Women's Basketball falls to No. 12 UW-Whitewater
A tough shooting night by the UW-Platteville women’s basketball team overwhelmed the Pioneers in a 72-45 setback to 12-ranked UW-Whitewater on Wednesday night at Kachel Gym.
Final | 1 | 2 | T |
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Wis.-Platteville 10-9 (4-6 WIAC) | 22 | 23 | 45 |
Wis.-Whitewater 16-3 (10-0 WIAC) | 38 | 34 | 72 |
Team Stats
Game Statistics | Wis.-Platteville | Wis.-Whitewater |
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Field Goals | (20-69) | (27-77) |
Field Goal % | 29.0% | 35.1% |
Rebounds | 47 | 53 |
Assists | 6 | 14 |
Turnovers | 17 | 10 |
Pts off Turnovers | 4 | 11 |
2nd Chance Pts | 4 | 17 |
Bench Pts | 10 | 30 |
WHITEWATER, Wis. – A tough shooting night by the University Wisconsin-Platteville women's basketball team overwhelmed the Pioneers in a 72-45 setback to 12-ranked UW-Whitewater on Wednesday night at Kachel Gym.
The Pioneers shot 29 percent from the field and a dingy 6.7 percent from beyond the arc. Junior Alyssa Krajco was the only bright spot, as she led all scorers with 20 points and was 8-of-16 from the floor.
The Warhawks didn't shoot much better than the Pioneers, 35.1 percent from the field, but were 10-of-30 from three-point land. Reilly Stewart led UWW off the bench with 18 points, followed by Kaitlyn Thill with 11.
The Pioneers stayed with the 12-ranked Warhawks for the first 15 minutes and trailed 22-18. UWW finished the final five minutes of the half with a 16-4 run, taking a 38-22 lead into the break.
The Pioneers couldn't get anything going in the second half and could only get within 13 points early in the period.
UW-Platteville will have the weekend off and return to Bo Ryan Court on Wednesday, Feb. 5 against 15-ranked UW-Oshkosh at 7 p.m.