WARRENSBURG, Mo. (Feb. 10, 2018) - Central Missouri scored 50 second-half points en route to a 17-point win at Missouri Southern, 80-63. The win gives the Jennies 20 on the season and puts them at 14-1 in the MIAA.
How it Happened
• It was very tight at the start and through the beginning of the second half. The game saw seven lead changes and three ties.
• Central Missouri had a lot of success inside and shot 52% for the game and were 28-43 (65%) from inside the arc. The Lions shot just 35%.
• In the paint is where UCM had a big advantage. Not only did they outrebound the Lions, 40-26, they scored 44 points in the paint, to the Lions 26 and had 19 second chance points.
• Missouri Southern only dressed and played seven while UCM went to it's bench playing 10. The UCM bench scored 18 points while all 63 Lion points came from starters.
• The free throw line kept the Lions in the game. They were 22-24 at the line while the Jennies only took 13 attempts, hitting nine.
• So often we see the Jennies race out on teams to start a game, but this time it was Missouri Southern who scored the first six points. And after a Jenson Maydew three, Missouri Southern led 9-4, just over three minutes into the game.
• Central Missouri took their first lead, 14-12, late in the first quarter on a
Paige Redmond layup with 1:39 to play, capping off a 6-0 run.
• The two teams traded the lead for a bit in the second quarter. A 7-0 Jennies run in the span of two minutes put UCM on top 26-20. They kept that lead for the remainder of the half, but MSSU chipped away and a pair of
Megan Skaggs free throws gave the Jens a 30-27 lead at the break.
• Missouri Southern got off to a hot start once again in the second half and a 10-5 run gave the Lions the lead back, 37-35.
• Immediately following is when the Jennies took over. They scored eight straight, all coming from
Morgan Fleming.
• Just minutes later, Redmond capped off another 8-0 run and the Jennies were up double-digits 54-42.
• UCM took a 59-47 lead into the fourth quarter and led by 10+ the rest of the way.
It Was Over When...
• After
Morgan Fleming gave the Jennies the lead in the third with an 8-0 run all on her own, the Jennies recorded their second 8-0 run of the quarter, getting four points from Redmond and two each from Fleming and
Peyton Taylor. The stretch gave the Jennies a 12 point lead, and the Lions could never get back to within 10.
Jennies Stat Leaders
• Redmond led the Jennies scoring 22 points. She was 10-19 from the field and 8-10 from inside the arc. She also grabbed seven rebounds and had four assists and played all 40 minutes.
•
Kayonna Lee picked up a double-double with 17 points and 12 rebounds. She also blocked four shots. Lee shot 73% from the floor.
• Fleming broke out of a mini-slump scoring 16 points.
• Three-of-a-kind for
Megan Skaggs who scored four points, grabbed four rebounds and handed out four assists.
•
Peyton Taylor and
Jolene Shipps each scored eight points. They also combined for 10 rebounds.
For the Lions
• Desirea Buerge scored a game-high 23 points. She got seven points at the free throw line and was 8-18 from the field.
• Chelsey Henry picked up 17 points, 11 at the free throw line.
• Dru Clark scored 10 and grabbed three rebounds while passing out five assists.
News and Notes
• This is the sixth time this season UCM has scored 80 points in a game and their first since an 80-73 win against Lindenwood Jan. 20.
• All of
Morgan Fleming's 16 points came in the second half.
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Peyton Taylor scored her 100th career point. Her 15 minutes are the most this season against a Division II opponent.
• Central Missouri moves to 6-0 in road games and 8-0 away from Warrensburg.
• Redmond's seven rebound tie a career-best. She has also scored 49 points her last two games and moved to a tie for 25th all-time in scoring at 1,038 points.
• Lee's 17 points are a new season-best. Her double-double is her fourth of the season.
•
Megan Skaggs grabbed career rebound number 200.
Up Next
• Central Missouri is off to a 1-0 start on their three-game road trip. They head to Jefferson City, Mo. next Thursday, Feb. 15 to take on Lincoln with a 5:30 pm tipoff.
