The Northwest Missouri State women’s basketball team had two players honored by the MIAA Monday, Ariel Easton and Annie Mathews.

Junior guard Ariel Easton was named to the All-MIAA third team as she finished the regular season fourth in scoring average in the conference with 15.9 points per game. Easton led the Bearcats in scoring with 414 points while pulling down 119 rebounds.

Junior center Annie Mathews was selected as All-MIAA Honorable Mention after leading Northwest in field goal percentage (52%), free throw percentage (85%) , and rebounds (7.5/ game). This is the first All-MIAA selection for Mathews.

The Bearcats will play host to Northeastern State tonight for the first round of the MIAA Tournament. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m.

— Northwest Sports Information —