KIRKLAND – Northwest missed a pair of potential game-tying three-pointers in the closing seconds and lost to Evergreen State 58-55 on Tuesday.
 
NU trailed 57-50 with 46 seconds left but used a put-back by Morgan Marshall and a three-pointer by Esther Pappuleas to make it a three-point game with 16 seconds left.
 
After forcing a turnover, the Eagles missed two tough three-pointers despite getting their fifth offensive rebound of the final 44 seconds.
 
"Definitely a tough loss," said NU Head Coach Ken Crawford. "Just could not put together a consistent offensive effort the whole night. We made some good plays down the end to make it close, but our shooting has to improve!"
 
Maya DuChesne led NU with 14 points with three assists and three steals, while Marshall added 10 points and 10 rebounds. Kylie Lunday added seven points and 12 rebounds.
 
Jailyn Sackrider led the Geoducks with 17 points, followed by Lily Stewart with 11 and Monique Bungay with 10. 
 
The loss pushed the Eagles to two games off the playoff pace, having lost the head-to-head tiebreaker with Evergreen, with four games remaining. The teams have the same remaining opponents.
 
Northwest heads to Portland this weekend for a Friday contest at Multnomah before the final road game of the season at Warner Pacific on Saturday.