ST. JOSEPH – Missouri Western Women’s Basketball (5-5) earned a non-conference 68-58 win against Newman (7-5) on Wednesday. The win puts the Griffons at .500 heading into the holiday break.

NOTABLES

• The Griffons outscored Newman 20-9 in the second quarter to take the lead into halftime
• Missouri Western and Newman combined to shoot 23 percent from the field in the period
• Katrina Roenfeldt’s three pointer at the buzzer sent the Griffons into the locker room with an eight point lead at the halftime break
• Brittany Atkins’ jumper with 9:42 left gave the Griffons their largest lead of the game at 17 points
• Newman used a 10-2 run to cut the lead to single digits with six minutes to play
• KeShara Scott converted the and-one on the following possession, stretching the lead back to 12 with five minutes remaining
• The Jets continued to chip away at the Griffon lead, trailing by just three points with one minute to play
• The Griffons used solid free-throw shooting to seal the victory, making seven of their eight free throws in the final minute
• Missouri Western shot 82 percent from the free-throw line in the game, its best mark of the season
• The game was the first for Brittany Atkins since Jan. 15, 2018

LEADERS

• Katrina Roenfeldt scored a career-high 29 points in the win, including 11 made free throws
• Jessica Davies led the team with nine rebounds to go with her 11 points
• KeShara Scott filled the stat sheet with eight points, eight boards, three steals, and three assists

UP NEXT

• Missouri Western will host Adams State (1-7) in the final non-conference game of the season on Dec. 30.
• The Grizzlies lost to Rockhurst 54-49 on Wednesday.

— MWSU Athletics —