Three-time defending SLIAC champion Fontbonne rallied from a six-point halftime deficit and ended No. 1 Washington University's historic winning streak at 81, defeating the Bears 79-68 on Tuesday night.

Fontbonne got out to a 32-23 first-half lead before freshman Liz Klotz picked up her third foul and went to the bench. Tasha Rodgers scored 10 of the final 12 first-half points for Washington U. (13-1), as they rallied to cut the deficit to 32-31 at the half, then took a six-point lead early in the second half.

Washington led 51-48 with 11:38 remaining on a pair of free throws by Meg Sullivan. Fontbonne's hot shooting, however, was too much for the Bears to handle. The Griffins fired at a 53.8% clip in the second half, and took the lead for good with just over nine minutes remaining, thanks in part to back-to-back threes by Megan Mulvihill. Fontbonne (7-6) sealed the game with clutch free throw shooting, hitting 10-of-11 down the stretch. Fontbonne committed only 11 turnovers on the game to Washington U's. 19.

Mulvihill, Klotz, Amy Hauschild and Shawanna Ashley each had 14 to lead the way for Fontbonne, which had lost their last three meetings with Washington U. "We've got five seniors on this club and they really believed they could do it this year," said sports information director Dennis McKinney. Fontbonne is right across the street from Washington U. in St. Louis.

Washington U. was led by Rodgers' 29 points on 9-for-17 shooting and 11-for-14 from the foul line. The Bears' last loss was to Emory on Feb. 15, 1998.