Women's Basketball Falls In Regular Season Series Against Westminster, 89-57

ST. LOUIS, Mo.—The Fontbonne University women's basketball team were unable to overcome its second quarter struggles with the Westminster Blue Jays going on for the 89-57 win.

Final: Westminster 89, Fontbonne 57

How It Happened

In the first quarter, the Griffins trailed 11-8 with 7:12 remaining on Rylee Stafford's two made free throws. The Blue Jays answered with a 9-0 run to lead 20-8 on Chloe Akerson's 3-pointer.

At 2:07, Haley Buscher hit her 3-pointer to trim the deficit down to 23-16, however, the Blue Jays closed out the quarter on an 8-0 run to lead by 15 after one.

In the second quarter, the Griffins were outscored 19-5 and had its struggles from the floor going 2-of-14 (14.3 percent) and 0-of-10 from downtown which allowed Westminster to lead 50-21 at the break.

In the second half, the Blue Jays outscored Fontbonne 39-36 as they were able to go on for the 32-point win.

Head-to-Head

• Fontbonne finished shooting 30.6 percent from the field and hit seven 3-pointers.
• The Blue Jays hit 51.5 percent of its shots from the floor.
• Westminster controlled the glass with a 51-22 advantage.

Fontbonne Leaders

• Rylee Pickett led with a season-high 13 points on 5-of-10 shooting.
• Kourtney White and Rylee Stafford added 11 points each.

Up Next

The Griffins are back in action at home on Tuesday when they'll host Eureka. Tip-off at 5:30 p.m.

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