By David Boyce

MARYVILLE, Mo. – In building a 26-point halftime lead, Northwest Missouri State’s men’s basketball team played at such an efficient, high-caliber level that the University of Central Missouri had no chance to stay close.

The Bearcats rode their huge advantage to a 76-57 victory early Sunday evening at Bearcat Arena. Northwest is now 9-0 overall and 3-0 in the MIAA.

Junior forward Chris-Ebou Ndow, who finished with a game-high 27 points on 10 of 15 shooting from the field, had a special reason for doing well.

“This is the first game any of my family came to watch the game and that was extra motivation for me,” said Ndow, whose mother traveled from Norway. “I really came ready because of them.”

The odds are high when the next NABC top 25 comes out early this week, the Bearcats, currently ranked No. 2, will move to the top. No. 1 Saginaw Valley State lost Saturday.

If that is the case, what a special December this is turning out to be at Northwest. The football team, ranked No. 1 all season, won its semifinal game on Saturday and will play for the national championship on Dec. 17.

“It means a lot,” Ndow said. “Coach Mac (Ben McCollum) always says we have an ultimate goal, but along the way we have small goals, and this is one of them. “It is huge for this school. I don’t think the basketball program has ever been No. 1 in the country. That was one of the real motivators for us coming into this game.”

On the hardwood, the men’s basketball team is playing at a championship level. The Mules got a taste of it on Sunday.

Central Missouri scored the first basket. The 2-0 lead was the only one the Mules had the entire game. Sophomore Justin Pitts, who went 7-for-7 from the field in the first half, tied the game at 2-2 with a basket and then gave Northwest a 5-2 lead with a three-pointer.

The Bearcats continued to improve its play in the opening 10 minutes. Ahead 14-8, Northwest went on a spurt that increased its lead to 23-9. At that point, Ndow got hot. A three-pointer followed by a two-point field goal by Ndow gave the Bearcats a 30-10 lead.

The advantage went over 20 when senior Zach Schneider made a three-pointer with 5:36 left in the first half that made it 35-13.

Late in the first half, Central Missouri was leaving Ndow open on the wing and he drilled back-to-back three-pointers that put Northwest up 45-20.

“I had a couple of games lately that I have been shooting pretty bad,” said Ndow, who was 7 for 10 from behind the arc. “I was anticipating them leaving me open. It was kind of the same thing Augustana did and rightfully so. We have so many offensive weapons. You have to pick your poison. Leaving me open is what they picked today. I was ready.”

Northwest was so hot from outside that with time running out, Pitts threw up a 35-footer and it went in, making it 48-22.

“I think we did everything coach Mac told us to do coming out,” said Pitts, who finished with 17 points. “With this game, it is always a rivalry so we have a little more concentration.”

The Bearcats were 10-of-16 three-pointers for 62.5 percent and overall Northwest was 66.7 percent from the field. Meanwhile, Northwest limited Central Missouri to only nine field goals in the first half.

“They kept helping off the corner so we set up the ball screen so where we would have a shooter in the corner like Chris and they left him wide open. He had a good night,” Pitts said.

With such a huge lead, the challenge for Northwest in the second half was maintaining its intensity and focus. The Bearcats succeeded. A dunk by Ndow gave Northwest a 52-27 lead. A little later, Ryan Welty drilled a three-pointer, making it 55-29.

Ndow stayed hot. With under 7 minutes remaining, he once again hit consecutive three-pointers that gave Northwest its biggest lead of the game at 67-36. A minute later it went to 70-38 on a three-pointer by Welty.

— Northwest Athletics —

By David Boyce

MARYVILLE, Mo. – For one half, Northwest Missouri State women’s basketball team played the type of winning basketball that will get victories in the rugged MIAA conference.

The Bearcats jumped to a 12-point lead at halftime against the University of Central Missouri and held that advantage early in the third quarter.

