Wisconsin Dells, Wis. - The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Women's Basketball team finished their non-conference portion of the 2025-26 season with a 46-39 win over Lawrence University (Wis.) on Saturday afternoon. 

THE BASICS 
Final Score: UW-La Crosse 46, Lawrence University 39
Location: Justagame Fieldhouse, Wisconsin Dells, Wis.
Records: UWL 7-4, Lawrence University (Wis.) 9-2
Next Up: The Eagles will have a long lay off as they do not return to action until January 3rd when they open up Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play on the road at UW-River Falls. Tip-off is scheduled for 3 p.m.     

HOW DID IT HAPPEN

• Jenna Welsch would give UWL an early 5-0 lead with a three-pointer before Lawrence would tie it at 5-5 with 6:21 left in the first quarter. After UWL took a 9-5 lead, Lawrence scored eight of the final 10 points of the first quarter to lead 13-11. 
• Scoring would be hard to come by in the second quarter as Lawrence was limited to just one point and UWL four points. The two teams combined 2-for-26 from the floor with UWL making both field goals. The Eagles would lead 15-14 at halftime.
• A three-point play would give Lawrence a 17-15 lead early in the third quarter but UWL would respond with back-to-back three-pointers by Rachel Agg and Lindsey Knuth to lead 21-17 with 6:01 left. UWL would extend their lead to 25-18. After an Agg jumper made it 29-22, Lawrence got back-to-back jumpers from Charlotte Brennan to cut the Vikings deficit to 29-26. Malia Nelson's jumper would give the Eagles a 31-26 lead heading into the fourth quarter. 
• UWL would score five of the first seven points, including a three-pointer by Grace Knupp, to take its largest lead at 36-28. Lawrence would pull with in 36-34 (3:47); however, UWL got a Knupp free throw and six straight points by Molly Janke to push its lead to 43-34 with 1:11 remaining. Kate Adams hit a three-pointer to make it 43-37 but that would be as close as the Vikings would get as the Eagles hit three of their final four four free throws to seal the win.

FROM THE BOX SCORE

• As a team, the Eagles finished 16-of-59 (27.1%) from the floor including four-of-28 (14.3%) from the three-point line. UWL was also 10-of-19 from the free throw line.
• Welsch led the Eagles with 10 points while Janke added nine points.
• Knupp and Agg each added eight points for the Eagles.
• Knupp finished with a team high nine rebounds while Welsch grabbed eight to help give the Eagles a slight 47-44 advantage on the boards. 
• The Vikings shot 17-of-55 (30.9%) from the floor including one-of-17 (5.9%) from the three-point line. Lawrence was also four-of-eight (50%) from the free throw line. 
• Charlotte Brennan led the Vikings with 25 points while Sophie Morey added eight points and a team high seven rebounds.