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TOURNAMENT LEADERS
SALT LAKE CITY – The Westminster women's basketball team suffered a 73-63 loss against No. 18 Westmont on Saturday night in the Behnken Field House. Westminster (3-2) struggled early, and then couldn't hold on once they fought back. Westmont (3-0) held off the Griffins by going 16-of-21 at the charity stripe in the second half.
Westmont used a 14-1 run in the first half to open up an 18 point lead with 5:17 to play in the half. The next 14 minutes belonged to the Griffins, and when
Angela Fales put back a Heather Anderson miss Westminster held a 47-46 advantage with 11 minutes to play. Westmont responded with a 9-0 run of their own to take control of the game. Westminster cut the lead to two with 2:06 left, but failed to score the remainder of the game.
“We just didn't have any energy tonight,” head coach JD Gustin said. “You can't play a top 25 team with no energy and expect to have a chance to win.”
McKenzie Jessop put together another solid outing with 14 points and nine rebounds. She shot 5-of-9 from the field and also recorded three steals and one assist. Jessop was named to the All-Tournament team after averaging 13 points and seven rebounds in the three games.
“She does everything for us,” Gustin said of the senior forward. “She will take you off the dribble or step out and hit a three. She is good for us.”
Allie Eastman was also named to the All-Tournament team after her 12 point and three assist performance tonight.
Nicole Yazzie added eight points off the bench while
Keshia Catten and
Olivia Pierce-Eiselein had seven points apiece.
Westmont was led by 19 points from Katie Kittle on 6-of-12 shooting. Kittle went 5-of-8 from beyond the arc and grabbed eight rebounds. Angel Blanco had 14 points and 10 rebounds. Jessica Case and Allisha Heglund were also in double figures with 12 and 11 points respectively.
Next up for the Griffins is No. 1 Union University in Jackson, Tennessee. That game will begin a three-game trip to Tennessee against three teams in the NAIA top 10. Westminster and Union will tipoff at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 19.
