MARYVILLE, Mo. - The Northwest Missouri State University women's basketball team took its win streak to six in a row and moved to 2-0 in MIAA play with a 67-59 home victory over Rogers State.

Molly Hartnett led the way with 15 points.
 
Head coach Austin Meyer thought the Bearcats gave a complete effort in the victory.
 
"Our offense was solid to finish the game," Meyer said. "Jordan Lewis was a Division I transfer for Rogers State and she was tough for us to guard, but we did limit them to one made three-pointer."
 
Both squads got off to a slow start on the offensive end of the court as the Bearcats led 2-0 through the first five minutes of the contest. Rogers State eventually got going and took an 11-6 lead at the end of the first quarters.
 
Northwest bounced back in the second quarter and leveled the game at the half, 23-23.
 
The Bearcats enjoyed a 19-15 scoring edge in the third quarter to take a 42-38 lead. Northwest made 8-of-15 field goals in the third, including 3-of-5 from three-point range. Rogers State shot 5-of-14 from the floor in the third.
 
Both squads lit it up in the fourth with Northwest owning a 25-21 scoring edge. Northwest went 6-of-10 from the field, but made hay at the line by sinking 12-of-14 free throws. Rogers State went 5-of-13 from the floor and 11-of-13 at the line in the fourth.
 
Kylie Coleman knocked in a three-pointer with 4:54 left in the game to give the Bearcats a 12-point lead at 59-47. RSU's Lewis trimmed the lead in half to six at 59-53 with a pair of free throws with 2:44 to play.
 
Mallory McConkey reached double figures with a bucket in the lane in the next Bearcat possession to push the margin back to eight with 2:28 left. The Hillcats cut the Bearcat lead back to six with 1;32 to play, but free throws from Hartnett and Peyton Kelderman pushed the margin back to double figures at 65-55. Hartnett sank two more free throws in the closing seconds to finish off the Bearcat 67-59 triumph.
 
Northwest enjoyed a 27-8 bench scoring edge with Evelyn Vazquez scoring 12.
 
"Evelyn was good for us off the bench and made some big shots," Meyer said. "We got some huge spot minutes from Jillian Fleming and Kelsey Fields."
 
Field scored four points and grabbed four rebounds, while Fleming scored five points and dished out two assists.