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Pointers' Defense Shuts Down
UW-La Crosse
Box Score
UW-Stevens Point used a smothering second half
defensive performance to pull away from UW-La Crosse for a 62-49 women�s
basketball victory on Saturday in La Crosse.
The Pointers held the Eagles to just 25.8
percent shooting after halftime and forced 24 turnovers for the game to
improve to 15-5 overall and 7-5 in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate
Athletic Conference. UW-La Crosse dropped a half-game behind the
Pointers in the league standings, falling to 13-9 overall and 7-6 in the
conference.
UW-Stevens Point opened up an early 21-12 lead
with 6:30 left in the first half following back-to-back jumpers from
Janell Van Gomple. However, the Eagles gradually worked back into the
game and cut the lead to 25-24 at halftime on a three-pointer by Karrie
Lamers with 15 seconds left in the first half.
UW-La Crosse never led in the second half, but
tied the game at 27-27 on a three-point play by Katy Searing. The
Pointers' Laura Neuenfeldt answered with a three-pointer and Katie
Webber scored five straight points as UW-Stevens Point eventually built
a 37-31 lead with 15 minutes left.
Nicole Palmer followed with a three-point play
for UW-La Crosse before the Pointers turned up the defensive pressure.
UW-Stevens Point took control with an 11-0 run over a span of 4:33 as
the Eagles missed all six shots and had five turnovers during the span
that saw the Pointers take a 50-35 lead on a three-pointer by Haley
Houghton with 10:38 remaining.
Mackenzie Hunter pulled the Eagles within
52-39 with 8:22 left, but the Eagles missed their next six shots as
UW-Stevens Point pushed the lead to as many as 17 points.
Houghton led the Pointers with 12 points,
while Webber had 10 points and Chelsea Kranz notched 10 points and eight
rebounds. Jessi Sporle chipped in eight points off the bench. Abby
Johnson led the Eagles with 10 points as UW-La Crosse shot just 33.3
percent for the game. |
