Box Score Rockhurst rallied in the final three minutes only to fall short at William Jewell, 70-68, in the final game of the regular season Thursday night in Liberty, Mo.
The Hawks (17-9, 11-7 GLVC) will host Wisconsin-Parkside in the first round of the Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament at 1 p.m. Sunday (Feb. 26).
Rockhurst went on an 11-3 run over the final 3:09 to cut Jewell's lead to two points. Morgan Harwood rebounded a missed free throw by Jillian Myers and missed a contested game-tying shot with four seconds left.
Mary Dineen led the Hawks with 18 points, five rebounds and three assists. The senior guard made seven-of-16 shots and two-of-five 3-pointers.
Madeline Ronshausen scored 14 points on six-of-nine shooting. Myers posted eight points, three assists and two steals. Marisa Lowe and Lauren Krissman each finished with eight points.
Rockhurst shot 45.2 percent from the field (28 of 62) and 60.0 percent at the free-throw line (six of 10).
William Jewell shot 48.1 percent from the field (26 of 54) and 56.3 percent (nine of 16) from the foul line. Kayla Harrell led the Cardinals with 19 points and eight rebounds.