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Story Headlines
- The Northwest Missouri State University women's basketball team fell to Missouri Western, 82-73, on Saturday afternoon at the MWSU Fieldhouse.
- The Bearcats fall to 2-13 overall and 0-9 in MIAA play. The Griffons improve to 15-0 overall and 9-0 in conference action.
- Senior Tember Schechinger tallied seventh career double-double with 21 points and a career-high 16 rebounds.
- Northwest held a 45-38 lead at halftime. The 73 points was the most scored this season by the Bearcats.
- Northwest shot 24-of-50 from the field for the game (48 percent) and hit 60 percent of its three-point attempts (9-of-15).
 
Key Northwest Statistics
- Schechinger started the game a perfect 5-of-5 from the field, including a three pointer. She finished the game 8-of-12 from the field and a perfect 3-of-3 from the charity stripe.
- Junior Jasmin Howe recorded her sixth double-digit performance of the year, scoring 14 points with a trio of long range makes. She also had a pair of assists.
- Shelby Mustain had a season-high four blocked shots to go along with 11 points and eight rebounds. The junior was 4-of-5 from the field.
- The Bearcats led by as many as 10 points midway through the second quarter.
- It was Schechinger's fourth career game with 20+ points and her 43rd career double-digit scoring performance. It was her fourth double-double of the season.
 
Key Northwest Sequences
- The Bearcats finished the first quarter on a 5-3 run to take a 22-21 lead into the break. After a Mustain blocked shot, Macy Williams hit a three to put Northwest up, 20-18. The Bearcats forced a Griffon miss and got the ball into Schechinger who was fouled. She hit both free throws to put Northwest up, 22-18. Missouri Western would hit a three as time expired in the first.
 
- Early in the second quarter, Northwest went on a 9-2 run, sparked by Schechinger and Mustain. Schechinger hit a layup and converted a free throw to put Northwest up 25-25. The next trip down, she hit her second three-pointer of the game to give the Bearcats a 28-25 lead. After a Griffon layup, Mustain collected a missed shot and converted as the shot clock expired. Mustain then got her second block of the game on the defensive end, forcing an empty trip from Missouri Western. She then found a wide open Jasmin Howe for a three, giving Northwest a 33-27 lead.
 
Up Next
- The Bearcats head to Emporia State on Wednesday, Jan. 13, for a 5:30 p.m. MIAA contest against the Hornets.