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The Northwest Missouri State women's basketball team lost its first game back after a week-long pause due to COVID-19 concerns. The Bearcats were rolled by Fort Hays State, 74-49.

The Bearcats trailed early, as the Tigers jumped out to an 11-0 lead in the first quarter. While the Bearcat offense slowly started to put points on the board, the Tigers maintained a double-digit lead for the last five minutes of the quarter.

The second quarter proved to be just as difficult for the Bearcats, as the offense shot just 36.4 percent from the floor and scored just 11 points. The Tigers' offense exploded while shooting 57.1 percent from the floor and 61.5 percent from 3-point land, taking a 44-24 lead into halftime.

The second half was all too familiar for the Bearcats as the Tigers comfortably controlled the pace of the game. Northwest never came within 15 points for the final 20 minutes of play and trailed by as many as 34 points in the fourth quarter.

Northwest is back in action against Nebraska-Kearney on Saturday in Kearney. Tip off is set for 2 p.m.

NOTES: Mia Stillman scored 10 points to lead the Bearcat offense while Jayna Green and Molly Hartnett contributed eight points each … freshman forward Jillian Fleming scored her first points in a Bearcat uniform … Northwest shot just 33.3 percent from the floor … this is the first time since Dec. 3, 2020, that the Bearcats were held below 50 points in a game … the Bearcats pulled down 29 rebounds with Fleming recording a team-high five rebounds … each Bearcat player that recorded minutes also recorded at least one rebound … Hartnett dished out four assists … Whitney Randall led the Tigers with 18 points while Jaden Hobbs chipped in 17 points … the Tigers shot 48.1 percent from the floor and 45 percent from 3-point land.