WARRENSBURG, Mo. – It was a tale of two halves in Warrensburg on Monday as the Missouri Western women’s basketball team lost at Central Missouri 69-49. After leading by as many as 11 points in the first half and seven at halftime, the Griffons were outscored 39-12 in the second half and 22-2 in the fourth quarter.
Western falls to 12-5 this season and 4-4 in the MIAA, while UCM improves to 13-2 and 6-1 in league play.
NOTABLES
– MWSU went 3-24 (12.5%) from the field in the second half
– The Griffons were out-rebounded 22-8 in the second half after holding a 23-13 advantage on the glass at halftime
– Central Missouri opened the second half on a 13-5 run to take its first lead since the opening minute of the game
– Central Missouri opened the fourth quarter on an 18-0 run
– Missouri Western went 1-15 from three-point range
– The Griffons shot a season-low 30.6 percent from the field and 6.7 percent from long range
– Sefulu Faavae tied a career-high with six rebounds
TOP PERFORMERS
– Faave ahd 10 points to go with her six rebounds
– Julia Torres also scored 10 points along with a team-high nine rebounds
UP NEXT
Missouri Western hosts Fort Hays State (14-2, 5-2) Thursday, Jan. 19 at 5:30 p.m. before Nebraska-Kearney (4-11, 0-7) visits the MWSU Fieldhouse on Saturday, Jan. 21 at 2 p.m.
— MWSU Athletics —
