Lady RiverHawks fall to Emporia StateMatt ReynoldsTNE Writer

NSU’s women’s basketball team fell 69-36 to te se!ond rankedEmporia State Hornets "ednesday ni#t at te NSU Event $enter%

 &e RiverHawks knew Emporia State wo'ld be to'#%

(&ey are a really #ood team)* said Head $oa! Randy +ibson% (&eyave a #ood defensive team and all aspe!ts yo' look for in a basketballteam% "e ,'st str'##led to #et sots to #o tro'# te oop%*

 &e RiverHawks trailed by ten points at te intermission% bri#t spottro'#o't te ni#t was Norteastern State’s to'# defense% &eRiverHawks eld Emporia State to a .9/ sootin# from te 0oor in te1rst alf%

("e #ot o2 to a slow start toni#t)* said Emporia State women’s Head$oa!% (Norteastern State !an do tat to yo'% elsey 4arnwell it afew sots toward te end of te alf tat #ot 's #oin#%*

elley 5oten led te Hornets atta!k in te se!ond alf 1nisin# wit .points on 6-7 sootin# from te 0oor% &e o2ensive woes !ontin'ed forte RiverHawks sootin# a .6/ from te 0oor%

(8t is no se!ret we are ,'st avin# tro'ble #ettin# te ball in tebasket)* +ipson said% ("e ,'st ave to keep workin# to #et some sotsto fall% (

$oa! +ipson said 1nises at te basket are te bi##est tin#s teteam needs to work on before teir #ame a#ainst "asb'rn onSat'rday%

("e ,'st ave to soot te ball better in all pases)* said +ipson%(+ood looks !an be ard to #et sometimes) b't wen we #et tem weave to kno!k down te sots%*

bri#t spot on o2ense for te RiverHawks was te play of resmen:estiny Stran#e wo led Norteastern State wit ; points o2 of teben!% Stran#e is one of fo'r fresmen re!eivin# <'ality mint'es tisseason%

Published 1/26/15