Box Score
Box score
MILWAUKEE - Wisconsin Lutheran College overcame
a slim two-point halftime deficit by shooting 51 percent and
limiting Benedictine University to just five made field goals in
the second half on its way to defeating the Eagles 78-51 on
Saturday afternoon at the Recreation Complex.
After trailing by two points, 34-32, at halftime, the Warriors
began the second half with an 18-2 run to take a commanding
16-point lead with 10:53 remaining in the game. WLC held
Benedictine to just four points through the first 9:33 of the half.
Wisconsin Lutheran later extended its lead to a game-high 29
points, 78-49, after a pair of free throws from freshman Rachel
Hoft (Germantown, Wis./Germantown), who finished with eight points
off the bench.
The Warriors shot 51.6 percent (16-for-31) in the second half,
while limiting the Eagles to only 18.5 percent (5-for-27). WLC
out-scored BU 46-17 in the final period. Senior Erika Laete
(Spokane, Wash./Evergreen Lutheran) scored 12 of her game-high 18
points in the half for the Warriors. Only four players reached the
scoring column in the half for the Eagles, while WLC received
contributions from nine different players.
The two teams exchanged leads five times throughout the
closely-contested first half, which also featured six ties. Each
team also held six-point leads in the half. Karyn Conerty scored
all 10 of her points in the opening half for BU, which held a 17-9
advantage in points off turnovers in the half.
Junior Rachel Johnson (Milwaukee, Wis./Wisconsin Lutheran)
totaled 15 points and 14 rebounds, while Laete added 11 boards to
pace the Warriors with a pair of double-doubles. Sophomore Shavon
Dillon (Milwaukee, Wis./Hope School) was the third player to reach
double figures with 12 points. WLC shot 48.3 percent (28-for-58)
for the game and out-rebounded the Eagles, 46-29. The Warriors were
an efficient 9-for-20 from beyond the arc and 13-for-15 from the
charity stripe.
Tracey Walsh poured in a team-high 17 points to pace Benedictine
(7-4, 3-2 NAC), which shot 29.6 percent (16-for-54) from the
floor.
Wisconsin Lutheran (10-1, 5-0 NAC) opens its three-game week on
Tuesday, January 11 when it travels to Concordia University
Wisconsin (8-5, 7-2 NAC) in Mequon, Wis. Tip time is set for 7 p.m.
at the R. John Buuck Field House. The Falcons were picked ahead of
the Warriors to win the North Division crown.
