DENVER, Colo. (NAU Athletics) – Northern Arizona women’s basketball dropped another close game with a 46-41 loss to Denver on Wednesday night at Magness Arena.  NAU was down a point with less than a minute to play but Denver had just enough to prevent the Lumberjack comeback.

The game played out as a defensive battle with NAU (2-8) and Denver (5-5) limiting the other to 30-percent shooting from the field.

The Lumberjacks trailed by seven after the first half, but came out strong in the second with an early 11-3 run to even the score at 33-33 with 13:24 left in the game.  NAU trailed for most of the game but took a 39-35 lead at the six minute mark.  Denver responded with an 11-2 run to end the game.

Freshman guard Amy Patton paced the Lumberjacks with a game-high 16 points while sophomore guard Caty Huntington added 10 points off the bench.  Patton went 7-of-15 from the field and 2-of-7 from behind the three-point line.

Denver’s Brianna Culberson picked up a double-double tying a team-high 12 points and posting a game-high 10 rebounds.

The Lumberjacks have two more games this week traveling to North Dakota on Friday, December 18 and North Dakota State on Monday, December 21.  Both games are scheduled to tip-off at 6 p.m. (MST).