St. Joseph, Mo. -The SBU Bearcats lost a tough match-up at Missouri Western on Monday night, 50-66. "The effort was pretty good," head coach J.C. Carter stated about the Bearcats.

The Bearcats were lead in scoring by sophomore Chasity Prince with a season high 13 points.  "Chasity gave us great minutes offensively and defensively tonight," head coach J.C. Carter stated about his sophomore forward.  "She plays hard.  Three offensive rebounds, those are effort plays."  LaKendra Smith also scored 13 points and grabbed 7 rebounds in the loss.

Freshman guard Tanis Spani had an excellent defensive game, giving the Bearcats solid minutes while also grabbing 5 rebounds.  "Her effort never stops," coach Carter said about Spani. "She plays hard all the time."

As a team, the Bearcats 31.3% from the field, 23.3% from beyond the arc, and 42.9% from the stripe.  SBU was able to force 12 turnovers and dished out 10 assists.

SBU travels to Fort Hays on Wednesday February 16, 2011 for the second game of their two game road trip. Tip-off is set for 5:30 p.m. from Hays, Kansas.