Box Score
Box score
MILWAUKEE - Five players scored in double
figures to lead Wisconsin Lutheran College past Rockford College
73-60 on Tuesday in a Northern Athletics Conference Tournament
quarterfinal game at the Recreation Complex.
Wisconsin Lutheran (19-7), which has won eight straight games,
advances to the semifinal round where it will host fourth-seeded
Aurora University (17-9) on Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Recreation
Complex. Aurora defeated Lakeland College 76-69 in its quarterfinal
game in Aurora, Ill. The Warriors and Spartans split a pair of
games during the regular season, with each team winning on its home
court.
Rockford jumped out to a quick 4-0 lead and led 14-11 with 14:08
left in the first half. Wisconsin Lutheran countered with a 9-0 run
to take a 20-14 lead at the 11:59 mark. The Warriors led by as many
as 14 points in the half before heading into the locker room with a
six-point (38-32) halftime lead. WLC out-scored the Regents 16-4 in
second chance points in the half.
The Warriors held the Regents to just 19.4 percent shooting in
the second half and owned at least a double-digit lead for the
final 10:01. WLC led by a game-high 20 points, 72-52, with 1:59
left to play. Rockford closed the game on an 8-1 run but it was too
little too late for the visitors.
Senior guards Britany Lindert (Milwaukee, Wis./School of
Languages) and Kristen Dillon (Germantown, Wis./Germantown) each
scored 15 points to pace Wisconsin Lutheran. Whitney Miller
(Germantown, Wis./Kettle Moraine Lutheran) finished with 13, while
Rachel Johnson (Milwaukee, Wis./Wisconsin Lutheran) added 12 off
the bench. Erika Laete (Spokane, Wash./Evergreen Lutheran) tallied
11 points and 11 rebounds for a double-double.
WLC finished the contest shooting 42.9 percent (27-for-63) from
the floor, compared to 33.3 percent (20-for-60) for the Regents.
The Warriors out-rebounded Rockford 48-34 and owned a 19-9
advantage in second-chance points.
Britney Curry scored 17 points to lead Rockford (8-18). Erin
Decker added 12 points off the bench.
