Sophomore forward Kyla Callins goes up for a lay-up in Butler’s 91- 69 win over Neosho County. Sydney Mossman

Aushay Sanchez
Student Sports Media

The Butler women moved closer to a Jayhawk East Conference championship with a 91-69 win over Neosho on Wednesday, Feb. 13 at the Power Plant.

Butler trailed at the end of both the first quarter and at halftime, yet outscored the Panthers 58-33 in the second half to roll to the win. The Grizzlies surged in the second quarter, going on a 6-0 run to take a 28-22 lead after sophomore Kyla Callins made a layup with 6:23 left in the half. Neosho would regain the lead at 31-30 with 1:31 to play and led 36-33 at the half.

Butler came out of the locker room and scored the first 11 points of the third quarter, highlighted by freshman Crist’On Waters 3-pointer that made it a 44-36 game with 8:13 left in the quarter. Butler outscored Neosho 31-17 in the third quarter and 27-16 in the final quarter. The Grizzlies led by as many as 26 on their way to the win.

The Grizzlies improved to 24-3 on the season and 15-3 in the Jayhawk Conference. With two games to go Butler is two games ahead of second-place Cowley.

Butler continues continues their season on Wednesday, Feb. 20 in Arkansas City to take on Cowley County. The last time these two teams met, Butler pulled an overtime win, 90-77.