But a full court press by Central Missouri in the third quarter took the Bearcats out of their rhythm. Central Missouri closed to six at the end of the third quarter.

With 4 minutes left, Central Missouri had one more spurt and that carried the Jennies to a 61-55 victory Sunday afternoon at Bearcat Arena. It was a heartbreaking finish for Northwest.

“We have seen pressure before,” Northwest coach Buck Scheel said. “We know what we have to do in those situations and we have to do it. I can’t always call timeout to straighten things out. We have to execute, and we have to do it consistently.”

Northwest saw its 45-37 lead early in the fourth quarter turn into a 45-45 tie with 5:18 left.

Central Missouri took its first lead of the game at 48-47 with 3:56 left. But the Bearcats quickly responded with a three-pointer by sophomore Mallory McAndrews, making it 50-48.

The Jennies went back to their press and even when Northwest broke it, the guards twice failed to see a wide-open McAndrews on the wing for a potential three-pointer.

“We got some players when they get pressure and they have the ball in their hands, they have tunnel vision,” Scheel said. “It is something you have to learn from and figure it out. It just takes time.”

Central Missouri took a 52-50 lead with 2:19 left and then extended it to 56-50.

“Central Missouri hit some big shots when they needed them, and we didn’t take care of scoring opportunities when we had them,” Scheel said. “We missed some shots and had some turnovers.”

The 8-0 run by Central Missouri late in the game dashed the Bearcats hope of winning their first MIAA game of the season.

“We need to do a better job of handling the adversity no matter what it is,” Scheel said.

The loss dampened another stellar performance from junior forward Tanya Meyer. She finished with 22 points and a career-high 17 rebounds.

“We just need to be physically tough with the ball,” Meyer said. “I think that was one of the major things tonight. That was the reason for the outcome today. We need to be able to make the plays when we need them late in the game.”

In the first quarter, Northwest came out and played its most intense 10 minutes of defense and that allowed the Bearcats to bolt to a 14-2 lead and carry a 19-8 advantage into the second quarter.

Northwest was also playing well offensively. Three-pointers by Macy Williams and Meyer gave the Bearcats confidence early on.

The Bearcats continued to play well defensively in the second quarter. If it wasn’t for a three-pointer by Central Missouri in the closing seconds of the second quarter, Northwest would have had a bigger lead.

Still, Northwest went into halftime ahead 31-19. The Bearcats shot 55.6 percent from the field in the first half and held Central Missouri to 24.1 percent from the field.

The only aspect that hurt Northwest in the first half was turnovers. The Bearcats turned the ball over 11 times compared to five for the Central Missouri.

— Northwest Athletics —

By David Boyce

EDMOND, Okla. – As the defending regular-season conference champions and tournament champions, Northwest Missouri State was going to get Central Oklahoma’s best shot in the MIAA opener at Hamilton Field House.

The Bronchos created a few turnovers with their hustle. They made baskets. But the Bronchos didn’t have enough juice to handle the methodical, smart play of Northwest.

By midway through the second half, the Bearcats used their poise on offense and increased their intensity on defense to come away with a 73-66 victory Wednesday evening at Central Oklahoma.

“What we need to understand is every single time we step on the floor and wearing that jersey, other teams are going to play their best game,” Northwest coach Ben McCollum said. “If we are not up to 100 percent and playing at 80, there are talented players in this league that can beat you.

“Central Oklahoma is a very good basketball team. I think they are going to win a lot of games if they play the way they did tonight. We need to make sure we are ready from now on.”

Northwest, ranked No. 3 in the NABC top 25, improved to 7-0 overall and 1-0 in the MIAA. The Bearcats will get six days off before returning to Bearcat Arena 7:30 p.m. Tuesday against rival Missouri Western.

“We have to do a better job of respecting our opponent no matter who it is,” said junior Chris-Ebou Ndow, who finished with 13 points and 11 rebounds. “In the second half, we really did that. We got on ourselves. We knew what we needed to do.

