Boxscore

FRESNO, Calif. – Megan Hingston scored 21 points to lead the Northwest Nazarene women's basketball team to an 85-62 victory over Fresno Pacific in tonight's non-conference D. II matchup held in Fresno, California.
 
Hingston was 9 of 13 from the field leading all scorers while grabbing nine rebounds. Junior Chelsie Luke added 17 points after a 17-point performance last night against the Sunbirds of Fresno Pacific. Taylor Simmons added 11 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists off the bench for NNU.
 
“Taylor Simmons played great for us, both defensively and attacking the basket,“ commented head coach Kelli Lindley
 
Charde Stevens led the Sunbirds with 19 points and 10 rebounds. Stevens was 6 of 13 from the field and 4 of 8 from beyond the three-point line. Keairra White added 15 points while Keri Stephanoff and Jenay Hering each had 11 points for the Sunbirds.

“We did a much better job today limiting Keairra White after her 40-point performance last night,“ added Lindley, “It was exciting to see improvement in our team defense."
 
NNU was 46.5-percent (33 of 71) from the field and 77.3-percent (17-22) from the foul line. FPU shot 34.3-percent (24-70) from the floor and 24.0-percent (6-25) from beyond the arc.
 
The Crusaders (2-0) will now face The College of Idaho on Tuesday night at 7 p.m. in Caldwell, Idaho at the J.A. Albertsons Activities Center.