University of Central Missouri Athletics

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (Dec. 12, 2020) - Central Missouri Jennies Basketball improved to 5-0 as the offense produced a season-high 92 points in a win at Lincoln. The 92-69 win moves UCM to 5-0 on the season and 3-0 on the road.

How It Happened
• The Jennies shot 48% from the field for the game and went 8-of-15 from three in their best shooting performance of the season.
• UCM held the Blue Tigers under 40% shooting for the game.
• Both teams shot well at the free throw line with UCM going 24-of-28 and the Blue Tigers 17-of-18. 
• Central Missouri had a big advantage rebounding the ball, 45 to 25 and grabbed 16 offensive rebounds. All those offensive boards turned into 22 second chance points. The Jennies also scored 40 points in the paint, 28 came in the second half.
• UCM gave up the ball eight times in the first half, but lost it only twice in the second. Lincoln coughed it up 13 times and the Jens had nine steals with four blocks.
• The Jennies came out on fire, scoring the first 12 points in the game. Gigi McAtee and Brooke Littrell hit a couple of threes each. After 10 minutes, it was all Jennies as they led by 15, 25-10. The Jennies were 4-4 from three in the quarter. Lincoln scored six of their 10 points at the free throw line.
• The second quarter was a different story. The Jennies turned the ball over and Lincoln was able to quicken the pace and get back into the game. The Jennies still led by nine, 33-24, with 5:12 left in the half. Lincoln then went on a 13-4 run and took their first lead, 37-35. 
• The Jennies gathered themselves though and scored the final six points of the quarter. Morgan VanHyfte and Graycen Holden each hit a pair at the line and Olivia Nelson scored a layup on a steal from VanHyfte and at the half UCM was up four, 41-37.
• UCM picked up in the third where they left off in the second. The Jennies scored the first five points of the half to get back out on top by nine. Midway through the frame, Charley Bovaird hit a three and UCM was back up double-figures, 54-42. In the final 1:18, the Jennies scored the final seven with another three from Bovaird and layups from Holden and Brooke Littrell for a 70-56 lead after three.
• A three early in the fourth from Makenna Vanzant gave the Jennies their largest lead to that point, 81-60. UCM went 2-3 from three in the final quarter, scoring 22 points as they went on to win number five on the season.

It Was Over When...
• The Jennies withstood the Lincoln run in the second quarter that entirely wiped away their 15 point lead. UCM was able to regain the lead at the half and led for the entire third quarter. In the final 1:18 in the third, the Jennies doubled their lead from seven to 14 using a 7-0 run capped off by Brooke Littrell's buzzer beating layup.

Jennies Stat Leaders
• Brooke Littrell scored a season-high 19 points going 7-15 from the field and 4-5 at the line. She also had three rebounds, three assists, and two steals.
• Nija Collier recorded a double-double with 14 points and 12 rebounds. She was 6-6 at the free throw line. She also had a steal and two blocks.
• Graycen Holden joined the double-double club with 12 points and 10 rebounds.
• Olivia Nelson added 14 points and five assists with no turnovers.
• Morgan VanHyfte scored 10 with four rebounds and two steals.
• Makenna Vanzant came off the bench to score a season-high 10 points. 
• Charley Bovaird hit three three-pointers and scored nine points. 

For the Blue Tigers
• Niyah Jackson scored a game-high 25 points on 9-of-18 shooting with four rebounds.
• Joseline Ramos came off the bench to score 19 points going 3-5 from three. Of those 19, 14 came in the second quarter.
• AJ Bradley also came off the bench and added 16 points. 

News and Notes
• The Jennies move to 5-0 on the season. It's the first time since 2012-13 that the Jennies have started 5-0 and the 10th time in team history.
• UCM has won 15 straight in Jefferson City and nine straight overall. UCM is 60-3 all-time against the Blue Tigers.
• Charley Bovaird, Makenna Vanzant and Brooke Littrell all scored a season-high.
• The Jennies 92 points are a season-high.
• UCM was 8-15 from three, shooting 50% for the first time since Feb. 26, 2020 against Missouri Southern. 
• These were the first double-doubles of the season for Nija Collier and Graycen Holden. 

Up Next
• The Jennies final game before break is scheduled for Thursday, Dec. 17 in Topeka, Kan. against Washburn.