mbb.2017
Tori Schneider
50
UW-River Falls UWRFW 3-2
71
Winner Gustavus Adolphus GACW 4-0
UW-River Falls UWRFW
3-2
50
Final
71
Gustavus Adolphus GACW
4-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
UW-River Falls UWRFW 12 12 13 13 50
Gustavus Adolphus GACW 9 18 26 18 71

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | UWRF Sports Information

Women's Basketball Falls to No. 12 Gusties

ST. PETER, Minn. (uwrfsports.com) – The UW-River Falls women's basketball team had a rough third quarter in a non-conference game against the 12th ranked Gustavus Adolphus College Gusties Thursday evening.  The Falcons fell 50-71 in the matchup.   

THE RUNDOWN
Final Score: UW-River Falls: 50, Gustavus Adolphus 71
Location: St. Peter, Minn.
Record: UWRF: 3-2,  Gustavus Adolphus 4-0
 
WHAT HAPPENED
  • The Falcons started the game with a jumper by Jaycie Gerding to give them their first lead of the game.  They would finish the first quarter up 12-9.
  • The game was neck and neck throughout the first half with multiple lead changes happening before the Gusties tied it up at 8:28 in the second quarter and took control of the game.
  • At the halftime break the Gusties led 27-24.  Taylor Karge had six points in the first half on 3-4 shooting from the floor. 
  • The Gusties started the second half with a seven point run before the Falcons would score three and try to keep up.
  • The Gusties would not allow a Falcon comeback and put together a 13-0 run in the third quarter to give themselves a 20 point lead.
  • Taylor Karge broke up the Gustavus offense and scored four points and got the Falcons within sixteen at the end of the quarter.
  • The fourth quarter started with a three pointer by Mikayla Miller and the Gusties cruised the rest of the way to the win. 
 
IN-DEPTH LOOK
  • Taylor Karge had a team high 14 points on 4-8 shooting.  She was 6-8 from the charity stripe. 
  • Crystal Pearson came off the bench for ten points and six rebounds.  She was 4-6 from the floor and 1-3 from beyond the arc.
  • As a team, UWRF shot 17-43 (39.5 percent) from the floor, 3-13 (23.1 percent) from the arc and 13-17 (76.5 percent) from the line.
 

THE OPPOSITION
  • The Gusties had three players with double digit points.  Miranda Rice led the way with 28 points on 10-15 shooting.  She was 8-11 from the line and added eight rebounds
  • Mikayla Miller scored 13 points as the next highest Gustie scorer. Two of her three field goals coming from beyond the arc.  She added six rebounds.
  • Taylor Anderson was 3-6 from the floor and 2-2 from the line for ten points.
  • From the floor, the Gusties shot 20-49 (40.8 percent) and made five of their 18 three pointers.
  • The Gusties forced he Falcons to 23 turnover, which they turned into 26 points. 
 
LOOKING AHEAD
The Falcons return home Friday Dec. 1st to take on the Lumber Jills of Northland College for a nonconference matchup at 7 p.m. in Page Arena. 
 
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