Game 2 WBB vs. Tabor
54
Tabor Tabor 0-1
57
Winner Northwestern Okla. NW 2-0,0-0 GAC
Tabor Tabor
0-1
54
Final
57
Northwestern Okla. NW
2-0,0-0 GAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Tabor Tabor 14 7 16 17 54
Northwestern Okla. NW 12 16 7 22 57

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Emma Sporleder, Athletic Communications

Lady Rangers conclude non-conference play with a win over Tabor

ALVA, Okla. – The Lady Rangers finished their non-conference stint victorious after defeating OPSU and Tabor College in a two-day weekend matchup. Tabor traveled to Alva on Saturday but fell short to the Red-and-Black, 57-54. Northwestern finished their second win of the season with two players scoring double figures. Mya Johnson ended with 18 points, nine rebounds and two blocks, Scout Frame finished with 10 points and two rebounds. 
 
"I thought our defense was good the first half, but we really struggled to get anything going on the offensive end the entire game." Head Coach Tasha Diesselhorst explains. "We were fortunate to come out with a win." 
 
"We are thankful to be able to play two games and go into conference play next week at 2-0."
 
NWOSU tallied 36 rebounds, five steals, and three blocks. The Lady Rangers went 25-of-51 from the field and only 3-of-12 from three-point range. 
 
Tabor finished with 28 rebounds, nine steals, and four blocks. The Bluejays finished shooting 20-of-53 and 6-of-28 from outside. 
 
FIRST QUARTER
Johnson wins the tip for the Lady Rangers, but the Bluejays fire first after Zoe Shieldnight hits the first three of the afternoon. Kes Reeves answers back with a three-pointer assisted by S. Frame, and the Bluejays attempted a jumper that Johnson quickly swatted away. The Bluejays go up six after back-to-back threes until Josena Frame rushes in with two made free throws and a three-pointer to start a rhythm. Johnson narrows the Bluejays' lead by one after a layup, but Tabor answers again with free throws and a shot inside the paint. Kiana Walker closes the first quarter with a layup, but Tabor finished the first quarter ahead by two, 14-12.
 
SECOND QUARTER
Johnson scores first in the second quarter, but Lizzie Shephard's foul keeps the Bluejays ahead until Johnson answers again by rolling one in from under the basket. The Lady Rangers jump ahead by five halfway through the second quarter. Baskets from S. Frame, Shephard, and Kiana Walker keep NWOSU alive during the remainder of the quarter, and the Lady Rangers jump ahead by seven to close the first half. 28-21 
 
THIRD QUARTER
Kasey Rice of Tabor scored off of a turnover by Johnson to open the third quarter, but Johnson redeemed herself after laying it up and blocking Rice's shot in the next possession. There were eight turnovers from the Lady Rangers during the third quarter, which accounted for nine Bluejays' points. NWOSU stays ahead by three with five minutes left to go in the quarter until back-to-back scores from inside by the Bluejays put Tabor ahead by one. Tabor stays on top of the Lady Rangers by two to end the third quarter, with S. Frame closing the period with a layup. 
  
FOURTH QUARTER
The Bluejays gained a six-point lead throughout the fourth quarter, but Northwestern persevered with scores from Jarah Whitfield, S. Frame, J. Frame, and Shephard to finish on top of the Bluejays 57-54.
 
The Lady Rangers move to 2-0 on the season and are scheduled to open Great American Conference play in Alva against Southern Nazarene and Oklahoma Baptist on Jan. 7 and Jan. 9.
 
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