Box Score OXFORD, Miss. – Northwestern State's 31 turnovers against Ole Miss showed to be too much for the Lady Demons to overcome as they lost 67-51 Friday afternoon in women's basketball action.
 
It was the highest number of turnovers for NSU (2-1) since it gave up 32 against Prairie View A&M Nov. 29, 2011.  The Rebels (2-0) were able to score 29 points off of turnovers.
 
“It was very disappointing if you look at the turnovers,” said first year co-head coach Brooke Stoehr.  “We made a lot of silly mistakes and a lot of silly turnovers.
 
“I'm not upset about the loss,” she said. “We got away from who we are and what we do. You have to be upset for the kids because I feel they missed an opportunity to do something big.”
 
Despite the turnovers the Lady Demons shot over 46 percent from the field and were led by Jasmine Upchurch who had 13 points in the game and hit five of her nine shots.
 
From the three-point line, NSU shot 44 percent with Jasmine Bradley leading the way going 2-2, she finished with 10 points in the game.
 
“You cannot ask for more than that,” said Stoehr. “We were shooting 50 percent at the half, and we were getting good shots.  The only problem is that with 16 turnovers (before halftime) you take away 16 opportunities to get up good shots.
 
Northwestern State tied Ole Miss with 25 rebounds each.  Arianne Ausmer was the game leader with six, and Upchurch and Bradley had five each.  
 
“A lot of that (the rebounds) was due in part to us shooting the ball well so they didn't have as many opportunities to rebound on the defensive end,” said Stoehr. “They shot the ball well so it's not like we had a lot of chances.”
 
The Rebels shot just over 52 percent from the field and were led in scoring by Diara Moore and Tia Faleru who each had 13 points for the game.
 
“We get to learn from it and it's a great environment for them to be in and realize that when we do the things that we're supposed to do we give ourselves a chance to win,” said Stoehr.  “I felt like our kids came out and weren't affected by the crowd or the SEC opponent to start the game, and I was really proud of that.”
 
The Lady Demons jumped ahead early taking the lead less than two minutes into the game and did not let it go until the 5:58 mark when Ole Miss went on a 26-8 surge to grab the lead and hold an 11 point advantage at the half.
 
“There were some positives obviously, but we have to continue to get better and continue to work on fundamentals,” said Stoehr.
 
 Janelle Perez tied Ole Miss' Valencia McFarland for the game lead with three.  Overall the Rebels led the way with 13 assist to NSU's seven.
 
Northwestern State will return to action when they play Wiley College on Tuesday at Prather Coliseum. Tipoff is slated for 7 o'clock.