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MILWAUKEE - The Wisconsin Lutheran College
women's basketball team suffered an 84-60 loss at the hands of the
Wartburg College Knights on Saturday afternoon in the championship
game of the Dunn's Sporting Goods Tip-Off Tournament at the
Recreation Complex.
Wisconsin Lutheran built a 15-7 lead at the 11:17 mark in the
first half, only to see Wartburg storm back on an 11-0 run to grab
a lead that it never relinquish. The Knights went into halftime
with a 37-25 advantage.
The Warriors could not cut into the deficit in the second half
as Wartburg led by as many as 26. WLC shot 60 percent (6-10) from
downtown after shooting just 15 percent (2-13) in the first
half.
Emily Laete (Spokane, Wash./Evergreen Lutheran) led the Warriors
with 15 points, while Britany Lindert (Milwaukee, Wis./School of
Languages) added 14.
Wartburg (2-0), who had five players reach double digits in the
game, was led by Elizabeth Campbell's 18 points on 4-5 from
three-point range. The Knights shot a scorching 65 percent (13-20)
from behind the arc.
Wisconsin Lutheran (1-1) hits the hardwood again on Tuesday when
it travels to face UW-Stevens Point in a non-conference game at 7
p.m.
