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70
Jamestown UJ 3-3, 1-2 GPAC
72
Winner Northwestern NWC 5-2, 2-1 GPAC
Jamestown UJ
3-3, 1-2 GPAC
70
Final
72
Northwestern NWC
5-2, 2-1 GPAC
Winner
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Jamestown UJ 16 13 20 21 70
Northwestern NWC 14 24 21 13 72

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | NWC Athletic Communications

Three-Pointer in Final Seconds Puts Northwestern Back in the Win Column

Lexie Van Kekerix hits game-winner, ties career-high with nine points

ORANGE CITY, Iowa – The (RV) Northwestern College women's basketball team (5-2, 2-1 GPAC) go back into the win column thanks to a late three-pointer from Lexie Van Kekerix with just seconds left on the clock as the Red Raiders prevail over (RV) Jamestown (3-3, 1-2 GPAC), 72-70, inside the Bultman Center Tuesday night.  
A close contest to begin the game as the Jimmies and Red Raiders put up a combined 30 points in the opening frame, as the Jimmies led 16-14 after one. All five Northwestern starters put points on the board in the opening 10 minutes, as Maren Nerem (Jr., Edgerton, Minn.) added three off the bench.
 
Hali Anderson (Jr., Saint Ansgar, Iowa) put up a quarter-high nine points of her team-high 17 points in the second quarter. Northwestern would close out the half on a 19-6 run, as Anderson and Van Kekerix (Jr., Rock Valley, Iowa) both contributed six points in the run. Northwestern held a nine-point 38-29 lead at the break.
 
Kaydin Davis (Sr., Buffalo, Wyo.) came out of the gates in the second half red hot from the floor, scoring the first eight Northwestern points of the half with back-to-back 3-pointers. Her hot start sparked a 13-4 Red Raider run in the third quarter, opening up proved to be their largest lead of the game at 51-36 with six minutes left in the frame.
 
The next four minutes saw the Jimmies go on a 9-0 run to cut that lead to just six (53-47), but an Akaysa Duitscher (Fr., Rolfe, Iowa) three and an and-one from fellow freshman Emily TerWee (Larchwood, Iowa) would kill the Jamestown run and momentum and open back up a double-digit lead, as the Red Raiders would have the 59-49 advantage at the end of the third quarter.
 
However, the Jimmes would prove to be a tough team to put away. It was nearly two minutes into the final frame before any points were put on the board. But with tenacity, the Jimmies would mount a 19-5 run in the first eight minutes of the frame to retake their first lead since it was 23-19 early in the second quarter at 68-64, as just three Jimmies led the charge to mount a comeback.
 
Northwestern would respond with an 8-2 run to close out the game. Beginning with a pair of free throws from Molly Schany (Sr., Emmetsburg, Iowa), the Jimmies would take another four-point lead (70-66) with 54 seconds on the clock, but that would prove to be their last scoring play. A free throw and a lay-up from Schany would pull Northwestern to one point (70-69, UJ). Following a time out, a set play for Van Kekerix would drill what proved to be the game-winning three with three seconds on the clock. Jamestown would be unable to get off another shot, as Northwestern prevailed 72-70 in front of the home crowd.
 
GAME NOTES:
  • NWC hit a season-high eight three-pointers in the victory tonight, shooting 40% from deep (8-for-20).
  • The Red Raiders put up the second-best shooting performance from the floor tonight, shooting at a 48.1% clip.
  • Lexie Van Kekerix tied her career-high with nine points, while hitting the game-winner, in her season-high 20 minutes of action.
  • Hali Anderson led the team in scoring (17 points) and assists (5), playing a team-high 31 minutes.
  • Both Molly Schany (14) and Kaydin Davis (12) both scored in double figures.
  • Maddie Jones ignited the offense with her team-high three steals and four assists.
  • NWC outscored Jamestown 24-13 in the second quarter, ending the half on a 19-6 run to take a nine-point lead into the halftime break.
  • Jamestown out rebounded the Red Raiders 39-25 (+14), marking the first time this season NWC has been outrebounded.
  • Northwestern held a largest lead of 15 points in the contest (6:02 left, 3Q).
  • Head coach Kristin Rotert picks up her 48th career win, needing just two more to move into fifth all-time in program history.
PLAYER OF THE GAME
Lexie Van Kekerix
Up Next: Northwestern will be back in action next Wednesday, November 29 with a short trip over to Sioux Center to battle No. 2 Dordt (8-0, 3-0 GPAC) at 6:00 p.m.

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