No. 15 UW-Stevens Point Defeats UW-Platteville, 80-53

The University of Wisconsin-Platteville women’s basketball team scored 20 of the first 26 points of the second half in an 80-53 loss to No. 15 UW-Stevens Point on Wednesday night at Berg Gym in Stevens Point, Wisconsin.

The Pioneers (6-11, 2-6 WIAC) trailed 45-19 at the halftime break to the nationally-ranked Pointers. Coming out of the halftime break, UW-Platteville scored on nine of its first 10 possessions in the second half to cut the UW-Stevens Point lead to 13, 53-40, when junior Jordan Johnson made her second-straight jumper with 13:35 to go.

The Pointers (14-3, 6-2 WIAC) answered the surge by the visitors with a 17-4 spurt of their own to stall the momentum of the Pioneers. Three members of UW-Stevens Point scored in double digits to contribute to the win. The Pointers’ Sam Barber had a double double with 16 points and 10 rebounds to go along with Ashley Averkamp and Brooke Allen, who scored 16 and 14 points, respectively.

In the loss, UW-Platteville junior Liz Lawinger scored in double digits for the 10th time on the season and was the top scorer for the Pioneers with a 16-point effort.

Next, The Pioneers will next face UW-Superior, who they dropped a 69-50 decision on January 7th at 1 p.m. at Bo Ryan Court.