FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – Northern Arizona freshman guard Amy Patton outdueled Sacramento State's Charday Hunt scoring 35 points to Hunt's 32, but the Lumberjacks fell, 104-98, in the Walkup Skydome on Thursday. The 202 combined points between the two teams was a point off the all-time record set back in 1980 between Utah State, 110, and NAU, 93.

NAU (5-22, 3-11 BSC) shot 48.8-percent from the field and totaled 98 points, both season-highs, but also surrendered a season-high 104 points to Sacramento State (13-13, 8-5 BSC).

“No one will leave here saying it was a boring game,” said head coach Laurie Kelly. “I don't think I have ever been a part of a game where two teams scored that many points. When it came down to it, they did not have an answer for Amy and we did not have an answer for Charday Hunt.”

Patton exploded for a career-high 35 points on 15-of-23 shooting. She hit 3-of-5 three-point attempts and was 2-of-2 from the free-throw line. She also totaled her fourth straight double-double pulling down a game-high 11 rebounds.

Hunt, who came into the game leading Patton by a slight margin, 18.8 ppg to 18.2 ppg, for the Big Sky Conference's scoring title, traded baskets with Patton the entire game and finished just three points behind the freshman guard from Tempe, Ariz. Hunt, a senior from Oregon City, Ore., shot 13-of-26 from the field, 1-of-5 from three-point range, and hit 5-of-7 free-throws.

“It was a fast paced game,” said Patton. “We came back, had a chance at the end but couldn't capitalize.”

The Lumberjacks led Sacramento State 56-55 at halftime, three points off NAU's season average of points in a game which coming into Thursday night was 59.3. NAU would fall behind though by 15 points in the second half.

The women mounted a comeback at the 8:37 minute mark and cut the Hornet lead to 99-98 with just over a minute to play; however, NAU would not score again as Sacramento State came out of a timeout and Kylie Kuhns converted a three-point play to push the lead to 101-98.

NAU tied a season-best with 12 turnovers and set another season-high hitting 13-of-13 free-throw attempts. The difference came on the glass with the Hornets outrebounding NAU 48-37 and 20-13 on the offensive end.

“We rebounded the ball really poorly,” Kelly said. It was absolutely key.”

The Lumberjacks have two games remaining on the schedule and will host Montana and Montana State next week in the Walkup Skydome.

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