Lady Eagles Grind Their Way To AMC Semifinals With 64-58 Win Over Stephens

COLUMBIA, Mo. - The Williams women's basketball team gutted out a 64-58 win over the Stephens Stars on Friday night to advance to the AMC semifinals.

The Lady Eagles had a strong first quarter in which they outscored the Stars 19-11. However, Stephens came out tough in the second quarter and locked down the Lady Eagles defensively, only allowing them score six points. The Stars took a five point lead into halftime. 

Williams rebounded coming out of halftime and outscored the Stars 20-12. Both teams got into foul trouble in the third and fourth quarter and the Lady Eagles had to knock down some clutch free-throws to put the game out of reach for Stephens. 

The Lady Eagles shot 47.7% from the field (21-44), 31.3% from the three-point line (5-16), and 56.7% from the free-throw line (17-30).

Tristan Richards led the team with 16 points. Kaylee Clark finished with 15 points, Nijah Moore had 11 points, and Reesa Hampton had 10. 

Italei Gray had 9 rebounds to lead team. She also finished with 4 assists. 

Up Next

The Lady Eagles advance to the AMC Semifinals on Saturday, Feb. 25. They will play the winner of Columbia/Cottey at 6 p.m. in Columbia, Mo.