FULTON, Mo. – Head Coach Dan Chapla tied the program's all-time wins record with his 249^th  win at the helm of the William Woods University women's basketball team Saturday afternoon. The Owls won their fifth straight against Stephens, 79-42. The Owls move to 13-6 on the season with a 9-4 conference mark.
 
Katie French scored a career-high of 20 points and led the Owls, also recording 6 rebounds. Peyton Greenlee also helped the Owls with 14 points and 4 rebounds in the contest.
 
The Owls will look for their sixth straight win versus Harris-Stowe in St. Louis on Tuesday, January 22^nd. Tip-off is scheduled for 5:30 p.m.
 
Game Flow
The game started off with a field goal by Mikenna Burnett, giving Stephens a 2-0 lead.

With 8 minutes on the clock, Ashleigh Frampton recorded WWU's first basket, tying it up with a two-point bucket.

Chalee Britt fired back with a three-pointer, which gave Stephens the lead 5-2.

The Owls and Stars played a close first quarter, both scoring 50% from the field leaving the game tied 19-19.

William Woods took advantage in the second quarter, starting with Tori Nesslage's field goal from the paint, 21-19.

The Owls went on a 10-0 run as Ashleigh Frampton recorded a two-point shot to put the Owls ahead 29-19 with five and a half minutes left. Burnett stopped the 10-0 run with a three-point bucket making it 29-22.

The Owls picked up another eleven points before halftime while holding Stephens to just three points in the last four minutes of the game.

William Woods led 41-25 going into halftime.

The Owls jumped right into the third quarter with a bucket by Peyton Greenlee for a lead of 43-25.

The Owls dominated the third quarter having a lead as high as 34 points.

Britt recorded the last field goal of the quarter with 35 seconds left, which still left the Owls in charge 61-29.

The fourth quarter started with a free throw by Burnett making it 64-30.

From there, William Woods had no trouble taking their largest lead of 41 points with six minutes left in the game. This gave the Owls a 73-32 lead.

Kirstyn Eckhoff recorded the Owls' last shot, which gave the Owls a 79-40 lead with a minute and a half on the clock.

Stephens' Allison Harmon closed the game with a two-pointer, which led the Owls to victory over the Stars, 79-42.
 
By the Numbers
51% - The Owls went 51% from the field, including 41.2 percent from the three-point line.
41 – William Woods recorded their largest lead of 41 points in the third quarter
20 – Katie French led the Owls with 20 points as she went 10-for-13 from the field.
14 – Peyton Greenlee scored 14 in the win, coming up just three points shy of her 1,000^th career point at WWU.
6 – French pulled down a team-high six boards.
4 – Bailey Rollins dished in a floor-high four assists.