Lady Bearcats Lose to Griffons
Missouri Western 81, Southwest Baptist 68

ST. JOSEPH- The Lady Bearcats hung close for most of the first half. SBU led 17-15 with 9:51 left, but the Griffons quickly regained the lead. The score was 25-24 with 4:22 left, in favor of the home team. However, MWSC used an 8-0 run to end the half and go on top of the Lady ‘Cats at halftime, 43-31.

The Griffons led by as much as 16 points on two different occasions, and the closest the Lady Bearcats got was six points with 2:17 left in the game. At that point, the fouling match was on and MWSC hit 10 straight free throws from four
different individuals to seal the victory.

Leading SBU was Amber Wheeler and Gwyn Smith with 10 points apiece. Smith led the team in rebounds with 10.

Wheeler was four-of-13 from the three-point arc, including four-for-four in the last four minutes of the ballgame.

Allison Ramirez also scored in double digits. She had 17 points on the evening.

The numbers were close as far as shooting is concerned. However, it was rebounding that killed the ‘Cats, who were outrebounded 43-29, including 11 offensive boards to MWSC’s 38 defensive rebounds.

SBU shot .455 from the field, .286 from the arc and .286 from the charity stripe (2-7).

The Griffons shot .477 from the field, .308 from the arc and .750 from the line (15-20).

SBU returns to action on Tuesday, Jan. 25 when it hosts Truman at 5:45 p.m.

Boxscore - MWSC 81, SBU 68