LIBERTY, Mo. - The William Jewell women's basketball team returned to the friendly confines of the Mabee Center on Thursday where they snapped a recent skid with a big 90-60 win over Upper Iowa. The Cardinals improve to 5-13 overall and 3-9 in Great Lakes Valley Conference play.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Jewell got off to a hot start as Emree Zars scored eight straight points to put the Cards on top by four. Three consecutive buckets from Katie Knock, including a traditional three point play, pushed the Jewell lead to 14. Chloe Frank hit two free throws at the end of the first quarter to Jewell a 30-16 advantage. 
• Knock's three pointer just inside the start of the second quarter pushed the Jewell lead to their largest of the day at 17. From there, Upper Iowa made a run, outscoring the Cardinals 20-8 to pull within five with under three minutes to go in the first half. Kate Hillyer hit a jumper to close the period and send the teams to the locker room with Jewell leading 47-38. 
• The Cardinals maintained their advantage throughout the third period as Frank hit another three to close the quarter with Jewell ahead, 61-53. 
• The fourth quarter saw Jewell put the final nails into the game as Ayden Shannon hit back-to-back triples followed by a pair from Frank and a basket by Caitlin Behling. Hillyer and Ellie Knock also got in on the three point party before it was over as Jewell outscored UIU 29-7 in the final frame to push the advantage to 30. 

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Frank and Knock led five players in double figures with 17 points each, tying the latter's career high. Ayden Shannon added 15, Zars 12, and Bre Shannon 11. 
• The Cardinals shot 47% from the floor and were 15-of-43 from long range, including hitting seven threes in the final 10 minutes alone. 
• Jewell forced 23 turnovers, leading to 24 points, while committing just eight of their own. 

UP NEXT
Jewell will look to continue their strong play on Saturday as they host Truman State at 1 p.m.