KANSAS CITY, Mo. – True freshman forward Sadie Maas helped the Northwest Missouri State women's basketball team (5-1) extend its winning streak to four with an 85-54 triumph over the Graceland Yellow Jackets to close out the Bearcat/Gorilla Classic at Municipal Auditorium. 
 
Three Bearcats marked double-digit scoring performances. Maas piled up a season-high 12 points, 11 rebounds, eight of which were on the offensive glass, three assists and two blocks to secure her first collegiate double-double. Ella Moody also added a season-high 13 points, as Peyton Kelderman put up 11. 
 
Graceland's only lead of the game was 4-2 with 6:27 to go in the first quarter. Northwest won the rebounding battle, 55-32. Twenty-eight of Northwest's 55 rebounds were on the offensive end, which tied for the most since William Penn, dating back to the 2004-05 season. 
 
Through six contests this season, opponents are 12-of-62 from long-range. Graceland converted on two total (2-of-9). 
 
Graceland opened the scoring with a turnaround shot at the 8:15 mark. Northwest struggled early, missing its first six attempts from the field, but Peyton Kelderman broke the drought with a floater to tie the game at 2-2. The Bearcats responded with a quick 6-0 run over the next 90 seconds, building an 8-4 lead heading into the first media timeout. Molly Hartnett knocked down Northwest's first three-pointer of the game after the team started 1-of-9 from beyond the arc. Caely Kesten capped the opening quarter with a four-point play, drilling a three-pointer and converting the free throw, while Graceland ended the period shooting a hot 7-of-8 from the field. Northwest held a 22-17 advantage after the first quarter, dominating the glass with 15 rebounds, including 11 on the offensive end, which marks the highest total this season in the quarter alone. 
 
Kelderman sank her first three-pointer of the season with seven minutes remaining in the second quarter, extending Northwest's lead to 29-23. Shortly after, Kendall Clatt hit her first triple of the season, pushing the Bearcats ahead 37-26 with three minutes to play. Kesten capped Northwest's 7-0 run, securing its largest first-half lead at 14 points and heading into halftime with a 44-30 advantage.
 
Despite a slow start, the Bearcats finished the half shooting 41.5% (17-of-41) from the field, including six three-pointers. Graceland shot an even 50% (13-of-26) but managed only one three-pointer. Peyton Kelderman led the way with eight first-half points, while Sadie Maas and Kesten added six each. The Bearcats continued to control the glass, out-rebounding the Yellow Jackets 26-12, including 14 offensive rebounds.
 
Northwest put the game away in the third quarter, outscoring Graceland 22-8, and ending the period on a 14-2 run leading 66-38. 
 
Maas collected her first collegiate double-double performance when she secured an offensive board and putback with just under nine minutes to go. Northwest took its largest lead of the season of 33 off an Evelyn Vasquez triple, eventually ending in an 85-54 win. 
 
The Bearcats attempted 84 shots (33-of-84) from the floor against Graceland, which marks the highest number in the Meyer era, and most since Peru State back in the 2010-11 season (34-of-85). 
 
Head Coach Austin Meyer holds a record of 5-0 when scoring 80-89 points, 2-0 this season (W, 85-67 Minnesota State). 

Up Next:
Northwest will continue its non-conference schedule, taking on William Jewell at 1 p.m., on Saturday, Nov. 23, in Liberty, Mo.