WARRENSBURG, Mo. – No. 14-ranked University of Central Missouri Jennies Basketball suffered an 83-76 loss to the UMary Marauders in the MIAA/NSIC Regional Challenge finale on Saturday evening, Nov. 14, inside the Jerry M. Hughes Athletics Center.
The Jennies (3-3) are scheduled to host Lincoln (0-3) on Thursday, Nov. 19, at 11:30 a.m. in Warrensburg.
Freshman
Regan Becker tallied a career-best 24 points on 7-of-16 shooting from the field and went 10-for-10 at the free-throw line, while
Hayden Heim and
Jayla Griffith both scored 17 points, and
Makenzie Farmer added 11 points, pacing UCM in the game. Griffith's 17 was a career high. Heim paced Central Missouri on the glass with nine rebounds, while Becker added seven boards.
The Jennies shot 50 percent from the field (28-of-56) but were only 5-of-16 from three-point range for 31 percent. UCM went 15-of-18 at the free-throw line for 83 percent.
Central Missouri outrebounded UMary (3-0), 27-26, but were outscored in the paint, 42-34, and off turnovers, 17-12.
Allison Undlin netted 25 points, leading the Marauders.
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