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Northwest Missouri State Athletics

OFFICIAL HOME OF NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY BEARCAT ATHLETICS
Bearcat WBB Senior Day
Ryan Milke, Northwest Athletics
69
Winner Fort Hays St. FHSU 25-3,19-3 Mid-America Intercollegiate
47
Northwest Mo. St. NMSU 17-11,12-10 Mid-America Intercollegiate
Winner
Fort Hays St. FHSU
25-3,19-3 Mid-America Intercollegiate
69
Final
47
Northwest Mo. St. NMSU
17-11,12-10 Mid-America Intercollegiate
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Fort Hays St. FHSU 18 15 13 23 69
Northwest Mo. St. NMSU 10 16 15 6 47

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

No. 6 FHSU claims MIAA title with 69-47 win at Northwest

MARYVILLE, Mo. – The No. 6-ranked Fort Hays State University Tigers clinched the MIAA regular season championship with a 69-47 victory over the Northwest Missouri State University women's basketball team in Bearcat Arena.
 
Fort Hays State moved its season mark to 25-3 overall and 19-3 in MIAA play. Northwest fell to 17-11 overall and 12-10 in league action.
 
FHSU's Olivia Hollenbeck tallied a game-high 25 points and 12 rebounds. She also added four blocks and three assists.
 
Northwest was led in scoring by Molly Hartnett with 14 points. Peyton Kelderman joined her in double figures with 11 points.
 
Northwest held a 10-9 lead in the first quarter. FHSU closed the opening quarter on a 9-0 run to take an 18-10 advantage through the first 10 minutes.
 
Northwest closed to within 24-23 with 5:34 to play in the half. FHSU limited Northwest to one made field goal in the final 5:30 of the half and the Tigers held a 33-26 lead at the break.
 
The Tigers opened up an eight-point edge at 44-36 in the third. Molly Hartnett scored a conventional three-point play with :00.3 left in the third to pull Northwest to within 46-41. Northwest out-scored FHSU in the third, 15-13.
 
FHSU took control in the fourth quarter with a 23-6 scoring edge. The Tigers made 9-of-12 field goals, while Northwest made only two of 13 field goals in the fourth.
 
Northwest will be the No. 6 seed for the 2022 MIAA Tournament set for March 2-6 in Kansas City at Municipal Auditorium. The final seedings and matchups will be set this evening by the MIAA office.
 
NOTES: Peyton Kelderman sank two three-pointers to extend her streak to 28 straight games with at least one three-pointer made … Kelderman has made at least two three-pointers in 20 of 28 games … Hartnett reached double-figure scoring for the 29th time in her career … Kelderman has scored in double figures 13 times this season … Jayna Green blocked a shot to give her 41 on the season, which ranks tied for the sixth-most in a single season in Bearcat women's basketball history … Kelsey Fields led the squad with eight rebounds … FHSU has won 15 of the last 16 meetings with Northwest.
 
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