Pioneers Dealt Overtime Loss Wednesday Night

PLATTEVILLE, Wis. – The University of Wisconsin-Platteville women's basketball team (9-11, 2-7 WIAC) fell 60-59 in overtime to UW-Oshkosh (14-5, 5-4 WIAC) on Wednesday night inside the Williams Fieldhouse.

Scoring was hard to come by in the first quarter, and the score sat 12-10 in favor of UW-Oshkosh heading into the second. Both teams shot an identical 4-of-18 in the first, with UW-Platteville finding most of its success in the paint with eight points. The Titans started to find its rhythm early in the second and the visitors led by five. Sophomore Macey Banasik kept the Pioneers close with a pair of threes, and a seven-point run to end the quarter put UW-Platteville in front 27-25 at the break.

Junior Addison Baierl highlighted a strong third quarter the Pioneers, as she scored seven points on a perfect 3-of-3 shooting. Once again, UW-Platteville finished the quarter strong by scoring the final six points to lead 43-36 entering the fourth. Senior Allison Heckert knocked down a three early in the final frame to push the lead to 10, but the Titans chipped away with a 12-point run over the next seven minutes to take a 52-50 lead with 37 second left. Sophomore Brynlee Nelson tied the game with a layup with 18 seconds left and the game entered overtime tied at 52.

Banasik put the Pioneers up two on the opening possession of overtime, but the Titans scored the next five straight to lead by three. UW-Oshkosh led for the next couple minutes until Heckert tied the game with 10 second left with a three. The Titans drew a foul with less than a second left and made a free throw to win 60-59.

Baierl scored a career-high 16 points on 6-of-8 shooting to lead the Pioneers while also collecting a team-high nine rebounds. Banasik added 10 points, and Heckert finished with eight points while dishing out a team-high four assists. Mackiewicz totaled four steals and seven rebounds. UW-Platteville shot 36.7 percent (22-of-60) for the game and 28.0 percent (7-of-25) from three.

Ava Douglas led the Titans with 16 points while Sarah Hardwick scored 10 points along with 11 rebounds to record the double-double. UW-Oshkosh shot 35.2 percent (19-of-54) from the field and 22.7 percent (5-of-22) from three.

The Pioneers will have the weekend off before traveling to UW-La Crosse next Wednesday for a 7 p.m. tip.