WOMEN'S BASKETBALL - UW-Whitewater Athletics

Outstanding shooting for the Warhawks led them to victory. UW-W shot 39-73 (53.4%) from the
field and 19-22 (86.4%) from the free throw line. The Eagles shot the ball fairly well (26-57 for
45.6%), but turned the ball over 26 times during the contest and were out-rebounded by UW-
Whitewater 42-23. UW-W committed only 16 turnovers in the fast-paced game.
Junior center Tiffany Morton led the Warhawks in scoring with 22 points on 9-13 shooting.
Morton also recorded eight rebounds, five assists, and three blocks. Sonntag shot 7-10 from the
field and 3-4 from 3-point range and finished with 17 points for UW-W. Senior center Lindsey
Buechner, sophomore Kelsey Hendrickson, and Thompson also finished in double figures for
UW-Whitewater with thirteen, twelve, and twelve points respectively.
Edgewood Junior Megan Scheele led all scorers with 27 points and had a game-high 10
rebounds. Kacy Sporle added 15 points and Janelle Gosh added 10 points for the Crusaders.
UW-Whitewater resumes play on December 15, when they travel to Decorah, IA to take on Luther
College for a 7:00 tipoff.
Warhawks Defeat Luther College in Overtime
UW-Whitewater, ranked sixth in both national Division III poll, improved their overall record to 9-0
with an overtime 78-72 victory over Luther College, 2-5, in a non-conference game on Saturday
night.
The Norses’ battle with the Warhawks evenly throughout the first half with six lead changes in the
first half with Luther’s largest lead of two points at 19-17 with a three pointer by Camille Stenhaug
at 8:15 in the first half. Whitewater’s largest lead in the first lead in the first half was four point at
6:50 with a jumper made by junior forward Megan Schmidt making it 25-21. Whitewater lead at
half by two points 30-28.
In the second half the Norses opened up on a 14-6 run to take the lead of 42-36 with 14:01
remaining in the game. Whitewater would make its own run of 10-4 and tie it at 46-46 with 10:49
left in the second half. The Warhawks’ built a lead of seven points at 4:54 with the score 60-53
by a three pointer by sophomore guard Kelsey Hendrickson. Whitewater would not trail the
remainder of the second half, but Luther went on to tie the game with a 12-5 run to end the
regulation and force overtime.
In overtime tied 71-71, at 2:10 Whitewater grabs the lead by a jumper from Hendrickson and
would never to relinquish.
Whitewater was led by Kelsey Hendrickson (so, Monroe) with 17 points and six steals. Two other
players were in double figures: Lindsay Buechner (sr, Middleton) had 12 points and grabbed 11
rebounds and Tiffany Morton (jr, Beloit) had 11 points and 12 rebounds.
Luther College had three players that were in double figures led by Stenhaug with 19 points,
Amanda Dahlseng had 12 points and Jackie Miller with 11 points.
Whitewater's next home game is on Tuesday, December 18 against Coe College in the Williams
Center at 5:00 pm.
Warhawks Make it Ten in a Row
Fifth-ranked UW-Whitewater cruised to an 88-61 win over Coe College Tuesday evening in
Kachel Gym in Williams Center. UW-W, now 10-0, gave the Kohawks, 8-1, their first loss of the
season.
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