HONOLULU, Hawaii – Central Missouri Jennies basketball dropped its Hoops in Hawaii Finale to the Colorado-Colorado Springs Mountain Lions, 54-53, Saturday afternoon, Nov. 30, inside The Shark Tank.
The Jennies (7-3) are scheduled to travel to No. 12 Fort Hays State for their 2024-25 MIAA opener Thursday, Dec. 5, at 5:30 p.m. in Hays, Kan.
Reese Schaaf posted 17 points and seven rebounds,
Allie Clevenger had 10 points,
Lauren Frost added eight rebounds, four assists and three steals, and
Taylor Weishaar tallied eight rebounds, leading Central Missouri in the contest.
UCM shot just 36 percent from the floor (18-of-50), 22 percent from three-point range (2-of-9) and 65 percent from the free throw line (15-of-23) in the game and were outrebounded by the Mountain Lions (2-3), 40-35. The Jennies outscored UCCS in the paint, 26-22, but were outscored, 20-7, in points off turnovers.
Amyah Mooe Allen posted 22 points and Maison White snagged 16 rebounds to lead Colorado-Colorado Springs.