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Jaelyn Haggard became the 27
th Bearcat women's basketball player to reach 1,000 career points in Northwest's 70-62 win over Rogers State.
The Hillcats started the game by scoring on their first two possessions, but the Bearcats went on a 12-2 run and finished the quarter up 16-13. The second quarter was a back and forth battle that ended in a 31-30 Northwest advantage after one half of play.
In the third period, Rogers State opened with an 11-6 run, but the Bearcats stormed back with a run of their own with six points from
Molly Hartnett to finish the quarter leading 47-45. Northwest pulled away in the fourth quarter by keeping at least a four-point lead throughout the last period of the game.
Haggard led Northwest with 28 points on 8-of-13 shooting from the field, including 6-of-9 from 3-point range. Hartnett also made another strong showing with 17 points of her own, and
Emma Atwood joined in as the third Bearcat double-digit scorer with 10 points. Hartnett also recorded her first career double-double by pulling down 10 rebounds. Atwood added eight rebounds and
Mallory McConkey chipped in six.
The Bearcat women will be back in action on December 3
rd when they play Central Missouri in Bearcat Arena.
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