The Northwest Missouri State University women’s basketball team fell to Pittsburg State, 74-66, at John Lance Arena in Pittsburg, Kan., on Saturday afternoon.

Senior Tember Schechinger recorded the 10th double-double of her career with a season-high 24 points and 15 rebounds.

Pittsburg State had a 30-7 rally in the fourth quarter after Northwest built a 15 point lead.

Junior Tanya Meyer had 15 points and five rebounds. She tied a season-high with three three-pointers. It was her 10th game this year scoring in double figures.

Junior Jasmin Howe finished the game with 11 points and four rebounds. It was her eighth game scoring in double-figures and the fourth time this year she has hit three or more three pointers.

The Bearcats held the Gorillas to 41.3 percent shooting (26-of-63). It was the fifth straight game Northwest has held an opponent to under 43 percent shooting.

Northwest finished the first half on a 15-3 run that continued into the start of the second half. Howe hit a trio of three pointers in the final four and a half minutes of the second quarter to help spark the Bearcats. Northwest tied the game 28-28 on a Shull layup. After Howe hit her second three, Pitt State tied it with a long range bomb of their own to tie the game, 31-31 with 1:02 remaining. How would hit another three the next trip down and after a defensive stop, Bailey Smith knocked down a jumper as time expired to give the Bearcats a 36-31 lead into halftime. Northwest would score the first four-points on a Schechinger layup and a Shull jumper.

Late in the third quarter, Northwest went on a 9-0 run as Schechinger, Shull and Meyer all hit key buckets to put the Bearcats up 15 points, 57-42. Schechinger hit a jumper and Shull followed it with a bucket to make it 52-42. Schechinger hit a pair of free throws and after another missed PSU shot, Meyer knocked down a three pointer to make it 57-42.

The Bearcats return home for an MIAA contest against Lincoln University on Thursday, Feb. 4, at 5:30 p.m.

— Northwest Athletics —