March 5, 2013
Gary Smith
Western Women’s basketball cranked up their defense to run out to a win against Nebraska-Kearney and clinched a MIAA tournament birth. The women won 71-36, wearing their pink camouflage jerseys to show their support of breast cancer awareness and Military Appreciation day at MWSU Field House. With this win, the Griffons improve to 14-10 overall ...
March 3, 2013
Gary Smith
On an emotional night, Griffon seniors won their final home game against Southwest Baptist 71-64. “I’m glad our seniors could go out on a good note,” coach Rob Edmisson said. “Our kids played with a lot of intensity and every one of our seniors did something special tonight.” Western had five seniors playing their last ...
February 15, 2013
Gary Smith
On Wednesday the Missouri Western women faced the No. 6 ranked Lady Blues for a second straight time, looking for a different outcome, but this matchup turned out to be the same. Western fell to the No. 1 team in the MIAA 60-45 to bring the Griffons’ record to 13-9 and 6-8 in MIAA play. ...
February 11, 2013
Gary Smith
Western Women played the No. 9 ranked Washburn Lady Blues tough in the first half. The second half was a completely different story as the Lady Blues handed the Griffons a 65-48 loss on the road. The Griffons fell to 13-8 overall and 6-7 in MIAA conference play. Heather Howard led the Griffons with 14 points, ...
February 4, 2013
Gary Smith
Western women fell 73-56 to the Northeastern RiverHawks Saturday afternoon at the MWSU Fieldhouse. The Griffons ran out of gas in the second half and couldn’t cut into the large Northeastern lead. “I feel like we came out a little weak it’s just one of those days,” guard Cassey Sobaski said. Missouri Western shot 22-for-66, ...