Missouri Western shot 57 percent from the field in the second half to pick up a 69-58 win over the #11 Hornet women last Saturday afternoon at MWSU Fieldhouse in St. Joseph, Missouri.

The Hornets had a 20-16 lead midway through the second quarter when the Griffons went on a 6-0 run to take a 22-20 lead with 2:13 remaining in the half. A pair of free throws from senior forward Kathryn Flott forced a 23-23 tie going into the halftime break.

Flott hit another pair of free throws to tie the game at 31 at the 4:02 mark in the third. Missouri Western then hit back-to-back three-pointers to take their biggest lead of the day at 37-31. The Griffons would end the third quarter with a 42-37 lead.

In the final quarter Shelby Baker, sophomore forward, hit two free throws to pull the Hornets within three. Western scored the next five points to increase their lead to eight with 8:10 left.

The two teams traded scores until Jessica Wayne, freshman guard, hit a three-pointer with 5:53 left and went one of two from the line with 4:30 remaining to shrink the deficit to 51-47. The Griffons replied with another 6-0 run to go up 57-47 with 3:08 left. Kelly Moten, senior guard, hit one of two free throws and Addie Lackey, junior guard, connected on a three-pointer with 2:19 left to cut the deficit to six, but the Hornets were never able to grab the lead. The Griffons would go on to hit seven of eight free throws in the final 1:21 to ice the win.

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