Emporia, KS. – Women's Basketball out-scored East Central 20-14 in the fourth quarter but it was not enough to complete the comeback as they fell to the Tigers by a final score of 52-58. The Wolves dropped to 2-2 on the season.
 
­­With 6:44 left in the first quarter, Mekash drilled a three-pointer to tie the game up a seven. Wolves were down 16-14 point after one quarter of play. East Central took control in the second quarter out-scoring the Wolves 21-5 in the second quarter. In the first half, Wolves shot 26.9 percent from the field, tallied 18 rebounds, and recorded two steals.
 
NSU would cut the East Central lead to 12 heading into the fourth quarter down 32-44. NSU would cut the Tiger lead to seven with: 48 seconds left on a Wadsworth three. Wolves finished the game with shooting 40.0 percent from the field, 26.3 percent from behind the arc, and out-rebounded the Tigers 38-28.
 
Leading the charge for the Wolves was Lexi Wadsworth finishing the game with 13 points and one rebound. Brianna Kusler also finished in double figures with 10 points, five rebounds, two assists, and three steals. Anika Fredrick tallied six points and four rebounds in the loss.
 
Sara Tvedt also recorded six points for the Wolves with six rebounds, and two assists. Brook Luitjens was the last starter for the Wolves finishing with five points, two rebounds, and one assist. Leading NSU off the bench with eight points, three rebounds, and three assists was Tori Mekash. Rachel Guthmiller and Zoe Hardwick scored two points off the bench in the loss.
 
Wolves are back in action Saturday afternoon at the Emporia State Thanksgiving Classic as they will face #24 Emporia State. Tip-off is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. against the Hornets.