The William Jewell College women's basketball team continued Great Lakes Valley Conference play this afternoon hosting Truman State University at the Mabee Center.
 
The Cardinals survived a late run by Truman State to hang on for a 68-63 win which improves the Cards to 4-2 overall and 2-0 in GLVC play.  Truman falls to 4-5 overall and 0-2 in league play. 
 
Neither team scored in the first 3:30 of the game as both squads struggled to find the basket.  After the game was tied 6-6 Truman went on an 8-4 run to lead 14-10 after one quarter.  The Cards only shot 28 percent in the quarter. 
 
The shooting improved in the second quarter as the Cards took a 19-17 lead with just over four minutes to play until halftime. 
 
Truman then went on another run to take a 30-26 lead heading into the break in spite of 11 turnovers in the first half. 
 
Jewell went on a 12-4 run to start the third quarter and began to heat up from three-point land.  The Cardinals built a 44-38 lead halfway through the third thanks to two three pointers by Hayden Butler.  Freshman Annemarie Boeh then gave the Cards their biggest lead of the game as the quarter came to an end when her three pointer gave Jewell a 49-41 lead after three. 
 
The Cardinals started the fourth quarter strong and built a 58-43 lead with just over six minutes to play.
 
Truman then went on a 14-2 run to cut Jewell's lead to 60-57 with two minutes to play.  After Maddie Nelson converted one of two free throws Truman's Ashely Hartwig's three point play cut Jewell's lead to one 61-60 with 1:21 to play.
 
Nelson then responded by nailing a 12 foot jumper to put the Cards back up 63-60.  The Bulldogs then missed a three pointer and Nelson again came through with a huge three-point play that put the Cards up 66-60 with 26 seconds to play and Jewell would hang on for the five point win.
 
Hayden Butler led all scores with 21 while Katie Finn chipped in 16. 
 
The Cardinals will face off against GLVC rival Rockhurst University on Wednesday, December 7 in Kansas City, Mo.  Tip-off is slated for 5:15 p.m.