WARRENSBURG, Mo. (Feb. 23, 2019) - On a day honoring the seniors, Central Missouri Jennies Basketball seniors
Sydney Crockett and
Paige Redmond combined to score 36 points in the Jennies 86-66 win over Missouri Western. The win puts UCM at 20-5 this season and 13-4 in the MIAA.
How it Happened
• Central Missouri could not miss. They shot 56% from the floor, 53% from three and 89% at the free throw line while their defense limited the Griffons to just 43% from the floor and 3-10 from three.
• The Jennies did an excellent job passing the ball with 14 assists on 30 made baskets while the Griffons had just six helpers.
• UCM lost the ball just eight times while forcing 11 MWSU turnovers.
• Missouri Western won the rebounding edge, 35-28 and had 16 offensive boards, but it was UCM who outscored the Griffons 15-12 on second-chance points.
• It was a track meet right from the opening tip with each team getting off to hot starts. Missouri Western led by four, 10-6, but a pair of threes from Redmond sparked an 8-0 run to give the Jens a four-point lead of their own, 14-10.
• A three from Katrina Roenfeldt put MWSU back on top by two, 16-14, with just over two minutes to play in the first quarter. But the Jennies scored nine points in the final two minutes with layups from Redmond and
Megan Skaggs and three by
Morgan VanHyfte. It looked like UCM would take a seven-point lead into the second, but Melia Richardson flew down the court to beat the buzzer with a layup and after 10 minutes it was a 23-18 Jennies lead.
• The second was another high-scoring period as the Jennies were able to extend their lead. UCM was 10-14 in the second getting nine points from Skaggs and eight from Redmond. Skaggs scored five straight to give UCM their largest lead at that point, 41-28, with a layup and an open three. Melia Richardson though stung UCM again, with another buzzer-beating layup and at the break UCM was up 11, 46-35.
• Missouri Western was never able to get the lead back down to single digits and UCM was content to trade baskets. Central Missouri went 5-7 from deep in the third quarter alone with Crockett and VanHyfte each sinking two. Crockett scored nine of her 12 in the third.
• The Griffons got to within 11 in the fourth, but a 10-1 UCM run put the game away. The Jennies scored eight of those 10 at the free throw line, with six coming from Redmond.
• UCM was able to empty the bench in the final minutes and take a 20-point win for win number 20, 86-66.
It Was Over When...
• Central Missouri led by double figures for more than 20 minutes of game action. When
Morgan VanHyfte and
Sydney Crockett opened the second half with back-to-back threes, everyone knew it was the Jennies day.
Jennies Stat Leaders
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Paige Redmond went for 20 once again with a game-high 24 points on 6-12 shooting and was 9-9 at the free throw line.
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Megan Skaggs poured in 23 going 9-15 from the floor with six rebounds.
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Morgan Fleming was also efficient shooting hitting 7-12 from the floor with for 16 points and dished out six assists.
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Sydney Crockett connected for two three and scored 12 points with four boards.
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Morgan VanHyfte didn't miss going 3-3 from behind the arc for nine points with four rebounds.
For the Griffons
• Katrina Roenfeldt scored a team-best 17 points and collected four rebounds.
• Anastacia Johnson came off the bench to provide 11 points on 5-9 shooting.
• Brittany Atkins and Olivia Usher each scored 10.
News and Notes
• The Jennies 86 points match their season-best for a 40-minute game and is the second most points they've scored this season.
• Central Missouri scored at least 20 points in all four quarters for just the second time in team history and the first time against a Division II opponent.
• Central Missouri has shot better than 50% in four straight games.
• This is the first game this season the Jennies have hit on at least 50% from three, going 10-19. The last time they did that was the Elite Eight game against Lubbock Christian where they went 4-8.
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Paige Redmond hit career three-pointer number 200. She is the fifth Jennie to ever do that and already moved into fourth place all-time at UCM with 202.
• The Jennies have won six straight against Missouri Western.
• UCM has won 20 or more games for the third straight season and the seventh time in the last eight years.
Up Next
• Central Missouri will finish the regular season on the road next week. First up will be Lindenwood Wednesday, Feb. 27 at 5:30 p.m. in St. Charles, Mo.
