ST. JOSEPH – It might not have been the prettiest, but it got the job done. The Missouri Western women's basketball team (11-11, 4-9) snapped an eight-game losing streak with a 57-44 win over Lincoln (3-19, 0-14) on Saturday.
 
Rob Edmisson claimed his 100^th victory as head coach at Missouri Western. The Griffons were able to overcome 17 turnovers with dominating play inside. Missouri Western out-rebounded Lincoln 43-27 in the game and outscored the Blue Tigers 28-16 in the paint.
 
NOTABLES

• Cera Ledbetter (12) and Dossou Ndiaye (10) combined for 22 points on 11-of-15 shooting. The post players also had a combined 11 rebounds
• KeShara Scott had a game-high 15 rebounds, just one shy of her career-high. Scott added eight points
• Savannah Lentz led all scorers with 13 points
• Missouri Western limited Lincoln to just 30.5 percent (18-59) shooting from the field
• The Griffons went 11-of-19 at the free throw line while Lincoln was 4-for-4
• The win snapped an eight-game losing streak overall, but a nine-game conference losing streak

 
UP NEXT
The Griffs travel to Topeka, Kansas to take on Washburn (14-8, 6-7) on Wednesday, Feb. 7.