Washburn falls to Griffons

Jan. 2, 2001

The Washburn Lady Blues rallied but fell short 69-67 to No. 5 Missouri Western in Lee Arena Wednesday night.

After trailing 62-51 with eight minutes left, Washburn pulled within 68-67 on Crystal Walker's layup with 42 seconds left.

After a Griffon missed shot, the Lady Blues had a chance to take the lead with just seconds remaining but Kristy Chapman's shot fell off hard.

The Lady Blues had four starters in double figures led by Chapman and Carissa Goeglein who had 14 apiece. Nicole Lindsey led Missouri Western with 22 points and 10 rebounds.

The Lady Blues, now No. 6 in the South Central Region, are 7-2 (0-1 MIAA) heading into a 1:30 MIAA contest at Truman State Saturday.