The William Jewell women's basketball team withstood a fourth quarter rally by McKendree to down the Bearcats 68-63 on Thursday night in Lebanon, Ill. The win moves the Cardinals to 9-8 overall and 6-4 in Great Lakes Valley Conference play. 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• 1Q: Jewell opened the game with a 17-3 run led by six points from Lindsey McCoy. The Bearcats outscored the Cardinals 12-5 over the final 3:33 of the opening to quarter to pull within 22-15. 
• 2Q: The Cardinals opened the second quarter on a 6-2 run to push the lead back to double digits, while Natalie Closser's lay up with 3:44 remaining pushed it further, up to 13. A 7-3 run to end the period made it a 36-27 halftime advantage in favor of the Cardinals. 
• 3Q: A three from Kaiti Butaud gave Jewell their biggest lead of the night at 45-30 with under five minutes remaining in the third quarter. A 9-0 run from the Bearcats pulled them within just four to end the frame. 
• 4Q: After not scoring in the third quarter, McCoy got back in on the action, scoring five points to push the Jewell lead back to nine with 4:30 to play. The Bearcats made things interesting down the stretch pulling as close as 58-56 with just over two minutes to go. A three pointer from McCoy and seven free throws over the final minutes helped the Cardinals escape with their third road win of the season. 

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Of Jewell's 21 field goals made, 19 were assisted. 
• The Cardinals forced McKendree into 18 turnovers, including 12 in the first half. 
• Jewell was outrebounded 34-20. 

LEADERS OF THE FLIGHT

• McCoy posted a career high 22 points on 6-of-7 from the floor, 3-of-3 from the three, and 7-of-8 from the free throw line. 
• Kayla Harrell added 17 points.
• Rhyann Fisher and Adriana Rodriguez collected six and five assists, respectively.

UP NEXT
The Cardinals wrap up the six game road trip on Saturday afternoon as they travel to No. 10 Drury for a 1:00 p.m. tip.