ELLENSBURG, Wash. – Northwest Nazarene women's basketball came up just short after a back-and-forth battle with Central Washington. The final score was 79-77 in favor of the Wildcats after overtime.
The Nighthawks are now 8-9 overall and 4-5 in GNAC play.
How it Happened
The Nighthawks opened the game with a 10-4 run to control the lead for the first quarter.
There were 3 lead changes in the beginning of the 2
nd quarter. The Wildcats went on a 10-2 run to finish out the first half and held the lead at 35-26.
Back-and-forth scoring in the 3
rd quarter led to the Nighthawks trailing by 10 going into the 4
th quarter.
To begin the 4
th quarter,
Danika Starr made a jumper, and
McKenna Castledine got a steal and a hit a deep ball. The Nighthawks trailed closely for almost the entire quarter. With time dwindling away, and NNU down by three, Castledine hit another deep ball to send the game to overtime.
In overtime, the Nighthawks came up just short with a final score of 79-77
Nighthawks Notes
- McKenna Castledine led the team in points with 15
- Five different Nighthawks put up double-digit points
- From beyond the arc, NNU shot 38.5% to CWU's 29.2%
- The Nighthawks had 13 steals to Central Washington's 9
- NNU shot 73.7% on free-throws to CWU's 64%
Up Next
The Nighthawks will head home and face Montana State Billings on Thursday, January 26
th.
