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Story Headlines
- The Northwest Missouri State women's basketball team stuck around all game, but came up a bit short against Minnesota Duluth, 68-58, Saturday in Bearcat Arena.
- The Bearcats are now 1-4 on the season, while the Bulldogs improved their record to 2-2.
- The game wrapped up the 2014 Winstead-Reeves Classic.
- Ariel Easton led the Bearcats with 19 points.

Northwest Headlines
- Northwest hit 11-of-26 shots in both the first and second half, giving them a 42 percent shooting percentage for the game.
- The Bearcat defense held Duluth to 35.5 percent shooting from the field.
- Taylor Shull led the Bearcats with six rebounds. She added seven points and three assists.
- Making her first start of the season, Tanya Meyer went 4-for-8 from the field en route to 10 points. On the defensive end she contributed three rebounds, one block and one steal.
- Samantha Hurst went 8-for-8 from the free throw line, which helped contribute to her 12 points. She also corralled three rebounds.
- Elizabeth Finn added four points and three steals off the bench.
- The Bearcats hit 13-of-14 free throws in the contest.
- Northwest forced 16 turnovers in the contest, leading to 18 points.
- The Bearcats led by as many as three midway through the second period.

Key Sequence
- With the Bulldogs leading 45-38 early in the second half, Taylor Shull hit a layup followed by a missed shot by Duluth. Shull hit another layup on the next possession, followed by a steal by Maggie Marnin. Ariel Easton hit a layup in transition after a pass from Shull to close the gap to 45-44. Alexandria Blaurock gave Northwest their first lead of the second half the next time down the floor with a layup. Samantha Hurst came down with a defensive rebound on the other end, followed by a quick foul. She hit both free throws to give the Bearcats a 48-45 lead, completing their 10-point run. The Bulldogs battled back and fought off the Northwest surge to run away with the victory.

Up Next
- The Bearcats will host Saint Mary (Kan.) on Tuesday in Bearcat Arena. The game will begin at 5:30 p.m. and is followed by a men's game against Drury.