The Owls leapt out to an early 6-0 lead, scoring on each of their first three possessions, but Lindenwood-Belleville was able to answer back with five points from Stephanie Cathcart and a layup from Bernie Brown to take a 7-6 lead with 14:09 to play.
It would be the only time William Woods trailed in the contest, as Ashlee Taylor (Dexter, Mo.) answered with a three-pointer off the assist from Priscila Santos (Sao Paulo, Brazil) on WWU's next trip down the floor. The Owls continued to pull away, edging out to a 22-13 lead with 9:05 left in the half.
After the teams traded missed chances, Lindenwood-Belleville was able to get a bucket at the 8:19 mark from Taylor James to close the margin to seven, but the Owl defense clamped down, holding the Lynx scoreless for more than six minutes.
WWU comfortably held onto its lead through the second half, only allowing Lindenwood-Belleville within 15 points as head coach Dan Chapla cleared his bench with five minutes to play.
William Woods moves to 6-1 on the year, and finished the game hitting at a .344 pace. The Owls were a perfect 7-of-7 from the free throw line in the first half, finishing at a .737 clip. The Owls also held a comfortable edge on the boards, pulling down 50 rebounds (18-32) to just 41 (15-36) for the Lynx. Taylor led all scorers on the night with 15, with Katie Scherder (Bowling Green, Mo.) and Paige Stewart (Ballwin, Mo.) each hauling down seven boards.
Cathcart led the Lynx with 12 points and nine rebounds, with James adding 11. Lindenwood-Belleville shot at a .286 pace for the game as they dropped to 7-7 on the year.
The Owls hit the road for their next three games, with Haskell Indian Nations University set as the next foe for WWU. Tipoff for Friday's game in Lawrence is set for 6 p.m.
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(Rolla, Mo.) – The Missouri S&T Lady Miners led wire-to-wire on its way to snapping its three-game losing streak with a 59-41 win over Westminster on Thursday evening at the Bullman Multi-Purpose Building. S&T opened the game on an 8-1 run and wouldn't look back as it led by as many as 24 in the contest.
Katelyn Heil (Dexter, Mo./Dexter) got the scoring started hitting a three just 0:25 into the contest. The Blue Jays (1-2) cut the deficit to two points as Kenna Cornelson hit 1-of-2 at the charity stripe with 19:02 to play. That would be the closest WC got the rest of the game. Kylie Cooper (Andover, Kan./Andover) answered on the other end with a layup and then Kyesha Hall (Dodson, La.) buried a three from the top of the key to make it 8-1. Talisha Washington answered with a three to make it 8-4, but the Lady Miners (2-3) responded scoring 11 of the next 15 points to take a commanding 19-8 advantage. Toni Knar (Mundelein, Ill./Mundelein) hit a three during the run while Erica Askew (Chicago, Ill./Morgan Park) and Karli Sample (St. Joseph, Mo./Benton) also provided buckets.
Westminster would cut the deficit to nine, but back-to-back three's from Knar and Askew pushed the lead to the largest of the half at 25-12 halfway through the stanza. S&T would go into cold spell over the final 10 minutes of the stanza as it was held to just six points. Thankfully its defense picked up the slack on the other end holding the Blue Jays to just seven points.
Westminster cut the lead to 27-19 on three by Cornelson with less than five minutes to play in the frame, but the Lady Miners scored the final four points of the half and went into the locker room with a 31-19 lead on a Sample basket with 0:04 left.
S&T shot only 37.1 percent (13-for-35) from the floor, but was 5-of-11 from behind the three-point line. Each team had 22 rebounds in the half. Hall led the Lady Miners with seven points while Knar dropped in six and Askew had five.
Westminster made 8 of its first 19 shots but missed its final 10 of the frame to finish the half shooting 27.6 percent (8-for-29) and was 2-of-5 from three. Washington led the way with five points while Cornelson, Hannah Kloster and Mackenzie Haddox had four apiece.
