The William Jewell women's basketball team dropped a 62-42 decision to Pittsburg State on Sunday afternoon at the Central Missouri Invitational. The loss drops Jewell to 0-3 on the young season. 

HOW IT HAPPENED

• 1Q: The opening frame saw the Cardinals and Gorillas in a back-and-forth battle. Natalie Closser hit a lay up to give Jewell a 17-15 lead but Pitt State scored five consecutive points to take a 20-17 advantage after the first ten minutes. 
• 2Q: Neither team scored through the first three minutes of quarter two before Rhyann Fisher broke the ice with a jumper to pull the Cardinals within one at 20-19. After another two minute drought Adriana Rodriguez put Jewell back on top 21-20 before the Gorillas closed the quarter on a 9-2 run to hold a 29-23 lead at the break. 
• 3Q: Pitt State grew their lead as large as 12 in the third frame as Megan Maher hit a free throw with just under 3:30 remaining. A three pointer from Sydney Offield followed by a jumper from Lindsey McCoy brought the Cards back within five at 45-38 within under a minute to go.  
• 4Q: The Gorillas used a 17-4 run over the final ten minutes to push the score to the final of 62-42.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• A traditionally strong long range shooting team the Cardinals connected on just two of 25 three point attempts. 
• The Gorillas grabbed 12 offensive boards that led to 15 second chance points. 

TURNING POINT

• PSU's Paige Imhoff hit a layup with six seconds remaining in the third quarter to kick start the Gorilla's 19-4 run to end the game. 

LEADERS OF THE FLIGHT

• Offield topped the Cardinals with 17 points while McCoy led with five rebounds and two blocked shots. 

UP NEXT
The Cardinals wrap up their opening week stretch on Monday as they host Graceland University at 5:00 p.m.