The Northwest Missouri State women's basketball team took down the Newman Jets in the first round of the MIAA Tournament with a final score of 70-54.
Caely Kesten led the team with 16 points on 7-of-12 shooting and two threes. Lindsey Kelderman finished with 12 points, and Emma Atwood had a 10 points and a team-high six rebounds.
With the win, Northwest moves on to face No. 1-seeded Nebraska-Kearney Thursday, March 2. Tip-off is at 6:00 p.m. at Municipal Auditorium. Tune in for the match on KXCV-KRNW starting at 5:30pm with the pregame show.