EAU CLAIRE, Wis. — The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire women's basketball team ran its win streak to four with a 73-58 victory over Wisconsin Lutheran College on Saturday at the Sonnentag Event Center. A huge third quarter gave the Blugolds the boost they needed to pull away from the Warriors.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- A back-and-forth first half saw the Blugolds (4-5) race out to a huge lead early before Wisconsin Lutheran stormed back. A 12-0 run midway through the first quarter gave the Blugolds a 13-point lead, but the Warriors closed the period with a 14-3 swing of their own to cut the deficit to two entering the second quarter.
- Neither side led by more than four in the second quarter. The Blugolds carried a 33-32 advantage into the locker room.
- The pivotal swing came in the third quarter, where UW-Eau Claire outscored Wisconsin Lutheran 27-10. The Blugolds unleashed a 20-3 run to build a 17-point lead. They led by 18 entering the fourth quarter.
- Wisconsin Lutheran pulled within nine in the fourth quarter, but couldn't get any closer.
- Kyla Overskei (Jr. - Maple Lake, Minn.) recorded her second double-double of the season, tallying 17 points and 10 rebounds to lead the team. Reanna Hutchinson (Jr. - Eau Claire, Wis./North) and Lauren Meudt (Jr. - Waunakee, Wis.) added 14 points each. Lucia Hauge (Sr. - Hugo, Minn./St. Croix Lutheran Academy) added nine points and five rebounds.
- The Blugolds shot 57% from the field, their best total of the season.
UP NEXT
The Blugolds will travel to compete in the Baldwin Wallace Invitational on December 29 and 30. They will face No. 21 Carnegie Mellon in their tournament opener on December 29, and take on either No. 20 Baldwin Wallace or Alma College on December 30. The tournament is in Berea, Ohio.
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