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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. - Griffon Women's Basketball hits the road for the second straight game, looking for the team's first win away from home since 2013 when they travel to Nebraska-Kearney Monday. The 6-4 Griffons take a 14-game road losing streak to Kearney to face the 6-7 Lopers.

THE GRIFFONS
Missouri Western is coming off a near-upset at No. 8 Washburn on Saturday night. The Griffons overcame a 14-point second half deficit to tie the game with 1:08 left, only to lose by seven. The Griffons have had little trouble offensively, outscoring opponents by 9.4 points per game and averaging 73.6 points per contest. MWSU is shooting 45 percent from the field, 33 percent from behind the arc and 62 percent at the free throw line. Defensively, the team is allowing 64 points a game while forcing nearly 19 turnovers and 9 steals per game. 

LaQunita Jefferson leads the team with her 19.4 points per game. Sarafina Handy's 31 made three-pointers have helped her to a 14 point per game average. Handy is shooting 41 percent from three-point range. The team is spreading production on the boards with Tiara Hall's 5.8 rebounds per game leading the team. Two other players - Milakere Koyamainavure (5.3) and Mhykeah Baez (5.3) also average more than five boards per game.

NEBRASKA-KEARNEY LOPERS
Nebraska-Kearney is coming off a 49-68 loss to Central Missouri on Saturday evening. The Lopers are 3-2 in their last five but both losses have come to MIAA opponents. 

Five players are averaging double-digits, with Amarah Williams' 17.5 per game leading the way. Williams also leads the team with an 8.1 rebound per game average. Laramey Lewis averages 16.5 per game and leads the team with 29 steals. McKenzie Brown (13.1), Kelsey Fitzgerald (10.9), and Alexa Hogberg (10.6) are the team's other leading scorers. Behind those five, no player is averaging more than 3.8 points per game. 

LAST YEAR'S MEETING
MWSU 55, UNK 46 at St. Joseph, Mo. on 01/06/2014
The Missouri Western women used a strong defensive effort picking up its first MIAA victory of the season. The Griffons held the Nebraska-Kearney Lopers to just nine field goals in a 55-46 victory in the fieldhouse. The Griffons were led by Tiara Hall with seven points and career best 13 rebounds. MWSU also snapped a six game losing streak improving to 5-6 overall and 1-4 in MIAA play.