Missouri Western’s women’s basketball team advanced to 4-0 on the young season with a 74-68 victory over Maryville University.

The Griffons led 8-2 early but Maryville came back to tie the game at 10.

After Missouri Western stretched its lead out to 34-27, Maryville’s Shelby Miller knocked down a 3 at the end of the half to make it 34-30.

The Griffons fell behind 53-49, they came back to notch things up at 53 with back-to-back layups by Heather Howard. The Griffons continued to apply pressure to the Saints, and Howard knocked down a 3-pointer to give the Griffons a slim, 59-57 lead.

Maryville took the lead back off of a jumper from Brittnye McSparron to make it 63-61, but MWSU came right back as Brittany Griswold nailed two clutch free throws to tie the game at 63.

The game settled at 64, but Lanicia Lawrence scored seven straight points to put Missouri Western up 71-64. Maryville threatened late but ran out of time as Alicia Bell hit two free throws to make it 74-68.

Jallisa Lewis added 11 points and four rebounds for the Griffons. Howard finished the night with a double-double, scoring 17 points and tallying 10 rebounds.

Up Next: The Griffons play Truman State in a nonconference game at 5:00 p.m. in Jefferson City, Mo. on Friday, November 23.

— MWSU Sports Information —