FINDLAY, Ohio – Haley Kershner and Emily Schramek combined for 25 points Saturday, but it wasn’t enough to keep the Northern Michigan University women’s basketball team from losing to host Findlay (Ohio), 60-42.

Kershner scored 13 points and Schramek 12 – both career highs – off the bench for head coach Troy Mattson’s Wildcats (2-6, 1-3 GLIAC).

NMU led, 8-7 at the five-minute mark when Schramek found the basket from beyond the arc, but the Oilers responded with an 8-1 run to take a 17-9 lead.

By the end of the first half, Findlay led the Wildcats, 31-17.

Findlay continued to extend its lead in the third quarter, building a 46-25 advantage by the 2:59 mark of the stanza.

NMU fought back to cut the advantage by closing the quarter on a 7-2 run, highlighted by another Schramek 3-pointer.

But the Oilers held the Wildcats to 10 points in the final quarter, while posting 12 of their own, to make it a 60-42 final.

Taylor Hodell paced Northern with five rebounds.

The Wildcats return to action next weekend when they compete at the Bellarmine Tournament in Louisville, Ky.

Information compiled by Senior Sports Writer Craig Remsburg. He can be reached at 906-228-2500, ext. 251, or via email at cremsburg@miningjournal.net.