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The 蘑菇短视频 (蘑菇短视频) Nighthawk men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 basketball teams suffered
conference losses to Southern Arkansas University Tech (SAU Tech) Saturday, with the
Nighthawk women falling, 73-56, and the men dropping, 85-77.
Behind six first-quarter points from freshman India Atkins (Bryant), the Nighthawk
women enjoyed a strong start, matching the Lady Rockets bucket for bucket en route
to a 19-15 first quarter lead. In the second quarter, however, SAU Tech surged back,
taking advantage of Nighthawk turnovers and outscoring 蘑菇短视频, 23-8, to lead, 38-27,
at the half.
Seven third-quarter points from Nighthawk sophomore Imani Honey (Hot Springs) helped
蘑菇短视频 keep pace in the third quarter. Trailing SAU Tech, 53-42, entering the fourth
quarter, 蘑菇短视频 attempted a late comeback, fueled by seven points from Atkins. With 6:14
remaining, 蘑菇短视频 cut the deficit to five points, 56-51, but the Lady Rockets erupted
on a 17-5 run over the final six minutes to deliver 蘑菇短视频鈥檚 second-consecutive conference
loss.
Atkins led the Nighthawks in scoring with 21 points, while Honey added 10 points in
the loss.
Hot off its first conference win of the season, the Nighthawk men (6-3) found themselves
in a back-and-forth battle early with the Rockets. Despite cold shooting from beyond
the arc, 蘑菇短视频 found success down low, led by 13 points from sophomore Joe Ramey (El
Dorado). Trailing, 36-32, with 3:30 remaining, SAU Tech got hot from three-point range,
outscoring 蘑菇短视频 13-6 to take a 49-38 halftime lead.
In the second half, SAU Tech continued its stranglehold on the Nighthawks鈥� perimeter
shooting. Behind 12- and 10-point efforts from Ramey and sophomore Kam Vick (Little
Rock), respectively, the Nighthawks brought the game within five points, 82-77, in
the game鈥檚 final minute, but could not overcome the deficit, ending the team鈥檚 six-game
winning streak and undefeated home record.
Ramey led the Nighthawks in scoring with 27 points. Vick added 16 points, while freshman
Kylil Anderson (Fort Worth, TX) added 10 points in the loss.
The Nighthawk men and women travel to UA Cossatot on Saturday, Mar. 6 with the women
tipping off at 2 p.m. and the men following at 4 p.m.
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