MEADVILLE, PA (
nazathletics.com) – Nazareth's women's basketball team hit the road for an out-of-conference matchup against the Ohio Northern Polar Bears (0-1) on Sunday. The Golden Flyers returned home with a 66-62 win, improving to 2-0 on the season.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The two squads struggled for offense early on, going a combined 3-8 from the field in the opening 3 minutes, and both sides committed a few turnovers as they settled in
- The offensive struggles persisted for the entirety of the opening quarter, as Nazareth led 6-5 through 10 minutes on 2-15 shooting while ONU went 1-13
- The second quarter started off slow as well, but the Golden Flyers and the Polar Bears both began working out the kinks as the game went on
- Ohio Northern capitalized on earlier free throw opportunities to build a small lead, going up 12-8 at the 4-minute mark of the second frame
- Shots started falling on both ends of the court as they went back and forth, and ONU entered half time with the narrow lead, 26-22
- The third period is where Nazareth did their damage, erasing the Polar Bear lead in the first 2 minutes as they kicked off a 21-1 scoring run
- Ohio Northern picked up a few late points to cut the Golden Flyer lead to 14 (46-32) by the end of the third quarter, as Nazareth looked to close out the final 10 minutes and preserve their advantage
- Nazareth struggled to keep their score-cushion as Ohio Northern made a fourth-quarter push to equalize
- Foul trouble continued to be an issue for Nazareth, who ceded 11 free throw attempts to their opponents who managed to make every one of them
- The Polar Bears clawed all the way back to make it a 3-point game in the final minute, but the Golden Flyers held on and escaped with a 66-62 win
GAME NOTES
WHAT'S NEXT
The Golden Flyers will be in Troy, New York on Friday, November 13th to take on the RPI Engineers. Tip off is set for 5:30pm.
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