“We know we are ranked No. 3. We know everybody is going to have their best game against us. We know that. Tonight, we really got a taste of it so we know we got to come ready.”

Five minutes into the second half, Northwest took the lead for good on a three-pointer by Zach Schneider that gave the Bearcats a 44-41 lead.

The Bronchos tied the game at 44-44 and then Justin Pitts showed why he is one of the best point guards in Division II. He made a three-pointer and after a basket by the Bronchos, Pitts made a two-point field goal followed by a three-pointer, pushing Northwest’s lead to 52-46.

“My teammates gave me the confidence,” said Pitts, who finished with a game-high 28 points. “They trust me to make those shots. Coming out of a timeout, Chris said, ‘take over. This is your game. We need you to win this.’ That is what I started to do. I focused more and the shots started to fall through.”

Northwest increased its lead to 59-50 with 7:32 left and moved it to 62-52 with 6 minutes left. With under three minutes left, Northwest held a 70-59 lead. From that point on, the Bearcats only needed to take care of the basketball and hit free throws.

“It starts on the defensive end,” Ndow said. “In the first half, we didn’t get stops. We let them get a lot of O-boards. We just didn’t come out ready to play.”

In the first half, Northwest never found its rhythm on defense and went into halftime behind 32-29.

“They executed better than us,” McCollum said. “I thought they got to 50/50 balls better than us.”

Although the Bearcats struggled behind the three-point arc, making two of eight attempts, they shot the ball well overall, connecting for 54.2 percent in the first half.

“We have shot makers and our execution is great,” Ndow said. “We don’t have any selfish players. We know our roles.”

But throughout the first half, Northwest had trouble putting together consecutive stops. Because of that, the lead changed many times. In the first six minutes, there were nine lead changes.

When Central Oklahoma went ahead 11-10, the Bronchos were finally able to keep the lead for more than one minute.

Northwest eventually regained the lead at 16-15 on a basket by D’Vante Mosby, who finished with 10 points and is four points shy of reaching 1,000 career collegiate points.

The Bronchos went right back in front. Northwest took its final lead of the first half at 20-19 on a three-pointer by Schneider.

Central Oklahoma regained the lead at 23-22 and then extended it to 30-24 on back-to-back field goals by Josh Holliday.

“Everything was kind of negative the first half and the second half I thought we turned it into some positives and were able to respond and that was huge,” McCollum said.

— Northwest Athletics —

By David Boyce

EDMOND, Okla. – Northwest Missouri State women’s basketball team faced a difficult task in its MIAA opener at Central Oklahoma Wednesday evening at Hamilton Field House.

The Bearcats left 20.2 points back in Maryville, Mo. Junior forward Tanya Meyer didn’t make the trip to Edmond because of an ankle injury. Without its leading scorer, Northwest struggled to score points, particularly in the first half.

“It hurt. You could tell right away,” Northwest coach Buck Scheel said. “She has that scoring presence.”

Northwest made only six field goals in the first half and trailed by 21 points at halftime. The offense picked up for the Bearcats in the third quarter, but the deficit was too much to make up. Northwest lost 68-58.

“When we are without her, we have to have other people step up,” Scheel said. “It is an opportunity for other people to step up.”

Junior Taryne Shull did exactly that in the second half, scoring 13 points and finishing with a career-high 18 points.

Northwest showed plenty of fight in the second half. They came out in the third quarter behind 38-17. The Bearcats scored 18 points in the third quarter, closing to 49-35.

In the fourth quarter, Shull made a couple of three-pointers. Jasmin Howe added another and when Carlie Wilhelmi had a put-back bucket, the Bearcats found themselves trailing 60-48 with 4:51 left.

“I thought finally in the second half we had some players step up and it showed,” Scheel said. “We fixed some things at halftime. We came out in the second half and made those adjustments and they played harder with a lot more confidence. That is what we have to put together for four quarters.”

