Nicholls State 47, at Northwestern State 57

CYPRESS, La. (Interstat) — In a grinding, defensive Southland Conference clash defined more by missed opportunities than made shots, the Northwestern State Demons used a dominant fourth-quarter performance to pull away from the Nicholls State Colonels for a 57-47 victory in women’s basketball on Thursday night at Prather Coliseum. The game, witnessed by an intimate crowd of 444, was a rematch of a Jan. 3 meeting won by Northwestern State 50-46. This sequel followed a similar script of offensive struggle but featured a decisive final act from the home team. Both teams entered the night with identical 10-9 overall records,… Read more...