SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (Nov. 30, 2019) - Central Missouri Jennies Basketball got back in the win column Saturday evening defeating in-state rival Truman State, 70-63. The Jennies trailed at the half but came out big in the second half, scoring 22 points in both the third and fourth quarters to come-from-behind for the seven-point win. The victory puts UCM back over .500 at 4-3.

How it Happened
• Truman State shot almost 44% from the floor while the Jennies hit just 36.5%. Both teams hit seven three-pointers.
• Central Missouri had a big advantage at the free throw line hitting 17-20 while Truman was 8-9.
• The Bulldogs outrebounded UCM by three, 38-35, but the Jennies grabbed 12 offensive rebounds and turned those into 11 second-chance points.
• A night after turning it over 28 times, the Jennies cut that down to just seven, and forced 17 Bulldog turnovers which led to 15 UCM points.
• The game saw seven ties and eight lead changes.
• Central Missouri got on top early, taking a 9-4 lead midway through the opening period. A 5-0 TSU run tied the game at nine with 2:10 left in the first. The bulldogs took their first lead scoring the final four points of the period and were on top 17-13 after one.
• Nija Collier hit a three to open up period number two and the Jennies were back to within one. The game remained within a single possession until a Truman three-pointer put the Bulldogs in front 27-23 with 3:12 left in the half. They pushed the lead out to six, but another Collier three cut that lead in half, 29-26, at intermission.
• UCM still trailed by three, 33-30, when they took over in the third. Central Missouri went on a 9-2 run in a span of 3:41. Megan Skaggs started the scoring outburst with a three and ended it with jumper in the paint, 39-35 Jennies. The Jennies weren't done though, finishing the quarter on a 9-0 run in the final 3:02. Morgan Fleming buried a three to beat the buzzer and UCM had their largest lead, 48-38, heading to the fourth.
• The Jennies looked to have things in hand as they extended their lead to 15, 59-44, with 4:52 left to play. Truman State though didn't go down go easy though. The Bulldogs went on a 12-2 run and closed to within five, 61-56, with 1:15 left to play. A three-pointer made it a four-point game with 50 seconds left and the Bulldogs needed to foul. The Jennies were money at the line going 9-10 in the final minute, including 4-4 from Gigi McAtee to hang on for a 70-63 win.

It Was Over When...
• The Jennies went 9-10 at the free throw line in the final minute as the Bulldogs were forced to foul to extend the game.

Jennies Stat Leaders
• Megan Skaggs scored a game-high 20 points going 8-13 from the floor and hitting a pair of three-pointers.
• Morgan Fleming added 14 points with seven rebounds and four assists.
• Nija Collier also scored 14.
• Gigi McAtee scored nine points with nine rebounds. She went 4-4 at the free throw line.

For the Bulldogs
• Sloane Totta led TSU with 16 points with four three-pointers.
• Hannah Belanger added 12 points.
• Maddie Re pulled down a game-high 10 rebounds with six points.
• Allison Thomas came off the bench to score eight points going 3-3 from the floor and 2-2 at the free throw line.

News and Notes
• The Jennies 70 points are a high for the season.
• This is the first time the Jennies have allowed 60 or more points this season.
• For the fourth time this season the Jennies have held an opponent below 10 points in a quarter, allowing just nine in the third. UCM is 3-1 this season when that happens and 44-5 going back to 2016-17.
• Gigi McAtee's nine rebounds are a career-best and nine points a season-high.
• Megan Skaggs matched her season-high with 20 points. She moved up on the all-time scoring list into 17th place with 1,291. 
• Morgan Fleming moved into the UCM top-20 in scoring all-time and passed a familiar name on the list. Fleming is now 20th with 1,161 points, one more point than her sister Kara who finished her Jennies career with 1,160.

Up Next
• The Jennies will come home to the Multi next week as they start up MIAA play. The Jens will host Missouri Western Thursday night, Dec. 5 at 5:30 p.m. and Northwest Missouri Saturday, Dec. 7 at 1 p.m.