ST. JOSEPH – The Griffon women (15-5, 7-4) used a furious second half to dominate Northwest Missouri (7-11, 2-9), 78-57 Saturday afternoon in the MWSU Fieldhouse.
NOTABLES
- Six Griffons scored in double figures
- Missouri Western outscored Northwest by 20 in the second half
- The Griffons shot better than 58 percent from the field in the second half after shooting just better than 41 percent in the first half
- It was Missouri Western's seventh-straight win in the series
- The Griffons forced 30 Northwest Missouri turnovers
TOP PERFORMERS
- Chelsea Dewey led the Griffons with 18 points despite being limited to 21 minutes due to early foul trouble
- Melia Richardson scored a career-high 14 points on 5-9 shooting from the field
- Julia Torres recorded a double-double with a career-high 14 rebounds and 11 points. She also added a career-high six rebounds
- Sefulu Faavae scored 14 points with five assists
UP NEXT
Missouri Western hits the road next week beginning at Lindenwood, (8-11, 4-8) Thursday, Feb. 2.
