FULTON, Mo. – Senior Makenzie Fessler broke the William Woods University gameday record for field goals made Monday afternoon in the Owls' 89-73 win over Waldorf University (Iowa). The team also tied the record for consecutive home wins as they recorded their eighth straight win in Anderson Arena.
 
The Owls improve to 6-8 on the season.
 
The team takes the court one final time in 2021 as they play their final exhibition game of the season on Sunday, Dec. 19, at Southwestern Illinois University-Edwardsville. Tip-off is slated for 1 p.m.
 
By The Numbers
50.7 – The Owls shot 50.7 percent from the field, including 60 percent in the second half.
29 – Makenzie Fessler put up 29 points on the day with 21 coming in the second half.
18 – Mike Robinson went 6-for-8 from the field and 4-for-5 from the three-point line for 18 points.
14 – Makenzie Fessler went 14-23 from the field to break the field goals gameday record. The previous record was 13 field goals made in the 2015-16 season.
12 – Spencer Yoggerst and Nathan Schwartze each recorded 12 points.
11 – Nathan Schwartze recorded a double-double as he dished in 11 assists to go down as second in the record book for gameday assists. Andrew Nett also added 11 points to the win.
9 – Makenzie Fessler was one rebound shy of a double-double with nine.
8 – The Owls won their eighth consecutive game in Anderson Arena. The winning streak extends back to the 2020-21 season.
 
Game Highlights
The Owls got off to a slow start as WU took up a 10-2 lead five minutes in.
 
A short jumper from Nathan Schwartze followed by a three from Andrew Nett and turnaround jumper from Makenzie Fessler cut the game to one with 12:05 on the clock, 12-11.
 
A three from Nett evened the score, and a three from Spencer Yoggerst gave the Owls their first lead of the game with 10:40 on the clock, 17-16.
 
WU pushed back a six-point lead, but the Owls blasted a 14-3 run in a three-minute span to take up a five-point lead with 6:25 to play, 31-26.
 
A three from Yoggerst and a steal and fastbreak layup from Schwartze gave the Owls a 10-point lead with 42 seconds left in the first half. WU scored the final points of the half to send the Owls into halftime with a seven-point lead, 45-38.
 
The Owls ignited a 12-0 run to go up by 19 just over halfway through the second half, 72-53.
 
Back-to-back jumpers from Jacob Randall and Fessler gave the Owls their largest lead of the game, a 22-point advantage, with 6:17 to play, 83-61.
 
Fessler scored the last eight points of the game for the Owls, closing out the game with a 16-point win, 89-73.