Box Score
Story Headlines
- The Northwest Missouri State University women's basketball team moved to 5-0 with a 76-47 win over Kansas Christian College on Tuesday evening at Bearcat Arena in Maryville, Mo.
- Northwest improved to 5-0 on the year while Kansas Christian College falls to 3-3.
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Tanya Meyer recorded her second double-double of the year, recording 18 points and 13 rebounds.
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Arbrie Benson also notched her first career double-double, scoring 10 points with 10 rebounds.
Key Northwest Statistics
- The Bearcats shot 43.8 percent (32-73) from the field while holding the Falcons to just 18-of-54 from the field (33.3 percent).
- Northwest outrebounded Kansas Christian, 44-34, including 14 coming on the offensive end.
- The Bearcats never trailed in the game and led by as many as 41 in the game.
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Jasmin Howe hit four three pointers and finished with 18 points, a career-high five assists, a blocked shot and a rebound.
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Carlie Wilhelmi scored a career-high 14 points and tied a career-high with eight rebounds.
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Mallory McAndrews hit three long-range attempts to finish with nine points, three assists and two steals.
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Macy Williams had a team-high six assists with three points and two rebounds.
Key Northwest Sequence
- Northwest put the game out of reach early, staring the contest on a 16-2 run. Meyer scored just 19 second in on the first possession and Benson followed it with a three on the next trip down. Kansas Christian would score to make it 5-2 but the Bearats would score the next 11 points. Howe hit a three and Meyer added a jumper. After an empty trip, Howe finished a layup to make it 12-22.
Maria Dentlinger hit a jumper off a Benson assist to push the lead to 14-2 and Howe knocked down her second three-pointer of the frame to push the advantage to 17-2. After a Falcon three-point miss, Wilhelmi hit a layup and added a jumper with 2:17 left to make it 21-2.
Up Next
- The Bearcats will head to St. Joseph for a pair of games this weekend. Northwest will face William Jewell on Friday at 5:30 p.m. followed by a 3 p.m. Saturday contest against Missouri S&T.
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