WISCONSIN DELLS, Wis. – No. 14-ranked University of Central Missouri Jennies Basketball fell to No. 1-ranked and defending NCAA Division II National Champion Grand Valley State, 68-40, on Saturday morning, Oct. 31, in the D2 CCA Midwest Tip-Off Challenge at Justagame Fieldhouse.
The Jennies (1-1) are scheduled to wrap up play in the D2 CCA Midwest Tip-Off Challenge on Sunday, Nov. 1, at 9 a.m. against Lake Superior State.
The Lakers used a big third quarter, outscoring UCM 22-5, to take control of the game after Central Missouri trailed by just nine, 32-23, going into halftime.
Taylor Weishaar scored 12 points and pulled down five rebounds, while
Hayden Heim tallied 11 points with four rebounds, and
Regan Becker tallied seven rebounds, pacing UCM.
For the game, Central Missouri shot 33 percent from the field (15-of-45) and were 9-of-12 at the free-throw line for 75 percent. The Lakers (2-0) outrebounded the Jennies, 37-32, and outscored UCM in the paint, 44-22.
MacKenzie Bisballe tallied a game-high 28 points, leading Grand Valley State.
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