FULTON, Mo. – The William Woods University women's basketball team was defeated by No. 12 Columbia College, 74-57, on Monday evening at Anderson Arena. WWU struggled shooting the three-pointer as they were 2-for-16 for the contest.
 
Jasmine Brown led the Owls with 21 points on 7-of-10 shooting from the floor. Peyton Greenlee followed by 12 points on 5-of-10 shooting. Greenlee led the Owls with six rebounds for the contest. William Woods shot 43.8 percent in the loss.
 
The Owls return to action on Thursday, January 19th when they host Lyon College in American Midwest Conference action. Tip-off is set for 5:30 p.m.
 
Game Flow
The Owls offense came out on fire to start the contest as they made its first three shots and built an early 7-0 lead over the first two minutes of the contest. William Woods' lead did not last long as Columbia came back and scored the next seven points and the game was tied. The lead traded hands a few times but the Owls built its lead back to five points, 18-13, after a Jasmine Brown jumper in the paint. Ahead by four, 20-16, the Owls gave up a three-pointer to Raegan Wieser to end the first quarter and the Owls led the Cougars 20-19.
 
Columbia took the lead to start the second quarter after a Sarah Walters three-pointer, 22-20. The Cougars slowly built its lead to seven points, 27-20, after a Wieser jumper with 9:08 left in the quarter. Columbia stretched its lead to nine, 29-20, before the Owls made its first field goal of the quarter. The Cougars built its lead back to nine points but the Owls answered and after a three-point play by Brown the Owls trailed by three, 33-30. A minute and a half later, the Owls Kaycee Gerald hit a pair of free throws taking the lead down to one, 33-32. After trading baskets, Hannah Sutton hit a three-pointer putting the Cougars ahead 38-34 at halftime.
 
The Owls offense cooled off to start the third quarter of the contest as they only scored seven points in the quarter. Columbia's offense was just starting to heat up as they slowly built a double-figure lead, 52-39. The Owls found themselves down by 12, 53-41, after three quarters of play.
 
After a Columbia jumper, the Owls trimmed the lead down to 10, 55-45, after an old-fashion three-point play by Brown. However, that would be as close as the Owls would get in the quarter, as the Cougars went on a 13-2 run growing its lead to 21 points, 68-47, with five minutes to go in the game. A layup by April Gebke trimmed the lead down to 17, 72-55, but it was not enough as the Owls were defeated 74-57, by No. 12 Columbia.
 
By the Numbers
21 – Jasmine Brown led the Owls with 21 points
12 – Peyton Greenlee scored 12
43.8 – WWU shot 43.8 percent from the floor
2-for-16 – The Owls struggled shooting the three-pointer as they were 2-for-16 from behind the arc
14 – WWU dished out 14 assists in the contest
28 – William Woods scored 28 points in the paint
12 – WWU's bench scored 12 points, all from Greenlee