GREELEY, Colo. – The Northern Arizona women's basketball team fell at Northern Colorado Saturday 59-53. The Lumberjacks dropped to 6-15, 3-5 in Big Sky play, while the Bears improved to 10-11, 4-4.

UNC overcame a halftime deficit and out-scored the Lumberjacks 33-26 in the second half to record the victory. The Bears were aided by 30 NAU turnovers, converting them into 21 points to overcome the Lumberjacks' advantage in the paint (22-14) and off the bench (14-10).

Senior guard Sade Cunningham led the Lumberjacks with 23 points on 9-of-15 shooting while playing the full 40 minutes in the contest. UNC was led by Courtney Stoermer, who had 21 points. UNC's Kate Kevorken posted a double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds.

NAU led by as many as seven points in the first half while shooting 48 percent from the field. The Bears cut the lead to one point at the break before opening with a 13-3 run to start the second half to build a nine-point advantage.

NAU cut the lead to three points twice in the second half, the final push coming in the final minute. But the Lumberjacks failed to get a shot off on two consecutive possessions with a chance to tie the contest. Trailing by four with eight seconds left, Janelle Matthews' three-pointer was off the mark and Kaisha Brown hit a pair of free throws to seal the game.

NAU shot 40 percent for the game, while the Bears converted on just 32.7 percent.

NAU returns home to host Portland State and Eastern Washington next weekend.