Griffins Offense Struggles To Find A Rhythm Against Webster

ST. LOUIS, Mo.—The Fontbonne University women's basketball team couldn't overcome its 28 turnovers on Saturday afternoon against Webster, falling 75-46.

The Griffins (9-11; 5-6 SLIAC), shot 38.5 percent from the floor and were limited to a 20.0 3-point percentage. Katie Sportsman led them off the bench with her team-high 11 points on 5-of-6 shooting. Riley Guffey contributed seven points, while Sarah Schraut and Kaitlynn Walker netted six each.

On the other side of the court, Webster (13-5; 7-3 SLIAC), shot 37.5 percent, knocked in 10 3-pointers and out-rebounded Fontbonne, 44-37.

Individually, the duo of Kylie Shoot and Kelsey Miller sank a team-high 13 points each. Jaysea Morgan and Aley Lucas, meanwhile, finished with 10 points apiece.

In the first quarter, neither team shot the ball particularly well out of the gate as they were held to under 32.0 percent shooting. Still, despite the slow start, Guffey's lay-up at 4:08 put them out in front at 8-6. Webster, though closed out the final four minutes on a 5-0 run and led 11-8 after one.

In the second, Rylee Stafford's 3-pointer narrowed the deficit down to 15-13 at 7:34. Webster responded with a 14-6 run over the next four minutes to take a 29-19 advantage on Jade Sawayer's 3-pointer.

The Gorloks continued rolling from there as they held the Griffins to just one bucket the final three minutes and headed into the locker room on top, 41-21.

In the third, the Griffins upped its defense and limited Webster to a mere 23.8 field goal percentage. They in turn shot 53.8 percent from the floor, but still trailed 57-36 going into the final 10:00 minutes of play.

The Griffins needed to get a quick run going in the fourth in hopes of getting back into the game. However, the team was never able to find its rhythm offensively, owning a 26.7 field goal percentage and that allowed the Gorloks to go on for the 29-point win.

Fontbonne looks to bounce back next Wednesday night when they'll square off against first-place Greenville on the road. Tip-off goes up at 6 p.m.

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