FULTON, Mo. – The William Woods University women's basketball team suffered a loss to College of the Ozarks (Mo.) Monday evening, 62-38. The Owls fall to 3-6 on the season.
 
The Owls begin conference play at home on Thursday, Dec. 2, with a 5:30 p.m. tip-off versus Stephens College.
 
By The Numbers
9 – Sydney Booker scored a team-high nine points while pulling down a team-high nine rebounds.
6 – Kiyanna Rodgers scored six points, and Kasey Hazell pulled down six boards with five coming from the defensive end.
 
Game Highlights
COFO jumped out to an 8-0 lead before Amaya Keeling hit the Owls' only bucket of the first quarter to bring the game to 8-3 with 6:17 on the clock. COFO scored five more before the buzzer to head into the second quarter with the score sitting at 13-3.
 
The Owls outscored COFO 20-14 in the second quarter.
 
Katie Keilholz and Sydney Booker combined for the first six points of the second quarter, cutting the game to four less than three minutes in, 13-9. A layup from Keeling followed by a three from Olivia Hanks brought the Owls within one with 4:21 on the clock, 16-15. COFO scored five while holding the Owls scoreless over the next two minutes.
 
A traditional three-point play from Booker cut the game back to three, and a jumper from Kiyanna Rodgers held the Owls within three, 23-20. Makenna Wuelling hit a three right before the buzzer to send the Owls into halftime down by just four, 27-23.
 
COFO outscored the Owls 35-15 in the second half, finishing the game with a 62-38 loss for the Owls.