The Missouri Western women’s basketball team struggled Saturday at Fort Hays State as the Tigers jumped out to an early lead and never looked back on their way to an 81-57 victory.

The Griffons are now 4-17 all-time in Hays and have not, officially, won a game there since the 1983-84 season.

The Tigers forced 19 Missouri Western turnovers, scoring 28 points off the Griffon giveaways. The Griffons managed just seven points off 10 Tiger turnovers and were outscored 26-10 off the bench. Fort Hays scored 18 of its points at the free-throw line, shooting 72 percent from the line after starting the game 15-16 at the charity stripe.

Missouri Western was paced by LaQunita Jefferson’s 17 points and six rebounds. Sarafina Handy scored 11 and added four boards, while Mhykea Baez scored a career-high 10 points. The Griffons shot 40 percent from the field, 21 percent from three-point range and 50 percent at thre free throw line.

Missouri Western is off until Thursday, December 18th as they host Northeastern State.

— MWSU Sports Information —