PLATTEVILLE, Wis. (uwrfsports.com) – The UW-River Falls women's basketball team remains unbeaten in WIAC conference play as they defeated UW-Platteville on the road 79-45.
THE RUNDOWN
Final Score: UW-River Falls: 79, UW-Platteville 45
Location: Bo Ryan Court, Platteville, Wisconsin
Record: UWRF: 12-2, 3-0 WIAC, UWP 5-9, 1-2 WIAC
WHAT HAPPENED
- The Pioneers took control of the game right away with an eleven point run putting themselves up by eight in the first five minutes.
- Crystal Pearson tied up 11-11 by hitting a three with 3:06 remaining in the quarter.
- The two teams traded the lead the remainder of the quarter with the Falcons edging the Pioneers by two at the finish of the first after Liljander hit a three with one second remaining.
- The Falcons never lost control of the lead the remainder of the game.
- At the end of the first half the Falcons led 36-23.
- In the third quarter, the Falcons scored 30 points while holding the Pioneers to only eight.
- The Pioneers outscored the Falcons in the fourth 14-13 but it was not enough. h to come back
IN-DEPTH LOOK
- Brynn Liljander was the leading scorer of the night with 22 points. She was 9-24 from the floor and 3-8 from beyond the arc.
- Taylor Karge was the only other Falcon to have double digit points on the night. She scored 11 points on 5-16 shooting. She also added eight rebounds, four assists and a steal.
- Twenty seven points came from the bench with Anna Rollag having eight.
- From the floor, UWRF shot 32-79 (40.5 percent) and were 10-25 from beyond the arc. They also converted 22 points off of turnovers.
THE OPPOSITION
- Miranda Meland came off the bench to lead the Pioneers offensively with eight points. She was 2-4 from beyond the arc and 2-2 from the charity stripe.
- Three Pioneers had six points apiece and the bench accounted for 25 of their points.
- The Pioneers shot 15-52 (28.8 percent) from the field and 11-17 (64.7 percent) at the line. They connected on four shots beyond the arc.
LOOKING AHEAD
The Falcons improve to 12-2 on the season and stay perfect in WIAC play. They host UW-Oshkosh on Saturday afternoon for a 3 p.m. game in Page Arena.