Jan. 8, 2003
Truman Women's Basketball Falls to Northwest Missouri 63-42
The Truman State University women's basketball team was ahead 27-22 at halftime, but suffered a seven-minute scoring drought to start the second-half in a 63-42 loss to the Northwest Missouri Bearcats Wednesday evening in Kirksville.
The Bulldogs led NWMS for most of the first half after Sarah Sommer made a jumper at 16:28. She also helped the 'Dogs to a seven-point lead at the 14-minute mark, but the Bearcats stayed close, cutting the margin to one with seven minutes to go in the first half after a 7-2 run. Northwest Missouri tied the score a few minutes later, behind a pair of free throws by Laura Friederich, and took a two-point lead on a bucket by Tanesha Fields with 5:52 to go. Sarah Bernard came up big with a trey next to grab the lead again and spark a 10-0 run by the Bulldogs that left them with an eight-point lead. A bucket by Keagan Thalin with four seconds to go before the break gave the 'Dogs a 27-22 halftime lead.
Northwest Missouri scored 23 straight points before the Bulldogs got on the board in the second stanza with a jumper by Annie Westhoff. She also helped cut the margin to 11 half a minute later with a three-pointer.
However, Truman could not score again for another eight minutes, while the Bearcats went on an 11-0 run to take a 22 point lead with a little under five minutes left in the game.
The Bulldogs mustered an 5-0 run to cut the margin to 17, but it was too little, too late.
Sarah Bernard led Truman with nine points and Adri Tromp had a team-high six rebounds, while four Bearcats scored in double-figures led by Tanesha Fields with 15. Northwest Missouri shot 100% from the free throw line (14-of-14) and Truman was 3-of-7 (42.9%).