A slow start a tough fourth quarter hurt the Nipissing Lakers women's basketball team Saturday night in a tough loss to the Brock Badgers.

In the first and last quarters, the Lakers were outscored 42-19 as they dropped the contest 73-56 on home court in the final game of the weekend.

Opposite of the first and last quarters, Nipissing was very good in the middle of game, topping Brock 37-31, but they had dug themselves into a hole and were unable to fight back late in the game to claim the win.

Brock came out strong and held a 14-6 lead after a low scoring first frame.

Nipissing bounced back nicely in the second, scoring 19 points and only trailed by two, 27-25, at halftime of a very competitive game.

The second quarter saw the Lakers score 16 unanswered points as they trailed 16-9 and turned it around into a 25-16 lead.

Brock pushed back to regain their advantage before the break.

In the third, the teams were even and put up 18 points apiece, setting up a thrilling fourth quarter, with Nipissing down 45-43.

Unfortunately, Brock outlast the Lakers and caught fire to score 28 points and walk away with the 73-56 victory.

Leading the Lakers offence in tonight's game was Angeline Campbell who had 15 points and 11 rebounds, Michaela Branker added 12 and Natalie Martinez had 9 in the loss Saturday.

Nipissing hits the road next weekend to face Guelph and Algoma.