The Northwest Missouri State University women’s basketball team fell to Northeastern State, 72-58, on Saturday at the NSU Event Center in Tahlequah, Okla.

– The Bearcats fall to 5-6 on the year and 0-4 in MIAA play. The RiverHawks improve to 4-6 overall and 1-4 in conference action.

– Jasmin Howe scored a game-high 19 points on 5-of-10 shooting. She was 3-of-8 from long range and 6-of-6 from the free throw line. She added five rebounds and an assist.

Key Northwest Statistics
– Northwest shot 33 percent (18-54) for the game from the field and hit 7-of-28 three point attempts (25 percent).

– The Bearcats out-rebounded the RiverHawks, 33-31.

– Macy Williams had 10 points and a team-high four assists.

– Tanya Meyer had 10 points and six rebounds. She added a blocked shot and a steal.

– Taryne Shull recorded a game-high 10 rebounds. It was her second double-digit rebound performance of the year.

Key Northwest Sequence
– Northwest cut into the RiverHawk lead at the end of the first half and into the start of the third. Carlie Wilhelmi hit a layup with 40 seconds to play in the second quarter to cut the NSU advantage to 28-24. At the start of the third quarter, Meyer hit a layup and was fouled. She hit the free throw to make the score 28-27 just 20 second in.

Up Next
– Northwest will return from holiday break on Thursday, Jan. 5, at 5:30 p.m. against Missouri Southern at Bearcat Arena.

— Northwest Athletics —