The No. 3 Westminster women’s basketball team closed the regular season with a 65-51 win at Montana Tech on Saturday night in Frontier Conference action.
Westminster (23-2, 13-1 Frontier) made 13, 3-point field goals in the game and shot 54.2 percent from beyond the arc. The Griffins made 8-of-11 threes in the second half to pull away for the win. Alli Winters was 6-of-7 from deep, while Amy Krommenhoek went 4-of-9 and Tia Pappas made 3-of-5.
The Griffins found themselves trailing 8-0 just more than seven minutes into action. After closing to 14-10, Westminster mounted a 15-4 spurt that concluded with consecutive threes from Krommenhoek, Pappas and Winter and propelled the team to a 25-20 halftime advantage.
Montana Tech (11-18, 3-11) had the deficit within one early in the second half, but the Griffins went to the long ball to keep the home squad behind. Westminster connected from deep on five-straight possessions to push the lead back in double digits, where it remained to the rest of the night.
For the game, Westminster shot just 39 percent from the field and only made 10 baskets from inside the arc. The Griffins tallied 13 assists and only 10 turnovers while scoring 13 points from 10 offensive rebounds. The Griffins held Tech to 34 percent shooting and forced it into 18 turnovers for 14 points.
Krommenhoek finished the night with 21 points, three assists and five steals. Winters had 18 points and three assists, while Pappas recorded 15 points and two assists. Amanda Hacking grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds with two blocked shots.
Martha Dembek led Tech with 13 points and three assists with Callee Remsen going for 10 points and seven rebounds.
Westminster is the top seed for the Frontier Conference Tournament that begins next week. The Griffins earned a bye into the semifinals where they will host a game on March 6 at 7 p.m. MT, in the Behnken Field House.