by BELLEVUE, Neb. — MorningRain Honani scored 26 points on 11-of-22 shooting, including 4-of-8 from three-point range, and grabbed 8 rebounds Saturday as Haskell Indian Nations University fell 71-54 to Bellevue in the Chick-fil-A Classic at BU Fieldhouse.
Honani scored Haskell’s first 12 points as the Indians built a 12-5 lead, and a Trinity Wheeler jumper in the closing seconds gave Haskell a 16-13 edge after one quarter. The teams traded leads through the second quarter before Bellevue’s Taylee Carlson hit a three with two seconds left to send the Bruins into halftime up 35-33.
Haskell briefly retook the lead in the third on an Eryn Roman Nose three-pointer, 40-38, but Bellevue answered with a 14-2 run capped by consecutive threes from Danielle Coyer and Makailyn Horsley, turning a two-point deficit into a 10-point lead. After Honani scored five straight, Horsley answered with a three and two free throws to carry a 57-47 Bellevue lead into the fourth.
Bellevue pulled away from there, with Abbie Nickell scoring eight in the final quarter, including a three at 1:12 that gave the Bruins their largest lead and completed the scoring.
Jodene Big Crow-Hunter added 12 points, 4 rebounds and 4 steals for Haskell. Horsley led four Bellevue players in double figures with 15 points, while Coyer added 12 and Nickell and Drasoni Kyles had 10 apiece. Bellevue made 12 threes to Haskell’s five and outscored the Haskell bench 30-4.
Haskell dropped to 0-2 on the season. The Indians return home to Coffin Sports Complex in Lawrence on Saturday, Oct. 31, against Sterling College.
Honani’s weekend also earned her the Continental Athletic Conference’s first Women’s Basketball Offensive Player of the Week award for 2026-27 — she averaged 26.5 points and 7.5 rebounds across Haskell’s two games in Nebraska, opening with 27 points against Dickinson State on Friday.