Northwest kept grinding and when Shull hit her third three-pointer of the game, the Bearcats were within six at 64-58 with 33.5 seconds remaining. Central Oklahoma put the game away by making four straight free throws.

The Bearcats return to action Tuesday evening at home against rival Missouri Western.

“Friday and Saturday is about us,” Scheel said. “Now we have an opportunity to focus on things we need to fix. We have to build off this second half.

— Northwest Athletics —

The Northwest Missouri State University women’s basketball team fell to William Jewell, 64-53, on Friday afternoon in St. Joseph, Mo.

– The Bearcats fall for the first time in 2016-17, moving to 5-1 on the year. William Jewell improved to 2-1.

– Tanya Meyer recorded her third double-double of the year, scoring 14 points with 12 rebounds in 26 minutes.

Key Northwest Statistics
– Northwest shot 46 percent from the field (23-50) and hit 5-of-16 from beyond the arc (31.3 percent).

– The Cardinals shot just 33.9 percent (21-62) but made 17-of-23 from the charity stripe.

– Meyer’s 12 boards marked the third game she has hit double-digit rebound totals this year.

– Jasmin Howe hit a trio of long range buckets to finish with 13 points, four rebounds and two assists.

– Arbrie Benson recorded her fourth double-digit scoring effort of the year. She had 10 points, an assist and a steal.

– Macy Williams had a game-high six assists with five points and a steal.

– The Bearcats led 33-24 at halftime.

Key Northwest Sequences
– The Cardinals tied the game, 10-10, with 4:22 left in the first quarter but Northwest responded with a 7-0 run. Maria Dentlinger was unable to answer immediately but got her own rebound and Meyer hit a layup to give the Bearcats the lead. After a William Jewell miss, Howe hit a layup to push the lead to four. The next trip down for Northwest, Meyer hit a layup off an assist from Howe and drew the foul. She converted the traditional three-point play to make it a seven-point lead, 17-10, with 2:58 remaining in the first.

– Northwest also controlled the second half’s opening five minutes, scoring seven of the first eight points. After an empty first possession, Benson converted a layup to make it a nine-point lead, 23-14. The Cardinals got a free throw to pull back within eight, 23-15, with 7:01 left in the quarter. On the next defensive possession, Carlie Wilhelmi recorded a block that led to a Howe three pointer off an assist from Benson. William Jewell turned the ball over the next time down as Benson came up with a steal. Wilhelmi was able to convert a layup off a pass from Dentlinger to make it 28-15 with 5:19 left in the first half.

Up Next
– The Bearcats will conclude the non-conference season on Saturday at 3 p.m. against Missouri S&T in St. Joseph.

— Northwest Athletics —

By David Boyce

MARYVILLE, Mo. – For much of the first half, Northwest Missouri State seemed headed to a double-digit victory over Lake Superior State Wednesday afternoon at Bearcat Arena.

Northwest held a 15-point halftime lead, but by midway through the second half, the Bearcats were locked in a battle that forced them to make clutch plays in the waning minutes.

And the Bearcats responded in positive fashion. Northwest, the No. 3 ranked team in NCAA Division II, pulled out a thrilling 91-86 victory, handing the Lakers their first loss of the season. Northwest improved to 5-0.

“We kind of lost focused,” said senior Zach Schneider, who finished with 21 points. “That is what we have done this year. We have built big leads and kind of lose focus at halftime. That is something we have to work on.”

It is a good thing for the fans the game came a day before Thanksgiving instead of Thanksgiving. The Bearcats put their fans on a wild, roller coaster ride the last 11 minutes of the game.

A ho hum win went by the wayside the first minute of the second half when Lake Superior opened with consecutive three-pointers, quickly closing to 49-40. It was the first time the Lakers trailed in single digits since it was 19-11.

Lake Superior trailed only 62-59 after a three-pointer by Blake Marquardt. It looked like Northwest put out that fire with a three pointer from freshman Ryan Welty.

