LIBERTY, Mo. - The William Jewell women's basketball team stayed within striking distance for much of Saturday's contest against Missouri S&T but came up short, falling 73-59 to drop to 0-22 and 0-16 in the conference. 

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Maja Komaszynska gave Jewell their first lead of the day with an offensive rebound and put back but Missouri S&T followed with a 6-0 run to go back in front. The Cardinals got a three from Jacee Peterson and two buckets from Alex McGarrah to get back within two, 18-16.
• The second period opened with a Syderah Farmer three pointer to put Jewell in front but the Miners followed with a 12-2 run to lead by nine. With Missouri S&T looking for separation, Jalea Price and Mandi Pham each hit a three over the final minutes of the half as the Cardinals got back in the game and trailed by just four at the break. 
• Farmer started the third much like the second period and pulled Jewell within one, 36-35. The two teams went more than two minutes without scoring before a Price triple knotted things up at 40-all.
• The Miners used a 26-8 run over the next nine minutes to open up an 18-point advantage. Jewell did not go down quietly, chipping away before a layup by Taryn Jacobs made it single digit deficit, 66-57. Missouri S&T finished on a 7-2 run to keep the Cardinals at bay.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Farmer led all scorers with 22 points while Price added a dozen. 
• Rylee Thompson pulled down 10 rebounds while Jacobs and Alex McGarrah each had three assists. 
• The Cardinals shot 32% from the floor and committed just 11 turnovers, their lowest mark of the season.

UP NEXT
Jewell hits the road next week for their final road trip of the season, making the trek across the state, first stopping at Lincoln University on Thursday night at 5:30 p.m.