Women's Basketball Wins Third In A Row, Four Griffins Reach Double-Figures

MOUNT PLEASANT, Iowa.—The Fontbonne University women's basketball team extended its winning streak out to three after coming away with the 73-64 win over Iowa Wesleyan on Saturday.

Final: Fontbonne 73, Iowa Wesleyan 64

Location: Mount Pleasant, Iowa.

Records: Fontbonne (7-8; 6-2 SLIAC), Iowa Wesleyan (2-12; 2-5 SLIAC)

How It Happened

In the first quarter, the Griffins opened with a commanding 12-4 lead on Rylee Stafford's 3-pointer. The Tigers trimmed the deficit down to five (13-8) at the 3:21 mark on Allie Massner's bucket, though the Griffins finished out the final three minutes on a 6-2 run with Riley Guffey hitting her 3-pointer with just under a minute remaining to give them a 19-10 lead after one.

In the second, the Griffins netted the first eight points to extend its advantage out to 27-10 on Kourtney White's layup just a minute and 59 seconds in.

Later, a bucket from Mallory Proffer had Fontbonne well out in front, 39-20, with 2:16 remaining. Fontbonne was able to maintain its double-digit lead the rest of the way and went into the locker room on top, 41-29.

In the third, the Griffins once again started out fast going on a 9-0 run as Jillian Venegas' layup gave them a 50-29 lead with 7:39 to go. Fontbonne outscored Iowa Wesleyan 24-12 in the quarter and went 10-of-19 from the field to own a 65-41 advantage going into the fourth.

In the fourth, despite the Griffins being outscored 23-8 and going just 2-of-13 from the field, the teams lead proved to be large enough as they held on for the nine-point win.

Inside The Numbers

• Fontbonne finished with a 43.1 field goal percentage and outrebounded the Tigers, 34-25.
• Defensively they forced 21 turnovers and turned that into 20 points.
• Fontbonne also dominated second chance points at 19-3.
• Iowa Wesleyan ended with a 44.9 field goal percentage.

Fontbonne Leaders

• Rylee Stafford led the way with a team-high 19 points on 7-of-17 shooting.
• Riley Guffey ended with 13 points, six boards, and four assists.
• Jillian Venegas contributed a season-high 12 points on 5-of-9 shooting.
• Kourtney White came off the bench to add 10 points, a game-high seven rebounds, along with four rebounds and four steals.

Iowa Wesleyan Leaders

• Maddie Williamson totaled a game-high 20 points on 7-of-15 shooting.
• Allie Massner added 16 points and Harriet Fowler was the leader off the bench with 15 points.

Up Next

The Griffins return home on Tuesday when they'll host Principia. Tip-off at 5:30 p.m.

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