Oshkosh, Wis. (uwrfsports.com) – The UW-River Falls women's basketball team traveled to take on UW-Oshkosh in the first round of the WIAC Tournament on Tuesday night. After trailing big early, the Falcons' valiant comeback effort would fall just a little bit short as they fell to the Titans of UW-Oshkosh 64-51.
 
THE RUNDOWN
Final Score: UW-River Falls: 51, UW-Oshkosh: 64
Location: Kolf Sports Center, Oshkosh, Wisconsin
Record: UW-River Falls: 16-10, 7-8 WIAC, UW-Oshkosh 20-5, 10-5 WIAC.
 
WHAT HAPPENED

• The Titans began the game on an 8-0 run after a jumper found the bottom of the net by Emma Melotik.
• The Falcons would get just their 4th point of the opening quarter after a layup by Crystal Pearson made the score 21-4 Titans.
• The Falcons got another layup from Pearson at the end of the first quarter making the score 22-7 Titans heading into the second quarter.
• The Titans opened up the second quarter on a 9-0 run to extend their lead to 31-7 with 5:14 to play in the first half.
• The Falcons settled into the game a bit after a Brianna Koop layup would be the last points of the first half. The Falcons trailed 38-17 at the halfway point.
• The Falcons continued to chip away at the Titan lead after a Taylor Karge jumper got the Falcons within 18, trailing 41-23 with 6:30 to play in the third quarter.
• The action would be back and fourth throughout the third quarter. A 3-point bomb from Brynn Liljander with just over a minute left in the quarter got the Falcons within 15 as they would trail 50-35 heading into the final quarter.
• The Falcons continued to battle their way back into the game as they narrowed the Titan lead to 10 after Taylor Karge made a layup to make it 50-40 with 6:30 left in the game.
• The Titans held strong down the stretch as they wouldn't let the Falcons get closer than an 8-point deficit. The Falcons fell to the Titans by a final of 64-51.

 IN-DEPTH LOOK

• Taylor Karge was the leading scorer for the Falcons with 22 points. Karge was 10-18 from the floor and added 3 rebounds.
• Crystal Pearson also added 11 points in the loss for the Falcons.
• The Falcons were 21-57 from the floor (36.8 percent) and 4-18 from 3. (22.2 percent)

 THE OPPOSITION

• Eliza Cambell and Melanie Schneider led the way for the Titans with 10 points.
• Olivia Cambell also added 5 points and 5 rebounds in the Titan victory.
• The Titans shot 15-52 (28.8 percent) from the floor and were 28-38 (73.7 percent) from the free throw line.