Women’s basketball puts up good fight against No. 18 Falcons

The University of Wisconsin-Platteville women’s basketball team fell to the nationally ranked No. 18 UW-River Falls Falcons on Saturday 72-63 in River Falls, falling to 4-13 on the season and 1-5 in the WIAC.

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Women’s basketball puts up good fight against No. 18 Falcons
January 23, 2016

RIVER FALLS, Wis. —The University of Wisconsin-Platteville women's basketball team fell to the nationally ranked No. 18 UW-River Falls Falcons on Saturday 72-63 in River Falls, falling to 4-13 on the season and 1-5 in the WIAC.

Freshman Morgan Horstman played well for the Pioneers, logging 14 points and seven rebounds in the loss. Freshman Allison Prestegaard and junior Elisa Bilderback also stepped up for the Pioneers, recording 11 and ten points, respectively. Junior Morgan Hartman tallied the most rebounds on Saturday with eight.

After three ties back-and-forth in the beginning of the first quarter, the Falcons went on a 12-0 run before the Pioneers could respond with a Bilderback layup late in the quarter to put the game at 20-10 heading into the second.

In the second quarter, the Pioneers outscored the Falcons 20-16, closing the gap to 36-30 at the break.

Coming out of the half, two Hartman free throws and a Prestegaard layup brought the Pioneers within two at 36-34, but unfortunately, this would be the closest the squad would get to the Falcons throughout the rest of the game.

The final quarter started with a 55-44 score, but the Pioneers weren't quite finished yet. Outscoring the Falcons 19-17 in the fourth, seven of the Pioneers' 19 points came in the final minute of the game as the Pioneers put in one last push to try and close the gap, but ended up falling short at 72-63 at the end of the game.

As a team, the Pioneers scored 20 points off the bench, logged 40 rebounds and scored 14 second-chance points in the game.

The Pioneers return to action on Wednesday, Jan. 27 against UW-Whitewater at Williams Fieldhouse at 7 p.m.
Written by: Carly Willman, University Information and Communications, 608.342.1194, willmanc@uwplatt.edu