Story Headlines- The Northwest Missouri State women's basketball team lost to Rockhurst Saturday afternoon in Kansas City, Mo., 64-49.
- The Bearcats are now 0-4 on the year, while the Hawks improve to 3-0 overall.
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Jasmin Howe was a perfect 7-for-7 from the field, the most baskets a Northwest player has made without a miss since 2002 (Kristin Anderson, 7-for-7 at UCM, 2/20/02).
Key Northwest Statistics- Four of Howe's baskets were from behind the three-point arc, giving her a team-best 18 points.
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Tember Schechinger recorded the first Bearcat double-double of the season, scoring 10 points and grabbing 12 boards.
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Shelby Mustain came off the bench to corral seven rebounds and score five points while blocking three shots on the defensive end.
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Tanya Meyer scored six points and made five rebounds. The sophomore hit all four of her free throw attempts.
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Tyra Moore led the Bearcats with two assists. The freshman added one block and one steal on defense.
- The Bearcats hit 36 percent of their shots (18-of-50), slightly better than Rockhurst's 33.9 percent (21-of-62).
- 15 turnovers plagued Northwest, leading to 19 Hawk points.
- The Bearcats outrebounded Rockhurst, 41-38.
- Northwest outscored the Hawks in the second quarter, 12-7, and again in the third, 12-11.
Key Northwest Sequence- After trailing by 14 at the end of the first quarter, 27-13, Northwest held the Hawks scoreless over the first seven minutes, 20 seconds in the second quarter. The Bearcats used a 10-0 run over that span to narrow the deficit to four, 27-23.
Jasmin Howe opened the period with a three pointer from the right wing. Two minutes later,
Tember Schechinger closed the gap to nine when she poured in a turn-around layup on a pass from
Alexa Schaaf.
Shelby Mustain blocked a shot on the defensive end followed by another trey for Howe, this time from the top of the key after a dish from
Jaylah Jackson. Howe then knocked down a jumper from the top of the key after a seventh straight Hawk miss to complete the Bearcat run.
Up Next- The Bearcats will host Missouri Valley in the first basketball doubleheader of the season on Tuesday, Nov. 24th at 5:30. Afterward, the men will play Central Methodist at 7:30.
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