La Crosse, Wis. - The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse women's basketball team's dropped a Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) matchup with UW-Stout Wednesday night at Mitchell Hall.
THE BASICS
Final Score: UW-Stout 84, UW-La Crosse 69
Location: Mitchell Hall, La Crosse, Wis.
Earlier this season: UWL defeated UW-Stout 67-62 earlier this season in Menomonie, Wis.
Records: UWL 11-11, 4-7 WIAC, UW-Stout 15-7, 5-6 WIAC
Next Up: UWL will be on the road for the next two games starting Saturday, February 10 when they travel to UW-Whitewater to take on the Warhawks. Tip-off is scheduled for 3:00 p.m.
Ali Sprangers scored 16 points.
HOW DID IT HAPPEN
- UW-Stout opened the game on an 11-4 before Katie Waukau hit a three-pointer to cut UWL's deficit to 11-7 with 6:07 left in first quarter. UW-Stout would extend their lead to 21-9 before Waukau, Lindsey Knuth and Lauryn Milne hit back-to-back-to-back three-pointers to pull within three at 21-18 with 2:38 left. After Raegan Sorensen jumper gave the Blue Devils a 27-21 lead, the Eagles scored the final four points to trail 27-25 at the end of the first quarter.
- The Blue Devils scored 14 of the first 16 points of the second quarter to take a 41-27 lead. The Eagles cut their deficit to 41-33 before the Blue Devils scored 14 of the final 18 points to lead 55-37 at the half.
- UW-Stout shot seven-of-11 (63.6%) from the floor and five-of-six (83.3%) from the free throw line in the third quarter as they extended their lead to as many as 28 (76-48) with :53 left in the quarter.
- The Eagles would hold the Blue Devils to eight points in the fourth quarter but would only get as close as 80-69 (1:05) after a three-pointer by Ella Jordan.
FROM THE BOXSCORE
- Milne led the Eagles with 18 points while Ali Sprangers added 16 points.
- Paige Schumann chipped in eight points and six assists while Knuth added eight points and a team high seven rebounds.
- The Eagles finished 25-of-68 (36.8%) from the floor including 13-of-33 (39.4%) fromt the three point line. UWL was also six-of-nine (66.7%) from the free throw line.
- Four Blue Devils scored in double figures led by Sorensen with 19 points to go with a team high 12 rebounds.
- UW-Stout shot 30-of-58 (51.7%) from the floor including eight-of-26 (30.8%) from the three-point line. UW-Stout was also 16-of-21 (76.2%) from the free throw line.
