HAYS, Kan. – A roster depleted by injuries thinned even more Thursday night in the Griffon women’s (10-8, 3-6 MIAA) 58-36 loss at Fort Hays State (13-4, 4-4).

With just seven players available at tip against Fort Hays State, Missouri Western boarded the bus to Kearney, Nebraska with six healthy Griffons. Jessica Davies suffered an injury Thursday night after registering just five minutes in the game. Davies’ injury was compounded by the lack of both Cera Ledbetter and Brittany Atkins in uniform. Ledbetter sat out nursing an injury suffered on the opening tip-off against Southwest Baptist. Atkins did not make the weekend road trip for personal reasons.

Despite just six players for 35 minutes of the game, the Griffons held Fort Hays State well under its season scoring average, but had trouble finding points themselves.

NOTABLES
– Missouri Western held Fort Hays State 14 points under its season average of 72

– Melia Richardson scored in double-figures (13) for the fourth-straight game and fifth time in the team’s last six games. Richardson also had a career-high six rebounds

– Dossou Ndiaye also registered a new career-high on the glass with 10 rebounds to go with her eight points

– Missouri Western won the battle on the glass, out-rebounding Fort Hays State 35-31

– Fort Hays State shot 50 percent (22-44) from the field with the Griffons held to a season-low 23.4 percent (11-47)

– The loss was Missouri Western’s fifth-straight overall and sixth-straight in MIAA play

UP NEXT
Missouri Western plays the second of three-straight games on the road when the Griffons travel to Nebraska-Kearney (13-3, 5-3) on Saturday, Jan. 20. The Lopers needed two overtimes to avoid being upset by Northwest Missouri on Thursday night.

— MWSU Athletics —