LINCOLN, Neb. - Lindenwood women's basketball (4-3, 0-0 OVC) battled #25 Nebraska (7-1, 0-0 Big Ten) on Tuesday evening to a 69-48 loss. The Lions once held a nine-point lead late in the second quarter before the Huskers stormed back in the second half. This marked the first meeting for the Lions against a ranked opponent in program history.

"I'm proud of our effort for 37 minutes," said head coach Amy Eagan. "I don't think the score shows how hard our kids fought. We still have to find a way to finish plays and put four quarters together. We gave up too many offensive boards and did not make enough plays defensively in the second half."

The Lions were held without a double-digit scorer for the first time since Feb. 29 of last season at Southern Indiana. Ellie Brueggemann had nine points against the Huskers after shooting 3-10 from the field. All her points were scored from three-point range. She was also tied for the team lead in rebounds with six.

Mya Skoff and Gracie Kelsey off the bench each scored seven points against Nebraska. Skoff, a Nebraska native, shot 3-11 in the loss while adding two rebounds and two assists. Kelsey in just her third game this season went a perfect 3-3 from the floor while grabbing four rebounds.

Lindenwood forced Nebraska into 13 turnovers including nine in the first half. The Huskers turned over Lindenwood 19 times scoring 17 points off turnovers. Nebraska also scored 42 points in the paint compared to just 20 by the Lions. Lindenwood battled on the glass, but was out-rebounded 43-35 including allowing 17 offensive rebounds. Alexis Markowski led the way for the Huskers picking up her third consecutive double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds.

At the end of the first quarter, Lindenwood trailed by just one point at 15-14. Lindenwood's defense kept it close forcing Nebraska into five turnovers in the first 10 minutes. LU's offense went 5-13 from the field including two triples. Gracy Wernli scored all five of her points in the first quarter.

Lindenwood scored a game-best 16 points in the second quarter as they took a 30-27 lead heading into halftime. The Lions jumped out on a 7-0 running in the first 2:30 of the second quarter as the led 21-15. Skoff and Kelsey made back-to-back threes to extend the lead to nine points with 3:33 left in the half.

The Huskers ended the half on a 6-0 run to cut the Lions' lead to three. Brueggemann had six points in the second quarter as Lindenwood shot 4-7 from long range in the period. In the first half, Nebraska was held to 1-10 shooting from three-point range while the Lions went 6-13.

Nebraska took their first lead in the third since early in the second quarter after a second-chance layup by Britt Prince. Much of the third quarter was back and forth but the Huskers took a five-point lead heading into the final 10 minutes of action with a score of 46-41. Nebraska shot 47.1% from the floor in the third including three triples while the Lions were held to 4-12 shooting (33.3%).

Brooke Coffey scored a jumper in the fourth quarter with 6:54 left to play to cut the lead to four at 51-47. Nebraska would then go on an 18-1 run to end the fourth quarter as the sealed the win in Lincoln. Lindenwood missed their last seven shots from the field to end the game while going scoreless in the final 5:48 of the game. It marked Nebraska's best quarter offensively shooting 9-15 from the floor while holding Lindenwood to 2-17 shooting.

Lindenwood will start a four-game homestand starting on Saturday, Dec. 7th against Alabama A&M inside Hyland Arena. Tip-off is set for 1:00 p.m. CT. For more information go to lindenwoodlions.com.