Eau Claire, Wis. - The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse women's basketball team earned a 62-50 victory at UW-Eau Claire Saturday afternoon in Zorn Arena.  The Eagles, ranked 25th on this week's D3hoops.com Poll, improve to 20-3 overall and 9-3 in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) while the Blugolds drop to 13-10 overall and 4-8 in the conference. 

It is the seventh time in school history (49 seasons) that UWL has won at least 20 games in a season and the first time since going 20-8 in 2010-11. UWL won a school record 27 games in 1980-81, finishing 27-5. The team finished 24-4 in 1978-79 and 1979-80, 22-7 in 1987-88 and 20-1 in 1976-77.

UWL's Emma Gamoke set a school record with nine 3-pointers on Saturday, finishing nine-of-13 from three-point range. The nine 3-point field goals breaks Dani Craig's record of seven 3-pointers made in the Eagles' 75-66 win at UW-Platteville on February 2.

Gamoke's nine 3-pointers ties the WIAC single-game record held by Rachel Mueggenborg of UW-Eau Claire and Stacie Robey of UW-River Falls. 

Gamoke scored UWL's first 12 points of the game on four 3-pointers, the final one coming with 5:05 left in the opening quarter to give the Eagles a 12-7 advantage.  Ava Kramer's three-pointer with :15 left gave UWL a 15-12 lead after the opening quarter. 

The Eagles took their largest lead of the first half at 27-18 with 3:50 remaining in the second quarter on Gamoke's seventh 3-pointer of the first half. The Blugolds cut the deficit to 27-24 with 2:16 remaining on a Kelsey Bakken layup, but Kramer's three-pointer with :51 left gave UWL a 30-24 halftime advantage. 

UWL (9) and UW-Eau Claire (5) combined for 14 points in the third quarter. Gamoke set the school record with her eighth 3-pointer with 8:53 left in the third quarter to give UWL a 34-24 lead. The Eagles took their largest lead at 39-26 with 1:28 remaining in the quarter on Delaney Schoenenberger's three-point field goal. UWL led, 39-29, after three quarters. 

UW-Eau Claire cut the lead to 44-38 with 5:35 left on a Hallee Hoeppner three-pointer, but the Blugolds would get no closer the rest of the game. Gamoke's jumper and Craig's three-pointer gave UWL a 49-38 lead with 4:01 left.

UWL shot 35.3% from the field, including 48.3% (14-of-29) from three-point range, and 66.7% (12-of-18) at the free throw line. The 14 three-pointers is second in single-game school history after UWL made a school and WIAC record 16 three-pointers at UW-Platteville on February 2.

Gamoke led the Eagles with a career-high 34 points, finishing 10-of-15 from the field, including nine-of-13 from three-point range. She was five-of-six at the free throw line while also finishing with four rebounds and game-high four steals. Her 34 points is tied for fourth in single-game school history. Kassie Robinson (vs. UW-Stevens Point on February 4, 2012) and Jill Murray (vs. UW-Stevens Point on December 13, 2010) each scored a school record 36 points. Karen Mueller finished with 35 points vs. UW-Oshkosh on January 14, 1984 while Mary Hansen had 34 against the University of Wisconsin on January 25, 1978. 

Kramer finished with 12 points on Saturday for UWL.  The Eagles improved to 9-1 on the road with the win.

UW-Eau Claire shot 29.6% from the field, including 10.0% (two-of-20) from three-point range, and 76.2% (16-of-21) at the line. Hoeppner led the Blugolds with 25 points and nine rebounds while Bakken finished with 14 points.

UWL returns to action Wednesday, February 13 at 11th-ranked UW-Oshkosh at 7 p.m.