Northwest Missouri State Women's Basketball Game Notes (PDF)
Tuesday, Jan. 19 | 5 p.m. | Bearcat Arena | Maryville, Missouri
Northwest Missouri State vs. Emporia State
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The Northwest Missouri State women's basketball team begins a big week Tuesday night when they seek to bounce back from two losses this past weekend.
LAST TIME VS. EMPORIA STATE
The Bearcats were eliminated in the quarterfinals of the 2019-20 MIAA tournament by eventual runner-up, the Lady Hornets. One day after a four-point victory over Central Oklahoma, the Bearcats could not extend their postseason run by upsetting the second seed and fell to Emporia State, 80-52.
Jaelyn Haggard scored eight points in the contest while
Mallory McConkey recorded seven points, pulled down seven rebounds and dished out three assists.
In the lone regular season match up in January 2020, the Bearcats kept the score closer, but still eventually fell to the Lady Hornets, 79-66. Haggard led the team with 19 points while McConkey recorded seven assists.
Kylie Coleman also pulled down a team-best six rebounds.
ABOUT THE LADY HORNETS (5-2)
Currently, Emporia State ranks third in the conference in scoring (70.9 ppg) and fifth in opponent scoring (61.9 ppg). The Lady Hornets are shooting 41.4 percent from the field, including a conference-best 35.4 percent from 3-point land.
Sophomore guard Tre'Zure Jobe is coming off a stellar freshman season where she was named and leads Emporia State in minutes played (38.9 min/game), scoring (21.3 ppg), free throw percentage (89.7%), assists (31), and steals (21). Her 21.3 ppg also ties for first among all MIAA players. Senior guards Kali Martin (12.3 ppg, 13 steals) and Fredricka Sheats (10.4 ppg, 5.6 rpg, 15 assists) are also among top contributors for the Lady Hornets.
BEARCAT LEADERS
Northwest has been paced offensively by freshman guard
Molly Hartnett (13.1 ppg, 70.4 FT%) and senior guards Jaelynn Haggard (9.1 ppg, 14 3FG) and
Kylie Coleman (8.4 ppg, 49.0 FG%, 15 3FG). Harnett and senior guard
Mallory McConkey also lead Northwest with 17 assists each.
Coleman and sophomore forward
Jayna Green have each recorded eight steals on the season while Green also leads the team with seven blocks. Hartnett leads the squad with 38 rebounds (4.8 rgp) and McConkey has pulled down 30 rebounds of her own (3.8 rpg).
CAREER 20-POINT SCORING GAMES
Jaelyn Haggard - 10
Mallory McConkey - 3
Molly Hartnett - 1
CAREER 30-POINT SCORING GAMES
Jaelyn Haggard - 1
CAREER DOUBLE-DOUBLES
Mallory McConkey - 1
Paityn Rau - 1
Molly Hartnett - 1
HAGGARD HOLDS 3-POINT RECORD
Senior guard
Jaelyn Haggard currently leads all past and present Bearcats with 219 made career 3-pointers, 14 of which have come in the 2020-21 season.
Senior guard
Kylie Coleman currently has 94 made 3-pointers in her career, just 12 away from cracking the top 10 in career made 3-point field goals for Northwest. Coleman has made 15 3-pointers this season so far.
Northwest's Career 3-point FG Made
1.
Jaelyn Haggard (2017-pres.) - 219
2. Kelli Nelson (2005-08) - 202
3. Shelly Martin (2008-10) - 170
4. Laura Friederich (2003-06) - 163
5. Brooke Hogue (2002-04) - 143
6.
Mallory McAndrews (2015-19) - 139
7.
Tanya Meyer (2014-18) - 132
8. Katie O'Grady (2004-07) - 125
9. Ashleigh Nelson (2011-2014) - 121
10. Lauren Williams (2005-08) - 106
LOOKING FORWARD
The Bearcats will take on Central Oklahoma and Newman later this week. Last season, the Bearcats went a combined 3-0 against the Bronchos and Jets and will look to continue the trend.
