FAYETTE, Mo. – Midland University’s women’s basketball team traveled to Fayette, Missouri on Saturday for a non-conference matchup with No. 11 Central Methodist University. The teams tipped off inside of Puckett Field House and outside of the first quarter, the Warriors flew right beside the Eagles. The home team used a big opening period to cruise to a 96-74 victory.
The teams are were tied at seven early one before the Eagles went runs of 9-0 and a 6-0 to separate from the Warriors 30-14 at the end of the first quarter. Midland matched CMU in the second quarter at 18 apiece, keeping their deficit intact as they went to the intermission trailing 48-32.
The lead grew to as many as 27 in the third quarter before a late push by the Warriors brought it back to with a 6-0 run over the final minute. In the final ten minutes, the scoring margin stayed close with the Eagles scoring one more that they allowed to cap off their eighth win of the season, 96-74.
Peyton Wingert led the Warriors in scoring with 22 points while pulling down a team-high 9 rebounds. Karlee McKinney added a season-high 16 points with 7 rebounds, while Emma Shepard reached double-digits with 10 points.
After a game away from the grind of the conference slate, Midland (4-4, 1-2 GPAC) will hit the road next Wednesday as they travel to Yankton, South Dakota to compete with Mount Marty (0-7, 0-3 GPAC). The teams will take the court inside Cimpl Arena on December 1. Tip-off is set for 6:00 p.m.
