ST. CHARLES, Mo. – Northeastern State could not recover from a cold second quarter and fell 76-61 on Saturday afternoon to Lindenwood inside Hyland Arena. 
 
Joi Bertrand connected on her first six shots and led the RiverHawks with 15 points.  The senior also had three assists and a pair of blocks for Northeastern State who falls to 5-14 (2-8 MIAA).  Bailee Eldred and Cailyn Long both were in double-figures with 13 points.
 
The RiverHawks hung with the Lions early behind a hot shooting first quarter from Bertrand who had ten points on 5-for-5 shooting after the first period.   After the games fifth tie at 19-19 with 5:55 left in the second period, the Lions finished on a 17-3 run; NSU was limited to six points on 2-for-9 shooting.
 
One third of NSU's points on Saturday came at the free throw line where they were 21-for-25.  The RiverHawks as a group shot 37.3-percent (19-51) and were 2-for-15 at the arc.  Lindenwood would have a 33-to-30 edge on the glass and shot 48.2-percent (27-56) with four players in double-figures. 
 
The Lions improve to 13-3 and 7-2 in the MIAA with the win over NSU.
 
TIP INS
Maegan Lee had six points and career high seven rebounds off the bench … NSU missed its first nine three point shots before Maddie Morrow hit one midway through the third period … final MIAA regular season meeting between the two programs with Lindenwood departing the league at the end of the academic year.
 
COMING UP
The RiverHawks will return home for the next three games and will host Central Missouri this Thursday inside the NSU Event Center for a 5:30 p.m. tip-off.