WARRENSBURG, Mo. – Taylor Weishaar scored 18 points,
Allie Clevenger added 17 points, and
Reese Schaaf compiled her team-best ninth double-double of the season leading Central Missouri Jennies basketball to a 69-52 win over the Emporia State Lady Hornets Saturday afternoon, Jan. 18, on Military Appreciation Day inside the Jerry M. Hughes Athletics Center.
The Jennies (11-8, 3-5 MIAA) are scheduled to travel to Missouri Western for a conference contest Wednesday, Jan. 22, at 5:30 p.m. in St. Joseph, Mo.
After both teams played to a 27-27 tie in the opening half of the game, Central Missouri outscored Emporia State in the third and fourth quarters, 42-25, to post the 69-52 victory.
Weishaar went 6-of-21 from the floor and a perfect 4-of-4 at the free-throw line for her 18 points and was one rebound shy of a double-double with nine boards while Clevenger posted her 17 points on 6-of-11 shooting from the field and a 3-of-4 showing at the free-throw line.
Schaaf had 14 points, 10 rebounds to secure her ninth double-double of 2024-25,
Lauren Frost dished out a team-best seven assists, and
Rylee Vierthaler had a career-high eight rebounds, including seven offensive boards, rounding out the UCM leaders in the contest.
UCM shot 44 percent from the field (27-of-62), 42 percent from three-point range (8-of-19) and were 78 percent from the free-throw line (7-of-9) in the game. Central Missouri dominated the glass, outrebounding Emporia State (7-10, 2-6 MIAA), 44-25, and outscored the Lady Hornets in the paint, 32-26, and 14-0 in second chance points.
Katie Horyna (18 points) and Gracie Gilpin (14 points) paced the Lady Hornets.
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