OMAHA, Neb. – Five Omaha women's basketball players finished in double figures, and the Mavs defeated CSU Bakersfield, 80-68, at the Sapp Fieldhouse on Thursday night.
Brianna Bogard had a team high 17 points on 6-for-10 shooting from the field. Mikaela Shaw had her fourth double-double of the year with 13 points and 14 rebounds. Taijhe Kelly and Felicia Anderson each had 12 points. Victoria Trowbridge added 11 points on 3-for-4 shooting from the field and was a perfect 5-for-5 from the free-throw line.
Bakersfield was led by Brooklynn Hinkens, who had a game high 19 points. Shaquita Smith added 14 points.
The Mavericks shot 58.0 percent (29-for-50) from the field, including 59.3 percent in the first half. Bakersfield shot 33.8 percent (24-for-71) from the floor. Omaha held a 37-32 advantage on the boards and outscored Bakersfield 42-18 in the paint.
Omaha jumped out to a 6-2 lead in the first 2:35 of the game on buckets from Bogard, Kelly, and Lanese Bough. CSU Bakersfield tied the game at 6-6 with a jumper from Brittany Sims and a lay-up by Erika Williams. Omaha went on a 9-2 run, which was capped off by a pair of Bough free throws to stretch the lead to seven points, 15-8, with 12:46 remaining in the first half.
The Roadrunners cut the Maverick lead to two points with 8:56 left in the first half on a pair of Tyonna Outland jumpers. Omaha's Trowbridge scored seven straight points to put the Mavs up by 11 points, 29-18, with 6:44 remaining in the half.
Omaha stretched the lead to 13 points late in the first half on a jumper by Remy Davenport. Anderson also hit a jumper as the first half ended to give the Mavs a 39-27 lead at the half.
Early in the second half, Omaha stretched its lead to 14 points, 44-30, following a 3-pointer from Bograd. Bakersfield cut the lead to four points, 46-42, with 14:17 left on the clock. A Bogard fast break lay-up sparked Omaha to an 11-1 run to extend the lead to 56-43 with 9:25 remaining.
The Roadrunners made one last push, getting within six points at 72-66 with 1:34 to go, but the Mavs closed the game on an 8-2 run to put Bakersfield away. Shaw and Bogard combined for six of the Mavericks final eight points in the 80-68 victory.
Omaha improved to 5-4 on the season, while Bakersfield dropped to 6-2.
The Mavs return to action on Sunday, Dec. 14, against SIUE. Game time is set for 2 p.m. at the Sapp Fieldhouse.
