The Northwest Missouri State University women’s basketball team fell to the fifth-seeded Central Oklahoma Bronchos, 67-50, on Tuesday evening.

– The MIAA Tournament first round game was played at the Hamilton Field House in Edmond, Okla.

– The Bearcats finish the year with a 9-18 overall record while the Bronchos improve to 23-6. UCO will now play fourth-seeded Missouri Western on Friday night.

– Tanya Meyer recorded her 12th double-double of the year, scoring 12 points and grabbing 12 rebounds.

Key Northwest Statistics
– The Bearcats shot 34.4 percent from the field, hitting 21-of-61 attempts. Northwest tied the Bronchos with 36 rebounds each.

– UCO shot 45.8 percent, connecting on 27-of-59 attempts, including four from beyond the arc. Central Oklahoma went 9-for-9 from the charity stripe while the Bearcats were 5-of-7.

– Meyer was 5-of-16 from the field and hit a pair of long range attempts. Five of her rebounds came on the offensive end. She also recorded one of two Bearcat steals.

– Caitlin Sudduth hit four of her eight shot attempts and was 4-of-5 from the charity stripe to finish with 12 points. It marked her fourth game in double figures for Northwest this season.

– Maria Dentlinger scored in double figures with 11 points and added six rebounds. It was the third game this year that she scored at least 10 points.

– Arbrie Benson grabbed seven rebounds and finished with six points.

– As a team, Northwest grabbed 11 offensive rebounds while holding UCO to just seven.

– The Bearcat bench outscored the Broncho reserves, 16-6.

– UCO led, 29-25 at the break. Northwest outscored Central Oklahoma, 18-17, in the fourth quarter.

Key Northwest Sequence
– Northwest got off to a good start, scoring nine of the game’s first 13 points. After UCO missed a jumper to begin the game, Meyer hit a three pointer off an assist from Benson for the game’s first points. After a pair of Broncho layups, Meyer hit a layup to give Northwest a 5-4 lead. The Bearcats forced a UCO turnover and Howe was able to find Wilhelmi for a jumper to make it 7-4. After each team came up empty on the next trips down, Northwest got another turnover and Benson turned it into a layup, pushing the Northwest lead to 9-4.

— Northwest Athletics —