Jennifer Perkins had 14 points to lead Truman while Tessa Thurman added 12. The Lady Miners won the first meeting between the teams 73-65 on Jan. 24 in Rolla. Washburn trailed by only one at the half, but was outscored 53-28 in the second half as Western shot 57 percent in the final 20 minutes. Jennifer Butcher, who is the Lady Blues' second-leading scorer with an average of 9.3 points per game, was the only Washburn player in double figures with 10 points in the contest. The team's top scorer is Kristy Chapman with an average of 12.9 points a game, a mark that has her tenth in the MIAA this week.
Butcher is the top rebounder with an average of seven per game.
She had 18 points and seven rebounds in Washburn's 65-61 win over the Lady Miners on Jan. 27 in Topeka.