A dominant performance inside the MWSU Fieldhouse Saturday afternoon gave the Missouri Western women’s basketball team their third straight win overall and fourth straight at home. Missouri Western downed Lindenwood for the second time in seven days with an 80-50 win.

Missouri Western is now 11-9 on the season and 6-8 in MIAA play after shooting 51 percent from the field and having two players eclipse 20 points.

LaQuinta Jefferson had a game-high 23 and Sarafina Handy tied her career-high with 20 points in her second straight game. Jefferson added six assists and Handy got her 20 points on six of eight shooting from the field, including going for of six from three-point range.

The Griffons take a week off before traveling to Joplin on Feb. 14 to take on Missouri Southern. The Griffons defeated the Lions, 61-56 on Jan. 24 in the fieldhouse.

— MWSU Sports Information —