MARYVILLE, Mo. – The Northwest Missouri State University women's basketball team saw its three-game win streak snapped as the University of Central Missouri Jennies tallied a 58-54 win in Bearcat Arena.
 
The Bearcats dropped to 14-6 overall and 9-5 in MIAA play, while the Jennies improved to 15-7 overall and 11-4 in league action.
 
Northwest held a 15-13 lead at the conclusion of the first quarter. The Bearcats and Jennies each shot an identical 6-of-13 from the floor in the opening 10 minutes.
 
Northwest struggled to score points in the second quarter. UCM scored the first eight points of the quarter to open up a 21-15 lead. Molly Hartnett made 1-of-2 at the line with 4:21 to play to get Northwest on the board in the second. Caely Kesten dropped in a three-pointer with 3:40 left in the half to provide Northwest's first field goal of the quarter. Kesten's triple cut the UCM lead to 21-19. UCM would take a 28-25 lead to the locker rooms.
 
Northwest enjoyed an 18-10 scoring edge in the third quarter. The Bearcats drained 3-of-4 from three-point land to take a five-point lead into the fourth. UCM shot 3-of-7 from the floor in the third, but made all four of its free throw attempts. UCM committed five turnovers in the quarter.
 
The Bearcats opened up a nine-point lead at 47-38 with 8:32 to play. UCM's Nina Collier sank a triple to knot the game at 49-49 with 4:27 left. UCM's Olivia Nelson drained a jumper with the shot clock winding down to put the Jennies on top, 53-51. UCM's Brooke Littrell put the Jennies up four at 53-49 to complete a 15-2 run. UCM's Kade Hackerott split a pair of free throws with :41.2 left to give the Jennies a 56-51 lead. Nelson made one free throw with :29.2 to push the margin to six at 57-51.
 
Peyton Kelderman drained a three-pointer from the right wing with :19.4 left to cut the margin in half at 57-54. Nelson was fouled with 13.8 and she made one of two to take the margin back to four. Northwest turned it over on its final possession and the Jennies claimed a 58-54 victory.
 
Collier led all scorers with 22 points and 13 rebounds.
 
Kelderman led Northwest with 11 points in the strength of a trio of triples. Mallory McConkey also reached double figures with 10 points. Kelsey Fields led Northwest with 11 rebounds.
 
The Bearcat women return to action Saturday at Missouri Western. Tip is set for 5 p.m. at the MWSU Fieldhouse in St. Joseph, Mo. Read Full Article