Warriors Steal One from Northern, 74-59

LEWISTON, ID--Lewis-Clark State forced 36 turnovers in defeating 23rd-ranked Montana State-Northern, 74-59, in a NAIA Division I Frontier Conference women’s basketball game, Thursday night, at Warrior Gymnasium. The Warriors converted those 36 turnovers into 30 points.

Leading Lewis-Clark State (15-8, 5-3 Frontier) was led by Kyla Harris’ season-high 17 points, 13 of which came in the first half. Shanta Coleman recorded her third double-double of the season with 13 points and ten rebounds. Jessica Foot again came off of the bench strong with a solid 13 point effort.

Paula Owens scored a game-high 18 points for Montana State-Northern (17-6, 4-4). Tamecia Watkins finished with a double-double, scoring 11 points and grabbing a team-high ten rebounds.

Lewis-Clark State ran out to a quick 18-3 lead, but a 13-2 run by the Skylights cut the lead to four with 10:40 remaining in the first half. The Warriors countered that run with a 14-2 run of their own to lead by 16, and the Warriors would lead by as many as 21 in the first half.

LCSC controlled much of the second half, leading by as many as 25 points, and the Skylights could only pull to within as few as ten points in the second half.

Box score vs. Montana State-Northern