The MSJC women's basketball team broke open a close game in the second half Wednesday night to pick up a home victory over Barstow College 73-57.

The Lady Eagles started slowly falling behind 18-11 midway through the first half before they were able to surge into the halftime break with a 23-12 run to take a 34-30 advantage.  In the second half MSJC slowly pulled away for the win.  Tina Fantroy led MSJC's balanced scoring attack with 17 points, she also pulled in 11 rebounds.  Ashley Jenkins added a double double with 11 points and 11 rebounds.  Jasmine Jones scored 10 points for the Lady Eagles, and  Aishah Pullum came off the bench to score 9 points and grab 7 rebounds.

The win improved the Lady Eagles record to 19-6 on the season and 6-4 in Foothill Conference play while Barstow dropped to 16-7 and 5-4.  MSJC is back in action Saturday when they host Rio Hondo College at 1 pm.