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Hailey Chamberlin vs. Lindenwood
Hailey Chamberlin swats away a shot attempt by LWU's Vanessa Zailo during Saturday's contest inside Hyland Arena. The freshman forward finished with a game-high four blocks.
52
Northeastern State NESU 3-5, 0-3 MIAA
57
Winner Lindenwood LWU 6-2, 2-0 MIAA
Northeastern State NESU
3-5, 0-3 MIAA
52
Final
57
Lindenwood LWU
6-2, 2-0 MIAA
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Northeastern State NESU 7 18 13 14 52
Lindenwood LWU 16 17 11 13 57

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Lindenwood defeats NSU, 57-52

Buschmann nets 19 points, hauls in eight boards in fifth-straight loss for Northeastern State

ST. CHARLES, Mo. – The Northeastern State women's basketball team lost to Lindenwood 57-52 Saturday afternoon inside Hyland Arena.
 
The RiverHawks (3-5, 0-3 MIAA) lost for the fifth time in a row, while the Lions improved to 6-2 on the year and 2-0 in the league.
 
Junior forward Mary Jane Buschmann paced NSU with 19 points and eight rebounds in 36 minutes. Senior guard Kate Bellamy added 10 points.
 
Northeastern State shot just 28.8 percent (15-for-52) from the field, 16 percent (4-for-25) from behind the 3-point line and 72 percent (18-for-25) at the free-throw line. LWU shot 31.7 percent (20-for-63) overall, 15.4 percent (2-for-13) from behind the arc and 83.3 percent (15-for-18) at the line.
 
Vanessa Zailo led Lindenwood with 17 points and 21 rebounds, while Kassidy Gengenbacher chipped in 17 points.
 
The home team jumped on top of NSU 16-7 after the first quarter and was able to fend off all charges from the visitors. Northeastern State outscored Lindenwood in each of the final three quarters, but the RiverHawks were never able to take a lead or tie the game after the first quarter.
 
LWU led in rebounds (52-32), assists (11-8), steals (5-2), points in the paint (30-12), and second-chance points (15-1). NSU led in blocks (9-2), fewer turnovers (11-12) and bench points (10-4).
 
Northeastern State will have one more contest to close out a four-game road trip. The green and white and battle Lincoln at 5:30 p.m. Dec. 14 in Jefferson City, Missouri.
 
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