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TOPEKA, Kan. -- The ninth-ranked Lady Blues buried a school-record 17 three-pointers, including eight from Stevi Schultz and rolled to a 95-74 win over Missouri Western on Saturday night at Lee Arena. Washburn avenged its first loss of the season against the Griffons and now find themselves in a tie for first place in the MIAA.

The Lady Blues (15-3, 11-3 MIAA) opened the game on a 21-4 run and never looked back. The game was tied early at 2-2 and Washburn never trailed in the game. Schultz buried her first trey at the 14:57 mark to give Washburn a 5-2 lead. A three by Megan Lassley pushed the lead to 17 and a layup from Laura McMullin gave the Lady Blues their biggest lead of the half at 25-6 with 10:01 to play in the half. The Griffons (10-7, 7-6 MIAA) used a quick 7-0 run to get back to within 12, but a layup from Naudia Campbell and another Schultz trey put Washburn back up 17 and the Lady Blues went into the intermission leading 46-30.

A 17-5 run out of halftime put Washburn up 28 and the rout was on. Washburn used a 7-0 run to gain its largest advantage of the night at 82-50 with 7:14 to play. A 20-6 run late in the game got Missouri Western to within 18, but the game was never in doubt as the Lady Blues cruised to the 21-point win.

Schultz led Washburn with her second consecutive double-double and fifth of the season. She tied a career-high with 26 points and set a new career-high with 14 rebounds. Her eight treys were also a career-high.

Campbell scored 13 points on 6-of-9 shooting and Megan Lassley chipped in 11 with a career-high eight assists and only one turnover. Washburn dished out 24 assists on the night compared to just 11 for MWSU. 12 of the 13 players who saw time for the Lady Blues scored.

Washburn shot 48 percent (36-of-75) from the field and 42.5 percent (17-of-40) from beyond the arc. The 40 attempts tied a school record. WU was 6-of-7 from the foul line. The Lady Blues out-rebounded the Griffons 43-31.

Rachel Luteyn led Missouri Western with 24 points, while Alicia Bell and Brittany Casady chipped in 16 and 11 points, respectively.

The Griffons shot 37.5 percent (21-of-56) from the floor and were 6-of-17 from behind the three point line for 35.3 percent. MWSU was 26-of-30 from the charity stripe as Washburn was whistled for 20 fouls compared to just 12 for the Griffons.

Washburn is back in action next Wednesday night as they host Truman State at 5:30 p.m. inside Lee Arena.


Junior guard Stevi Schultz on the win over Missouri Western



Head Coach Ron McHenry on the win over Missouri Western