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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The Northeastern State women's basketball team fell 65-32 to Arkansas in exhibition action Sunday afternoon in Bud Walton Arena.
 
The RiverHawks were led in scoring by sophomore guard Courtney Cowan in the final tune-up before the start of the regular season. Cowan finished with nine points, all coming from behind the three-point line.
 
Senior guard Chelsey Beathard and freshman forward Sara Fountain both registered five points.
 
Kelsey Brooks paced the Razorbacks with 17 points. Jessica Jackson finished with 15 points, and Jhasmin Bowen had 14.
 
NSU shot 13 of 52 (25 percent) from the field and 6 of 28 (21 percent) from behind the three-point line. Arkansas shot 40 percent (24-for-60) from the field, 23 percent (5-for-22) from downtown and 57 percent (12-for-21).
 
The RiverHawks are set to open the 2014-15 campaign hosting the Stuteville Automotive Group MIAA GAC Basketball Challenge Nov. 14-15 at the NSU Event Center.
 
NORTHEASTERN STATE COACH RANDY GIPSON
Opening statement…
"I thought it was a real good outing for our kids to be able to come into a great atmosphere and play. We're obviously overmatched in some areas, but I thought our kids responded in a competitive way. We had difficulty dealing with the length of their players. We're normally a good three-point shooting team, but their length and their focus on contesting shots made it difficult for us to get good looks. I hope we gave Coach Dykes and his team some good work today. It's certainly very beneficial for us to come and play this team."
 
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