Box Score Superior, Wis. - The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse women's basketball team fell 71-66 at UW-Superior Saturday afternoon in Mertz Motorelli Gymnasium.  The Eagles drop to 10-14 overall and 4-11 in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) while the Yellowjackets improve to 13-10 overall and 6-8 in conference.
 
Mallory Cramer's jump shot gave UW-L a 12-10 lead with 12:40 remaining in the first half, but UW-Superior responded with a 15-2 run to lead 25-14 with 5:47 left.
 
Rachel Atchison's layup cut the lead to 30-23 with :52 remaining before the Yellowjackets took a 33-23 halftime lead.

UW-L trimmed UW-Superior's lead to four, twice in the early minutes of the second half.  The Eagles later trailed 41-35 with 14:56 remaining when the Yellowjackets scored the next six points to lead 47-35. UW-Superior led 60-44 with 6:10 left when UW-L used a 19-7 run to cut its deficit to 67-63 with 1:14 remaining.

UW-Superior's Sally Linzmeier made four free throws in the game's final minute to seal the win for the Yellowjackets.
 
UW-L shot 36.5% from the field, including 28.6% (six-of-21) from three-point range, and 77.8% (14-of-18) at the free throw line.
 
Atchison led the Eagles with 17 points.  Erin Levenhagen and Marina Kneeland each scored 12 points while Cramer added 11.  Cramer, Levenhagen and Katie Ehlen each grabbed eight rebounds.
 
UW-Superior shot 32.8% from the field, including 29.2% (seven-of-24) from three-point range, and 71.4% (20-of-28) at the line.
 
Linzmeier led the Yellowjackets with 19 points and 10 rebounds.  Deandra Vavra added 14 points and eight rebounds.
 
UW-L returns to action Wednesday, February 19 at UW-Stout in the regular-season finale for the Eagles. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m.