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Story Headlines
- The Northwest Missouri State University women's basketball team fell to Missouri S&T, 68-65, on Saturday afternoon in St. Joseph, Mo.
- The Bearcats fall to 5-2 on the year while the Miners improved to 4-2.
- Jasmin Howe tied a career-high with 20 points. She added three rebounds, two steals and an assist as well.
- Taryne Shull tied a career-high with 13 points and added seven rebounds.
- Carlie Wilhelmi had 11 points, seven rebounds, an assist and a blocked shot.

Key Northwest Statistics
- Northwest held a 34-30 lead at halftime.
- The Miners took advantage of 14 Bearcat turnovers, converting the miscues into 19 points.
- Missouri S&T also had 15 offensive rebounds leading to 11 second chance points.
- The Bearcats hit 41.4 percent of their field goals (24-58) and hit on 9-of-17 in a 20 point third quarter (52.9 percent)
- Arbrie Benson tied for the game-high with eight rebounds. She had nine points and a pair of assists.
- Macy Williams had eight assists, seven points, six rebounds and a blocked shot.

Key Northwest Sequence
- Midway in the second quarter, Northwest made a run to pull ahead. Down by three, 19-16, Williams hit a layup to pull withon one. After a miss by the Miners, Bailey Smith scored five straight points to put Northwest up by four, 23-19. Wilhelmi added a layup and Benson hit a free throw to give Northwest the 26-19 lead with 4:31 left in the second quarter.

Up Next
- The Bearcats will begin MIAA on Wednesday, Nov. 30, with a 5:30 p.m. contest in Edmond, Okla., against Central Oklahoma.