by BILLINGS, MT. – Nova Southeastern Women’s Basketball made its long-awaited return to the court in victorious fashion, defeating Simon Fraser 58-45 to start the D2CCA Tip-off Classic at the Trailhead on Friday afternoon. The win comes 612 days after the Sharks last played. Kyarrah Grant (Navajo/Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians) led NSU, scoring 15 points on 45% shooting.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
1ST QUARTER | Madeline Hardy and Grace Gilmore each added makes for NSU to put the score at 5-4 in the first four minutes of the contest. SFU closed the quarter on a 9-5 run, putting the score at 14-9. Hardy scored a total of five points in the first quarter for the Sharks.
2ND QUARTER | A’Lexus Bryant brought the Sharks within two (19-17) after making a jump shot midway through the second quarter. During the final 1:37 of the first half, NSU rallied for a 6-0 run which tied the game at 26-26 at halftime. Hardy, Kyarrah Grant and McKenah Peters all scored points during the run.
3RD QUARTER | Grant gave Nova Southeastern its first lead of the game by making two free throws early in the third quarter. Simon Fraser reclaimed the lead with a three-pointer at the half-way point, putting the score at 35-32. Peters scored five straight points for NSU, as the Sharks took a 39-37 advantage with 2:09 remaining in the quarter.
4TH QUARTER | India Shepherd and Hailey Conley each made a three-pointer to begin the quarter, extending the Sharks lead to 48-41. Grant added a three-pointer of her own to put Nova Southeastern ahead 55-43. NSU closed out SFU, earning the season-opening 58-43 win.
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