Kentucky Wesleyan College Athletics

Behrens, Goffinet power Wesleyan past UMSL
Behrens-Goffinet
Katie Behrens and Lauren Goffinet lead Panthers to victory with 16 points each.
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The Kentucky Wesleyan College women's basketball team had four players score in double figures in its 83-74 win over Missouri-St. Louis on Saturday at the Sportscenter.

The Panthers' Katie Behrens and Lauren Goffinet each scored 16 points. Kristen Rowe and Kailyn Mitchell added 10 each.

KWC (12-11, 5-9 Great Lakes Valley Conference) shot 52 percent (26-of-50) from the field -- 6-of-10 from 3-point range -- and hit 25-of-30 free throws (83.3 percent).

The Panthers won the rebounding battle 35-32, led by Behrens' game-high nine boards.


KWC led 68-60 when Mitchell hit a layup with 5:47 remaining. The Tritons (10-13, 6-8) answered with six straight points, but the Panthers turned away the rally by hitting 10-of-12 free throws inside the final 4:22.

Missouri-St. Louis was led by Hailee Deckard's 17 points. The Tritons shot 41.2 percent (28-of-68) from the field, hit 7-of-23 3-point attempts (30.4 percent) and made of 11-of-16 free throws (68.8 percent).