(BOLIVAR, Mo.) – The Jennies withstood a comeback effort from Southwest Baptist Saturday to hold on for an 80-75 win.
Central Missouri moves to 3-0 in the MIAA and 8-1 overall.
How It Happened
• UCM shot 46.7 percent for the game, but was just 4-for-19 from three. They hit 20 free throws, their most in a game this season.
• The Jennies forced 18 Bearcat turnovers and used those extra possessions to score 20 points.
• Central Missouri won the rebounding battle, especially in the second half, where they picked up 21 of their 33 for the game. The Jennies also secured 13 offensive rebounds and scored 28 points in the paint and 11 second-chance points.
• UCM broke out in the second period, outscoring SBU 18-8. It is their fifth straight game holding an opponent to fewer than 10 points in at least one quarter.
• Southwest Baptist took a late lead, 63-62 after the third period. Caylee Richardson buried a three at the buzzer, her only triple of the game.
• That came after the Jennies seemed to break it open in the second half. The Jennies took a seven-point lead into the break, 41-34. They built that to a game-high 12, 55-43 after a Megan Skaggs three with 4:19 left in the third.
• The Bearcats then went on a 17-4 run over the final 4:19 to take their first lead since the opening minute of the second period.
• The game went back-and-forth in the final final, being tied up five different times in 10 minutes.
•UCM took the lead for good with a pair of free throws from Kayonna Lee with 4:26 left to play.
• The Jennies held the Bearcats to just two points in the final 5:09 of the game and just 1-for-5 from the floor during that stretch with three turnovers.
• Leading by just one, Kelsey Williams created some space in the lane and hit a jumper with just 16 seconds left to play, giving UCM a 78-75 lead. On the Bearcats ensuing possession, the Jennies defense held tight and an errant shot landed in a hands of Kayonna Lee. The Bearcats never possessed the ball again.
Jennies Stat Leaders
• Morgan Fleming scored a team-high 21 points on 8-of-14 shooting and was 2-for-4 from three.
• Kayonna Lee recorded her second double-double of the season with 16 points and 10 rebounds. She was a perfect 8-for-8 at the free-throw line. She also came away with two steals and blocked three shots.
• Megan Skaggs helped out scoring 12 points. Paige Redmond added 10 points and pulled down six rebounds.
• Kelsey Williams chipped in eight points and passed out five assists.
• Sydney Skaggs and Jolene Shipps came off the bench to grab two rebounds each. Skaggs scored six points on 3-of-4 shooting and Shipps added four.
For the Bearcats 
• Megan Rosenbohm and Caylee Richardson did most of the damage. Rosenbohm was 8-for-14 for 28 points. Richardson scored 19, going 8-for-11 from the floor.
• Richardson and Morgan Henderson each had five rebounds. Richardson also had three steals and Henderson scored nine.
• Rosenbohm dished out five assists and had one block and one steal.
• Sydney Bandy came off the bench to score eight points.
News and Notes
• The Jennies have now won eight of their last nine against Southwest Baptist.
• It’s the third time this season the Jennies have scored 80 points in a game and first against an MIA opponent.
• UCM has now won five straight games.
• This is the third straight game Central Missouri has made five or fewer three-point attempts.
• Opponents are shooting 25-for-26 at the free throw line in the last two games.
Up Next
• The Jennies host Rockhurst in a non-conference game Tuesday, Dec. 19, at the Multipurpose Building. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m.