Wichita State’s women’s basketball team held Newman to one basket in the final eight minutes to climb past the Division II school 58-49 in an exhibition game Wednesday night at Koch Arena.
WSU trailed ending the first and third quarters before taking control defensively late in the game.
With the scored tied at 47, WSU guard Keke Thompson scored four straight points and center Rangie Bessard scored the next six as the Shockers took command.
Bessard scored 19 points, making 6 of 20 shots and 7 of 12 free throws.
Hannah Alexander led Newman with 23 points, making 11 of 23 shots.