Women's Basketball Fends Off Baptist Bible For Its First Win

ST. LOUIS, Mo.—The Fontbonne University women's basketball team fended off Baptist Bible on Tuesday to earn its first win on the year.

It was a slow start for both teams in the first, but a 3-point play from Ja'mise Bailey gave Fontbonne an 11-7 lead with 2:14 remaining.

The Lady Patriots took a 12-11 lead with 17.0 seconds left, but Bailey struck again at the buzzer hitting her jumper giving Fontbonne a 13-12 advantage

In the second quarter, the Lady Patriots led 20-15 at the 8:33 mark on Harley Maxwell's bucket. Fontbonne took a 28-26 lead three minutes later and closed out the final five minutes on an 8-3 run leading 36-29 at the break.

Fontbonne shot an improved 66.7 percent from the floor in the second quarter. Kourtney White was busy with 10 points and five boards in just seven minutes of action.

In the third, the Griffins expanded its lead out to 45-35 with 6:48 remaining on Rylee Pickett's layup. The Lady Patriots tried to make things interesting narrowing the Griffins lead down to 55-50 with 2:13 on the clock.

Fontbonne, though remained in control heading into the fourth leading 62-56. Both teams shot over 50.0 percent in the third with Bailey and White leading Fontbonne with six points in the quarter.

In the fourth, the Griffins continued to hold onto its marginal lead with Haley Buscher's layup giving them a 79-73 lead.

Baptist Bible kept hanging around and trailed 84-83 with 12.0 seconds left on Cassidy Hambelton's 3-pointer. Fontbonne on the ensuing possession went 1-of-2 from the line and the Lady Patriots went on to miss the game tying shot at the buzzer securing the two-point victory.

Game Notes

• Fontbonne shot a season-high 46.8 percent from the floor.
• Fontbonne went 22-of-31 (71.0 percent) from the free throw line.
• The Griffins went 12-of-19 from the free throw line in the fourth.
• The Griffins pulled down a season-high 39 boards.
• Baptist Bible shot 42.7 percent from the field.
• The Lady Patriots hit 11 3-pointers.

Top Griffins

Kourtney White: Season-high 23 points and 11 rebounds

Ja'mise Bailey: Season-high 21 points

Whitney Gines: Season-high 13 points

Up Next

The Griffins are back at home next Wednesday when they'll host College of the Ozarks. Tip-off at 5 p.m.

Make sure to follow the women's basketball team on all its social media accounts: Twitter (@fontbonnewbb), Instagram (@fontbonnewbb) and Facebook (/FontbonneUGriffins).