Kaycee Gerald

Women's Basketball

Owls Winning Streak Snapped by No. 11 Lyon

Box Score FULTON, Mo. – The William Woods University women's basketball team had their impressive winning streak snapping following a rough third quarter against No. 11 Lyon College. The 62-56 loss was the Owls' first loss in Anderson Arena since Feb. 2, 2019. Lyon snapped the Owls' 11-game winning streak, bringing the Owls to 19-5 on the season with a 13-5 conference mark.

The Owls travel to Harris-Stowe State University on Thursday, Feb. 13, for a 5:30 p.m. tip-off.
 
By The Numbers
1505 - Kaycee Gerald eclipsed the 1,500-point mark with her 23-point performance.
23 - Gerald scored a floor-high 23 points after going perfect from the three-point line (5-for-5).
11 - Jazlyn Drake added 11 points to the game.
6 - Kasey Hazell and Peyton Greenlee pulled down six boards each.
4 - Gerald dished in four assists.
3 - Ashleigh Frampton recorded three blocks.
 
Game Flow
After Kasey Hazell scored the first basket of the game following the tip, Lyon took up a six-point lead with 6:33 to play, 12-6.
 
A three from Jazlyn Drake knocked the game to three, but Lyon went back up by six on the next possession.
 
Two free throws from Peyton Greenlee started an Owls 7-0 run to close out the quarter with a one-point lead, 16-15.
 
The lead flipped four times at the start of the second quarter, but a two from Hazell gave the Owls a 21-20 advantage just under three minutes in.
 
Both teams traded points over the next four minutes until Greenlee hit a wide-open lay up from Drake to take up a five-point lead. The Owls closed out the half with a 6-0 run to hold a 31-24 lead over Lyon.
 
 Lyon pushed a 9-0 run coming into the second half. Caitlin Hicks went 1-for-2 from the foul line to pause the run just over three minutes into the quarter, but Lyon added four more to take a five-point lead with 5:10 on the lock, 32-27.
 
The Owls were held to just eight points in the third while Lyon put up 21 to take a 45-39 lead at the end of three.
 
Lyon pushed their lead to 11 with 7:27 left in the game, 50-39.
 
The Owls cut the game to nine twice, and a three from Rylie Cox brought the Owls within eight with 4:43 to play.
 
Lyon and WWU traded baskets, keeping Lyon with the lead.
 
With just under a minute to play, Gerald hit back-to-back threes to cut the game to five, 61-56.
 
The Owls were unable to hit another shot while Lyon went 1-for-2 from the foul line to end the game with a 62-56 loss.
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Players Mentioned

Rylie Cox

#3 Rylie Cox

G
5' 6"
Sophomore
Jazlyn Drake

#14 Jazlyn Drake

G
5' 9"
Senior
Ashleigh Frampton

#24 Ashleigh Frampton

G/F
5' 11"
Senior
Kaycee Gerald

#12 Kaycee Gerald

G
5' 6"
Senior
Peyton Greenlee

#23 Peyton Greenlee

G
6' 0"
Senior
Kasey Hazell

#54 Kasey Hazell

F
5' 11"
Sophomore
Caitlin Hicks

#32 Caitlin Hicks

G
5' 7"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Rylie Cox

#3 Rylie Cox

5' 6"
Sophomore
G
Jazlyn Drake

#14 Jazlyn Drake

5' 9"
Senior
G
Ashleigh Frampton

#24 Ashleigh Frampton

5' 11"
Senior
G/F
Kaycee Gerald

#12 Kaycee Gerald

5' 6"
Senior
G
Peyton Greenlee

#23 Peyton Greenlee

6' 0"
Senior
G
Kasey Hazell

#54 Kasey Hazell

5' 11"
Sophomore
F
Caitlin Hicks

#32 Caitlin Hicks

5' 7"
Freshman
G