KANSAS CITY, Mo. – No. 10-ranked Central Missouri Jennies basketball couldn't overcome 12 Missouri Southern three-pointers in the 2023 MIAA Women's Basketball Championship game, falling to the Lions, 78-63, Sunday, March 5, inside Municipal Auditorium.
The Jennies (25-4) will now await who and where they will play in the NCAA Division II Central Region Tournament. Those details will be revealed during the NCAA-II Women's Basketball Championship Selection Show at 9:30 p.m. CT Sunday, March 5, on NCAA.com.
Brooke Littrell netted 14 points on 5-of-10 shooting and pulled down seven rebounds while
Lauren Frost scored 12 points on 5-of-9 shooting, pacing Central Missouri in the contest.
UCM went 24-of-53 from the floor for 45 percent and were 4-of-12 from three-point range for 33 percent. The Jennies went just 11-of-22 at the free-throw line for 50 percent.
Central Missouri outscored Missouri Southern (27-6) in the paint, 38-24, but were outrebounded, 37-32.
The Lions connected on 12 of 21 three-point attempts for a sizzling 57 percent despite shooting just 43 percent from the floor, going 25-of-58.
Littrell and
Olivia Nelson were both voted to the MIAA Women's Basketball Championship All-Tournament Team.
Layne Skiles netted 20 points and MIAA Women's Basketball Championship Most Outstanding Player Lacy Stokes compiled 15 points and dished out nine assists, leading Missouri Southern.
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