LIBERTY, Mo. - The William Jewell women's basketball team earned an important win on Saturday with a 72-66 victory over crosstown rival Rockhurst. The win was the home finale for seven seniors and ensured a postseason berth as Jewell finished the regular season winning seven of their last nine. 

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The tewo teams back-and-forth in the first quarter as a three from Annemarie Boeh tied the game at 10 just over four minutes in. 
• Rockhurst found some rhythm in the second quarter, outscoring the Cardinals 24-16 after shooting 60% from the floor. With Jewell leading 26-25, the Hawks went on a 12-0 run to go on top by 11. A bucket by Macyn Wilbers and two free throws from Sydney Offield made it an eight point deficit at the half. 
• Neither team scored for nearly three minutes to start the third quarter before Bailey Russell broke the ice with two foul shots. The Cardinals opened the second half on a 11-3 run, capped by a triple from Russell, to tie the game at 42. 
• Two free throws by Offield finally got Jewell over the hump as they took their first lead since the opening quarter at 52-51 with 7:49 to play. The Cardinals pushed their lead to as many as 10 on their way to the 72-66 win. 

FOR THE CARDINALS

• Kiara Bradley led the Cardinals with a monster game of 25 points and a career-best 15 rebounds while playing all 40 minutes. 
• Offield also finished in double-figures with 12 points while dishing out eight assists. 
• As a team, Jewell shot 40% from the floor and 36% from three. 

FOR THE HAWKS

• Daly Sullivan led three Hawks in double figures with 16 while Monika Faerber finished with a double-double of 10 points and 10 rebounds. 

UP NEXT
The Cardinals have punched their ticket to the postseason with the official seeds to be announced Saturday night.