WARRENSBURG, Mo. (Jan. 23, 2021) - Central Missouri Jennies Basketball continued their winning ways defeating Rogers State by 20 Saturday afternoon, 79-59 at the Multi. The Jennies shot the ball exceptionally well and clamped down on defense in the second half to preserve their 10th win of the season, improving to 10-2.
How It Happened
• It was a tremendous shooting day for the Jennies who hit 25-52 and were 9-19 from three. Roger State connected on 42% of their field goal attempts but were just 3-17 from behind the arc.
• The Jennies held a big advantage in the paint grabbing 40 rebounds to the Hillcats 29 and scoring 30 points in the lane.
• UCM did an excellent job of getting to the free throw line. Rogers State committed 24 personal fouls and the Jennies went 20-25 at the line..
• Both teams got off to a fast start. Rogers State hit five of their first six attempts and the Jennies three of their first four.
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Morgan VanHyfte hit a three to tie the game at 15 and
Makenna Vanzant a three of her own gave the Jennies their first lead 20-18. After 10 furious minutes, the Jennies led by one, 21-20.
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Graycen Holden pushed the Jennies lead to five, 27-22, with an old fashioned three-point play to cap a 6-0 Jennies run.
• The Hillcats though answered right away with a 9-3 run and reclaimed a 31-30 lead.
• Their lead was brief as the Jennies closed the half on a 9-0 run over the final 2:20. Holden gobbled and offensive rebound and put back a layup as time expired to give the Jennies a 41-33 lead at the half.
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Nija Collier extended that halftime lead to 10 with a pair of free throws out of the gate, but Rogers quickly cut that lead in half and down to five, 43-38.
• Collier though was in foul trouble and had to sit for much of the half. That was no issue for UCM as Holden stepped in and scored seven points in the third quarter.
• It was another player off the bench for the Jennies though who was lighting it up from behind the arc.
Charley Bovaird went 3-4 from three in the quarter scoring nine points. She made back-to-back threes in the final minute of the quarter to get the lead back up to 11, 61-50 going to the fourth.
• Layups by Holden and
Kade Hackerott brought the lead to 15 to start the fourth and the rout was on from there. The lead never dipped back below 15 and UCM was well on their way to a 20-point win, 79-59.
It Was Over When...
• Rogers State fought hard in the third quarter to keep the game close, but back-to-back threes from
Charley Bovaird to close out the quarter put the Jennies lead back over 10 where it remained the rest of the game.
Jennies Stat Leaders
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Graycen Holden secured a double-double with 25 points and 10 rebounds. She was 8-11 from the field and 9-11 at the line.
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Charley Bovaird buried four three pointers and scored 14 points.
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Olivia Nelson scored 10 points and dished out a game-high five assists.
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Brooke Littrell and
Morgan VanHyfte scored seven points apiece with five rebounds each. VanHyfte also grabbed four steals while Littrell added a block.
For the Hillcats
• Samariah Thompson led RSU with 11 points and four assists.
• Vanessa Gajdosova chipped in 10 points and seven rebounds.
• Kloe Bowin was 4-4 from the field and scored eight points.
• Bailey Kliewer helped out with nine points and six boards.
News and Notes
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Graycen Holden's 25 points are a career-high. Her double-double is her second of the season. It's the most points a Jennie has scored in a game this season.
• The Jennies held the Hillcats to 59 points, their sixth time holding a team below 60 this season.
• RSU scored just nine fourth-quarter points. It's the fourth time the Jennies held and opponent below 10 points in a quarter this season. The Jennies are 58-6 going back to 2016-17 when that happens.
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Morgan VanHyfte grabbed career rebound 250.
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Olivia Nelson scored 10+ points in back to back games for the first time this season.
• Led by Holden and Bovaird, the Jennies bench scored 46 points.
• Rogers State scored just 26 second-half points.
• The Jennies are 2-0 all-time against Hillcats in MIAA play.
Up Next
• Central Missouri will remain at home for one more week. They'll take on Missouri Western next Thursday at the Multi with a 5:30 p.m. tip.
