The Northwest Missouri State University women’s basketball team defeated Missouri Southern, 79-73, on Saturday afternoon at Bearcat Arena in Maryville, Mo., on senior day.

Northwest improves to 4-21 overall and 3-14 in MIAA play. The Lions fall to 11-14 overall and 8-10 in conference action.

Jaelyn Haggard scored a team-high 21 points and added five assists and two steals.

Key Northwest Statistics
– The Bearcats led 36-35 at the halftime break.

– Northwest shot 42.6 percent (23-of-54) from the field and connected on 11-of-26 (42.3 percent) from beyond the arc.

– The Bearcats outrebounded Missouri Southern, 39-31.

– At the charity stripe, Northwest was 22-of-27 (81.5 percent) while Missouri Southern went 14-for-24 (58.3 percent).

– Tanya Meyer scored 19 points with nine rebounds and added a pair of blocked shots.

– Mallory McAndrews knocked down four three pointers and finished with 14 points, two rebounds and added an assist and a steal.

– Prior to the game, Meyer and Mele Tupouata were honored as part of senior day.

Key Northwest Sequence
– Midway through the fourth quarter, Northwest held just a three-point lead after Missouri Southern hit a free throw to make it 61-58. But on the next possession, Mallory McConkey took a pass from Haggard and finished a layup while drawing a foul. She knocked down the free throw to make it a six-point lead, 64-58. A little more than a minute later, Haggard knocked down a deep three pointer to push the lead to 67-58. Kylie Coleman’s free throw with 3:59 to play capped the 7-0 Northwest run.

Up Next
– Northwest will head to Lindenwood University on Thursday, Feb. 22 for a 5:30 p.m. MIAA contest in St. Charles, Mo.

— Northwest Athletics —