Oshkosh, Wis. - The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse women's basketball team had their season come to an end on Wednesday night as they fell to top seeded UW-Oshkosh in the semifinals of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Tournament (presented by Culvers).
Lauryn Milne finished with team high six rebounds to go with 12 points.
THE BASICS
Final Score: #1 seed UW-Oshkosh 77, #5 seed UW-La Crosse 52
Location: Kolf Sports Center, Oshkosh, Wis.
Regular season: The Titans won the WIAC regular season by finishing 21-4 overall and 12-2 in conference play. UW-Oshkosh defeated UWL 68-56 on January 17 in La Crosse. Then in Oshkosh, the Titans defeated the Eagles 64-55.
National Rankings: UW-Oshkosh is ranked 14th on this weeks D3hoops.com Top-25 poll.
Records: UWL ends the season 13-14 overall, UW-Oshkosh improves to 22-4 overall and advances to play #3 seed UW-Stout on Friday night.
HOW DID IT HAPPEN
- With UWL leading 6-4, UW-Oshkosh goes on a 14-3 run over final 3:24 of first quarter. Kailee Meeker hit a three-pointer with :07 left to stop the Titans run.
- Ali Sprangers opened the second quarter with a three-pointer for the Ealges while Paige Schumann hit a jumper to cut their deficit to 21-14. The Titans would then score 19 of the next 26 points to take its largest lead of the half at 40-20 with :50 left. A Schumann three-pointer with :39 left would make it 40-23 which was the halftime score.
- The Eagles used an 8-2 run to cut their deficit to 42-31 with 5:48 left in the third quarter. Sprangers and Schumann each hit a three-pointer while Lauryn Milne hit a layup to spark the early quarter run. With the Titans leading 48-35 (3:37), UW-Oshkosh closes quarter by scoring four of final six points to lead 52-36 after three quarters.
- UW-Oshkosh put the game out of reach as they opened the fourth quarter on a 14-4 run to take a 66-40 lead with 5:39 left in the game. The Eagles would not get any closer than 22 (70-48, 3:28) the rest of the way.
FROM THE BOXSCORE
- UWL was led by Schumann with 17 points, three rebounds and two assists.
- Milne joined Schumann in double figures with 12 points to go along with a team high six rebounds.
- As a team, the Eagles shot 18-of-48 (37.5%) from the floor including seven-of-17 (41.2%) from the three-point line. UWL was also nine-of-13 (69.2%) from the free throw line.
- Kayce Faile led four Titans in double figures with 17 points and a game high 13 rebounds. Mackenzie Tlachac chipped in 15 points while Kennedy Osterman add 12 and Bridget Froehlke 11.
- UW-Oshkosh finished the game 32-of-62 (51.6%) from the floor including four-of-13 (30.8%) from the three-point line. The Titans were also nine-of-10 (90%) from the free throw line.
