ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Jessica Guy reached the 1,000 point plateau as Spalding cruised to a 69-41 win over Webster University for their fifth consecutive win. The Golden Eagles are now 19-4 on the season and 16-1 in the SLIAC.

With the win, Spalding clinched the number one overall, and will host next week's SLIAC Championship tournament with two semifinal games coming Thursday, February 26^th with the championship game on Saturday. 

Guy led the way with 19 points and 14 rebounds while Kayla Styles added 19 points, 12 rebounds and five assists. Kallie Ash also finished in double figures with 12 points on 3-of-6 three point shooting.

The Eagles scored the first nine points of the game, including six from Guy. She reached the 1,000 point milestone by sinking a pair of free throws to put Spalding in front 9-0 four minutes into the game. The teams traded baskets for a few minutes before Spalding used another 9-0 run to take a 28-10 lead with 6:45 remaining in the first half. The Eagles cruised to a 35-20 lead at the break with Styles scoring 15 points in the period.

The second half was more of the same, as Spalding was able to fend off any runs the Gorloks were able to string together. The lead was trimmed to 13 points on three separate occasions, the last time at 40-27 with less than 17 minutes left in the game. Spalding used a 13-2 run to go ahead 53-29 putting the game out of reach. The lead would stretch to 30 points after an 11-2 run that featured seven points from Kelly Coburn.

The Lady Eagles close out the regular season Saturday, February 21st against Westminster. The game is at 1:00 p.m. EST at Derek Smith Gymnasium.