WLC Splits Weekend Series With Eagles

MILWAUKEE (WLCSports.com) – The Wisconsin Lutheran College women's basketball team lost its first game of the season on the second day of a weekend series against Edgewood 75-49 on Saturday inside the Recreation Complex. The NACC North's top-seeded team will host Lakeland on Thursday in the opening round of the NACC Tournament.

• Final Score: Edgewood 75, Wisconsin Lutheran 49
• Records: Wisconsin Lutheran (9-1, 9-1 NACC), Edgewood (10-4, 9-1 NACC)
• Location: Recreation Complex, Milwaukee, Wis.

• Junior Jenna Mace (Wisconsin Dells, Wis.) scored the first four points of the game with a pair of layups to help the Warriors take a 4-0 lead in the first three minutes. Mace added one more cross-key layup following the Eagles opening basket to maintain the four-point advantage at 6-2.
• Edgewood responded with a 12-0 run over the next five minutes to force a Wisconsin Lutheran timeout. Freshman Kaitlyn Shadoski (Janesville, Wis.) knocked down a three coming out of the timeout but the Eagles led by seven at 18-11 after the first quarter.
• The Eagles opened the second-quarter scoring with a three, but freshman Sam Leisemann (Fall River, Wis.) converted a pair of layups to cut the deficit back to single digits at 21-15. The Warriors were unable to get any closer, and a 7-0 Edgewood run to close the half put the visitors up 37-24 at the break.
• A couple minutes into the second half, the Eagles rattled off 13 unanswered points to extend their lead to 24 at 52-28. Junior Kalies Birkholz (Watertown, Wis.) shut down the run with a layup and threes from both Leisemann and Birkholz sparked a 13-0 WLC run spanning the final minute of the third quarter and opening two of the fourth.
• Wisconsin Lutheran was unable to get any closer, and Edgewood earned the weekend split with a 75-49 road victory.

• Shadoski paced the team with 12 points. Leisemann finished with 11, and Mace added 10 to round out the Warriors in double figures.
• WLC shot 30.3 percent (20-of-66) from the floor and 29.4 percent (5-of-17) from beyond the arc.
• Senior Amanda Brug (Sturtevant, Wis.) and Leisemann shared the team lead with six rebounds, while Brug and Mace each finished with three assists.
• Wisconsin Lutheran, which committed fewer than 10 turnovers for the third straight game, out-scored the Eagles 20-9 in points off turnovers.

• Paige Banks led four Eagles scoring in double digits with 14 points off the bench. As a team, Edgewood shot 55.6 percent (30-of-54) from the field and connected on 40.0 percent (6-of-15) from three.
• Bria Lemirande totaled eight points, 10 rebounds, seven assists, and three steals in the win.

• The top-seeded Warriors host Lakeland (6-5, 5-5 NACC) in a NACC Tournament Divisional Semifinal on Thursday inside the Recreation Complex. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. Live coverage links will be available at WLCSports.com.

WATCH: @WLC_WBB highlights from Saturday's game vs. Edgewood https://t.co/No8M4tcts3

— WLC Warriors (@WLCSports) February 28, 2021

WBB Final: Edgewood 75, @WLC_WBB 49

Kaitlyn Shadoski leads three players in double figures with 12 points

WLC now 9-1, 9-1 NACC and hosts a NACC Divisional Semifinal game next Thursday at 7 p.m.#NACCtion #d3hoops

— WLC Warriors (@WLCSports) February 28, 2021

WBB: @WLC_WBB looks to clinch the NACC North title tonight when it hosts Edgewood.

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— WLC Warriors (@WLCSports) February 27, 2021