ST. CHARLES, Mo. – The 2017-18 regular season ended Saturday with a 61-50 loss at Lindenwood (15-12, 8-11) for the Missouri Western women’s basketball team (11-17, 4-15).

Savannah Lentz tied the game at 44 with a three-pointer to open the fourth quarter, but the Griffons scored just six more points in the quarter while Lindenwood scored 17.

The MIAA will release the MIAA Championship bracket later Saturday, but Missouri Western is expected to make the field as the No. 12 seed. The Griffons are the No. 12 seed in the MIAA Tournament as they’ll travel to Nebraska Kearney on Monday for the opening round of the tournament. The Griffons earned the final spot by way of tie-break over Northwest Missouri. Missouri Western’s win over likely No. 4 seed Central Oklahoma back on Nov. 30 gave the Griffons the edge over the Bearcats who forced the tie with a win at Lincoln on Saturday.

NOTABLES
– Lentz went 4-of-7 from three-point range, scoring 14 points

– Melia Richardson led Missouri Western with 17 points

– For the 10th time in the last 11 games, MWSU held its opponent under 64 points

– Missouri Western went 10-of-11 at the free throw line

– The Griffons committed 19 turnovers and shot 38 percent from the field

– Missouri Western finished the regular season 1-11 on the road

— MWSU Athletics —