By: Jeff Weseloh, Director of Athletics Media Relations
Box Score
Warrensburg, Mo. - The Southwest Baptist University women's team had a tough match-up against #25 Central Missouri Wednesday night in Warrensburg, with Bearcats dropping the contest 86-51.
Central Missouri jumped out to a quick double-digit lead as SBU was never able to recover in the game.
Brittney Dukes once again led the SBU scoring attack, scoring 16, her fourth game in double figures this season.
LaKendra Smith also scored in double figures for the Bearcats with 14 points and 8 rebounds and
Chasity Prince added 11 points and 7 rebounds. As a team, SBU shot 30.5% from the floor and 6.3% from beyond the arc.
"Central Missouri has a great team," head coach Todd Voss stated after the game. "I think they would have beat anyone in the league tonight. We obviously weren't happy with the results, but I did some some growth with our kids. We will have a chance to improve on a lot of things, and I think there were some good things tonight too. I thought we fought the whole way through, and we'll be able to learn from this game and grow."
The Bearcats will be back in action on Saturday, December 3 for their MIAA home opener against Lincoln. Tip-off is set for 5:30 p.m. from the Meyer Sports Center in Bolivar.