The William Woods University Lady Owls felt they would need to play as cleanly as possible if they wanted to extend their season and upset the third-ranked Westminster (Utah) College Lady Griffins.
It worked well for almost the entirety of the first half, before mistakes and missed shots ultimately doomed William Woods.
The No. 8 seed Lady Owls fell victim to an early second-half spurt by top-seeded Westminster and the outcome was a season-ending 66-50 loss Thursday afternoon in the first round of the 34th-annual NAIA Division I national championship.
To help the tornado-stricken people of Dumas and surroundings, donations can be made to the Delta Area Disaster Relief Fund, care of the Delta Area Community Foundation, P.O. Box 894, Dumas, AR, 71639, or through the Arkansas Community Foundation, 700 S. Rock St., Little Rock, AR, 72202.