SENATOBIA – Northwest women's basketball coach Troy Howell welcomed in his unit of newcomers with a four-game slate this fall, as the Lady Rangers gathered two wins against ASU Mid-South and dropped a close loss to Blue Mountain College over the course of October.

Northwest also had an exhibition contest against Rust College on Oct. 16 to open the fall scrimmage sessions, but official score was no kept for that contest.

In the Lady Rangers' Oct. 17 loss to Blue Mountain, sophomore Morgan Hodum led the way with 18 points, three rebounds, two assists and a steal as the Lady Toppers edged Northwest, 62-57. Baldwyn native I'yana Ragin also finished with 13 points and four assists, followed by 12 points from Kolten Blakeney. 

Additionally, freshman Tierra Trotter led all players with four rebounds to go with her eight points.

Northwest successfully rebounded from the loss with a 72-60 victory against ASU Mid-South on Oct. 24 at Howard Coliseum. In that contest, Hodum was once again the leading scorer for the Lady Rangers, as the Kossuth native fell just shy of a double-double with 20 points and nine boards. 

Blakeney and Ragin both finished in double figures once again with 17 and 14 points, respectively. Blakeney, a Taylorsville native, also posted nine rebounds in the win.

Four players finished in double figures during the Lady Rangers' final scrimmage at ASU Mid-South on Oct. 31, led by 25 points and five rebounds from Ragin. Hodum also posted 15 points, followed by 11 from Trotter and Blakeney's 10 points and eight rebounds.

Northwest will open the regular season in January 2021. The Lady Rangers' schedule will be posted online and on social media when finalized.