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Saturday, Jan. 18 | 1:30 p.m. | Bearcat Arena | Maryville, Mo.
Missouri Western at Northwest Missouri State
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RIVALRY WEEK
The Northwest Missouri State women's basketball team (8-7) looks to take on the Missouri Western Griffons (12-3) in their only game of the week. The Bearcats look to change their recent success against the Griffons, as the Bearcats have lost 10 of their last 11 games against Missouri Western. The Griffons lead the all-time series 42-29. 

LOCKDOWN
Northwest is ranked No. 14 in the country in scoring defense by holding opponents to 53.7 points per game. That mark is good for the best scoring defense in the MIAA as well, 0.1 points ahead of Nebraska-Kearney in second at 53.8. 

LET FREE THROWS RING
The Bearcats rank No. 2 in the country in free throw percentage at 81.7%. The Bearcats have six players shooting 75% or higher from the charity stripe. Kylie Coleman is tops on the team having made 27-of-28 free throws (95.7%).

HEATON UP
Kendey Eaton leads the squad in scoring at 14.6 points per game. Eaton has reached double-figure scoring in ten contests and has scored 20 or more on three occasions.

MIDDLE OF THE PACK
The Bearcats currently sit at eighth in the  MIAA at 3-3. Two of the Bearcats three losses came to the top two teams in the conference (Central Missouri and Emporia State).  

BEARCATS FEELING 22
With their 62-40 defeat of the RiverHawks, the Bearcats marked two conference wins by 22 or more points for the first time since the 2006-07 season and the first time in the regular season since 2003-04.