ST. JOSEPH – The Missouri Western women’s basketball team fell to Pittsburg State Saturday 61-52 inside the MWSU Fieldhouse. The Griffons drop to 11-15 and 4-13 in the MIAA.

Missouri Western used a 7-1 run with 2:19 left in the second quarter to take its first lead of the game. Savannah Lentz scored all seven points of MWSU’s points in the third quarter run. The run gave Missouri Western a two point lead with less than four minutes to go. However, PSU outscored the Griffons 18-11 in the fourth quarter to pull away.

Missouri Western forced the Gorillas into 14 turnovers. Pittsburg State also turned up its defensive in the game and limited the Griffons to shoot just nine percent from the three-point line.

NOTABLES
– Savannah Lentz scored a game-high 15 points and Cera Ledbetter added 13 points in their final game in the MWSU Fieldhouse

– Missouri Western was 75 percent from the free-throw line and Pittsburg State was just 57.1 percent

– The Griffons scored 12 points off Gorilla turnovers

– PSU outrebounded MWSU 36-26

UP NEXT
Missouri Western begins its final road trip of the regular season on Thursday, Feb. 22. The Griffons head to Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Missouri for a 5:30 p.m. game.

— MWSU Athletics —