Eau Claire, Wis. - The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse women's basketball team dropped their third straight Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) match-up as they fell to UW-Eau Claire Saturday night at Zorn Arena. 
     
THE BASICS 
Final Score: UW-Eau Claire 72, UW-La Crosse 63
Location: Zorn Arena, Eau Claire, Wis.
Records: UWL 9-8, 2-4 WIAC, UWEC 9-8, 3-3 WIAC
Next Up: UWL will be back home on Wednesday, January 24 when they host UW-Whitewater for a 7:00 pm tipoff. 
         
HOW DID IT HAPPEN

• UW-Eau Claire scored the first five points and took a 10-5 lead with 5:11 left in the first quarter. The Eagles then scored the next 10 points to take a 15-10 lead with 2:42 left. Ali Sprangers and Katie Waukau each hit a three-pointer to spark the run. After a Blugold jumper, Waukau hit a jumper to give UWL a 17-12 lead at the end of the first quarter.
• Kailee Meeker hit a three-pointer to start the second quarter as UWL would extend its lead to 29-16 with 6:21 on the clock. Waukau, Sprangers and Paige Schumann each hit a three-pointer to help the Eagles run. The Blugolds then went on a 16-0 run to take a 32-29 lead with 1:08 left in the half. Sprangers third three-pointer of the half ended the Blugolds run while Meeker's layup gave UWL a 34-32 lead at the half.
• After UWL took a 38-35 lead, UW-Eau Claire went on a 9-0 run to take a 44-38 lead with 5:58 left in the third quarter. Back-to-back three-pointers by Sprangers and Madisyn Kilboten followed by two free throws from Emma Jossie would give the Eagles a 48-46 lead. UW-Eau Claire would score eight of the final 11 points to lead 54-51 after three quarters. 
• The Blugolds took a 56-51 lead before the Eagles scored nine of the next 11 points to lead 60-58 with 6:21 left in the game. UW-Eau Claire then scored 14 of the final 17 points for the final score of 72-63. The Blugolds hit six of their final eight free throws to seal the win. 

   
FROM THE BOXSCORE

• Meeker led the Eagles with 17 points while Sprangers scored a season high 15 points all on three-pointers and Waukau added 13 points.
• Lauren Milne recorded a team high 11 rebounds to go along with eight points. 
• UWL finished 22-of-75 (29.3%) from the floor including 13-of-47 (27.7%) from the three-point line. The Eagles also finished six-of-six from the free throw line.
• Kylie Mogen led four Blugolds in double digits with 21 points. Olivia Pekron added 14 points and 15 rebounds for the Blugolds.
• UW-Eau Claire shot 26-of-59 (44.1%) from the floor including seven-of-21 (33.3%) from the three-point line. The Blugolds also finished 13-of-20 (65.0%) from the free throw line.