MARYVILLE, Missouri - The Northwest Missouri State University women's basketball team dropped a 70-59 decision to the No. 10-ranked Fort Hays State University Tigers on Saturday at Bearcat Arena.
Northwest held a 32-25 lead at the break, but Fort Hays State took advantage of 25-13 third quarter. The Tigers scored 45 second-half points, while the Bearcats were limited to 27 in the final 20 minutes.
Northwest freshman Paityn Rau scored a career-high 17 points and junior Kylie Coleman was one off a career-high with 17 points as well. Coleman knocked in a team-high three triples in the contest. Junior Mallory McConkey tallied 15 points including buzzer beaters to end both the second and third periods.
Northwest limited the Tigers to 40.4% shooting from the floor and 11.8% from three-point land. FHSU made only 2-of-17 shots from three-point range.
The Bearcats will be back in action next week with road games against Newman (Thursday, 5:30 p.m.) and Central Oklahoma (Saturday, 1:30 p.m.).
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