Lady Blues dominant in 79-42 victory over Missouri-Rolla

Jan. 11, 2003

TOPEKA — The No. 7 Washburn Lady Blues were dominant on both ends of the floor in their 79-42 win over Missouri-Rolla in Lee Arena Saturday afternoon.

UMR's 42 points were the fewest by a Washburn opponent since Jan. 25, 1995, when the Lady Blues topped Emporia State 64-42 in Emporia. 42 points also tied a conference low by Washburn opponents in an MIAA game (64-42 over ESU in 1995), while Washburn also held Lincoln to the same mark in a 76-42 victory in Jefferson City, Mo. on Feb. 26, 1992.

The win was also Washburn's largest MIAA win since Feb. 13, 1999, when the Lady Blues won 90-52 at Missouri-Rolla.

Washburn had an early 14-2 run and used another run to extend the lead late in the first half. Alison Garrett's jumper capped a 13-0 run to make it 39-16 with 1:26 left in the first half. The Lady Blues finished with a 44-18 lead at the half.

The Lady Miners couldn' t get within 24 in the second half, while Washburn had another run of 11-0 and took its biggest lead at 74-32 with 6:45 left on Dan McHenry's second straight layup.

Crystal Walker led four Lady Blues in double figures with 14 points, while Carissa Goeglein added 11 points and Alison Garrett and Lora Westling added 10 points apiece. Washburn owned a commanding 37-28 rebounding edge in the game and shot 50.9 percent on 29 of 57 shooting from the field.

Kristy Chapman added nine points on 3 of 6 3-pointers to help Washburn tied a team record with nine 3-pointers in the game. She is now just 16 3-pointers shy of breaking Brenda Schaffer-Dahl's career record for 3s of 110.

Washburn improved to 13-0 and 4-0 in MIAA play with the win and are in a tie for first with Emporia State (11-2, 4-0 MIAA). Washburnwon its 18th straight at home, which is tied for the fifth longest streak in the nation.

The Lady Blues are back in action 5:30 p.m. Wednesday against Missouri-Rolla at Northwest Missouri State.

 

Washburn def. Missouri-Rolla 79-42