MARYVILLE, Mo. – The Missouri Western women’s basketball team made it five straight wins over rival Northwest Missouri State and three straight over the Bearcats in Maryville with a 72-58 win Tuesday night.

HEADLINES
– Fifth-straight win in the series for Missouri Western
– Third-straight win in Maryville for the Griffons after losing their previous five
– Sefulu Faavae had a career-high 17 points, career-high six steals and five rebounds
– Erin Anderson had a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds

KEY MOMENTS
– Missouri Western opened the game on an 12-2 run and led 19-6 before Northwest went on a 17-4 run to tie the game at 23
– The Griffons answered with a 12-4 run
– Northwest Missouri shot 71 percent from the field in the second quarter, outscoring the Griffons 22-19 to pull within four at the half
– Missouri Western limited Northwest Missouri to 27 (3-11) percent shooting in the fourth quarter

TOP PERFORMERS
– Faavae’s career-high point total came on 6-11 shooting from the field
– Anderson led Missouri Western with 10 rebounds and was 4-6 from the field for 11 points
– Chelsea Dewey scored 12 points, playing just 23 minutes after falling into early foul trouble

UP NEXT
Missouri Western gets a break from MIAA play, and just a break overall. The Griffons next play on Dec. 14 when they host Saint Mary (Kan.) in a single women’s game at 7 p.m. in the MWSU Fieldhouse.

— MWSU Athletics —