FULTON, Mo. – The William Woods University women's basketball topped William Penn University in Thursday evening's down-to-the-wire game, 54-51.
Sydney Booker recorded her first double-double of the season in the Owls' first win.
The Owls open conference play on the road with a 5:30 p.m. tip-off at Missouri Baptist University on Thursday, Nov. 17.
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Sydney Booker put up 16 points as she went 7-for-11 from the field for a double-double. Half of her points came in the fourth quarter.
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Sydney Booker pulled down 10 boards with eight coming from the defensive end.
Natalie Thomas put up 10 points with eight coming in the third quarter.
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Kourtney Kendrick dished in four assists.
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Natalie Thomas recorded three blocks.
A three from
Katie Keilholz put the Owls up by four, and a jumper from
Macie Edwards gave the Owls a six-point lead with four minutes remaining in the first quarter, 9-3. WPU broke their almost six-minute silence with a jumper, and the two teams ended the quarter with the Owls ahead 11-7.
A 4-0 run to start the second quarter put the Owls up by eight less than a minute in, 15-7. WPU responded with a 6-0 run to cut the game to two with 2:29 on the clock, 17-15. A WPU three cut the game to one, but
Ruthie Brown scored the final points of the half to give the Owls' a three-point lead heading into halftime, 21-18.
A 9-2 Owls' run opened up the second half, giving the team their first double-digit lead, 30-20. WPU strung together an 8-0 run over a two-minute period to cut the Owls' lead to two with 2:38 to play, 33-31. The Owls held a three-point lead heading into the final 10 minutes, 36-33.
WPU evened the score twice early in the fourth and took a one-point lead three minutes in on a three-point play, 43-42. A three from Keilholz put the Owls back ahead, but WPU scored the next five to take back the lead. Another three from Keilholz once again put the Owls up with 3:38 to play. WPU evened the score, but
Sydney Booker put the Owls up by two on the next play with a down-low jumper, 52-50. Booker scored the final points of the game with another down-low jumper with 1:47 on the clock, 54-51. A block from
Natalie Thomas and a steal from
Mariah Prince were key to keeping WPU from evening the score, ending the game with a 54-51 win.
