Box Score La Crosse, Wis. - The University of Wisconsin La Crosse women's basketball team got off to a fast start and never looked back as they defeated Martin Luther College (Minn.) 78-42.
Lauryn Milne
THE BASICS
Final Score: UW-La Crosse 78, Martin Luther College (Minn.) 42
Location: Mitchell Hall - La Crosse, Wis.
Next Up: UWL will host the Gundersen Hotel & Suites Thanksgiving Classic Saturday, November 25 and Sunday, November 26. The Eagles play Simpson College (Iowa) at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday while Nothland College (Wis.) plays UW-River Falls at 5 p.m. Then on Sunday, UWL plays Northland College (Wis.) at 1:00 p.m. and UW-River Falls play Simpson College (Iowa).
FROM THE COURT
HOW DID IT HAPPEN
- Lauren Paulsen would get the Knights on the board first with a three-pointer but Meeker would tie it with a three of her own as the Eagles outscored the Knights 23-5 in the first quarter. Knuth scored eight of her game high 17 points in the opening period.
- The Eagles scored the first 13 points of the second quarter as they held the Knights to seven points in the quarter. The Eagles would get three, three-pointers at one point to spark the early fun.
- UWL took its largest lead of the game at 72-29 with 8:49 left in the game.
- MLC did not get any closer than 32 (59-27) in the second half.
Katie Waukau
FROM THE BOXSCORE
- Knuth led the Eagles with her first double-double of the season with 17 points and 11 rebounds.
- Lauryn Milne finished six-of-10 from the floor and finished with 15 points.
- Meeker and Katie Waukau each added 10 points for the Eagles.
- As a team, UWL shot 30-for-78 (38.5%) from the floor including 10-of-37 (27.0%) from the three point line.
- The Eagles finished with a 61-43 advantage on the boards.
- MLC finished the contest 15-of-66 (22.7%) from the floor and four-for-28 fom the three point line.
- Jordyn Heckendorf led the Knights with 17 points and seven rebounds.
