TAHLEQUAH, Okla. – Rob Edmisson said he didn’t know what kind of road team the Missouri Western women’s basketball team would be. He may have got a pretty positive answer to that question Wednesday night as his team throttled Northeastern State, 74-50, in its MIAA opener.

HEADLINES
MWSU outscored Northeastern State 38-16 through the second and third quarters.
Nine of 11 Griffons scored in the game, all with at least four points.
Missouri Western won its fifth straight game and fourth straight over Northeastern State.
The Griffons have won nine consecutive MIAA games dating back to the 2015-16 season.

KEY MOMENTS
Missouri Western went on a 17-5 run in the second quarter to take a 34-22 lead.
The run kick started the Griffons to outscore NSU 38-16 through the second and third quarters.

TOP PERFORMERS
Savannah Lentz led the Griffons with 14 points on 4-7 shooting from the field.
Julia Torres was close to her second straight double-double, finishing with 11 points and a team-high eight rebounds.
Dwanisha Tate scored 12 points with six rebounds.
Chelsea Dewey scored nine with a team-high six assists and also had six rebounds.

WHERE THEY ARE
The Griffons are 7-1 after winning their fifth straight game and 1-0 in MIAA play.
The loss dropped Northeastern State to 2-4 and 0-1 in MIAA play.

UP NEXT
Missouri Western hosts Central Missouri (6-1) on Saturday, Dec. 3 at 2 p.m. in the MWSU Fieldhouse

— MWSU Athletics —