WARRENSBURG, Mo. (Jan. 19, 2019) - Central Missouri Jennies Basketball picked up their second straight MIAA win Saturday taking down No. 24 Lindenwood Saturday afternoon at the Multi. The Jens shot 66.7% in the second half to fuel their six-point win. The Jens move to 12-4 this season and 5-3 in the MIAA.
How it Happened
• Both teams were pretty even all around and the match-up came down to who wanted it more.
• On the game, the Jennies were 7-21 from the behind the arc, compared to the Lions 7-17. Shooting from the field was also even with the Jennies right at 50% and the Lions at 49%.
• The Jennies outscored Lindenwood in bench points 21-18.
• Both teams were turnover prone with the Lions losing the ball 15 times and the Jennies 16 times. The Jennies grabbed one-more rebound than Lindenwood, 26-25.
• The Lions came out with the heat, leading the Jennies the majority of the first. After the media timeout, the Jennies turned up it on going on an 8-0 run ending the first quarter with the lead 14-10.
Paige Redmond hit a layup with four seconds left on the clock.
• The second quarter is when the Lions woke up and went on an 11-0 run early to reclaim a 21-14 lead with 4:58 remaining in the half.
Morgan Fleming finally got the Jennies on the board in the second with back-to-back layups. With 1:34 left in the half,
Paige Redmond tied the game for the fourth time with a layup, her 13th point of the half.
• A big three from Peyton Taylor gave the Jennies a one point lead 26-25, but a free-throw from Lindenwood tied it up going into the break 26-26.
• The third quarter was even to start both teams going shot for shot. With 2:16 remaining, it was still a one-point lead in favor of the Jens. Redmond and Taylor went to work on the floor as UCM went 3-4 in the final 1:46 and led after three, 50-46.
• Lindenwood started the final quarter with a three on their first possession, but the Jens answered with a 5-0 run. A big three from Redmond, and a layup form Taylor forced a Lindenwood timeout and set the score at 55-49 with 7:35 remaining.
Morgan Fleming added a three after the timeout and the Jens had their largest lead, 58-49.
• The Lions came back with a 6-0 run of their own though after two big three-pointers to trail by just three 58-55 with 4:50 remaining.
• Up by two, the Jens got a layup from Taylor and a crushing three-pointer from
Sydney Crockett as they went up by seven. The lead never got below four the rest of the way as UCM went 8-8 at the free throw line in the final minute.
It Was Over When...
• With a minute remaining, the Lions needed to foul. The Jens saved their best free-throw shooting performance for when they needed it most, going 8-8 at the line in the final 43 seconds to keep the Lions from getting close.
Jennies Stat Leaders
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Paige Redmond was the rock of the Jennies offense with 25-points, six rebounds, two assists, one steal, and one block. She was 11-18 from the field.
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Peyton Taylor scored a career-high of 16-points while adding three rebounds, and one steal. She went 2-3 from behind the arc and 6-7 from the floor.
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Morgan Fleming added 17 points, two rebounds, three assists, one steal, and one block.
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Megan Skaggs finished with nine points and grabbed a team-high seven boards to go along with two assists, one steal, and one block.
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Sydney Crockett added five-points, four rebounds, and one assist.
For the Lions
• Charisse Williams was 6-9 from the floor and scored 15 points with a team-best seven assists.
• Lexie Moe added 14 points going 6-11 with a team-high seven rebounds.
• Lindsay Medlen scored 13-points going 3-6 from behind the arc, grabbed three rebounds and dished our four assists.
News and Notes
• The Jens set a new team record at the free throw line, going a perfect 17-17. UCM's previous best perfect game was 13-13 set in 2007.
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Peyton Taylor scored a new career-high with 16 points. She also went over 100 career rebounds.
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Paige Redmond scored half of the Jennies points in the first half (13 of 26). She was also the only Jennies to make a field goal until
Morgan Fleming with 4:46 left in the second quarter. Redmond also eclipsed 1500 career points, just the eighth Jennie to ever do that.
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Megan Skaggs moved closer to 1,000 points going over 900 for her career.
• Both teams were lights out in the second half. The Jens were 16-24 for 67% and 6-12 from three while the Lions went 16-28 (57%) and 6-10 from behind the arc.
• Central Missouri did a good job keeping Kallie Bilder in check. She came in to the game in the top-two in the MIAA in both points and rebounds and was held to just four points and two boards.
Up Next
• The Jennies remain home to take on Southwest Baptist next Saturday, Jan. 26 with a 1:30 p.m. tipoff.
