The Northwest Missouri State University women’s basketball team defeated Rockhurst, 78-67, on Saturday afternoon at Bearcat Arena in Maryville, Mo.

– Northwest improves to 4-0 overall while Rockhurst falls to 2-2.

– Tanya Meyer grabbed a career-high 14 rebounds and finished with 29 points. She surpassed her career high by the halftime break, grabbing nine in the opening 20 minutes.

– Jasmin Howe also scored a career high, netting 20 points in the victory. She was 7-of-7 from the charity stripe and blocked two shots.

Key Northwest Statistics
– The Bearcats outrebounded the Hawks, 34-29, and had 15 assists to Rockhurst’s seven.

– Northwest shot 52.9 percent from the field (27-51) while holding Rockhurst to 40.4 percent (23-57).

– The Bearcats also hit seven three pointers and went 17-of-21 from the charity stripe (81 percent).

– Howe knocked down three long range buckets and was a perfect 7-for-7 from the free throw line.

– Meyer was 5-of-6 from the charity stripe, ahd two assists and two steals.

– Macy Williams contributed eight points with eight assists, tying a career-high she set earlier this year against Henderson State.

– Arbrie Benson scored eight points with four assists.

– Carlie Lilhelmi was 3-of-3 shooting and finished with six points and a pair of rebounds.

Key Northwest Sequences
– Down 46-44 with 6:49 left in the third quarter, Northwest went on a 13-2 run to pull ahead by nine. Meyer got the scoring started with a jumper and two minutes later, she hit a layup to give the Bearcats a 48-46 lead. After a couple of empty possessions by both teams, Taryne Shull drew a foul and hit a pair of free throws to make it a four-point game, 50-46. Rockhurst answered with a layup but Howe knocked down a three off a Benson assist to push the lead to five, 53-48. Williams and Dentlinger would add buckets in the run to put Northwest up, 57-48 with 38 seconds to go in the third quarter.

– The Hawks would get as close as three with 3:40 left to go in regulation. Wilhelmi converted a layup to put Northwest back up, 70-65 and on the next possession, Williams nailed a three off a pass from Benson to make it 73-65. Rockhurst would score for the last time with 1:07 to go in the game. Howe and Benson each knocked down a pair of free throws and Meyer added another to give the Bearcats the win, 78-67.

Up Next
– Northwest will host Kansas Christian College on Tuesday, Nov. 22, at 6 p.m. at Bearcat Arena in Maryville, Mo. It will be the last non-conference home game for Northwest.

— Northwest Athletics —