College women's basketball: Lady Owls' win streak ends at 11

One poor offensive stretch made the William Woods University Lady Owls' remarkable winning streak past tense.

William Woods was outscored by No. 11 Lyon (Ark.) College 21-8 in the third quarter and the Lady Owls' 11-game winning streak came to an end in a 62-56 AMC loss Saturday at Anderson Arena.

William Woods - which was swept by Lyon in the season series - slipped to 19-5 overall and 13-5 in the American Midwest Conference after suffering its first home loss this season. The Lady Owls had already clinched a spot in the AMC postseason tournament with their 67-51 victory over Central Baptist (Ark.) College on Thursday night at Anderson Arena.

Saturday's win was the sixth in a row for Lyon, which improved to 21-2 overall and 17-1 in the AMC.

William Woods was on top 16-15 after one quarter and outscored the Lady Scots 15-9 in the second quarter to carry a 31-24 advantage into halftime. The third quarter, though, proved to be a nightmare for the Lady Owls from the start.

Lyon came out strong with nine unanswered points, taking a 33-31 lead on Liz Henderson's basket in the paint with 6 minutes, 50 seconds left in the quarter. The Lady Scots eventually went up 45-39 when Madison Riley buried a 3-pointer with :39 to go in the period.

Lyon led by as many as 11 points on six different occasions in the fourth quarter, the last time at 61-50 on Katie Turner's basket in the lane with 1:56 remaining.

Senior guard Kaycee Gerald knocked down 3s on consecutive possessions to quickly bring William Woods within 61-56 with :59 to play, but that would be as close as the Lady Owls would get.

Gerald was 9-of-13 from the field - hitting all five of her 3-point attempts - to spark William Woods with a game-high 23 points. Senior guard Jazlyn Drake came off the bench to supply 11 points for the Lady Owls, who shot 44 percent (22-of-50) as a team.

Senior guard Peyton Greenlee and sophomore forward Kasey Hazell split game honors with six rebounds apiece to steer William Woods to a 35-27 edge on the boards.

Henderson and Turner finished with 15 points each to pace Lyon, which shot 43 percent (26-of-60) from the field. Riley added 14 points.

The Lady Owls will look to get back on track when they travel to St. Louis to square off against Harris-Stowe State University in an AMC contest at 5:30 p.m. Thursday. William Woods defeated Harris-Stowe 69-61 on Dec. 3 in Fulton.