La Crosse, Wis. - The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse women's basketball team used a big second quarter to help lead them to a non-conference win over Bethany Lutheran College (Minn.) Tuesday night. 

THE BASICS 
Final Score: UW-La Crosse 71 Bethany Lutheran College (Minn.) 56
Location: Mitchell Hall, La Crosse, Wis. 
Records: UWL 3-1, Bethany Lutheran College 1-3
Next Up: The Eagles will be back in action Saturday, November 23 when they travel to Sheboygan, Wis. to play Lakeland University (Wis.) at 3 p.m.

 

             
HOW DID IT HAPPEN

• Lauryn Milne got the scoring going for the Eagles as she hit a layup and a three-pointer on the Eagles first two possessions of the game. A Kaylee Hunter three-pointer cut the Vikings deficit to 12-10 with 3:45 left in the first quarter. A three-point play by Milne followed by a layup by Malia Nelson gave UWL its largest lead of the first quarter (17-10)  with 2:10 on the clock. 
• UWL closed the second quarter on a 15-0 run to lead 38-20 at halftime. Ali Sprangers, Isabelle Schultz and Nelson would spark the run for the Eagles as they hit three-pointers on three consecutive possessions. Emma Jossie also gave the Eagles a boost with eight points in the second quarter.
• The Eagles would take its largest lead (50-26) of the game on a layup by Molly Janke with 4:03 left in the third quarter. 
• The Vikings would not go away quietly as they opened the 13-0 run to cut their deficit to 54-45 with 5:50 left in the game. Milne's three-pointer would stop the run as UWL quickly brought their lead back up to 21 (69-48) with 2:36 remaining. Bethany Lutheran would not get any closer than 13 (69-56) the rest of the game. 

FROM THE BOXSCORE

• The Eagles were led offensively by Milne with 15 points and Nelson with 13.
• Emma Jossie came off the bench to add 10 points for the Eagles. 
• As a team, UWL had a 53-36 advantage in rebounding as Nelson finished with nine and Milne had eight. 
• The Eagles finished the contest shooting 26-of-68 (38.2%) from the floor including seven-of-24 (29.2%) from the three point line. UWL was also 12-of-16 (75%) from the free throw line. 
• Aubrea Kor led the Vikings with 14 points while Gianna Klarenbeek and Lexiss Trygg each had 10 points. 
• As a team, the Vikings shot 21-of-60 (35%) from the floor including two-of-21 from the three-point line. Bethany Lutheran also finished 12-of-21 (57.1%) from the free throw line.