Story Headlines- The Northwest Missouri State women's basketball team rode an impressive defensive performance to a 62-44 victory over Rogers State Saturday afternoon in Bearcat Arena.
- The win gives the Bearcats a 3-4 record on the season, while the Hillcats fall to 1-4.
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Ariel Easton led the way with 18 points, eight rebounds, six steals, and three assists.
Northwest Highlights- Northwest hit 23-of-52 shots in the contest, good for 44 percent. The Bearcats shot an even 50 percent from the field in the first half.
- Defensively, the Bearcats forced 23 turnovers, including 16 steals. Northwest held the Hillcats to 20.7 percent shooting in the first period (6-for-29).
- Northwest also blocked six shots, including two apiece for
Tanya Meyer and
Tember Schechinger.
- Meyer added 16 points on 5-of-7 shooting from the field. She added 6-of-7 shots from the free throw line.
- Schechinger had her second straight double digit scoring performance, scoring 12 points on 6-of-9 shooting from the field.
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Shelby Mustain came off the bench to contribute four points, four rebounds, three steals, and a block.
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Samantha Hurst coralled four rebounds and made two steals in the contest.
- Northwest outrebounded Rogers State 40-30, including 28-21 on the defensive end.
- 13 of the Bearcats' points came after an offensive rebound, while the Hillcats had zero second chance points.
- Northwest led in the contest wire-to-wire, scoring on the first possession and never looking back.
Key Sequence- After the Bearcats jumped out to an early 9-3 lead, Jade Hardy hit a three-pointer for Rogers State to make the score 9-6.
Tember Schechinger hit a layup after blocking a shot on the defensive end, followed by a second block for Schechinger.
Taylor Shull hit a three-pointer on the next possession, then made a steal seconds later.
Shelby Mustain's enusing layup made the score 16-6 in favor of the Bearcats. After the Hillcats made a quick jumper, Northwest went on another run, scoring nine straight points. After
Tanya Meyer's layup with 6 minutes to play in the first half, the Bearcats found themselves ahead 25-8. They would maintain a double-digit lead for the remainder of the contest.
Up Next- The Bearcats open up conference play next week when they travel to Emporia on Wednesday and Pittsburg State on Saturday. Wednesday's contest is slated to begin at 5:30.