It didn’t happen. The Lakers kept charging and eventually took a 66-65 lead. Northwest went right back in front on a layup by Justin Pitts with under 9 minutes left.

The Lakers took its second lead at 71-70 on another three-pointer by Marquardt. Once again, Northwest immediately answered with a four-point play by Schneider that gave the Bearcats a 74-71 lead with 5:38 left.

“That was a big one,” Schneider said. “It was kind of a jet screen that Pitts and I have been running for four years, since we came up here for our visit. He drags my defender away. They both commit to him and I was able to get open, knock it down and got fouled at the same time.”

Northwest never trailed again, but the Bearcats definitely needed to make plays in the final 5 minutes to put the game away. Pitts, who finished with a team-high 27 points, made a couple of free throws that gave Northwest an 82-77 lead. Northwest held an 87-81 lead when the Lakers made their final charge.

A three-pointer by Akaemji Williams with 12 seconds left, made it 87-86. Williams finished with a game-high 34 points.

The final key play of the game by Northwest came a couple of seconds later. Welty, who drained a couple important three-pointers during the game, made a cut to the basket. Brett Dougherty tossed a perfect pass to him. Welty was going in for a layup when Lake Superior fouled him too hard. A flagrant foul was called. Welty wasn’t in condition to shoot the free throws so Pitts calmly made both free throws.

“Brett had the ball right there and he saw me cutting towards the rim,” Welty said. “I knew I was going to get fouled hard, but I wasn’t expecting to get fouled as hard as I did. It stinks I had to come out, but JP (Pitts) hit two big free throws and Xavier hit two big free throws to ice the game.”

Because it was a flagrant foul, Northwest maintained possession of the basketball and Xavier Kurth was fouled with 7.6 seconds left. Kurth calmly made both free throws to give Northwest a five-point cushion.

“We knew it certainly could be,” Schneider said about the potential of a close second half. “We executed our scouting report really well in the first half.”

In the first half, Northwest needed to execute at a high level to take a 49-34 lead into halftime. The Bearcats shot 57.7 percent from the field, including four for seven from behind the three-point arc.

Northwest jumped to a 12-6 lead fueled by six quick points from Pitts. Over the next 5 minutes, the Bearcats stayed hot, increasing their lead to 26-11 on three free throws by Schneider.

During the first 10 minutes, Northwest played as well as a team can play early in the season against a good opponent.

As the Lakers started to heat up, Northwest managed to hold a comfortable lead because of the way it kept making baskets and free throws. Northwest held a 47-32 lead when Welty made three straight free throws after being fouled on a three-point attempt. The lead went to 17 points on a basket by Pitts.

“Coach trusted me to hit open shots,” said Welty, who finished with nine points. “It is really easy to hit open shots when JP is creating like he does. He gets to the basket so easily so the defense collapse on him and he kicks it out and that helps a lot.”

— Northwest Athletics —

The Northwest Missouri State University women’s basketball team moved to 5-0 with a 76-47 win over Kansas Christian College on Tuesday evening at Bearcat Arena in Maryville, Mo.

– Northwest improved to 5-0 on the year while Kansas Christian College falls to 3-3.

– Tanya Meyer recorded her second double-double of the year, recording 18 points and 13 rebounds.

– Arbrie Benson also notched her first career double-double, scoring 10 points with 10 rebounds.

Key Northwest Statistics
– The Bearcats shot 43.8 percent (32-73) from the field while holding the Falcons to just 18-of-54 from the field (33.3 percent).

– Northwest outrebounded Kansas Christian, 44-34, including 14 coming on the offensive end.

– The Bearcats never trailed in the game and led by as many as 41 in the game.

– Jasmin Howe hit four three pointers and finished with 18 points, a career-high five assists, a blocked shot and a rebound.

– Carlie Wilhelmi scored a career-high 14 points and tied a career-high with eight rebounds.

