Women's Basketball | 3/8/2020 10:55:21 PM

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Central Missouri won the 2020 MIAA Women’s Basketball Championship Tournament presented by Citizens Bank & Trust. The Jennies defeated second-seeded Emporia State 82-75 to win their first tournament title since 1990.

UCM started fast as it scored 24 points in the opening quarter which propelled them to a 45-40 halftime advantage. But the Lady Hornets turned up the defense in the third quarter, as they limited the Jennies to just 10 points and a 25 percent shooting percentage. But UCM flipped the script as it outscored ESU 27-13 in the fourth quarter.

Nija Collier led Central Missouri with a double-double as she recorded 20 points and 11 rebounds. Morgan Fleming and Megan Skaggs each added 19 points. Emporia State was led by Mollie Mounsey’s 37 points as was 12-of-20 from the field and 7-of-13 from the three-point arc. Her 37 points are the most in an MIAA championship game; she also set an Association record for most points in a tournament with 87.

Below is the 2020 MIAA Women’s Basketball Championship All-Tournament Team. For scores and recaps for each game, click here.

2020 MIAA Women’s Basketball All-Tournament Team
NIja Collier - Central Missouri
Morgan Fleming - Central Missouri (Co-Most Outstanding Player of the Tournament)
Megan Skaggs - Central Missouri
Tre’Zure Jobe - Emporia State
Mollie Mounsey - Emporia State (Co-Most Outstanding Player of the Tournament)
Elisa Backes - Nebraska Kearney