Kyle Inman
No. 24 Jessica Koch scored 24 points Saturday, passing Lisa Hughes to become the all-time leading scorer in Western history with 1,751 career points. Hughes’ record stood for 22 years. “Since freshman year I just wanted to help in any way that I could,” Koch said. “Every summer I wanted to come back better than ...
Thomas Huitt-Johnson
After Central Missouri came into MWSU Fieldhouse, Missouri Western couldn’t help but hang its head a little bit. The Griffons were outplayed in every aspect Wednesday night, losing 75-55. Central shot 42 percent from the field. “[Central] has a great inside-outside game,” coach Lynn Plett said. “We should have been up on them more.” Though ...
Thomas Huitt-Johnson
Name: Jessica Koch Sport: Women’s Basketball Year: Senior Position: Forward Stats this week: Points — 42; Rebounds — 18; Steals — 5 Koch scored 21 points in both games this past week. Behind Koch’s scoring, Western split both games and improved to a tie at the No. 8 spot in the conference standings. The leading ...
Thomas Huitt-Johnson
With two returning players back for Missouri Western, the Griffons used their full house in order to produce a win. In doing so, they shot 59 percent from the field as Western defeated Fort Hays State 90-78 Monday night at MWSU Fieldhouse. Western had been on a five game losing streak after it pulled three ...
Thomas Huitt-Johnson
Ashleigh Curry stepped back on the hardwood Saturday afternoon and immediately knocked down a trey. The senior, who hasn’t played in four-and-a-half seasons, came off the bench and scored 25 points, but Missouri Western fell to Central Missouri 72-67. The five-point loss isn’t too bad as of now for the Griffons. Coming up this week, if they ...