KIRKSVILLE, Mo. - William Jewell forward
Kiara Bradley scored 17 points, including the 1,000th of her career, on Wednesday to lead the Cardinals at Truman. The senior reached this milestone in just 63 games in a Cardinal uniform, making her the fastest woman to do so in the NCAA era, surpassing assistant coach
Maddie Nelson. Jewell fell the Bulldogs by a final of 77-63 to drop to 3-5 on the season.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Truman came out of the gates hot, quickly taking a 16 point lead in the opening quarter after hitting four three pointers.
- The Cardinals were able to get the deficit down to 12 midway through the second period but the Bulldogs finished the half on a 15-6 run to open up a 21 point advantage.
- The third quarter was better for Jewell as they shot 50% from the floor, led by three triples from freshman Elizabeth Ernsting, who got her first career start Wednesday.
- The Cardinals made things a little more interesting in the final quarter as Annemarie Boeh got hot, scoring eight of her 14 points. With 3:36 remaining in the game, Bradley drove the lane to score her 999th and 1,000th career points.
FOR THE CARDINALS
- Bradley led Jewell with 17 points and four assists. Boeh scored in double-figures for the second straight game, with 14 off the bench on 4-of-5 from three.
- Ainsley Tolson added 11 points.
FOR THE BULLDOGS
- Katie Jaseckas led all scorers with a double-double of 18 points and 13 rebounds while Ellie Weltha added 16 points for Truman.
UP NEXT
Jewell is scheduled to travel to Southwest Baptist on Saturday for a rematch with the Bearcats at 1 p.m.