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Story Headlines
- The Northwest Missouri State University women's basketball team fell to Pittsburg State, 74-66, at John Lance Arena in Pittsburg, Kan., on Saturday afternoon.
- Senior Tember Schechinger recorded the 10th double-double of her career with a season-high 24 points and 15 rebounds.
- Pittsburg State had a 30-7 rally in the fourth quarter after Northwest built a 15 point lead.
 
Key Northwest Statistics
- Schechinger recorded her eighth game of the year with 10 or more rebounds and the 11th of her career. It was the 15th time this year Schechinger has scored in double-figure. It was also her third straight game recording a blocked shot.
- Junior Tanya Meyer had 15 points and five rebounds. She tied a season-high with three three-pointers. It was her 10th game this year scoring in double figures.
- Junior Jasmin Howe finished the game with 11 points and four rebounds. It was her eighth game scoring in double-figures and the fourth time this year she has hit three or more three pointers.
- Junior Shelby Mustain recorded three blocks, giving her 33 this year. She has now had three or more blocked shots in seven games this season.
- The Bearcats held the Gorillas to 41.3 percent shooting (26-of-63). It was the fifth straight game Northwest has held an opponent to under 43 percent shooting.
- Senior Taylor Shull had a season-high six assits. She also scored eight points with four rebounds and a steal.
- Northwest outrebounded the Gorillas, 38-30.
 
Key Northwest Sequences
- Northwest finished the first half on a 15-3 run that continued into the start of the second half. Howe hit a trio of three pointers in the final four and a half minutes of the second quarter to help spark the Bearcats. Northwest tied the game 28-28 on a Shull layup. After Howe hit her second three, Pitt State tied it with a long range bomb of their own to tie the game, 31-31 with 1:02 remaining. How would hit another three the next trip down and after a defensive stop, Bailey Smith knocked down a jumper as time expired to give the Bearcats a 36-31 lead into halftime. Northwest would score the first four-points on a Schechinger layup and a Shull jumper.

- Late in the third quarter, Northwest went on a 9-0 run as Schechinger, Shull and Meyer all hit key buckets to put the Bearcats up 15 points, 57-42. Schechinger hit a jumper and Shull followed it with a bucket to make it 52-42. Schechinger hit a pair of free throws and after another missed PSU shot, Meyer knocked down a three pointer to make it 57-42.
 
Up Next
- The Bearcats return home for an MIAA contest against Lincoln University on Thursday, Feb. 4, at 5:30 p.m.