– Mallory McAndrews hit three long-range attempts to finish with nine points, three assists and two steals.

– Macy Williams had a team-high six assists with three points and two rebounds.

Key Northwest Sequence
– Northwest put the game out of reach early, staring the contest on a 16-2 run. Meyer scored just 19 second in on the first possession and Benson followed it with a three on the next trip down. Kansas Christian would score to make it 5-2 but the Bearats would score the next 11 points. Howe hit a three and Meyer added a jumper. After an empty trip, Howe finished a layup to make it 12-22. Maria Dentlinger hit a jumper off a Benson assist to push the lead to 14-2 and Howe knocked down her second three-pointer of the frame to push the advantage to 17-2. After a Falcon three-point miss, Wilhelmi hit a layup and added a jumper with 2:17 left to make it 21-2.

Up Next
– The Bearcats will head to St. Joseph for a pair of games this weekend. Northwest will face William Jewell on Friday at 5:30 p.m. followed by a 3 p.m. Saturday contest against Missouri S&T.

— Northwest Athletics —

The Northwest Missouri State University men’s basketball team picked up a 66-64 win over MSU Denver on Sunday afternoon at the Auraria Event Center in Denver, Colo.

– The No. 6 ranked Bearcats improved to 4-0 on the year while the Roadrunners fall to 2-2.

– Four players reached double figures for Northwest, led by Zach Schneider with 15 points, all coming on three point shots.

– It was the first time this year that Northwest trailed at halftime, 32-31.

Key Northwest Statistics
– Northwest shot 47.8 percent from the field, hitting on 22-of-46 attempts.

– MSU Denver was held to just 39.3 percent shooting (22-56).

– There were a total of 44 personal fouls called in the contest, 18 against Northwest.

– Schneider also grabbed three rebounds in the game. He played all 40 minutes for Northwest.

– Justin Pitts scored 14 points on 5-of-12 shooting. he had three rebounds, a steal and an assist in the game.

– Anthony Woods scored 11 points, hitting 4-of-5 from the field including his only three point attempt. Woods had four assists and a rebound.

– Chris-Ebou Ndow scored 10 points and grabbed five rebounds.

– Brett Dougherty scored nine points with five rebounds, four assists and a blocked shot.

Key Northwest Sequences
– The Roadrunners took a 24-20 lead with 6:28 left in the first half. Northwest responded with a quick 7-0 run to give the Bearcats the lead. D’Vante Mosby started the run with a pair of makes from the charity stripe. MSU Denver was called for an illegal screen on the next possession and Pitts responded with a layup of his own, tying the game, 24-24. Northwest was whistled four a foul the next time down but the Roadrunners couldn’t convert the one-and-one and Ryan Welty knocked down a three pointer off an assist from Mosby to put the Bearcats up, 27-24 with 4:40 left to play in the first.

– Northwest started the second half on a 12-3 run to take an eight point lead. Pitts scored a layup right out of the halftime break. Dougherty hit an and-one to put the Bearcats up, 36-32. After a Roadrunner layup, Schneider knocked down his third three-pointer of the game to push the lead back to five, 39-34. The two teams each made a single free throw and at the 14:01 mark, Schneider got free and hit his fourth long range bucket to cap the run.

– Down by one with 1:33, each team had empty possessions. Woods grabbed a defensive rebound off a Roadrunner miss and Ndow was able to draw a foul with 19 seconds to go and promptly hit two from the line to give Northwest the lead, 65-64. With just four seconds left, MSU Denver drew a foul but missed both free throws. Ndow came away with the rebound and was promptly fouled. He hit 1-of-2 from the line to put the Bearcats up, 66-64.

Up Next
– Northwest will host Lake Superior State on Wednesday, Nov. 23, at 2 p.m. at Bearcat Arena. Saturday’s Bearcat game against Concordia University has been moved to 6 p.m.

— Northwest Athletics —

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 —