The Lindenwood women's basketball team (0-1, 0-0 OVC) fell to Tulsa (1-0, 0-0 AAC) by a score of 89-80 on Monday night from Hyland Arena.

GAME OVERVIEW
Lindenwood got off to a slow start and trailed 18-4 near the halfway point of the first quarter. The Lions began to settle in and chip away at the deficit, going on a 17-7 run over the final five minutes and were down just six after the first quarter. During the run, Reagan Rapert chipped in seven points.

The Golden Hurricanes maintained a comfortable lead to begin the second quarter, but Lindenwood kept battling. The Lions went on a quick 14-6 run near the end of the middle frame, aided by seven points from Kaylen Evans and after she hit a pair of free throws, Lindenwood took a 41-40 lead. Tulsa would get a late bucket to take a one-point advantage into the half. In the first half, Lindenwood shot 45 percent from the field and 89 percent from the line.

The two teams traded buckets throughout the opening minutes of the third. Tulsa was able to grab some momentum and took a seven-point lead into the fourth quarter. Both teams shot over 50 percent from the field in the quarter, setting up for a good finish.

Tulsa came out on fire in the fourth as the Golden Hurricane lead ballooned to 11 at 76-65 with just over seven minutes to go in the game. Lindenwood was never able to get the game back into single digits until the very end of the game, as Tulsa picked up the 89-80 victory in the season opener for both squads.

GAME LEADERS
Kaylen Evans (14 points, 5-of-7 shooting 1 rebound, 1 steal)
Ellie Brueggemann (12 points, 2 three pointers)
Justis Odom (11 points, 4 rebounds)

QUOTABLE
"Obviously, I'm disappointed in the loss, but I loved coaching this group!, exclaimed head coach Amy Eagan. "We did a ton of positive things and have a lot of things we can continue to get better at. I'm very proud of our kids and all the hard work they have put in thus far to get us here. Now we must continue to have the drive to take it to another level!"

UP NEXT
Lindenwood hits the road and will take on Dayton this Sunday, November 12 at 11:00 a.m. CT in Dayton, Ohio.