ST. JOSEPH – The Missouri Western women’s basketball team (13-5, 5-4 MIAA) stopped a two-game skid and snapped No. 23 Fort Hays State’s eight-game winning streak with an impressive 65-51 victory Thursday inside the MWSU Fieldhouse.

NOTABLES
– Fort Hays State had won eight-straight games coming into Thursday night and was ranked No. 23 in the WBCA poll
– Missouri Western held Fort Hays 30 points under its scoring average
– Fort Hays State entered, shooting 43.9 percent from the field and was limited to 29.3 percent by the Griffons
– In the first quarter, Missouri Western shot better than 63 percent from the field and limited Fort Hays to 25 percent shooting
– The Griffons shot 58.3 percent in the third quarter and limited Fort Hays to 25 percent shooting again
– It was the first time in eight games the Griffons outscored an opponent in the fourth quarter (19-14)

TOP PERFORMERS
– Chelsea Dewey led all scorers with 23 points on 6-11 shooting from the field
– Julia Torres registered her third double-double of the season, pulling down a career-high 13 rebounds and scoring 15 points
– Dwanisha Tate added 11 points, eight in the second half

UP NEXT
Nebraska-Kearney (5-11, 1-7) visits the fieldhouse this Saturday, Jan. 21 at 2 p.m. after picking up its first MIAA win of the season Thursday night at Northwest Missouri State.

— MWSU Athletics —