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TOPEKA, Kan. -- The Washburn Lady Blues overcame a sluggish start and rolled to a 91-60 season-opening win over Southwestern (Kan.) College on Monday night at Lee Arena. The Lady Blues are back in action next Tuesday at home against Drury at 7 p.m.

Southwestern started the game on a 7-2 run before the Lady Blues (1-0) came alive with a 10-3 run to grab their first lead of the game at 12-10 with 15:38 to play. The Lady Builders regained the lead and pushed it back to four with 11:31 to play in the half. A quick 6-0 run gave Washburn the lead again at the 8:41 mark. After a quick three by SWC the Lady Blues grabbed the lead for good on a three-pointer from Megan Lassley. The lead was two with just over six minutes remaining in the opening stanza, but Washburn closed the half on a 13-4 run and led 45-34 at the break.

The Lady Builders got back to within nine with just under four minutes gone by in the second half, but a 16-2 run by Washburn over the next 4:24 pushed the lead to 23 at 69-46. The Lady Blues extended their lead to as many as 31 as they rolled to the 91-60 win.

Cassie Lombardino led four Lady blues in double-figures  with career-highs of 20 points and nine rebounds. Naudia Campbell had 16 points and eight boards on 8-of-10 shooting from the field. Megan Lassley had 15 points and Laura Kinderknecht chipped in a career-high 13.

Washburn shot 45 percent from the floor, 35-of-78, and 28 percent from three-point range. Washburn out-rebounded the Lady Builders 63-31. The 63 boards are the most ever by a Lady Blues team in Lee Arena.

Jasmine Jackson and Jordyn Cossman each had nine points to pace Southwestern, who shot 33 percent from the field and 26 percent from behind the arc.

Washburn had 50 points in the paint compard to 24 for Southwestern and had 29 second-chance points.