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Story Headlines
- The Northwest Missouri State women's basketball team rallied from a 10-point halftime deficit to knock off Missouri Valley Tuesday night in Maryville, 71-61.
- The game was played as an exhibition for the Vikings.
- With the win, the Bearcats move to 1-4 on the season.
- Three Bearcats scored in double figures, led by Tanya Meyer with 18.

Key Northwest Statistics
- After going scoreless before the break, Meyer went off after halftime, hitting 5-of-5 shots in the half. The sophomore grabbed five boards and added a block.
- Jasmin Howe followed up Saturday's 18-point performance with 17 on Tuesday, hitting 6-of-10 shots from the field. The junior transfer hit a season-best five three-pointers.
- Freshman Macy Williams hit three shots from behind the arc, leading to 15 points while dishing out three assists. The Tabor, Iowa native had yet to score more than four points in a game this season.
- Taryne Shull grabbed a game-high seven rebounds.
- Taylor Shull dished out a team-best four assists while scoring nine points, corralling four boards and making one steal.
- Freshman Arbrie Benson made three of the eight Bearcat steals. Northwest turned 17 Viking turnovers into 21 points.
- Maria Dentlinger hit two crucial baseline jumpers in the fourth quarter to help Northwest seal the victory.
- Northwest outrebounded the Vikings, 30-25. Fourteen Bearcat rebounds came on the offensive end leading to eight second chance points.
- The Bearcats hit 47.3 percent from the field (26-for-55) and 47.8 percent from behind the arc (11-for-23).
- Northwest dominated in the paint, outscoring the Vikings 22-8.

Key Northwest Sequences
- With the score tied at six, the Bearcats made three offensive rebounds to extend a possession five minutes into the game. Taryne Shull grabbed two offensive boards and Taylor wrestled one away before finding Macy Williams at the top of the key, who drained a three. Taryne made a steal on the ensuing Viking possession before Taylor hit a driving layup, putting the Bearcats in front, 11-6.

- After trailing by as many as 14 in the second quarter, Northwest closed the gap to five, 52-47, at the end of the third period when Tanya Meyer hit a layup off an inbounds pass from Williams. The Bearcats used a 14-2 run to open the final period to take the lead for good. Maria Dentlinger hit a 10-foot jumper from the baseline off a Williams pass to get the Bearcats within three. Taylor Shull made a steal on the defensive end and found Jasmin Howe on the left wing, who tied the game with a clutch trey. Tanya Meyer gave the Bearcats their first second half lead two minutes later when she hit a turnaround layup. On the next possession, Dentlinger knocked down her second jumper of the quarter to put the Bearcats in front by four. A Viking basket momentarily closed the gap to two, but it ballooned back to seven when Tanya Meyer hit a three and a layup on consecutive possessions.

Up Next
- The Bearcats are scheduled to host the University of Saint Mary on Monday, Nov. 30. First tip with the Spires is scheduled for 6 p.m.