Lady
Blues get two regional wins at Drury Classic
Dec. 7, 2002
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — The Washburn Lady Blues swept a pair of regional
games at the Drury Winter Classic. Washburn opened with a 79-73 win
over host Drury Friday night and followed with a 64-54 win over Cameron
(Okla.) Saturday.
In the victory over Drury, Washburn canned 8 of 10 free throws in the last two minutes of the ballgame to hand Drury (6-1) its first loss of the season. Kristy Chapman hit six straight free throws late in the game.
Crystal Walker extended Washburn's lead to 41-31 at the half with a 30-foot jumper at the buzzer. Walker finished with 24 points and nine points to lead the way. Carissa Goeglein had 19 points, while Alison Garrett had a career-high 11 points and Lora Westling added a career-high 11 rebounds.
In the win over Cameron, Washburn improved to 4-0 despite a poor shooting performance in the opening half to lead 27-26 at the break. Washburn improved in the second half by making 15 of 28 shots to shoot 53 percent.
Walker led the way again with 19 points and seven rebounds to earn Drury Classic's Most Valuable Player honors. Kristy Chapman canned six 3-pointers to finish with 18 points, while Goeglein finished with seven points and made the all-tournament team.
The Lady Blues are back in action 7:30 p.m. Tuesday night against Benedictine College.
TOURNAMENT MVP
Crystal Walker
ALL-TOURNAMENT
Carissa Goeglein
BOX SCORE