GRINNELL, Iowa — The Grinnell College women’s basketball team pulled away midway through the first half and posted a 62-49 Midwest Conference victory over Lawrence University on Saturday at Darby Gymnasium.
Rebecca DeGroot paced Grinnell (8-6, 7-3 MWC) with 17 points. Michelle Briggs had a double-double with 12 points and 14 rebounds for the Pioneers, and Megan Huey added 12 points and 10 rebounds.
Amber Lisowe led Lawrence (1-14, 1-9) with 13 points. Alex Deshler, Chioma Ejimkonye and Cathy Kaye had 10 points apiece. Ejimkonye handed out a game-high seven assists, and Deshler had a team-high seven rebounds.
The Vikings played without leading rebounder Presley Neuman, and the Pioneers took advantage. Grinnell outrebounded the Vikings 49-36 and had three players with double figures in rebounds.
Grinnell led 10-8 when the Pioneers scored 15 consecutive points, capped by DeGroot’s layup with 6:34 left, to take a 25-8 lead. Kaye’s layup stopped the run by Grinnell, but the Pioneers went on to lead 33-18 at the half.
Lawrence got as close as 13 points on two occasions in the second half, and finally trimmed the lead to 11 at the 3:14 mark but got no closer.