ARKADELPHIA, Ark. – Karrington Whaley poured in a career-high 18 points on 7-of-10 shooting and Pink Jones stuffed the box score with 11 points, seven rebounds, and six assists, but the Reddies were unable to climb out of a double-digit halftime deficit and fell to Southern Nazarene 55-48.

The Reddies held SNU to just 30.5 percent on 18-for-59 shooting, but were unable to get their own offense going and shot just 29.8 percent from the floor on the night.

HSU (13-6, 8-5) is back in action on Saturday, Feb. 2, when the Reddies host Oklahoma Baptist at 1 p.m.

1st Quarter
The Crimson Storm got the game going with a bucket in the opening minute, but it was their last make from the floor in the quarter. Blu Jones tied the game at two with a pair of free throws and Pink Jones found Whaley for an easy layup, giving the Reddies their first lead of the evening, 4-2. SNU tied the score with two free throws and after a five-minute stretch where neither team scored, Blu Jones ended the first quarter with a 3-pointer from the top of the key to give the Reddies a 9-4 lead at the end of the first frame.
 
2nd Quarter
Unfortunately it was the Reddies who were unable to find their offense in the second period. Henderson did not make a field goal until the 3:43 mark of the quarter, as SNU went on a 13-1 run to take a 17-10 advantage. A Maci Mains 3-pointer at the conclusion of the half gave the Reddies a bit of momentum heading into the halftime break, but the Reddies were outscored 21-6 in the second quarter and trailed 25-15 at the break.
 
3rd Quarter
After an inconsistent first half, both teams settled down in the third. The Reddies looked to snatch momentum back and cut the SNU lead to eight on a layup from Whaley, but the Crimson Storm answered with a 6-0 spurt to push their lead out to 14 points, 31-17. The Reddies went on an 8-0 run of their own, capped by a driving runner by Lani Snowden, but the third quarter ended exactly how it started, as SNU lead by 10 points, 41-31.
 
4th Quarter
The Reddies started hot in the fourth and final frame and used a long jumper from Lexis Weber, along with six-straight points from Pink Jones, to close the gap to three, 44-41. After an inside finish from SNU, Blu Jones stepped out to the right corner and drilled her second 3-pointer of the game, cutting the deficit to 46-44 with 4:25 to play. The Reddies got two-straight stops, but were unable to tie or take the lead as the game wound under the three-minute mark. The evening's deciding play came with two seconds on the shot clock, when Southern Nazarene guard Madeline Schroepfer stepped out and knocked down a heavily guarded three-pointer from the right corner to extend SNU's lead to five points with under three minutes remaining. The shot proved to be a dagger, as the Reddies ran out of time and fell 55-48.