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TOPEKA, Kan. -- The 11th-ranked Lady Blues shot 77 percent from the floor in the second half and ran away from Truman State 74-56 on Saturday night at Lee Arena. Washburn returns to action on Wednesday at 3 p.m. CST against Western Washington in Las Vegas, Nev.

The Lady Blues (7-0, 3-0 MIAA) broke open a close game with an 11-0 run, including three treys from Amanda Fessenden to start the second half after leading 29-27 at the break. WU increased the lead to as many as 25 in the second half. Truman (5-4, 1-2 MIAA) closed the game on a 7-0 run. The Lady Blues connected on their first six field goal attempts of the second half and finished 17-of-22 from the field in the stanza.

The Lady Blues jumped to a 10-0 lead and led by as many as 12 before a 14-2 run by the Bulldogs tied the game with 9:02 to play in the opening period. TSU took its first lead at 21-19 and it biggest lead of the night at 24-21 with just under seven minutes to play in the half.

Washburn shot 56 percent, 28-of-50, for the game, while holding Truman to 38 percent, 20-of-53. The Lady Blues connected on 56 percent of their three-point attempts and outrebounded the Bulldogs 33-24.

Dayna Rodriguez led three Washburn players in double figures with 19 points and pulled down six rebounds. Fessenden scored a career-high 15 points, all in the second half, on five three-pointers and Hope Gregory chipped in 14. Gregory matched Rodriguez with a game-high six boards.

Jenny Dorman led TSU with 13 points off the bench, while Laura Joya, the MIAA's leading scorer, was held to a season-low five points.