ST. JOSEPH – It might not have been the prettiest, but it got the job done. The Missouri Western women’s basketball team (11-11, 4-9) snapped an eight-game losing streak with a 57-44 win over Lincoln (3-19, 0-14) on Saturday.

Rob Edmisson claimed his 100th victory as head coach at Missouri Western. The Griffons were able to overcome 17 turnovers with dominating play inside. Missouri Western out-rebounded Lincoln 43-27 in the game and outscored the Blue Tigers 28-16 in the paint.

NOTABLES
– Cera Ledbetter (12) and Dossou Ndiaye (10) combined for 22 points on 11-of-15 shooting.
– The post players also had a combined 11 rebounds

– KeShara Scott had a game-high 15 rebounds, just one shy of her career-high. Scott added eight points

– Savannah Lentz led all scorers with 13 points

– Missouri Western limited Lincoln to just 30.5 percent (18-59) shooting from the field

– The Griffons went 11-of-19 at the free throw line while Lincoln was 4-for-4

– The win snapped an eight-game losing streak overall, but a nine-game conference losing streak

UP NEXT
The Griffs travel to Topeka, Kansas to take on Washburn (14-8, 6-7) on Wednesday, Feb. 7.

— MWSU Athletics —