Box Score ST. LOUIS, Mo. – The W women's basketball gave St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) leader Webster University all it had, but ran out of gas late in an 85-70 loss at Grant Gym. The setback dropped the Owls to 4-12 overall and 3-5 n the SLIAC, while the Gorloks improved to 10-6 and 7-1 in the league.
MUW led for the bulk of the first half; all but 54 seconds. The Owls held a 21-19 advantage after one quarter and were on top at the intermission, 43-39. In both cases, senior guard
Calysia Phillips canned long buzzer-beating three-point baskets at the end of each segment to keep the Owls on top.
While the third quarter has, many times this season, been a stumbling block for MUW, the visitors maintained a 10-point cushion – 63-53 – heading into the final period with the double-figure cushion. But instead of seeing its dream of an upset come to fruition, the period would prove to be a nightmare for The W ladies.
Webster scored the first 12 points of the fourth to wrest the lead back, 65-63. A pair of Phillips free throws at 4:41 ended the MUW scoring drought. A few seconds later the Gorloks took the lead for good, as MUW scored just one field goal in the entire fourth quarter, and that not coming until just 20 seconds left in the game.
The W offense was led by fifth-year senior
Conley Langford, who poured in a game-leading 29 points. Langford connected on 9-of-18 from the floor, 7-of-12 from beyond the arc, and 4-of-5 from the free throw line. She also grabbed seven rebounds and made two steals.
Fellow senior
Mia Bowen had 20 points, on a 7-for-13 shooting effort from the field and 5-of-8 from the charity stripe. Bowen pulled down six rebounds and made two blocks, as well as dishing ff three assists.
Calysia Phiilips finished with eight points, all in the first half. She also had a game-best five assists, as well as four steals.
Fantasia Wilson booked seven points and had three steals. Four points from
Rhianna Dinkins and two by
Jakayla Smith rounded out the Owls scoring.
The W will be idle until next Thursday (January 29/5:30 p.m.), when it travels to Greenville University.
