FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. - Northern Arizona women's basketball finished as the runner-up at the Hilton Garden Inn Thanksgiving Tournament with a 67-52 loss to Drake on Saturday at the Rolle Activity Center.  The Lumberjacks' Caty Huntington and Amy Patton were two of five members named to the All-Tournament Team.

NAU (3-3) was down 14-4 to start the game and cut into Drake's lead several times entering the half within reach trailing 31-24.  Drake (3-2) shot 57 percent in the second half preventing NAU from mounting a comeback and held off the Lumberjacks for a 15-point win.  The NAU women limited Drake to 67 points on the night after the Bulldogs scored 90 points against Central Michigan on Friday.

Huntington finished with a game-high 11 points on 4-of-7 shooting while Patton scored a tournament-high 23 points against Binghamton on Friday.

NAU shot 33 percent for the game while Drake finished 48 percent from the field.  The Lumberjacks limited Drake to four-three pointers and outrebounded the Bulldogs on the offensive end 12-8.

Drake's Kristin Turk received Most Valuable Player honors after posting 22 points against Central Michigan and 20 points against the Lumberjacks.  Rachael Hackbarth from Drake also earned All-Tournament accolades as did Central Michigan's Kaihla Szunko.

The Lumberjacks three-game win streak was snapped on Saturday, but NAU looks to rebound against San Jose State on Wednesday, Dec. 1 at 6:35 p.m. in the Rolle Activity Center.

DID YOU KNOW…Track and field's David McNeill and soccer's Kristi Andreassen were chosen for the ESPN the Magazine Academic All-America® squads in 2010. Overall, five student-athletes were honored on the ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District teams in 2008-09 and 2009-10.