The Northwest Missouri State women’s basketball team lost to Rockhurst Saturday afternoon in Kansas City, Mo., 64-49.

The Bearcats are now 0-4 on the year, while the Hawks improve to 3-0 overall.

Jasmin Howe was a perfect 7-for-7 from the field, the most baskets a Northwest player has made without a miss since 2002 (Kristin Anderson, 7-for-7 at UCM, 2/20/02).  Four of Howe’s baskets were from behind the three-point arc, giving her a team-best 18 points.

Tember Schechinger recorded the first Bearcat double-double of the season, scoring 10 points and grabbing 12 boards.  Shelby Mustain came off the bench to corral seven rebounds and score five points while blocking three shots on the defensive end.

After trailing by 14 at the end of the first quarter, 27-13, Northwest held the Hawks scoreless over the first seven minutes, 20 seconds in the second quarter. The Bearcats used a 10-0 run over that span to narrow the deficit to four, 27-23. Jasmin Howe opened the period with a three pointer from the right wing. Two minutes later, Tember Schechinger closed the gap to nine when she poured in a turn-around layup on a pass from Alexa Schaaf. Shelby Mustain blocked a shot on the defensive end followed by another trey for Howe, this time from the top of the key after a dish from Jaylah Jackson. Howe then knocked down a jumper from the top of the key after a seventh straight Hawk miss to complete the Bearcat run.

Up Next, the Bearcats will host Missouri Valley in the first basketball doubleheader of the season on Tuesday, Nov. 24th at 5:30. Afterward, the men will play Central Methodist at 7:30.

— Northwest Athletics —