BOURBONNAIS, Ill. -- The Indiana University Northwest women's basketball team was unable to come away with the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference victory as the RedHawks lost their contest to host Olivet Nazarene, 102-86, Saturday.

TEAM RECORDS 
Olivet Nazarene (11-8, 8-4 CCAC) | IU Northwest (13-6, 8-4 CCAC) 

QUARTER BREAKDOWN
1st Quarter: Olivet Nazarene 26, IU Northwest 14
2nd Quarter: Olivet Nazarene 32, IU Northwest 20
Halftime Score: Olivet Nazarene 58, IU Northwest 34
3rd Quarter: IU Northwest 26, Olivet Nazarene 21
4th Quarter: IU Northwest 26, Olivet Nazarene 23 
Final Score: Olivet Nazarene 102, IU Northwest 86

IU NORTHWEST LEADERS
Points: Michaela Schmidt (21), Sarah Martin (20), Karli Miller (14), Lauren Smolen (12), Katelyn Halfacre (10)
Rebounds: Tiara Jackson (9), Michaela Schmidt (9), Lauren Smolen (9)
Assists: Meghan Long (5)
Blocks: Tiara Jackson (2)
Steals: Meghan Long (3)

GAME RECAP
Olivet Nazarene scored the first six points of the game to ahead 6-0. IU Northwest responded right back with six straight of their own after back-to-back layups by Michaela Schmidt and Lauren Smolen and a jumper by Sarah Martin. 

ONU bounced back and went on an 11-1 run to go ahead 17-7 with 3:11 to play in the opening frame. ONU went ahead 26-14 at the end of the first quarter.

Schmidt opened up the second quarter with a basket to make it 26-16 in favor of the Tigers. ONU jumped out to a 45-20 lead with 6:33 left after going on a 19-4 run the next three minutes. 

Sarah Martin tried to start a rally for IU Northwest after making back-to-back baskets. The Tigers would respond with baskets of their own to keep building on their lead. 

Meghan Long and Smolen went into the halftime break with back-to-back baskets to try to give the RedHawks some momentum. ONU led 58-34 at the half.

The Tigers started the second half with a three-pointer. Schmidt converted on an and-one with 8:04 to go in the third period to look for a run and it did help the RedHawks with a 10-2 spurt which made it 65-47 ONU. 

Moments later, Schmidt converted on another three-point play which made it 76-54 in favor of the Tigers. IU Northwest ended the third quarter after Katelyn Halfacre hit a three-pointer and Karli Miller knocked one down from three-point land at the buzzer which made it 79-60 ONU.

Olivet Nazarene started the fourth quarter on a 10-2 run to pull ahead 89-62 with 7:50 to play in the game. Schmidt converted on her third and one of the game to spark some offense. 

Miller also converted the three-point play a few moments later to make it 89-70. Halfacre hit a jumper and a three-pointer to cut it to 98-79 with under four minutes to go.

ONU would hang onto their lead the rest of the way. The Tigers came out on top 102-86.

UP NEXT
IU Northwest will be back in action Wednesday, January 19 for another big CCAC contest as the RedHawks host CCAC co-leader St. Ambrose at the Savannah Center starting at 5:30 p.m. CT.