Story Headlines- The Northwest Missouri State University women's basketball team fell to Emporia State, 96-54, on Wednesday evening at White Auditorium in Emporia, Kan.
- The Bearcats fall to 2-14 overall and 0-10 in MIAA play. The Hornets improved to 14-2 overall and 8-2 in conference action.
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Tember Schechinger led Northwest with 12 points and five rebounds. It was her 11th game this season and 44th of her career scoring in double figures.
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Key Northwest Statistics- Schechinger recorded her 500th career rebound with 9:14 to play in the first quarter on a missed Emporia shot. She now has 504 for her Northwest career.
- Junior
Jaylah Jackson scored 11 points, marking the third time this season she's reached double-figures.
- Sophomore
Tanya Meyer grabbed seven rebounds, one off her career-high of eight earlier this season vs. Quincy (11/18/15)
- Junior
Shelby Mustain had three blocked shots in the game, giving her 92 for her career. She is just two behind Jenna Wolfe (2001-04) for fifth all-time.
- Northwest shot 41.5 percent from the field (22-of-53) and hit 3-of-9 three pointers (33.3 percent)
- Nine different Bearcats scored in the game while seven different players grabbed rebounds.
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Key Northwest Sequences- Northwest took an early six point lead early in the first quarter. Trailing 5-4,
Jasmin Howe hit a three off a pass from Meyer to give the Bearcats a 7-5 lead. On the next offensive possession,
Macy Williams found Schechinger for a layup to make it 9-5. ESU scored the next time down but Meyer answered it with a three on a feed from Howe to make it 12-7 Northwest. The Hornets would make a free throw to cut the lead to 12-8. Schechinger would answer, taking a pass from Howe and converting the layup to make it 14-8 Northwest with 4:44 left.
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Up Next- The Bearcats head to Washburn on Saturday, Jan. 16, for a 5 p.m. MIAA contest against the Ichabods in Topeka, Kan.
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