assists to just nine from ESU.
 
The Lady Hornets were led in scoring by Laura Patrick, who had 15. Rachel Hanf added 12 for the visitors. Emporia State shot 31 percent from the field (15-49) and 35 percent from behind the arc (8-23).
 
Northeastern State will next travel to Jefferson City, Mo., for a 1:07 p.m. clash Dec. 8 with Lincoln. The game between the RiverHawks and Blue Tigers will be televised by the MIAA Network.
 
NORTHEASTERN HEAD COACH RANDY GIPSON
On defeating a ranked team…
“It's great to see our kids respond to our recent poor play. We executed the game plan. Our kids competed hard, and they executed some things real well on both offense and defense.”
 
On the team's effort…
“This was obviously the best game we've played all season on both ends. We won the rebounding battle, as well, and that is a very telling statistic for the kind of effort we gave tonight.”
 
On earning the first MIAA victory in school history…
“It feels good to be able to beat a good team like Emporia State and to win our first-ever MIAA game. I think it's a confidence builder. Our team needed this kind of game. We've been struggling to find that chemistry and rhythm in our play, and we needed this game. To be able to get it in the first conference game is big for us. “
 
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