WARRENSBURG, Mo. – Ashley Tull tied her career-high with 15 points and
Graycen Holden and
Brooke Littrell each scored in double figures leading No. 5-ranked Central Missouri Jennies basketball to an 81-58 victory over the Rogers State Hillcats Saturday afternoon, Jan. 14, inside the UCM Multipurpose Building.
The Jennies tied the best start in program history – set in 1995-96 – with the win and improved to 15-0 overall and 11-0 in the MIAA.
Tull, a junior from Troy Mills, Iowa, went 6-of-9 from the field and 3-of-6 at the free-throw line for her career-best 15 points and added a team-best two blocks while Holden netted 12 points on 4-of-8 shooting and a 4-of-6 performance at the foul line and snagged six rebounds, and Littrell tallied 11 points on 5-of-10 shooting while pulling down a game-high eight rebounds to go along with five steals and three assists.
Lauren Frost dished out a game-high six assists and had four steals, respectively.
Central Missouri shot 48 percent from the field, making 31 out of 65 attempts, and were 6-of-17 from three-point range for 35 percent. UCM converted 13 out of 20 free throws for 65 percent.
The Jennies outrebounded the Hillcats (4-13, 2-9 MIAA), 41-36, outscored Rogers State in the paint, 46-14, and turned 18 RSU turnovers into 23 points in the contest.
Bailey Kliewer scored a game-best 20 points, pacing the Hillcats.
Central Missouri is scheduled to return to action Thursday, Jan. 19, with a MIAA road game at Northwest Missouri State in Maryville, Mo.
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