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Pointers Roll Past MSOE for
Non-Conference Win
Box Score
Becky Pepper made the most of her first start
of the season, scoring a team-high 12 points as the UW-Stevens Point
women�s basketball team used another balanced performance to roll to an
87-53 win at Milwaukee School of Engineering on Saturday.
Pepper, starting in place of Laura Neuenfeldt,
was four-for-six from the field, made both three-point field goal
attempts and had four steals in the Pointers� triumph. Chelsea Kranz
added 10 points, while Jessie Sporle had a solid all-around game with 10
points, nine rebounds and five assists.
Overall, 13 different players scored the
Pointers, who had 50 of their 87 points scored by the bench in improving
to 12-3 overall. UW-Stevens Point, who had no player play more than 22
minutes of the game, shot a blistering 61.3 percent from the field,
including 68 percent in the second half by hitting 17 of 25 field goal
attempts.
MSOE slipped to 6-11 with the loss. The
Raiders, who had just seven players in uniform are coached by former
Pointers� standout Jessica Ott, marking the first time UW-Stevens Point
coach Shirley Egner has faced one of her former players on the opposite
bench.
UW-Stevens Point jumped on the Raiders early
with a 12-0 run, forcing turnovers on five straight MSOE possessions
during the spurt to build a 23-9 lead with 11:19 left in the first half.
A Raiders� free throw cut the lead to 13 points, but Camille Brueggen
followed with an offensive rebound basket and MSOE came no closer the
rest of the way.
The Pointers 51-25 at halftime and Pepper hit
a three-pointer to open the second half as UW-Stevens Point led by at
least 25 points throughout the second period. The Pointers held a
dominating 40-14 advantage in rebounds, grabbing 16 of their own 24
missed shots. |
