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Women's basketball prepares to play Northwestern State Demons

Written by Travis Detherage, The Shorthorn staff

Thursday, 04 February 2010 10:36 PM

Senior Guard Kiarra Shofner attempts to break away from the defender during practice on Thursday afternoon. The women�s basketball team will play Northwestern State on Febuary 6th at 2:00pm in Natchitoches Louisiana. (The Shorthorn: Will LaVoncher)

After a heartbreaking loss to Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Wednesday, the women’s basketball team will go on the road Saturday to face Northwestern State.

The Mavericks (8-12, 3-4 Southland Conference) were on the verge of their first back-to-back wins of the season, but blew an 11-point lead with 6:19 left to lose 72-66.

The Mavericks have now lost eight out of the last 12 games and are 4-8 on the road this season.

The Mavericks’ last road win came on Jan. 9 against Texas Sate University.

The Mavericks have won eight in a row against Northwestern State (12-8, 5-2 SLC) by an average of 19.3 points per game and have won the last two road trips to Natchitoches, La., by an average of 19.5 points per game.

After beating McNeese State University on Wednesday, Northwestern State comes into this game with a 6-3 home record.

Northwestern State’s leading scorer Brittiany Houston averages 12.9 points per game, which is 12th in the SLC.

In Northwestern State’s win on Wednesday, they shot 28.6 percent from the floor, but showed why they are first in the SLC in field goal percentage defense as they held McNeese State to 24.2 percent from the floor.

Northwestern State is first in 3-point percentage offense and also first in 3-point point percentage defense in the Southland Conference.

That will fall right in the hands of the Demons because the Mavericks are 11th in the Southland Conference in three-point field percentage defense.

The Mavericks won 74-68 against Northwestern State last year on Feb.7.

In that game, senior guard Meghan Nelson had 16 points and junior forward Shalyn Martin had a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds.

Nelson is third in the conference in scoring, averaging 17 points per game. Head Coach Samantha Morrow talked about Nelson’s play this year.

“She’s just doing a great job this year,” Morrow said. “She’s taking the ball to the hole. She’s hitting the midrange jumper. She’s playing really good defense for us. Our teammates are looking for her and giving her opportunities.”

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