The Northwest Missouri State women’s basketball team defeated Saint Mary’s 73-23 in the Fairfield Inn Thanksgiving Classic Saturday in St. Jospeh. Northwest got off to a fast start, never trailing in the game.

Erika Schlosser led all players in scoring with 17 points. Also in double figures was Kaylani Maiava with 13 and Mallory McConkey with 11. The Bearcats shot 13-23 from behind the arc. Schlosser went a perfect 6-6 from the field, including 5-5 from the three-point line. Jaelyn Haggard led the team with 7 assists. McConkey and Mia Stillman led the team in rebounds with 8. McConkey also led the team in steals with 4. The Bearcats had 12 steals and did not allow a single player from Saint Mary to break 5 points or allow them to score double digits in any quarter. The Bearcats shot 49.1% from the field and held Saint Mary to 17% shooting.

The 23 points scored by Saint Mary is the least amount of points Northwest has allowed since the Bearcats defeated Missouri Western 104-19 in 1975.

Northwest will play again Saturday, December 1 at 1 p.m. against Nebraska Christian College in Bearcat Arena.

— Northwest Athletics —