January 16, 2010

MIAA Women's Basketball Wrap: January 15

Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010

Nebraska-Omaha 59, Southwest Baptist 52
BOLIVAR, Mo. - Sara Reeves scored a career-high 12 points in the final eight minutes Thursday night at Southwest Baptist to lead Nebraska-Omaha to a 59-52 comeback win at Meyer Sports Center.

Reeves, a freshman guard, sat out the first half and then played 12 minutes in the second half. She shot 5-for-7 from the field in that span and her 12 points were enough to lead UNO.

Chasity Prince led the Bearcats with 14 points and Courtney Heady had 12.

Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2010

Pittsburg State 58, Washburn 57, OT
PITTSBURG, Kan. -- A three-point shot by Pittsburg State senior Maya Onikute with 14 seconds left in overtime proved to be the game winner as the Gorillas earned a 58-57 overtime victory over No. 8 Washburn Wednesday night at John Lance Arena.

DePrice Taylor led Pittsburg State as she recorded a double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds. She also had four assists and four steals. Laura Glenn also posted a double-double as she led all players on the boards with 14 and added 12 points. Onikute also finished with 12 points, including a 3-for-4 performance from three-point range.

Dayna Rodriguez led all players with 23 points, but she was the only Washburn player to score in double figures on the night. She also pulled down 11 rebounds. Alyssa Mullen also had 11 rebounds for the Lady Blues.

Missouri Western 65, Truman 59
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. -- Missouri Western shot 52.4 percent (11-for-21) from the field in the second half and made 13-of-16 second half free throws to come back from a halftime deficit and earn a 65-59 victory over Truman.

Missouri Western was led by Lauren Nolke as she poured in 16 points, making 6-of-9 field goals and 3-of-3 three-pointers. Jessica Koch dumped in 15 points, while Kristin Bush scored a career-high 14 for the Griffons.

Truman was led by Breanna Daniels with 13 points and Becka McHenry with 10.

Northwest Missouri 80, Central Missouri 67
WARRENSBURG, Mo. -- Abby Henry scored a career-high 27 points on 7-of-10 shooting and had a career-best nine rebounds to help Northwest Missouri hold on to a 80-67 victory Wednesday night over Central Missouri.

Gentry Dietz had 19 points and 13 rebounds for the Bearcats, while Shelly Martin chipped in with 10 points and four assists. Gabby Curtis scored nine points, leaving her just three shy of 1,000 for her career. Curtis also added four steals, four rebounds and three assists.

Meghan Waggoner recorded her first double-double of the season with 15 points and 10 rebounds to lead Central Missouri. Taylor Hanson netted 13 points, while Deidra Dace also finished in double figures for the Jennies with 12 points.

Monday, Jan. 11, 2010

Fort Hays State 73, Missouri Southern 68
HAYS, Kan. -- Fort Hays State defeated Missouri Southern, 73-68, Monday thanks to a career-high 34 points from Naomi Bancroft.

Bancroft hit 10-of-23 field goal attempts, including 8-of-19 from beyond the 3-point line. Traci Keyser tied her career high of 13 points, and Erica Biel also reached double figures with 10 points and led Fort Hays State in rebounds with eight.

Erin Rice led Missouri Southern with 14 points, followed by Jasmine Lovejoy with 13.

Saturday, Jan. 9, 2010

Northwest Missouri 68, Truman 65
MARYVILLE, Mo. -- Northwest Missouri guard Shelly Martin scored a career-high 18 points, including the game-winning three-pointer as time expired, to give the Bearcats a 68-65 win against Truman Saturday at Bearcat Arena.

Abby Henry and Gabby Curtis had 12 points each for Northwest.

Breanna Daniels led Truman with 14 points and five boards, and Laura Joya had 13 points and five rebounds off the Bulldog bench.

Central Missouri 75, Nebraska-Omaha 69, OT
OMAHA, Neb. -- Central Missouri saw its four game losing streak come to an end on Saturday as the Jennies defeated Nebraska-Omaha 75-69 in overtime at the Sapp Fieldhouse.

Meghan Waggoner led Central Missouri as she tied a career-high 22 points in the contest. Deidra Dace scored 15 points, and Kara Fleming posted a season-high 15 points for the Jennies.

Nebraska-Omaha was led by Alyssa Green with 23 points and Heather Pohl with 11.

Fort Hays State 90, Southwest Baptist 64
HAYS, Kan. -- Fort Hays State built a 14-point halftime lead, then outscored Southwest Baptist by 12 in the second half for a 90-64 win.

Naomi Bancroft and Erica Biel provided the 1-2 punch for FHSU, each scoring 20 points. Bancroft scored all but two of her points on six 3-point field goals, and Biel scored a run of 13 consecutive points for the Tigers in the second half.

Rachel Graves and Ashleigh Gallio led SBU in scoring with 14 apiece, followed by Courtney Heady with 13. Jasmine Sanford pulled down nine rebounds for the Bearcats.

Quincy 79, Missouri Western 70
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. -- Missouri Western outscored 17^th-ranked Quincy 52-38 in the second half but came up short, falling 79-70 in the MWSU Fieldhouse.

Western was led by Jessica Koch as she scored a career high 26 points on 8-of-15 shooting from the field. She also connected on four three point shots and made 6-of-9 at the charity stripe.

Emporia State 79, Pittsburg State 62
EMPORIA, Kan. - No. 7 Emporia State closed the first half on a 25-4 run to erase an early 13 point deficit in the Hornets' 79-62 victory over Pittsburg State Saturday night in White Auditorium.

Cassondra Boston led Emporia State with 23 points, eight assists and seven rebounds as the Hornets moved into a tie for first place in the MIAA. Sophia Lenard joined Boston in double figures with 12 points for ESU.

Maya Onikute led Pittsburg State with 15 points.

Missouri Southern 70, Washburn 65
TOPEKA, Kan. -- After losing 10 straight road meetings at Washburn, Missouri Southern has now won two of the last three meetings in Topeka after riding Jasmine Lovejoy's 23 points and career-high 17 rebounds to a 70-65 win over No. 6-ranked and previously undefeated Washburn Saturday evening at Lee Arena.

Lovejoy hit 7-of-13 from the field and 9-of-13 from the free-throw line. Jolea Apon and LaTice Jones also reached double-figures with 11 points each.

Rose Hammond scored 15 to lead Washburn, and Amanda Fessenden tallied 14 for the Lady Blues.