Thursday, Jan. 12
Northwest Missouri State at Central Oklahoma
5:30 p.m. | Hamilton Field House
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Saturday, Jan. 14
Northwest Missouri State at Newman
1:30 p.m. | Fugate Gymnasium
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The Northwest Missouri State women's basketball team hits the road this week to take on the Central Oklahoma Bronchos followed by the Newman Jets.
 
Northwest has won four of the last five contests between the Bronchos and has won all three of the all-time matchups against the Jets.
 
Northwest enters the matchup with a record of 7-7 overall and 2-6 in MIAA play.

The Bearcat women are 3-and-0 against the Bronchos in Edmond, Okla., since 2019.
 
The Bearcats have faced offensive struggles since early December, but at the same time, the defensive output has still been solid, allowing just 58.8 points over their last nine games. That includes season-low point totals for Missouri Southern (52) and Missouri Western (55) along the way.
 
Northwest Team Statistics
The Bearcats are averaging 59.8 points per game this season and their opponents average 61.6 points per game. Northwest is shooting 38.8 percent from the field, 30.1 percent from three, and 68.1 percent from the free throw line. Northwest forces its opponents into an average of 13.9 turnovers per game while averaging 7.1 steals per contest.
 
About Central Oklahoma
The Bronchos are 6-8 overall and 3-7 in MIAA play.
 
UCO averages 70.9 points per game while its opponents average 72.9 points per game. As a team, the Bronchos shoot 40.7 percent from the field, 32.7 percent from three, and 72.8 percent from the free throw line.
 
Central Oklahoma has three players averaging double-figures in scoring. Alayzha Knapp leads the team with 15.2 ppg and is No. 8 in scoring in the MIAA. Karly Wadsworth averages 13.5 ppg, and Brooke Rayner averages 11.5 ppg and also ranks No. 6 in the conference in assists with 4.0 per game.
 
UCO has two of the top six shot blockers in the conference with Aspen Williston at 1.4 per game and Alayzha Knapp at 1.2 per game.
 
About Newman
The Jets are 6-8 overall and 3-6 in conference play.
 
Newman averages 63.4 points per game and its opponents average 68.1 points per contest. The Jets are shooting 40.2 percent from the field, 35.6 percent from beyond the arc, and 69.1 percent from the free throw line.
 
Newman has just one player averaging double-figures so far this season. Britney Ho leads the Jets with 17.6 ppg which is also the third best in the conference. Ho is shooting 49.8 percent from the field (7^th in the MIAA) and has made the second-most field goals in the conference this season with 103.
 
Carissa Beck leads the MIAA in three-point percentage as she has connected on 30-of-65 attempts for a percentage of 46.2. Her percentage is the 13^th best in the nation this season. Maddie Spagnola is fifth in the MIAA in assists as she averages 4.0 per game.
 
Individual MIAA Stats
Molly Hartnett ranks No. 1 in the MIAA in free-throw percentage (91.5%), draining 43-of-47 attempts. Hartnett is also No. 8 in assist to turnover ratio (1.6) and No. 12 in assists with 3.4 per game.
 
 Kelsey Fields ranks No. 1 in the MIAA in rebounds with 9.5 rebounds/game.

 Evelyn Vazquez is No. 6 in the MIAA in steals with 2.6 per game and 34 total steals.

 Peyton Kelderman is No. 7 in three-pointers made per game (1.9).
 
 Jayna Green ranks No. 8 in blocks with 1.2 per game.
 
VAZQUEZ RACKING UP STEALS
Sophomore guard Evelyn Vazquez had 26 steals during the 2021-22 season. In just 14 games so far this season, Vazquez has already surpassed last year's total as she has 34 steals.
 
KELDERMAN FINDS A GROOVE FROM 3
True freshman guard Peyton Kelderman has knocked in at least one three-pointer in 11 of Northwest's 14 games this season.
 
HARTNETT DISHING OUT ASSISTS
Hartnett has handed out a team-high 47 assists on the year. She has dished out five or more assists in five games so far this season.
 
FIELDS GRABBING REBOUNDS
Kelsey Fields is averaging 9.5 rebounds per game so far this season. In the last five games for the Bearcats, Fields has grabbed 57 rebounds.
 
Double-Digit Scoring Performances This Season
Molly Hartnett – 8
Peyton Kelderman – 5
Evelyn Vazquez – 4
Kelsey Fields – 3
Jayna Green – 2
Jillian Fleming – 1
Emma Atwood – 1
Ella Moody – 1
Lauren Gillig – 1
 
GREEN TIES CAREER BLOCK RECORD AT NORTHWEST
Sophomore Jayna Green entered into Northwest's top-10 all-time shot blockers last season. She registered 29 blocks as a freshman before notching 33 in 2020-21. Green blocked 43 shots last season, which was good for the No. 3 spot in the MIAA. This season, Green is up to 17 blocks and has tied the all-time block record as she had two against Missouri Western.

Blocked Shots in a Career
1. Sarah Vollertsen, 2002-04 - 122
T1. Jayna Green, 2019-pres. - 122
3. Shelby Mustain, 2014-16 - 107
4. Maggie Marnin, 2011-15 - 100
5. Gentry Dietz, 2009-11 - 99
6. Kyla Roehrig, 2010-11 - 99
7. Jenna Wolfe, 2001-04 - 94
8. Tember Schechinger, 2013-16 - 85