ST. JOSEPH – Missouri Western Women's Basketball (4-5, 1-1 MIAA) earned its first MIAA conference win in dramatic fashion on Saturday afternoon, defeating Lincoln (7-1, 1-1 MIAA) in the final seconds by a score of 62-61.
With no timeouts and just five seconds remaining in the game,
Katrina Roenfeldt converted the game-winning layup through traffic, giving the Griffons the 62-61 lead. On the next possession, the game's leading scorer, Zhanesha Dickerson, missed a three-pointer at the buzzer to seal the win for the Griffons.
NOTABLES
- Both teams struggled offensively in the first half, combining to shoot just 25 percent as the Blue Tigers took a 23-19 lead into the halftime break.
- Missouri Western scored 21 points in the third quarter to keep the deficit at four going into the fourth. The Griffons went 9-11 from the free-throw line in the quarter.
- The Blue Tigers stretched their lead to seven with under four minutes remaining.
- KeShara Scott assisted a Jessica Davies layup to cut the Lincoln lead to just five with 2:54 to play.
- Roenfeldt made back-to-back three pointers to tie the game at 57 apiece with 1:39 remaining.
- Scott's layup gave the Griffons' their first lead of the second half with one minute remaining.
- Lincoln's Zoi Thompson hit back-to-back layups to give Lincoln the lead with 22 seconds remaining.
- On the ensuing possession, Roenfeldt converted one of two free-throw attempts, bringing the Griffons within one at 61-60.
- The Griffons would get the ball back after a Roenfeldt steal. Roenfeldt then made the game-winning layup with five seconds to play.
LEADERS
- Jessica Davies recorded her first career double-double with a career-high 18 points and a career-high 10 rebounds. Davies was also a team best 6-of-12 from the field and 5-of-6 from the free throw line.
- Anastacia Johnson and Kylee Williams each had three steals to lead the team. Williams also led the team with five assists
- Roenfeldt ended the game with 14 points
- Williams and Roenfeldt both played all 40 minutes
UP NEXT
- The Griffons get more than a week off before hosting Newman on Dec. 19 in the fieldhouse.
