No. 2 Lady Blues start slow, rebound to hammer Truman by 25
Release date - Jan. 13, 2007

Box Score | Season Stats

KIRKSVILLE, Mo. - The Lady Blues missed their first 10 shots but Brooke Ubelaker hit five 3-pointers in the first half to help the Lady Blues overcome a 16-2 deficit as they won 83-58 at Truman. With 17 points Ubelaker moved into fifth all-time at Washburn with 1,566 points. Corkey Stiger recorded eight steals also setting a school record while No. 2 Washburn moved to 14-1 and 5-1 in the MIAA and the Bulldogs dropped to 5-9 and 0-6. The Lady Blues will return to Lee Arena Wednesday for a 5:30 p.m. game against Southwest Baptist.

The Lady Blues had just two points the first half of the opening period on a pair of free throws from Amanda Holmes. She scored Washburn's first four points from the line and Corkey Stiger added another two from the stripe. Ubelaker broke Washburn's drought from the field when she hit a 3 at 9:59 and then another on WU's next possesion made it an 18-9 game, TSU.

The Lady Blues took their first lead, 21-20 at 6:42 when Stiger made a lay-up. Truman regained the lead and built it to five but Washburn closed the half on a 13-2 run to take a 36-30 lead into the locker room.

The Lady Blues shot 40 percent in the first half after starting out 0-for-10. In the second half they shot 62 percent and ended the game hitting 52 percent of their shots. They built the lead to 20 at the 10:32 mark of the second half and then closed out the game with a lay-up from Jessica Mainz to give them a 25-point victory.

Holmes led Washburn with 19 points off 5-of-10 shooting and a 9-of-12 effort from the free throw line. She added 12 rebounds for her seventh double-double of the year and eighth of her career. Stiger had 16 points and to go along with the eight steals. She joined Mainz with four assists to lead the team.