QUINCY, Ill. – The Missouri Western women’s basketball team (2-3) fell on the road at Quincy 59-45 Tuesday. The Griffons fell behind 24-8 after the first quarter and were not able to cut the lead to single digits for the remainder of the game.

NOTABLES

• The Hawks used a hot-shooting first quarter to jump out to an early lead. Quincy shot 59 percent from the field with three made three pointers in the first.
• Melia Richardson stopped the 14-0 Quincy run with a driving layup at the end of the first quarter.
• Missouri Western played its best right out of halftime, outscoring the Hawks by seven in the third quarter. The Griffons out-rebounded Quincy 13-2 and held them to 36 percent shooting in the period.
• The Griffons outscored Quincy 25-15 in a low-scoring second half.
• The Griffons managed to cut the lead to 11 with 3:11 remaining.
• Turnovers were a deciding factor, with the Griffons losing the turnover battle 23-13.

LEADERS

• Katrina Roenfeldt scored double-digits for the fifth-straight game.
• KeShara Scott tied for the team-high with 10 points.
• Scott also led all players with nine rebounds.

UP NEXT

• Missouri Western hosts the Fairfield Inn Thanksgiving Classic on Friday and Saturday.
• The Griffons will play Saint Mary (1-4) on Friday at 7:30 p.m. at the MWSU Fieldhouse.

— MWSU Athletics —