Feb. 5, 2003
Bulldogs Back in MIAA Postseason Hunt with 74-72 win over Northwest Missouri
The Truman women's basketball team jumped into a tie for eighth in the MIAA with its second straight win, a 74-72 edging of Northwest Missouri State on Wednesday evening.
Adri Tromp led the Bulldogs with a double-double, tying for the team lead with 16 points and grabbing nearly as many rebounds with 15.
The Bulldogs tied the Bearcats at 35 at halftime and made just 4-of-21 three-pointers, but outrebounded the 'Cats 48-36 and shot 43.5% from the field (27-of-62) to NWMS's 35.1% performance (26-0f-74).
Truman had 19 second-chance points and used a 15-2 run starting at 11:22 in the second period to grab a six-point lead with 7:33 to go. A three-pointer by freshman guard Ali Long kicked off the spurt that included a pair of treys by junior forward Annie Westhoff and two buckets by sophomore center Jamie Huffman, along with a 2-for-2 performance from the line by Tromp.
The Bearcats managed to tie the score with as little at 1:26 remaining, but the 'Dogs sank 5-of-8 free throws after that, taking a five-point lead with 11 seconds left. Northwest hit a three at the buzzer to leave the final score, 74-72.
Tromp led the team from the line as well hitting 8-of-10 charity shots, while Westhoff was 3-for-3 and sophomore guard Kelli Floyd was 2-for-2. Junior forward Sarah Sommer tied Tromp for the lead in scoring with 16 points. Westhoff had 15 points and Floyd rounded out Truman's double-digit scorers with 10 points.
Erica Hatterman led Northwest Missouri with 18 points.