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TAHLEQUAH, Okla. – The Northeastern State women's basketball team lost 63-46 to Pittsburg State in the regular-season home finale Wednesday evening inside the NSU Event Center.
 
The RiverHawks (10-13, 7-9 MIAA) have now lost three in a row and five of their last six, while the Gorillas (20-6, 13-3 MIAA) improved their win streak to nine straight.
 
Junior guard Chelsey Beathard paced NSU with 14 points. Senior forward Carrington Fox finished with 11 points, seven rebounds, two assists, two steals, and a block on Senior Night. She was honored following the conclusion of the contest.
 
NSU shot 35.6 percent (16-for-45) from the field, 33.3 percent (4-for-12) from downtown and 45.5 percent (10-for-22) at the free-throw line. PSU connected on 43.9 percent (25-for-57) from the field, 33.3 percent (4-for-12) from behind the three-point line and 69.2 percent (9-for-13) at the line.
 
Cathy Brugman led Pitt State with 13 points, and Antqunita Reed and Lizzy Jeronimus both added 12.
 
The two teams jockeyed for position in the early going, and Northeastern State found itself on top 9-8 at the 14:52 mark. The Gorillas went on an 8-0 run, however, to take a lead it would never relinquish. The road team stretched its lead out to 38-24 by halftime, and NSU never got closer than 11 points in the second half.

The RiverHawks return to action at 1:30 p.m. Feb. 22 at Central Oklahoma.
 
Scoring Summary
Pittsburg State                     38        25        63
Northeastern State              24        22        46

NORTHEASTERN STATE COACH RANDY GIPSON
Opening Statement…
"For whatever reason we were a little flat right from the start. (Pittsburg State) is a good team that is playing really well right now. They have great depth and we didn't get out of the gates well in terms of being alert and aware of what we were supposed to be doing defensively. They took advantage of that. We did wear down a little bit."
 
On Carrington Fox…
"She's been just a really dependable player every day in practice. She's a great teammate and you always knew you were going to get great energy from her. Her defensive presence is demonstrated by the fact that she set the record for blocked shots. She is a great senior. She was handed very difficult circumstances to try and lead a very young team with not much help in the upper class. And she responded very well. Our team has played competitively all year, and I think that starts with the senior leadership we've gotten from Carrington Fox."
 
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