The Northwest Missouri State women’s basketball team defeated Graceland in an exhibition contest Wednesday night inside Bearcat Arena, 78-66.

Tanya Meyer led the Bearcats with 15 points, making six of her ten attempts from the field. The sophomore added six rebounds, three steals, and one block.

Junior transfer Jasmin Howe contributed 13 points, also corralling six boards. Howe led Northwest with 32 minutes played.

Jaylah Jackson tallied 13 points and three assists in her first appearance inside Bearcat Arena.

The Bearcats turned the ball over just 10 times, compared to 18 for the Yellowjackets and Northwest held Graceland to a 38.2 field goal percentage.

Northwest Missouri State will open the regular season next weekend when they travel to Sioux Falls, S.D. for two games. First, Northwest will go head-to-head with Augustana on Friday, Nov. 13 before playing Sioux Falls on Saturday, Nov. 14. Both games will begin at 6 p.m. and are being played at the Stewart Center on the University of Sioux Falls campus.

— Northwest Athletics —