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BOLIVAR, Mo. - Ebonie Williams set a team season-high in scoring and Washburn shot 77 percent in the second half in an 82-45 win Tuesday night at Southwest Baptist.

The Lady Blues, now ranked 20th in this week's USA Today ESPN Coaches' Poll, won their fourth straight road game and improved to 12-3 overall and 5-1 in the MIAA. They'll return home Saturday to host Missouri Western at 1:30 p.m. in Lee Arena.

Williams went 7 of 13 from the field for 23 points, the highest point total this year for a Lady Blue. She hit 5 of 5 free throws and 4 of 7 3-point attempts. Stevi Schultz went 4 of 7 from the field with three 3-pointers for 13 points.

Washburn shot poorly in the first half but led all but once throughout the game. The Lady Blues made 13 of their first 14 shots in the second half and finished the half shooting 77 percent (20 of 26). They shot 57 percent in the game to shoot better than 50 percent for the fourth straight game.

Washburn led the rebound battle 35-25 and had 14 turnovers to Southwest Baptist's 17. Cassie Lombardino led Washburn with seven rebounds and Sierra Moeller had five boards with eight points.

Southwest Baptist led for the only time, 11-10, after a 3-pointer from Samara Gallaher at the 12:41 mark. The Lady Blues answered with a 14-0 run to build a 24-11 lead at the 7:25 mark. Williams scored 11 of those points. She started the run with two straight 3s and then after a trey from Schultz, Williams' jumper and 3-pointer finished the run.

Williams and Schultz scored 22 of Washburn's first 24 points and the two were 6 of 9 from the field after the 14-0 run that gave Washburn a 13-point lead. The rest of the team was 1 of 9.

Washburn pushed its lead to 18 with 4:04 to go in the half but the Bearcats ended the half on a 9-2 run to make it 34-23, Washburn at halftime.

The Lady Blues finished the half shooting 38 percent (10 of 26) and the Bearcats were 7 of 24 for a 29 percent effort. Williams tied her season high with 16 points in the first half. She was 4 of 8 from the field with three 3-pointers and she went 5 of 5 from the free throw line.

Washburn's 13 of 14 run to start the second half made the score 62-32 with 11:13 remaining. A 9-0 run later gave the Lady Blues their biggest lead, 37 points at 71-34 with just under five minutes remaining.

The Lady Blues went 10 of 20 from 3-point range during the game and 12 of 13 from the free throw line for a 92 percent effort. The Bearcats shot 31 percent from the field and 22 percent from long range. They were 9 of 12 (75%) from the free throw line.

Brittney Dukes shot 5 of 11 and led SBU with 11 points. LaKendra Smith added 10. The Bearcats fell to 5-7 and 1-6 in the MIAA.