WATERLOO - Waterloo West point guard Sammie Sproul finished just one assist shy of a triple-double as she recorded 15 points, 11 steals and nine assists to lift the No.3 Wahawks past Jefferson, 72-40, in a Mississippi Valley Conference girls basketball game Saturday.

Waterloo West trailed Jefferson by a 7-2 count early before using a 35-2 run to take control of the game. The Wahawks led 51-17 at halftime.

Kate Letkewicz drained five 3-pointers and led West (10-1, 6-1) with 17 points. Mikayla Stokes tallied a career-high 12 points to go with her four rebounds.

Maddie Blietz scored 15 points for Jefferson (3-8, 2-6). Amanda Ollinger did not play for the J-Hawks. She was nursing a sore back Friday night after Jefferson lost at Kennedy.

JEFFERSON (40): Sam Kitterman 0 2-5 2, Maddy Blietz 6 2-4 15, Cassandra Veglahn 0 2-2 2, Avery Guy 0 0-0 0, Kieley Brathwaite 3 3-5 9, Alexis Dahlen-Zeck 2 0-0 4, Kennedy Dighton 3 2-4 8. Totals 14 11-21 40.

WATERLOO WEST (72): Haley Puk 4 1-3 10, Kate Letkewicz 6 0-0 17, Sammie Sproul 6 1-1 15, Jacqui Spencer 1 0-0 2, Shania Robinson 0 1-2 1, Kortni Pabst 1 0-0 3, Allison Trenkamp 0 0-0 0, Blaire Thomas 4 2-5 10, Mikayla Stokes 4 4-4 12, Kaia Joens 0 0-0 0, Natalie Fisher 1 0-0 2, Sydney McFarland 0 0-0 0. Totals 27 9-15 72.

Halftime - Waterloo West 51, Jefferson 17. 3-point goals - Jefferson 1 (Blietz), West 9 (Lewkewciz 5, Sproul 2, Puk 1, Pabst 1).