TOPEKA, Kan. (Dec. 17, 2020) - Central Missouri Jennies Basketball continued their hot start to the season picking up their sixth straight win, 67-45 over Washburn. UCM finishes their season-long four-game road trip 4-0.

How It Happened
• The Jennies shot 50% for the game and hit seven three-pointers. Washburn was held below 40% shooting, hitting just 20-62 from the field and 2-17 from three.
• Each team grabbed 33 rebounds, the first time this season UCM didn't have the rebounding edge. Each team also scored 32 points in the paint. 
• Both teams had issues with turnovers as UCM lost it a season-high 20 times and Washburn 17.
• UCM got to the free throw line and hit 12-of-14. 
• The Jennies defense picked up eight steals and five blocks.
• The Jennies got off to a hot start in the first led by Charley Bovaird. She was 4-5 from three and scored 12 as UCM led 20-14 after 10 minutes.
• Bovaird continued where she left off hitting a three to start the second. Graycen Holden added an old-fashioned three-point play and UCM was up 11, 27-16. The Jennies extended their lead to 13, 33-20 when Brooke Littrell hit a jumper midway through the frame. The lead stayed in double-figures the rest of the way. After a three minute scoreless drought, Nija Collier ended the half with a three in the corner at the buzzer as the half ended with the Jennies on top by 16, 38-22.
• Washburn made a bit of a run to cut the Jennies lead down to 10 midway through the third. They outscored the Jennies 8-2 at one point, but UCM came back, helped out by a Collier layup and a foul. UCM held the Ichabods scoreless over the final 2:28 and led 52-38 going to the final frame.
• It took a while for the shots to fall in the fourth, but when they did, UCM was able to build a 20-point lead. Brooke Littrell ended that with a three in the corner to put the Jennies up 55-38. Washburn didn't score until there were fewer than four minutes left and the Jennies pushed their lead to 23 and went on to win 67-45.

It Was Over When
• Almost four minutes went by in the fourth before either team scored. Brooke Littrell ended that with a three in the corner and put the Jennies on top 55-38 with 6:45 left to play. 

Jennies Stat Leaders
• Charley Bovaird finished with a game-high and career-high 15 points going 5-7 from three. 
• Nija Collier picked up her second double-double of the season with 12 points and 10 rebounds.
• Brooke Littrell added 13 points going 4-8.
• Olivia Nelson scored six with two assists and two steals.
• Gigi McAtee chipped in four points and four rebounds.

For the Ichabods
• Nuria Barrientos led Washburn with 14 points on 7-13 shooting with four rebounds.
• Six points apiece for Abbie Oliver and Hunter Bentley.
• Shay Tanking added five points.

News and Notes
• UCM held the Ichabods to just eight points in the second quarter. That's the second time this season and UCM is now 56-5 since 2016-17 when holding an opponent below 10 in a quarter.
• Nija Collier surpassed 500 career points.
• The Jennies are 6-0 for the first time since 2011-12 and just the eighth time in team history.
• This is the first time UCM has won five straight over Washburn
• The 45 points allowed are the fewest for UCM this season. 

Up Next
• The Jennies are off for a few weeks as they enjoy a holiday break. They'll be back in action January 7 at home to take on Fort Hays State