JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Northeastern State women's basketball team lost to Lincoln 63-52 Monday night inside Jason Gym.
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The RiverHawks (3-6, 0-4 MIAA) lost their sixth-straight game, while the Blue Tigers improved to 5-4 overall and 1-2 in the conference.
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True freshman guard
Cailyn Long paced NSU with a game-high 19 points. She was 7 of 11 from the field and 5-for-9 from behind the 3-point line. True freshman forward
Hailey Chamberlin added 10 points off the bench.
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Northeastern State shot 43.4 percent (23-for-53) from the field and 28.6 percent (6-for-21) from behind the arc. The RiverHawks failed to make a free throw (0-for-2). Lincoln shot 36.4 percent (24-for-66) overall, 35.7 percent (10-for-28) from distance and 62.5 percent (5-for-8) from the free-throw line.
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Hunter Yoakum led LU with 17 points, while Zuri Hill added 14.
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Lincoln led in rebounding (44-29), fewer turnovers (8-10), points off turnovers (16-6) and second-chance points (16-2). Northeastern State led in points in the paint (34-24), bench points (33-10), assists (18-13), blocks (8-1) and steals (6-4).
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NSU returns home following its recent four-game road swing. The RiverHawks are set to play host to rival Central Oklahoma at 1:30 p.m. Dec. 19 inside the NSU Event Center.
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