Northwest Missouri State men’s basketball loses shootout with William Jewell to begin season

MARYVILLE, Mo. (KQTV) - The Northwest Missouri State men's basketball team lost a hard fought battle with William Jewell, the #2 ranked team in the Great Lakes Valley Conference, in a 92-85 defeat to open the season at Bearcat Arena in Maryville.

Sophomore Robbie Garcia led the way with a double-double, 25 points and 14 rebounds. Sophomore Booker Scheierman had a near double-double with 14 points and 9 rebounds. Junior Presley Ibeh had 15 points, junior Barron Silsby had 14 points and junior Larenz Walters had 10.

The 0-1 Bearcats now come to St. Joseph to play in the Hillyard Tipoff Classic as Northwest will face Bemidji State on Friday, November 13th at 3 pm at the MWSU Fieldhouse.