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Show ' I , Women's basketball claim 1 6th win in conference play Griffins prepare for upcoming game Josh Fisher Director of Sports Information double figures, the Westminster womens basketball team defeated Great Falls 84-5- 4 on Saturday, Jan. 9 in the Behnken Field House. The win is the ninth straight for the 19th-rankand the 16th consecutive Griffins (13-- 2, 2-season victory. Frontier Conference regular 7-0-led 3 early in the first half, Great Falls 1, putting Westminster behind for the first time in four games. The two teams played fairly even before the Griffins used a 25-- 4 run late in the second half and eventually carried a 48-2- 7 lead into the intermission. Great Falls wouldnt get closer than 14 in the second half and they struggled all night against the pressure defense of Westminster. Great Falls shot just 31.3 percent from the floor and from beyond the arc. Westminster forced 23 Great Falls turnovers and turned them into 32 points. Head We are getting better defensively, Coach JD Gustin said. We have young guards that dont understand conference play, but it is a process and what we did tonight is encouraging Offensively the Griffins were solid. Westminster shot 49.2 percent in the game and made 11 triples. This was the 10th time this season that Westminster has reached double figures in Westminster controlled the glass to the tune of a 40-3- 5 advantage and turned 13 offensive rebounds into 14 second chance points. They dominated the in the paint. interior, outscoring Great Falls 34-1- 6 When we put all of this together we Gustin have a chance ' to be pretty good, said of having five players in double figures. Keshia Catten led all scorers with her 17 points. Westminster points during a She scored first half run that gave the team control, including back-to-bathrees. Catten also finished with five assists and three steals. McKenzie Jessop posted with 15 points her second straight double-doub- le and 10 rebounds. Nicole Yazzie and Dani Evans each scored 13 while Allie Eastman chipped in 10. There is no question about it, Jessop is an Gustin commented about candidate, his senior forward. She does everything we ask. When she is aggressive, she is hard to stop. Kirilynn Winkler led Great Falls with 14 points and grabbed five rebounds. KcKenzie Gentry finished six rebounds. with eight points and a team-hig- h Great Falls scored 11 points from five Behind in players ed 0) (3-1- 2) -15 -10 ck All-Ameri- can . ,4 Westminsters game is 15 next Friday, when Jan. they visit Montana Tech in Butte, Montana. That game is slated for a 5:30 p.m. tipoff. vj , 1 1 i VOLUME XUIhlSSUE 9 L ;v f I u Worn (gSl t't v f i p, (3 nG |