Griffins Drop Its Third Straight Game Against Greenville

ST. LOUIS, Mo.—The Fontbonne University women's basketball team dropped its third straight game on Saturday, falling 61-48 against Greenville.

The Griffins (5-6; 2-2 SLIAC), shot 34.6 percent from the field against the Panthers. Leading the way off the bench was Mallory Proffer's season-high 10 points on 3-of-7 shooting. Katie Sportsman contributed nine points of her own, while Paige black and Riley Guffey netted eight each.

On the other side of the court, Greenville posted a 45.3 field goal percentage. Wesley Woodard led all scorers with her game-high 15 points. Meredith Crosier was the final player in double-figures finishing with 14 and nine rebounds.

At the 6:29 mark of the first quarter, the Griffins jumped out in front at 7-6 on Sportsman's 3-pointer. The two teams went back-and-forth the rest of the way but Maria Reinhard's 3-pointer with 54.0 seconds left gave Greenville a 16-12 lead after one.

In the second quarter, the Panthers used a quick 6-0 run in 49.0 seconds time to take a 22-12 advantage and that forced the FBU coaching staff to take a 30.0 second timeout.

Later, at 4:37, Rylee Stafford made her lay-up and was fouled on the play. After she made her free throw to cap off the 3-point play, the Griffins were down just 28-24.

After Kaitlynn Walker made her two free throws two minutes later, the Griffins trailed 32-28. However, those final minutes belonged to Greenville as they closed out the quarter on a 9-0 run to take a 41-28 lead going into the break.

In the third, the Panthers shot 55.6 percent from the field while it defense held Fontbonne to a 28.6 field goal percentage, allowing them to take a 53-40 lead going into the fourth.

In the final 10:00 minutes, the Griffins got the deficit down to seven (53-46) on Proffer's two made free throws with 7:23 to go.

That'd be as close as they'd get though with the Panthers outscoring Fontbonne 8-2 and going on for the 61-48 win.

The team will now take nearly two weeks off for the holiday break before they jump back on the home floor against Wisconsin-Platteville on December 29^th. Tip-off at 6 p.m.

Fans make sure to stay updated on fontbonnegriffins.com throughout the year for full updates and recaps on the women's basketball team.