Press Release
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March 6, 2013
Northwest heads to Kansas City to take on No.9 Washburn
Game Central
Tipoff: Friday 12:00 p.m.
Stadium: Municipal Auditorium
Radio:
Bearcat Radio Network
Matt Gaarder (play-by-play);
Heard on on seven stations
that covers four states in the Midwest, and on the Internet from the flagship station
KXCV.
Rankings
(WBCA/USA Today Top 25)
Northwest: NR
Washburn: 9
Series: Northwest and Washburn have met two other times this season as the Lady Blues have won both matchups
Coaches
Northwest:
Mark Kellogg (Austin College '98) 175-46 (8th season overall) (1st
season at Northwest)
Washburn: Ron McHenry (Washburn '84) 319-65
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MARYVILLE, Mo. – The Northwest Missouri State women’s basketball team will meet up with 9th-ranked Washburn, who claimed the league title Saturday, and the No. 1 seed in the MIAA tournament Friday at noon for their third matchup of the season.
This is a story Northwest is very familiar with. In the 2007-08 MIAA tournament the Bearcats defeated the Missouri Southern Lions in the first round and went on to upset No. 1 seed Washburn 59-56 at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City.
The Bearcats are coming off a solid victory over Missouri Southern 77-72. During the second half first-year Head Coach Mark Kellogg’s team was able to extend their lead up to 17 points with the help of Ashleigh Nelson who finished with 21 points.
Tember Schechinger fell one rebound short of a double-double as she finished with nine rebounds and 10 points. Annie Mathews and Alexis Boeh also finished in double digits with 14 and 12 points respectively.
This will be the third matchup this season against the Lady Blues. Northwest dropped the first game 64-53 at Washburn and the second game 61-54 at home. The Bearcats were able to jump to a 7-0 lead in the second game and trailed by only five at the half but couldn’t pull off the upset.
The third time could be the charm as No. 9 seed Northwest will meet up with No. 1 seed Washburn one final time this season. Tip-off at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City is scheduled for noon Friday.
For more information, please contact:
Phillip Dowden, Media Relations/Sports Information
sid@nwmissouri.edu | 660.562.1118 | Fax: 660.562.1582
Northwest Athletics
Lamkin Activity Center | 800 University Drive | Maryville, MO 64468
