The NOC Enid Lady Jets played uphill all game Thursday night in a 69-62 loss to Murray State at the Mabee Center.
NOC Enid (14-4) fell to 5-2 in conference play while Murray (11-9) improved to 2-3 in conference.
Murray jumped out to a 12-0 lead in the opening quarter with the Lady Jets battling all the way back to take a 47-43 lead after three quarters.
Murray then went on a 14-0 run early in the final quarter to take a 57-49 lead.
The Lady Jets battled back to within 66-60 but that's as close as the Lady Jets would get.
Hayden Freeman led the Lady Jets with 15 points off the bench while Tanara Combs added 13 and Eurasia Brown 11. Combs led NOC with 11 rebounds.
NOC shot just 35 percent from the floor while Murray shot 53 percent from the field.
Murray 69, Lady Jets 62
1 2 3 4--Total
Murray 20 12 11 26-- 69
Lady Jets 12 14 21 15-- 62
Lady Jets--H. Freeman 15, T. Combs 13, E. Brown 11, S. Black 8, M. Hankins 5, L. Wade 4, A. Phibbs 2, T. Fortune 2, T. Parker 2.