GARY, Ind. -- The Indiana University Northwest women's basketball fought hard but ultimately fell to Olivet Nazarene at the Savannah Center, 91-88, Thursday to snap their seven-game winning streak. Four players reached double figures for the RedHawks but the Tigers were still able to come away with the victory.

TEAM RECORDS 
Olivet Nazarene (8-5, 6-2 CCAC) | IU Northwest (9-4, 5-2 CCAC)

QUARTER BREAKDOWN
1st Quarter: Olivet Nazarene 23, IU Northwest 13
2nd Quarter: IU Northwest 30, Olivet Nazarene 22
Halftime Score: Olivet Nazarene 45, IU Northwest 43
3rd Quarter: IU Northwest 23, Olivet Nazarene 21
4th Quarter: Olivet Nazarene 25, IU Northwest 22
Final Score: Olivet Nazarene 91, IU Northwest 88

IU NORTHWEST LEADERS
Points: Michaela Schmidt (25), Tiara Jackson (14), Alyna Santiago (12), Samantha Martin (10)
Rebounds: Samantha Martin (11)
Assists: Meghan Long (6), Alyna Santiago (6)
Blocks: Karli Miller (1)
Steals: Alyna Santiago (5)

GAME RECAP
Olivet Nazarene went up 9-0 in the first four minutes of the contest. Michaela Schmidt ended the drought after making a layup. 

Moments later, the Tigers went up 19-6 with 4:14 left in the first quarter. IU Northwest closed out the quarter on a 7-4 run after Samantha Martin made back-to-back layups.

Katelyn Halfacre started the second quarter with back-to-back three-pointers to make it 29-20 ONU. The Tigers made it 33-23 with 7:42 left in the period. 

The RedHawks made a 5-0 run after Schmidt made consecutive layups. IU Northwest closed out the first half, scoring the last five points after Meghan Long hit a pair of free throws and Schmidt hit a three-pointer to cut it to 45-43 ONU.

Long started the fourth quarter with a layup to tie the contest at 45-all. IU Northwest took the lead after Tiara Jackson and Schmidt hit back-to-back layups to make it 49-47 RedHawks. 

ONU later tied it with four minutes to go in the third then Halfacre knocked down another triple for a 59-56 lead. Both teams traded ties the rest of the third period as the score was tied 66-all at the end of the quarter.

The score was 72-70 ONU with 7:33 to play in the game. Karli Miller hit a layup then Schmidt hit two straight to give the RedHawks a 76-70 advantage.

The Tigers fought back and made a 9-2 run to grab a 79-78 lead with 3:09 left to go. Alyna Santiago quickly gave the lead right back. 

Both teams traded shooting free throws the rest of the way. ONU ended up coming out on top 91-88. 

UP NEXT
IU Northwest will be back in action Saturday, December 18 as the RedHawks travel to Deerfield, Ill. to take on Trinity International starting at 1 p.m. CT.