Lady Blues season ends with 64-52 loss to Missouri Western

Box Score | Final 2000-01 Lady Blues Stats

Feb. 27, 2001

St. Joseph - The Lady Blues season ended on Tuesday with a 64-52 loss to No. 15-ranked Missouri Western in the first round of the MIAA Tournament.

The Lady Blues (13-14) hit 8 of their first 11 shots en route to opening up a 19-11 at the 8:32 mark of the first half, but the Griffons would go on a 16-9 run to end the half, but the Lady Blues were up by one, 28-27.

In the second half, Washburn would build a 10-point lead at 37-27, then the flood gates opened as the Griffons would hit five straight 3-pointers taking the lead at 41-40. The teams would trade baskets and the Lady Blues would regain the lead at 44-41 with 14:08 left.

The Griffons would take the lead for good at 48-46 at the 9:27 mark and outscored the Lady Blues 14-6 the rest of the way to advance in the tournament.

Crystal Walker led the Lady Blues with 14 points and Jennifer Butcher scored 11 and pulled down a team-high five rebounds.