Box Score REDDING, Calif. – The 10th-ranked Westminster women's basketball team outscored Simpson 47-23 in the first half of Saturday's game and used the cushion to carry them to a 78-61 win. Westminster (9-1) shot 51.9% in that opening half while making six triples. They have now won eight straight games and three straight away from home.

The Griffins finished the game shooting 46.9% from the floor. They overcame 24 turnovers by holding Simpson (1-4) to 37.3% shooting and grabbing 12 offensive rebounds. Westminster recorded 15 assists on 23 made field goals and also came up with 12 steals.

Jenteal Jackson led the Griffins in scoring with 16 points and posted two assists on back-to-back threes from Dana Bates and Rebecca Beaudoin to end the first half. Jackson shot 5 of 6 from the floor and made all three of her attempts from beyond the arc. She also grabbed six rebounds and had five steals.

Allie Eastman finished as the only other Griffin in double figures with 13 points. Dani Evans added eight points while Bates and Olivia Pierce-Eiselein had seven points apiece.

Tiffany Johnson led Simpson with 17 points and grabbed six boards including five offensive. Nicole Jones added 13 points and a team-best eight boards.

Westminster will now head to Caldwell, Idaho for the Lady Yote Classic over Thanksgiving Weekend. The Griffins will face Whitworth on November 26 and George Fox on November 27.