ALVA – Northeastern State newcomer Shae Sanchez led her team with ten points, but a cold shooting afternoon plagued the RiverHawks in a 51-39 loss to UMary on Saturday afternoon. 
 
The RiverHawks shot 30.9-percent (17-55) from the field, and for the second day in a row, they were limited at the free-throw line with only two opportunities.
 
Cenia Hayes and Britney Ho were the RiverHawks' second-leading scorers with eight points. Sanchez led NSU with eight boards but trailed the Marauders on the glass 45-to-27. 
 
After a low scoring first quarter that saw the contest tied at 9-9, UMary took advantage of a four-minute cold spell by the RiverHawks to score eight unanswered to take a 23-18 lead into the locker room. 
 
NSU's offense opened the third quarter scoreless for the first 2:12 before Hayes drained a layup with the RiverHawks trailing 30-20.  However, the gap remained around a ten-point deficit the rest of the way.   In the final 3:36 left of the game, NSU went scoreless and was 1-for-10 from the field. 
 
UMary shot 35.8-percent (19-53) from the field with Lexie Schneider leading her team with a double-double scoring 15 points and grabbing 17 rebounds. 
 
Northeastern State falls to 0-2 to start the year with UMary improving to 2-3. 
 
The RiverHawks are at home for the rest of the calendar year and open an eight-game stretch in the Event Center this Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. against Bacone.