Box Score
Box score
MILWAUKEE - After playing to a first-half tie,
the Wisconsin Lutheran College women's basketball team used a 22-4
run to open the second half and defeat Alverno 68-47 on Thursday to
extend its winning streak to nine games. The win was also the 22nd
straight Northern Athletics Conference win for the Warriors.
The first half was tightly contested as neither team led by more
than six points for a majority of the half. Wisconsin Lutheran
built a first-half best six-point lead on a couple different
occasions including going in front 15-9 with 15:39 remaining in the
opening half.
Alverno kept chipping away at the Warriors' lead until it
grabbed the advantage at 24-23 with 3:25 to play before halftime.
The Inferno built their lead to three points a few times and went
up 31-28 with under a minute left, but Shavon Dillon (Milwaukee,
Wis./Hope School) scored the final three points of the half to even
the score at 31-31 at halftime.
The host Inferno shot the ball extremely well in the first 20
minutes of play as they made 52.2 percent (12-for-23) of their
shots. The Warriors connected on 40.7 percent (11-for-27) of their
shots from the floor, including 4-for-10 from beyond the arc.
Alyssa Allister (Lake Mills, Wis./Lakeside Lutheran) led
Wisconsin Lutheran as she went 3-for-6 from beyond the arc for nine
first-half points. Dillon also chipped in with seven for WLC.
Alverno was led by Alicia Kontowski's eight points before the
break.
The Warriors came out after halftime rolling as they went on a
22-4 run to take a commanding 53-35 lead with 10:28 to play. Rachel
Johnson (Milwaukee, Wis./Wisconsin Lutheran) scored eight points
during the span and Allister and Rachel Hoft (Germantown,
Wis./Germantown) added three-pointers to close out the run.
Wisconsin Lutheran continued to add onto its lead and went up by
a game-high 27 points, 68-41, with 2:59 remaining in the contest.
Alverno scored the final six points of the game to cut the final
margin to 68-47.
WLC clamped down defensively in the second half as it held the
Inferno to 14.3 percent (4-for-28) shooting. The Warriors turned up
their offense as well by connecting on 58.6 percent (17-for-29) of
their shots. Wisconsin Lutheran again won the rebounding battle,
41-31.
Johnson paced the Warriors with a game-high 16 points. The
senior forward needs just 15 points to become the next Warrior to
reach 1,000 career points. Johnson also grabbed eight rebounds.
Allister added 15 points on 5-for-8 from three-point range and
Dillon contributed 11 points and eight rebounds.
Kontowski scored nine points for the Inferno (5-13, 2-10 NAC),
while Alyssa Jensen added eight points. Kristen Speerschneider
pulled down a team-best eight rebounds.
Wisconsin Lutheran (15-3, 12-0 NAC) returns to action Saturday
afternoon when it hosts Aurora (2-16, 1-10 NAC) in its annual
Winterfest game. Tip-off between the Warriors and Spartans is set
for 1 p.m. at the Recreation Complex. Fans unable to attend the
game can follow the action live via audio, stats and video at
wlcsports.com.
