ST. LOUIS, Mo. – The William Woods University women's basketball team used a powerful third quarter to lead them to their first win of 2020. The 76-60 win over Missouri Baptist University brings the Owls to 9-4 on the season with a 4-4 conference mark.
 
Peyton Greenlee was on fire with five three-pointers and 10 total buckets for 29 points. Kaycee Gerald opened the 2020 portion of the season with a double-double (19 PT, 12 RB). 
 
The Owls close out their seven-game road stretch at Park University on Tuesday, January 7. Tip-off is slated for 5:30 p.m.
 
By The Numbers
63.6 ­– The Owls shot 63.6 percent from the three-point line in the first half (7-for-11).
29 – Peyton Greenlee put up 29 points with five from the three-point line.
20 – The Owls outscored MBU 20-8 in the third quarter.
19 – Kaycee Gerald added 19 points to the win.
12 – Gerald pulled down a floor-high 12 boarded en route to a double-double.
10 – Greenlee drained 10 field goals.
7 – Rylie Cox grabbed a floor-high seven steals.
6 – Cox dished in a floor-high six assists.
 
Game Flow
The first five minutes of the game were back-and-forth, but the Owls finally grasped the lead for the rest of the first quarter with a three from Jazlyn Drake with 4:27 on the clock, 14-12.
 
A three from Peyton Greenlee followed to give the Owls a five-point advantage, 17-12. MBU knocked the game back to two following three free throws with 3:33 to play.
 
The Owls scored six unanswered to take an eight-point lead with 19 seconds on the clock, but MBU hit a bucket at the buzzer to send the game into the second quarter with the Owls leading 25-19.
 
MBU opened the second quarter with a 7-0 run to take a one-point lead, 26-25. Possession of the lead bounced back and forth throughout the rest of the half, but a three from Rylie Cox with 34 seconds on the clock was the last of the half, giving the Owls a 39-37 lead heading into halftime.
 
MBU knotted up the game to start the second half, but Greenlee and Gerald combined for five points to take up a five-point lead just one and a half minutes into the half. 
 
The Owls powered a 7-0 run over a three-minute span to take the first double-digit lead of the game with 2:44 on the clock, 53-43. MBU scored two from free throws, but the Owls closed out the quarter with six more points, 59-45. 
 
The Owls outscored MBU 20-8 in the third quarter.
 
MBU cut the game to seven four minutes in to the final quarter, 60-53.
 
Greenlee answered with a field goal and a three to put the Owls back up by double digits halfway through, 65-53.
 
In the final two minutes, the Owls scored seven unanswered to close out the game with a 16-point win, 76-60.