LEBANON, Ill. - Azaria Nave led three Blue Tigers in double figures with 17 points, but McKendree handed the Lincoln women's basketball team a 78-66 loss on Friday (Dec. 30).

Nave also contributed four rebounds, three assists and a block while Hunter Yoakum was next with 15 points, three boards and three assists. Erica Gibbons added 13 points, six rebounds and her 20th block of the season.

Lincoln (1-10) kept the game close through three quarters, keeping McKendree (9-3) to a 20-17 lead after the first quarter and a 43-37 advantage at halftime. In the third quarter, the Blue Tigers out-scored the Bearcats, 15-14, to make it a 57-52 contest entering the final 10 minutes. McKendree opened the fourth quarter on a 9-1 run, however, to hold off an LU comeback.

Tyler Brown-Henderson led LU with seven rebounds and chipped in seven points. Asia McCaskill blocked a pair of shots and scored eight points to go with five rebounds and a steal. Citlali Lopez and Kailey Foster rounded out the scoring with three points apiece, with Lopez also dishing two assists.

Tempary Gunter provided an assist, a rebound and a steal. Shamirah Johnson, meanwhile, dished an assist while Jordan Matthews pulled down a rebound.

Lincoln will next be in action on Thursday (Jan. 5), as the Blue Tigers host Central Oklahoma in Jason Gym at 5:30 p.m. CST.