Game notes (PDF)
Nov. 14- Northwest Missouri State vs. College of Saint Mary (Neb.) (1-6), 7 p.m.
Nov. 17 - Northwest Missouri State at Maryville University (1-1), 1 p.m.
HOME OPENER
Northwest will play their first home game this season against College of Saint
Mary (1-6) this wednesday. The Flames are under the direction of first year
coach Kirk Walker. This will be the first basketball game played at Bearcat
Arena this year.
LAST TIME OUT
In their last game the Bearcats leading scorer was
Kendey Eaton with 26.
The Bearcats led in bench points 21-2.
NEW BEGINNINGS, FAMILIAR FACE
This is the first year for Northwest women's basketball under new head coach
Austin Meyer. Meyer served as a full time member of the men's basketball staff
at Northwest from 2008-18. Starting in 2015, he served as the program's associate
head coach.
With Meyer on the bench as a full-time coach with the men's basketball program,
Northwest has won 215 games (21.5 wins per season average), captured
six MIAA regular season titles, four MIAA Tournament titles and one NCAA Division
II National Championship. Thirty-three Bearcats earned MIAA honors in
the past decade and three were named the conference's Player of the Year. In
addition, seven student-athletes were named to the All-Defensive Team, three
earned MIAA Freshman of the Year accolades and two Bearcats earned NABC
All-America honors.