The Blue Jays scored four of the first five points to begin the second half to trim S&T's lead to 32-23 on a layup by Kloster two minutes into the half. The Lady Miners responded in a big way scoring 14 straight points and holding Westminster scoreless for nearly four minutes. Askew gave S&T's its biggest lead of the night hitting a jumper to make it 48-24 with 13:28 left in the contest.The Blue Jays would cut into the lead to 19 points on a jumper by Washington with 11:31 remaining, but the Lady Miners pushed the lead back to 24 when Heil converted on a fast break layup from Hall at the 7:35 mark. S&T was outscored 9-3 for the remainder of the game eventually settling for the 59-41 margin.
The Lady Miners shot 35.7 percent in the second half and finished the contest shooting 36.5 percent. They made a season-high eight threes, but were just 5-for-10 at the charity stripe. Hall led the way with 11 points while Hailee Parks (Sullivan, Mo./Sullivan) chipped in with 10. Heil dropped in eight points and Askew and Sample chipped in with seven each off the bench. Heil and Parks had seven rebounds apiece.
S&T held Westminster to a season-low 29.1 shooting percentage (16-for-55), 4-of-12 from three and 5-for-11 at the foul line. The Blue Jays outrebounded the Lady Miners 44-to-40. Kloster led WC with nine points while Washington added eight.
S&T is back in action next Thursday when it travels to Springfield, Mo., to open GLVC play against Drury beginning at 5:30 p.m.
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Beta Club is a big deal for most of our schools in Southeast Missouri but some people may not know that Jr. Beta Club is also a great opportunity and organization to prepare the students for the bigger club that they will get to join when they get to high school. Today, a huge event with great meaning took place at T.S. Hill Middle School in Dexter.
Beta Club (both Senior and Junior) is a club that was founded upon hard work, academics, and serving others. There are many lessons to be learned from the club and its several conventions throughout the years and the new members of T.S. Hills got to experience that for the first time this afternoon.
Today was the Induction Ceremony as Dexter Middle School’s Junior Beta Club welcomed 253 brand new Beta members. The Ceremony was done orderly and successfully and each new member left while proudly wearing a Jr. Beta pin.Angie Duncan welcomed the family and friends that attended the Ceremony while the soon-to-be-Betas waited patiently for their initiation. Ashlynn Wyman then led the auditorium in the Pledge of Allegiance and also sang the National Anthem along with Angel Maze, Sarah Miller, and Caroline Powers. Scott Kruse then took the stage and explained all of the hard work the students went through to be at this Induction Ceremony including working hard in the classroom and performing acts of community service throughout their daily routines.
The lighting of the candles is a Beta Club tradition and each candle that is lit represents something that the Beta Club strives for. Mindy Thurmon was given the opportunity of lighting the white candle that symbolizes light, purity and faith. Belinda Delay lit the red candle, symbolizing pure love and wisdom. Jeannie Cato lit the blue candle which symbolizes truth, constancy, and fidelity. Kristi Boles lit the black candle which signifies dignity, restraint, and seriousness and a Beta’s thirst for knowledge and truth. Mindy Thurlkill lit the gold (or yellow) candle which signifies warmth, faithfulness, and friendship.
The Ceremony ended after each student was inducted into the club but this is just the beginning for the new Beta members. For many Betas, this is a memorable and exciting event where your many family members and friends get to join you as you take a step toward your future goal. Beta Club doesn’t only help keep kids on track to success, but they also help you realize the things that you want to be successful in. Beta opens doors for many opportunities in several different areas such as academics, fine arts, public speaking, musical performances, Quiz Bowl competitions, and many more. Aside from different competitions, the club also builds character and gives each member a sense of responsibility and honor that they will carry with them the rest of their Beta career.
This Friday on November 30th, the Missouri State Junior Beta Convention will be held at the Black River Coliseum in Poplar Bluff. The club plans on attending with other schools in the Missouri region. There are many competitions that can be entered into such as academics, fine arts, and musical performances but each chapter is given the chance to run for office, which gives each club a chance to play a bigger and broader part in the Junior Beta Club.
We hope that you have a great time at the State Convention on Friday and that you take to heart what you learn from the inspirational speakers and other Beta leaders so that you can “Lead By Serving Others” for not only the rest of the year, but so that you can stay a true Beta at heart for many years to come.
