Women's Basketball Cruises Past Owls

ST. LOUIS, Mo.—The Fontbonne University women's basketball team cruised to an 87-58 win over Mississippi University for Women on Sunday.

In the first quarter, the Griffins led 16-10 at the 2:54 mark on Ja'mise Bailey's layup. The Owls, though kept hanging around taking a 21-20 advantage with 56.0 seconds remaining on Conley Langford's 3-pointer.

However, prior to the quarter ending, the Griffins got a bucket from Madison Nelson on an inbound play giving them the 22-21 lead.

The second quarter belonged to the Griffins shooting 50.0 percent from the floor and outscoring the Owls 20-4 which gave them a commanding 42-25 lead at the break.

It continued to be the same story in the second half with Fontbonne outscoring the Owls a combined 45-33 as they cruised to the 29-point win.

Game Notes

• Fontbonne shot 42.4 percent from the floor.
• The Griffins tied its season-high with 11 3-pointers made.
• The Griffins set a season-high in offensive rebounds (27) and total rebounds (52).
• Fontbonne had a season-high 19 assists.

Top Griffins

Madison Nelson: Season-high 25 points

Kourtney White: 12 points, 11 rebounds

Kya Harbour: 10 points

Up Next

The Griffins continue its home stretch next Monday when they'll host Millikin. Tip-off at 6 p.m.

Make sure to follow the women's basketball team on all its social media accounts: Twitter (@fontbonnewbb), Instagram (@fontbonnewbb) and Facebook (/FontbonneUGriffins).