UNI Women Fall to Missouri State 58-48

Friday, March 1

Springfield, Mo.

7 p.m.

University of Northern Iowa

17-10 (10-5MVC)

Missouri State University

18-8 (14-1MVC)

UNI

Missouri State

UNI Women Fall to Missouri State 58-48

3/1/2019 9:39:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Taylor Hagen notched a double-double, but the UNI women gave up a season-high 31 turnovers and fell to Missouri State on the road 58-48 Friday night.

Missouri State opened the game with an 8-0 run and never trailed in the game. The Panthers cut the lead to 14-9 at the end of the first quarter but the Bears extended the lead to 27-19 at the half.

Missouri State started the second half on a 9-3 run to open up a 36-22 lead before the Panthers rallied with a 12-3 run to cut the deficit to 39-34 with 1:36 left in the quarter. Missouri State extended the lead to 46-37 at the end of the third.

The Panthers rallied to cut the lead to 48-44 with 5:53 to play, but Missouri State went on an 8-0 to pull away for the 10-point win.

Hagen had 10 points and 10 rebounds to go along with a pair of blocks. Mikaela Morgan and Karli Rucker tallied eight points each.

UNI falls to 17-10 overall and 10-5 in MVC play. Missouri State is now 18-8 overall and 14-1 in league and tied with Drake for first place.

NEXT UP: The Panthers travel to Carbondale, Ill., to face Southern Illinois Sunday at 2 p.m. it is the final regular season road game of the season.

NOTES:
- The Panthers gave up a season-high 31 turnovers, the previous high was 26 at home against Drake.
- Hagen's double-double is her second of the season. She scored 16 points and tallied 11 rebounds against Northern Illinois.
- The double-double was the eighth of the season for UNI.
- The Panthers remain in third place in the MVC standings. The Panthers have a one-game advantage over Bradley and Illinois State who are tied at 9-6 on the year.
- UNI has won two games in a row against Southern Illinois and won the first matchup of the year 65-53.