TAHLEQUAH, Okla. – The Northeastern State women's basketball team topped Northwest Missouri State 50-35 Saturday afternoon inside the NSU Event Center.
 
The point total for the Bearcats (5-20, 3-16 MIAA) was their lowest in a game since the 1998-99 season against Southwest Baptist (72-35 loss). This was also the lowest amount scored against the RiverHawks since Jan. 3, 2008 (54-35 win over Midwestern State).
 
The win lifted NSU (8-16, 5-13 MIAA) into 11th place in the league standings with four games remaining in the regular season.
 
Senior guard Kate Bellamy paced the winning effort with 10 points and 10 rebounds. This was Bellamy's second double-double in her last three games and the third of her career. True freshman guard Cailyn Long led all scorers with 14 points.
 
Northeastern State shot 34.7 percent (17-for-49) from the field, 21.1 percent (4-for-19) from downtown and 80 percent (12-for-15) at the free-throw stripe. The Bearcats were held to just 25.5 percent (14-for-55) overall, 7.1 percent (1-for-14) from distance and 60 percent (6-for-10) at the line.
 
Tember Schechinger was the lone Northwest Missouri State player in double figures. She tallied 13 points, 10 rebounds and six turnovers.
 
The RiverHawks led in assists (15-5), steals (4-2), points off turnovers (12-4), bench points (16-13) and fewer turnovers (8-12). NWMSU led in rebounding (40-37), second-chance points (6-2) and points in the paint (24-18).
 
NSU will now head out on the road for a battle with Washburn at 5:30 p.m. Feb. 17. The Ichabods defeated the RiverHawks 56-46 in Tahlequah on Jan. 7.
 
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