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MARYVILLE, Missouri - The University of Central Oklahoma Bronchos women's basketball team scored a 61-51 win over the Northwest Missouri State University Bearcats Saturday.

The Bronchos move to 7-4 overall, while Northwest falls to 4-7 on the season.

Northwest freshman Molly Hartnett scored a career-high 26 points in the contest. It is the second 20-point game on the season for Hartnett, who scored 22 in her Bearcat debut.

Hartnett carried the first-quarter offense for the Bearcats as she accounted for 11 of Northwest's 15 points. 

UCO would lead 28-26 at the break after holding Northwest to one made field goal in the final 5:28 of the second period. The Bearcats were limited to 3-of-14 field goals in the second.

The Bronchos extended the lead to 45-35 at the end of three by again holding Northwest to 3-of-14 from the field. UCO built a 12-point cushion at 45-33 with 1:34 to play in the third quarter.

Northwest cut into the UCO advantage in the fourth. Hartnett finished off a three-point play to pull Northwest to within 47-44, but the Bronchos responded with a 6-0 run. UCO would finish off the Bearcats as Northwest could only manage one made field goal in their last seven attempts.

Northwest will travel to Lincoln on Thursday. Tip is set for 5:30 p.m. in Jefferson City.

NOTES: Northwest's Jayna Green tied her career-high with 12 rebounds ... Hartnett recorded her seventh double-figure scoring game of the season ... Northwest's Caely Kesten made her first career start ... Northwest's starting lineup featured three true freshman, a sophomore and one senior ... UCO now leads the all-time series, 7-6 ... Northwest had won three in a row in the series prior to today's UCO victory.