JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Northeastern State's final MIAA trip to Lincoln will be one that the RiverHawks will quickly like to put in the rearview mirror with the Blue Tigers snapping an 11-game skid Thursday by a 70-58 final score.
Lincoln (7-20, 3-18 MIAA) nearly controlled the entirety of the game with the RiverHawks struggling from the field across the night going 22-for-58. The Blue Tigers also cashed in on 19 NSU turnovers out-scoring the RiverHawks 26-to-9.
Halie Jones was the lone starter for NSU in double-figures with the fifth-year scoring 13 points.
Grace Abercrombie had 11, and
Patrycja Pawlata scored eight and paced the team with eight rebounds. Early foul trouble limited
Courtney Lee's playing time to 20 minutes with the junior playing just four in the first half.
Lincoln's Ashlyn Alloway carried the Blue Tigers with a 26-point performance on 11-for-17 shooting.
Following the MIAA finale with the Blue Tigers, Northeastern State's association record wraps up at 8-7 in favor of the RiverHawks.
With the loss, Northeastern State drops to 14-13 (10-11 MIAA) and will wrap up the regular season on Saturday at Central Missouri for a 1 p.m. tip-off.
