The Missouri Western women’s basketball team suffered its fourth consecutive loss Thursday night inside the MWSU Fieldhouse, as they rallied from a 16-point second half deficit but fell short against No. 1 Emporia State, 57-56.

Western falls to 6-6 this season and they’re 1-5 in the MIAA.

Despite the Griffons starting the second half 0-14, they managed to pull within one of the Lady Hornets with 1.2 seconds left in the game after Sarafina Handy hit a contested three-pointer. MWSU trailed by 14 with five minutes remaining, then outscored Emporia State 16-7 over the final five minutes. It was too little too late though as Emporia State successfully inbounded the ball and let the clock run out.

Missouri Western was led by LaQuinta Jefferson’s 19 points with Handy chipping in 11. The Griffons shot 31 percent from the field for the game, shooting 35 percent in the first half and 28 percent in the second half.

The Griffons return to the fieldhouse Saturday as they host No. 5 Pittsburg State at 1:30 PM.  The game will be broadcast on 680 KFEQ and here on StJosephPost.com.

— MWSU Sports Information —