Kourtney White Registers Double-Double In Loss To Central

PELLA, Iowa.—The Fontbonne University women's basketball team tied the game up with 14.0 seconds remaining against Central, though the Dutch made two late free throws and fended off the Griffins for the 65-62 win.

Final: Central 65, Fontbonne 62

Location: Pella, Iowa.

Records: Central 8-3, Fontbonne 4-6

How It Happened

Things started out very well for Fontbonne going 5-of-10 from the floor in the first six minutes and 48 seconds to take a commanding 14-0 lead on Rylee Stafford's 3-pointer.

Another 3-pointer from Stafford had the Griffins out in front by 15, but the Dutch closed out the quarter on an 8-0 run to trim the deficit down to 17-10. Stafford had herself a quarter going 5-of-8 from the floor and 4-of-4 from downtown to lead with 14 points.

In the second quarter, consecutive 3-pointers from Mallory Proffer and Kourtney White had Fontbonne out front 27-16 with 5:01 on the clock. The Dutch responded with a 13-0 run over the next three minutes to take a 29-27 lead on Carson Fisk's layup.

Fontbonne tied the game back up on Proffer's layup but it was the Dutch regaining the lead and holding onto it at the break, 34-32.

In the third, the Dutch led 40-34 at the 7:04 mark on Kendall Brown's made jumper. The Griffins went on to rattle off a 6-0 run as White's made layup tied it up with 4:35 on the clock.

Central, though maintained its marginal lead the rest of the way and headed into the fourth quarter on top, 45-42.

In the fourth, the Griffins grabbed a 50-48 lead with just under seven minutes left on Raven Venegas' layup. The Dutch took the lead back on the next possession and stretched it out to 62-57 at 1:03 on Kendall Brown's made free throws.

Fontbonne kept battling with White hitting her 3-pointer and Raven Venegas making her layup to tie the game up at 62-62 with 14.0 seconds left. The Dutch, however, went on to make two free throws on the ensuing possession and add another later to hang on for the three-point win.

Inside The Numbers

• Fontbonne finished with a 35.3 field goal percentage and connected on 10 3-pointers.
• It marks the third time in the last four games the Griffins have hit at least 10 3-pointers.
• The team was held to a season-low seven free throw attempts.
• On the glass, they posted a season-high 16 offensive rebounds.
• Central ended with a 45.7 field goal percentage and went 16-of-23 from the charity-stripe.

Fontbonne Leaders

• White registered her first double-double this year posting a game and season-high 20 points on 8-of-13 shooting and added 12 boards.
• Stafford ended with 16 points and seven rebounds of her own.

Central Leaders

• Kelsea Hurley finished with a team-high 19 points on 6-of-9 shooting.
• Carson Fisk contributed 18 points, while Kendall Brown just missed out on a double-double with 14 points and nine rebounds.

Up Next

The Griffins get back into conference play on Saturday when they'll take on rival Webster on the road. Tip-off at 1 p.m.

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