Box Score (WARRENSBURG, Mo.) – In the final game of the 2011-12 regular season, the Central Missouri Jennies fell in a heartbreaker, 80-75 in overtime to the Truman Bulldogs. Junior Shaquanda Wiggins led both teams with 22 points, while Nicole Caddell chipped in 20 in her final game at the UCM Multipurpose Building. Both players finished with double-doubles, picking up 10 and 11 rebounds, respectively.

The Jennies (19-7, 13-7 MIAA) looked poised to take their 20^th victory of the year early on, jumping out to a 14-5 lead, highlighted by a pair of three-pointers from Taylor Hanson and Renae Shippy. After the opening minutes, the Jens long-range game suffered, as the team went 3-of-14 from three for the rest of the game. Central Missouri maintained a single-digit lead throughout the first half, but Truman closed the half on an 8-3 run, cutting the UCM advantage to 29-26 at intermission.

The Bulldogs took their first lead of the game with 18:26 in the second half, with a layup from Jennifer Conway. The Jens would briefly retake the lead three times in the second half, but never by more than one point. With 5:21 remaining, UCM  took a 12-2 run to close out regulation, led by Caddell and Wiggins, each with six points during the run. With two seconds remaining, Shippy had a look at a baseline jumper, but the shot rimmed in and out as time expired.

After a slow start in overtime, Truman struck first with a layup, taking a 71-69 lead with 3:50 to play. Down 76-71 with 2:15 to play, Wiggins and Caddell hit back-to-back field goals to close within one with 22 seconds remaining, but the Bulldogs knocked down their free throws in the closing seconds, and the Jens ran out of time.

Along with Wiggins and Caddell, senior Alyssa Rhodes scored in double-figures, with 13 points. Rhodes also collected six assists while giving up only one turnover. In their final game in Warrensburg, seniors Saraethea Brown, Taylor Hanson and Kaneesha Lee finished with two, three and four points, respectively.

With the loss, the Jennies fall to 19-7 overall and 13-7 in the MIAA. The 13 conference wins ties for the most MIAA victories in the Dave Slifer era. The Jennies have clinched a spot in the MIAA Tournament, tipping off Thursday, March 1, with the first game of the tourney starting at noon.