Broncbusters roll to road victory over Pratt

Pratt, KS-Because of their recent struggles on offense, Greg Franklin needed to see more from his defense.  

Message received.  

The Broncbusters forced 19 turnovers and held Pratt to just 22 percent shooting, Bruna Costa Da Silva and Antonicia Moultrie combined for 31 points, and Garden City crushed the Beavers, 70-37 Wednesday night at the Beaver Dome.  

Ajong Lual posted her first-career double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds in 28 efficient minutes off the bench for the Broncbusters, which improved to 9-7 overall and 6-5 in league play.  

La'Kyra Johnson finished with 12 points and 10 boards for Pratt, which fell to 1-9 in the Jayhawk.  

Costa Da Silva nailed three 3-pointers in the first three minutes of the game; then she drilled another in the final 20 seconds of the opening quarter to give Garden City a commanding 20-8 advantage.  

Rose Wemba knocked down back-to-back jumpers, Lual connected on a pair of shots from in close, and Franklin's bunch had a 20-point halftime advantage. 

Garden City, which held Pratt to single digits in every quarter but the third, outrebounded Pratt, 49-30. They had 17 offensive boards, their most in a game since they pulled down a season-high 23 in a 71-40 victory over Independence on Dec 4. They led by as many as 34 after Jordis Reisner knocked down a midrange jumper with 1:24 left in the fourth.  

The Broncbusters handed Pratt their fourth consecutive loss and their seventh in their last eight games.